Positive and mutually beneficial relationships between faculty and staff are essential to the mission of Christian colleges. We say we want to form and develop the whole student, and that type of holistic support is most effective when communication between curricular and co-curricular groups. But how do we arrive at that level of collaboration? Dr. Mark Muha's expertise in this area is featured in the January episode. He talks about his research on the factors that predict faculty and staff collaboration and how to apply this knowledge to improve your collaboration efforts this semester.

Chapters:

0:00 Dated mid-season update of the Lions and Eagles

2:30 Introduction of guest (it's Mark)

8:42 Mark's professional background

14:38 Lead-up to Mark's dissertation topic

18:16 Starting presumptions about how collaboration works

22:10 Study outcomes - what predicts collaboration?

28:50 Practical outcomes

38:50 Adapting relational coordination theory to your context

46:20 How to start improving your collaboration this month

Discover Mark's Work:

Mark's ACSD Growth Journal Article: Pursuing Campus Collaboration That Works: Assessing the Impact of Relational Leadership and Work Engagement on Relational Coordination between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs in Christian Higher Education