https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw KayLynn McCoy, EDG:6305 en-us 2019-03-25 02:45:19 UTC 2024-05-18 00:55:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Removelove.png kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344659972 Upon completion of my degree and program in Guidance and Counseling I plan to work in the Higher Education Department. I hope to work with either graduating high school students and university students, guiding them through their academic journey. I'd hope to work as an Enrollment Counselor or Academic Advisor/ Counselor type role.

]]> 2019-03-25 02:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344659972 kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344661639 I interviewed Ms. Samantha  Perez Enrollment Counselor II of Western Governors University. I discussed with her the current legal and ethical trends affecting her role as an Enrollment Counselor.
#1: No big legal issues affecting role as an Enrollment Counselor. The Government shutdown affected the students FAFSA documents and verification, and as a result enrollment dates were dropping and have been changing.
#2: As an Enrollment Counselor one has to take in consideration the students rights and the Ferpa. Students information cannot be shared with anyone and that has to be taken in consideration when family members call asking about students.
#3: Regarding topics and training, Ferpa is the main concern at the university in terms of legal information.
#4: To stay up to date in current trends and legal issues about the school and training, the management team is in charge of all of that.
#5: Regarding experiencing a situation where legal and ethical issues had to be considered, when talking on the phone with students still in high school or whom state they are graduated, it becomes an issue. This is due to the fact that in some cases they are minors and their parents call asking for information about enrollment and etc, but again FERPA must be considered and the student has to be present to release that information if necessary.

(S. Perez, personal communication, March 22, 2019)


]]> 2019-03-25 02:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344661639 kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663153 Within the current trends and briefings of the Education Dive, an article titled: UVA Lawsuit Raises Question of What Counts as Hazing, by James Paterson discusses the current issue of hazing going on among many universities. This particular university, University of Virginia is currently facing a lawsuit due to the Greek life, sorority chapter Sigma Lambda Upsilon members accusing the chapter of hazing them. The chapter had a study requirement for the members, which consisted of 20-25 hours study time separated into sessions throughout the work. The members of the chapter described this as a form of hazing because they did not want to have to do this as a requirement and for some of the members they believed it was mentally exhausting and distressful (Paterson, 2019). For many universities this lawsuit raises the question what is considered hazing?]]> 2019-03-25 03:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663153 kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663229 Upon my search of topics that interest me i was torn between two, bullying and sexual misconduct within universities in particular. I am interested in the methods universities use to get the issue across to students, particularly drinking and sexual misconduct IE: rape. I chose this topic because during undergrad, as a member of a sorority i had the privilege of taking courses and required training on hazing and sexual misconduct. But, i always wondered do other students get this information to. Why this peaked my interest is because as i attended these informational meetings, year after year when surveyed was pulled from student population, many male students did not considered sexual misconduct when drinking rape, despite the other party was not consenting of sane mind and state. This shocked me year after year. ]]> 2019-03-25 03:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663229 kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663726 Upon my research on Title IX and sexual misconduct, I learned that there are universities out there in the world that are still not taking Title IX seriously. From reading the articles I learned that there are women who are having to wait months to get trials from their rapist, and not taken seriously when they are reporting the instances. 

As a guidance counselor and for educators, this topic is important to us because there are students who are experiencing sexual misconduct in a daily basis and do not know what resources to use or how to handle the situation. Students are committing suicide and self harm as a result of keeping their emotions bottled up and as a guidance counselors, one is suppose to be there for the student in their times of need.

Understanding this issue can help educators and guidance counselors in the future so that in cases where students do come and express what they are going through, we can help guide them to the correct resources. Educators should not doubt the victim but help them. ]]> 2019-03-25 03:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663726 kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663850 As a result of browsing the San Angelo Universities Electronic Database, I came across an article titled:  READY, FIRE, AIM: How Universities Are Failing the Constitution in Sexual Assault Cases, by: Tamara Rice Lave.
The article goes in depth with how universities are brushing off sexual misconduct cases and not upholding to the the title IX law. Victims are not being taken seriously, and in some cases the schools are taking their time with reporting the incidents.

Reference:
Rice Lave, T. (2016). READY, FIRE, AIM: How Universities Are Failing the Constitution in Sexual Assault Cases. Arizona State Law Journal, 48(3), 637–702. Retrieved from https://easydb.angelo.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lgh&AN=121071372&site=eds-live.

]]> 2019-03-25 03:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663850 kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663920 Within the New York Times website, in an article I read an Education Secretary named  Betsy DeVos was in the process of implementing a policy that ensures schools offer support for sexual misconduct victims. In 2011 she prepared a letter rescinded by the Obama administration, describing all the responsibilities of the universities. The article discusses how many victims are not being taken seriously and rape accusations are being ignored. The article discusses the fact that sexual misconduct is an issue that should not be taken lightly and there is a need for support system establishments for victims.]]> 2019-03-25 03:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344663920 kmccoy71 https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344666025 Within the current trends and briefings of the Education Dive, an article titled: How Far Should Educators go to help students, by Amelia Harper discusses a case where a teacher was charged with multiple accounts of  fraud and misconduct as a result of going above and beyond in terms of helping a student obtain medical help claiming he was her son. Within schools many educators see students who are in need of help financially, experienced trauma and etc, but educators need to be aware there is a certain protocol they must follow. Educators are not to interfere with the students lifestyle and take situations upon themselves. Instead, educators need to share the burden and make it a community issue, via telling the right resources and getting help (Harper, 2019). As a result schools are developing pantrys, and resources for students to use when in need as a way of putting the burden on everyone so that no one individual has to take it personal and upon themselves to help. Having resources like this makes the issue a school wide one, and the educator is not held accountable for helping.]]> 2019-03-25 03:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kmccoy71/d5hezsyu67tw/wish/344666025