3-Year Professional Development and Action Plan

Shannon Salter

Seattle University

SDAD 5900

Dr. Yamamura

November 16, 2020

 3-Year Professional Plan

Year 1 • Goal: Continue to grow my network community

2020-2021: o Continue to engage in mentorship opportunities within Seattle University
2nd Year of and the SDA network
SDA • Goal: Attend the virtual annual NASPA, ASCA, ACPA National Conference
o Apply to be an intern for ASCA National Conference
o Attend specific workshops and panels for graduating students
• Goal: Expand my skills in the Technology competency area
o Technology Knowledge Community
• Goal: Grow in my knowledge in the Social Justice competency area
o Engage in conversations with professionals about multicultural
competency in relation to power, oppression, and privilege on campus,
and continue to self-actualize my own identities and implicit biases.
o Read Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of
America’s Universities (Wilder, 2003)
Year 2 • Goal: Re-evaluate my 3-Year Action Plan and develop a 5-Year Action Plan
2021-2022: to allow for continued reflection on strengths and areas of growth
1st Year • Goal: Expand my professional network
Post SDA o Attend the national conference for the functional area in which I am
working
o Volunteer on campus committees within the institution I am working in
to create connections and collaborate with campus partners
o Build meaningful relationships with professionals within the institution
of my employment to establish mentors with similar salient identities
o Continue to stay connected to Seattle University, my mentors, and the
communities I established
• Goal: Expand my knowledge in the Assessment, Evaluation & Research
competency area
o Join NASPA Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Knowledge
Community
• Goal: Expand my knowledge of the Social Justice competency area
o Attend local diversity and inclusion trainings
o Read The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for
Black Freedom (Cole, 2020)
Year 3 • Goal: Expand my skills in the Leadership competency area
2022-2023: o Join a committee for the regional conference related to my functional
2nd Year area
Post SDA • Goal: Expand my knowledge in the Social Justice competency area
o Attend a national diversity and inclusion training, such as the White
Privilege Conference
• Goal: Remain connected to Seattle University, mentors, and communities I
established
• Goal: Read at least three books that focus on the present and future of student
affairs to ensure practices are in line with the current trends of higher
education