Excellent Student Development Leadership

About this Course

This course equips new and developing Student Development Officers (SDOs) with the vision, tools, and relational strategies essential for thriving in their role. From wearing multiple hats as managers, mentors, and shepherds to cultivating student leadership, maintaining spiritual vibrancy, and partnering effectively across campus, you will gain insight into both the big-picture mission and the daily practices that shape a healthy campus culture. This course prepares SDOs to serve with humility, integrity, and strategic impact in today’s rapidly changing higher education landscape.

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Course SME:

Instructor: Rick Swift

Course Features:

94 Minutes
of Video

5 Lessons
20 Activities

10 Hours
Total Effort
Course Outcomes:

Learning Objectives
This course aims to equip you to:

  • Describe the breadth of SDO roles and responsibilities.
  • Identify principles and practices for cultivating healthy student relationships and developing student leaders.
  • Recognize the SDO’s responsibilities for campus health and safety and the systems that support them.
  • Describe practices that sustain campus morale and spiritual vibrancy.
  • Reflect on how to serve effectively alongside faculty and other administrative leaders in your context.

Dates

Start date: 05/23/25

Course Access