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Upon completion of a Masters of Education in Student Development and Leadership in Higher Education, I hope to be employed as a full-time online transfer coordinator at my current community college.  I am currently an online advisor as well as transfer lead for my campus and I hope to transition into coordinator post-degree.  However, there has yet to be an online coordinator position at my institution due to the belief that coordinators must be located on campus.

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Legal and Ethical Issue of Interest to Me:  Child Care Access

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Legal and Ethical Issue of Interest to Me:  Child Care Access

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Funds are being used to create in-school child care.  Low-income students can qualify if they are seeking a post-secondary degree.
This is interesting to me due to the fact that our community college works with several students that have childcare as a roadblock to their education. Online Education helps, but it does not completely erase the need of childcare for studying purposes.

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Exploration Option 1- American Association of Community Colleges

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Exploration Option 1- American Association of Community Colleges

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The 115th congress decided to give community college programs a significant increase in funding.  This in return increased the Pell grant, the Perkins Act, Institutional Aid programs, and the Child Care Access.

https://www.aacc.nche.edu/2018/12/13/115th-congress-a-brief-overview-of-federal-policy-and-community-colleges/

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If an institution's yearly federal pell grant reaches at least $350,000, that institution has the right to apply for Child Care Access.  If a student receives pell grant money, that student is allowed to apply for Child Care Access.
There are no program specific regulations for the Child Care Access, but institutions must follow Education Department General Administrative Regulations.

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/campisp/index.html

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The rise of non-traditional student is upon us. Many of these students look to online education as an easier way to raise a family, or work, while attending school.  However, this does not assist in time used for tutoring, studying and other school related activities.
With the Child Care Access program, institutions are seeking on-campus child care programs to help with the non-traditional students.  However, this does not help the online student body if they are not in the institution's immediate area.  Due to the mass amount of online students, it is importance for legislation to look at possible roadways to assisting this group of students with child care.  Ethical issues tend to arise when online education and/or programs are founded, and therefore there would need to be strict policies on using the funds at other locations.

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In the article, “Balancing college and kids: estimating time allocation differences for college students with and without children,” Crispin and Nikolaou (2019) acknowledges the difficulty for students who are also parents. These students are receiving on average, 24 fewer minutes of available time for homework and 15 fewer minutes of sleep.  There is an obvious need for childcare for these students, but sometimes this is not financially feasible. Since at least 25 percent of students have dependents, there is an obvious need for assistance (Crispin & Nikolaou, 2019).
http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.easydb.angelo.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=a5d4f42e-b9b3-40f0-a870-d01a388a6deb%40sessionmgr120

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Exploration Option 1- American Council on Education

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Exploration Option 1- American Council on Education

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The American Council on Education, also known as ACE, has begun a "Moving the Needle Initiative" (Moving, n.d.).  ACE plans to increase the number of woman in middle to high levels of leadership within higher education. They are interested in convincing policy boards to create recruiting policies that will enhance the likelihood of women getting higher level positions.

https://www.acenet.edu/leadership/programs/Pages/Moving-the-Needle.aspx

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With the increased amount of students that are seeking an online education, many large Universities are wanting to branch out and add more online programs.  Things such as creating infrastructures and budget legislation seem to be the biggest road blocks.

http://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/03/20/states-and-university-systems-are-planning-major-online

Students can now get their entire degree online. However, to meet physical education program requirements, students are given options to complete online.  Gym teachers are frustrated and feel that students are missing key factors such as social interaction.

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/03/21/objections-online-gym-classes

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Baime, D. & Hermes, J. (2018). 115th Congress: A brief overview of federal policy and community colleges. American Associates of Community Colleges. Retrieved from https://www.aacc.nche.edu/2018/12/13/115th-congress-a-brief-overview-of-federal-policy-and-community-colleges/

Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program. (2018). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/programs/campisp/index.html

Crispin, L. & Nikolaou, D. (2019). Balancing college and kids: estimating time allocation differences for college students with and without children. Monthly Labor Review, 1–11. https://doi-org.easydb.angelo.edu/10.21916/mlr.2019.3

Gardner, L. (2019). The rise of the mega university. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/Trend19-MegaU-Main?cid=wcontentgrid_2Trends

Lederman, D. & Lieberman, M. (2019).  How Many Public Universities Can ‘Go Big’ Online? Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/03/20/states-and-university-systems-are-planning-major-online

Moving the needle: Advancing women in higher education leadership. (n.d.). American Council on Education. Retrieved from https://www.acenet.edu/leadership/programs/Pages/Moving-the-Needle.aspx

Patel, V. (2019).  The new ‘In loco parentis.’ The Chronical of Higher Education. Retrieved from https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/Trend19-InLoco-Main?cid=wcontentgrid_2Trends

Reden, E. (2019). Objections to online gym classes. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/03/21/objections-online-gym-classes

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Exploration Option 2- Chronicles of Higher Education: College Involvement

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Exploration Option 2- Chronicles of Higher Education: College Involvement

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When higher education began, institutions felt as if they should play the parental role while the students are away.  However, the view point changed over time and schools seemed to distance themselves from the parental role.  More recently, due to legal situations within the institutions, higher education has seemed to balance between the two sides.

https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/Trend19-InLoco-Main?cid=wcontentgrid_2Trends

Mega online universities seem to be somewhat taking over the world of higher education. They are accessible, convenient, fast, and many times financially feasible. They are focused on the non-traditional student and have several perks for the working-student's needs.

https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/Trend19-MegaU-Main?cid=wcontentgrid_2Trends