1. College Teaching for Student Affairs Professionals (Emily L. Moore, Rebekah S. Marsh)
This chapter describes the keys to effective teaching for student affairs staff. Knowing what to teach and how to communicate are paramount issues for the students’ successful entry into collegiate life.

2. The First Weeks of the First Year (Mimi Benjamin, Kurt Earnest, Doug Gruenewald, Ginny Arthur)
This chapter analyzes the first weeks of campus life for new students. It focuses on how student affairs staff help students bond with peers and student organizations while embracing academic life and excellence in the classroom.

3. New Frontiers for Student Affairs Professionals: Teaching and the First-Year Experience (Mary Stuart Hunter, Kathleen A. Murray)
This chapter discusses the first-year experience movement and its impact on student success and retention.

4. Reframing Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Learning Communities for Student Affairs (Shari Ellertson, Karla V. Thoennes)
Whether they work in what are described as learning communities, freshman interest groups, or other collectives, student affairs staff are often the key link between academic programs and student life. This chapter examines the teaching role of student affairs in various living and learning programs.

5. The Many Hats of Teaching in Small Colleges: The Seamless Web of Student and Academic Affairs (Greta Degen, Erin Sheldahl)
The unique teaching relationship between student affairs and academic affairs in a small midwestern college is examined.

6. Articulation, Communication, Dissemination: Sharing Your Experiences with Others (Emily L. Moore, J. Herman Blake)
This chapter examines how the articulation and analysis processes as well as research lead to insights, understanding, and new knowledge. It provides practical strategies for communicating this learning in the scholarly arena.

7. The Crucial Role of Student Affairs Professionals in the Learning Process (J. Herman Blake)
The future role of student affairs professionals in academic achievement, student learning, and retention is discussed. The chapter also examines the perspectives and insights students affairs professionals bring to their expanding role in the teaching-learning process.

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