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about the site...

Thanks for visiting my website! I hope you enjoy your stay and are able to find your way around without any problems.

I created this site as a project, but it turned into a different few things. First off, it is a blog; simply a place where I can write some of my scattered, random thoughts, and occasionally rant a little bit, about how the man is keeping me (and you) down.

Secondly, it has become a place where I have posted some photography, so feel free to check some of that out as well. And lastly, This site will be used as part of a a few different projects for my masters degree. Feel free to email me if you have any questions, comments, concerns during your stay: (benhelms@gmail.com)

about me...

A little about me, let’s see...Well, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, then moved to Los Angeles for college and about halfway through that I moved out to Boston. After falling in love with New England (go Pats/Sox!), I made my way back to SoCal and got two degrees from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles, CA (a B.A. in English-Writing & an M.S. in College Counseling and Student Development). As of now, I'm working as a Hall Director at the University of Portland in Oregon and living/working in the prestigious Villa Maria Hall.

Besides all that, I love writing, backpacking, photography, music (recording, composing and listening), playing/watching sports, and exploring new lands. View my Resume.


Capstone – Competencies

PHILOSOPHY OF STUDENT AFFAIRS __________COMPETENCIES __________CULMINATION__________RESUME__________THANKS

Moral, Ethical & Spiritual Compass

Visionary Leadership

Quality Programming

Assessment & Evaluation

Counseling & Personal Development

Budgeting & Fiscal Management

Fostering Student Learning

Legal & Ethical Issues

Effective Campus & Community Relationships

Managing Conflict & Crisis

Multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, & Skills

Technology

Because the specific roles of student affairs practitioners will vary greatly across functions and institutional types, the graduate preparation program at Azusa Pacific University seeks to prepare student affairs educators who have a generalist perspective of the profession and who possess the basic competencies necessary to be successful in a wide range of circumstances.  Specifically, upon completion of the graduate program students should be able to demonstrate competence in these areas.

Here you’ll find these twelve areas of competence and descriptions of how I met the guidelines of each area as well. Personally, each of these competencies has been a challenge and inspiration to fulfill. While there are some areas I am much more adept in than others, I have a plan to improve in each area in my professional career, and am excited to continue to develop in each competency.

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