ACUI Education Council Topic Areas
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ACUI uses the Education Council areas to sort many of its resources and educational content. The topics below represent just some of the many areas of responsibility and interest for the four Education Council areas. To learn more about ACUI's Education Council, click here.

Education Council Articles -

-> Creative Campus Collaborations: Combining Resources = Better Programs = Bigger Impact!
-> Is txt ur 2mro? (Is txt your tomorrow?): What do you think? Should the Txt Language Be Formalized?
-> The 5 Values of GREAT Customer Service: A values-based approach to serving diverse populations
-> The New Era of Mentoring
     

Administration, Finance, and Management
Assessment
Benchmarking
Budgeting and capital planning
Diversity
Ethics
Fundraising and development
Governance and campus relations
Legal issues
Policies and procedures
Staffing and employee relations
Strategic planning
Student employment
Training
Work-life balance

 Auxiliary Services
Campus services
College store
Conferences
Food service-Catering
Food service-General
Food service-Kitchen operations
Food service-Presentation and front-line ops
Hotel services
Leases and contracting
Multimedia centers
Reservations
Retail operations

Campus Life and Program Management
Advising
Arts
Campus collaboration
Civic engagement and service learning
Commuter students and adult learners
Diversity programming
External partnership and collaboration
Greek life
Hate crime prevention
Health and wellness
Late-night and weekend programming
Learning outcomes assessment
Leisure-time activities
Marketing and promoting programs
Orientation and first-year experience
Program evaluation
Student leader training
Student organizations

Facilities and Operations
Building management
Contract management
Custodial care
Customer service
Fixtures, furnishings, and equipment
Night and weekend management
Renovation and construction
Requests for proposals
Safety and security
Sustainability
     

ACUI core competencies for the college union and student activities profession
ACUI has identified 11 core competencies for college union and student activities profession. Regardless of job responsibilities or position level, these 11 competencies permeate all work in the profession, though prioritization may differ. To learn more about core competencies, click here.
Communication: Ability to successfully exchange information through verbal and nonverbal symbols and behaviors.

Facilities Management: Ability to successfully maintain attractive, safe, fully operable built environments.

Fiscal Management: Ability to develop and manage financial systems through responsible stewardship of fiscal resources.

Human Resource Development: Ability to interact with staff members and to manage staff resources in a consistent and equitable manner.

Intercultural Proficiency: Ability to successfully communicate, understand, and interact among persons with differing assumptions that exist because of ethnic and cultural orientations.

Leadership: Ability to develop and communicate a vision so that others commit to fulfilling the mission and goals of an organization.

Marketing: Ability to identify primary markets and to develop and use effective promotions, communications, and informational pieces in a variety of media and formats.

Management: Ability to coordinate, oversee, administer, and evaluate the daily operations of our facilities, programs, services, and activities.

Planning: Ability to identify organizational needs and initiate strategies aligned with the institutional mission, strategic directions, and values.

Student Learning: Ability to create educational environments and experiences that intentionally provide students with opportunities for acquiring intellectual and interpersonal skills, beyond the traditional place and time boundaries.

Technology: Ability to understand the overall intent and to choose from appropriate tools, equipment, and procedures for service delivery and problem-solving.