Campus Environment Components
The appearance of the campus, including things such as the architecture, layout, climate, or geographic location
What is The Physical Setting?
The base theory of S-E interaction where behavior is the product of a student and their environment is from this person
Who is Lewin (1936)?
Among the 4 things required, this involves a purposeful attempt to create an environment fostering student growth
What is Intentional Design?
Focuses on the collection of people on campus including their subcultures, personalities, and learning styles
What is the Human Aggregate?
Sanford suggested these 3 conditions that enhance student growth and development
What are readiness, challenge, and support?
Educators should also include this element which focuses on the number of students in the college
What is a 'Human Scale' Environment?
How an institution is structured and how it influences the behavior and attitudes of those in it
What is the Organizational Structure
Astin (1934) said students need this to learn
What is Involvement?
When creating a positive environment, this gives students opportunities to fit in and make friends
What is developing community?
Subjective assessments of a campus environment, including models such as social climate or campus culture
What are Perceptual Approaches?
Schlossberg (1989) said students need a sense of belonging which involves these two concepts
What are Marginality and Mattering?
This element focuses on the ability for students to engage with faculty and staff, as well as the other way around
What is Human Interaction?
Hage and Aiken (1970) said organizations can be placed on a spectrum with these two ends
What are Dynamic and Static?
Rendon (1994) says "validation" is especially important for these groups of students
What are 1st-generation students or those from impoverished backgrounds?
In conclusion, these people are responsible for intentionally creating, sustaining, and promoting a positive campus environment
Student Affairs professionals (us) and faculty