High-Performance Student Development Teams

About this Course

This course equips student development leaders with the mindset, strategies, and relational tools needed to build high-performing, mission-aligned teams in Christian higher education. Through practical lessons on hiring and firing well, cultivating trust-based culture, developing meaningful mission statements, and enriching both students and staff, participants will learn how to lead with clarity, compassion, and purpose. Grounded in real-life experience and spiritual wisdom, the course offers actionable insights to help leaders not only manage their teams, but empower them to transform student lives.

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Course SME:

Instructor: Bethany Thomas, PhD

Course Features:

60 Minutes
of Video

5 Lessons
23Activities

10 Hours
Total Effort
Course Outcomes:

Learning Objectives
This course aims to equip you to:

  • Articulate the elements of a clear vision and mission for high-impact student development.
  • Describe principles and practices for hiring well in student development.
  • Identify how effective team leadership integrates delegation, empowerment, evaluation, and celebration.
  • Recognize the key campus elements that contribute to student enrichment and reflect on their presence in your context.

Dates

Start date: 08/12/25

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