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There are no right or wrong answers. The “best” response is the one that most
accurately reflects the way you would respond in that situation.
In responding to the following twelve items, you are to place yourself in the
position of Dean of Students at a large, midwestern, state-supported university. As Dean
of Students, you are the chief student personnel administrator at this university and
report directly to the president. Included in your division are orientation, placement,
alumni relations, counseling, student activities, residence halls, and judicial programs
and services.
1. One of the associate deans of students has created a stress situation in the office
by criticizing many of my decisions to other members of the staff. In discussing
this situation with him or her, I will probably:
a. Talk as little as possible and wait for the associate dean to ask for my opinion
or ideas as he or she feels the need to do so.
b. Be very active in the discussion so as to clarify for the associate dean the
reasons underlying my decisions and the position I feel he or she must adopt.
c. Listen in a nonjudgmental and accepting manner and allow the associate dean
to do most of the talking in the interview.
d. Be as active as the associate dean and try to arrive at conclusions that
represent our joint points of view.
e. Try to win the associate dean’s respect and then persuade him or her to my
point of view.
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2. The president of the university has asked me to serve on a committee with
various faculty and other deans to devise a proposal for more student
participation in campus governance. In these committee meetings, I will
probably:
a. Wait for my opinion to be asked and usually accept the majority opinion.
b. Assist other members of the committee in clarifying their ideas and
emphasize good relations among committee members.
c. State my ideas and opinions in the context of my contact with student
government officers and work toward a feasible, although not perfect,
proposal.
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