Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 3-YEAR ACTION PLAN

Artifact F: Professional Development and 3-Year Action Plan

Kayla Yahnke

Seattle University
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 3-YEAR ACTION PLAN 1

Year One: 2019-2020

 Personal and Ethical Foundations: Work on setting stronger boundaries for myself and with others. This will
help create a healthy foundation before I being my next professional position
o Recognize my limitations and when I need to take a step back and care for myself. I’ve become better at
recognizing this piece, but need to be better at acting on this
o Respond to work related incidents during work hours. When I leave for the day, work things can wait
until tomorrow when I’m in the office again
o Each day spend time doing one thing for myself, no matter how big or small (i.e. nap, read, take a bath,
go for a walk)
 Law, Policy, and Governance: Enhance my knowledge and experience around higher education law and policy
o Stay up-to-date on current issues affecting higher educaiton
o Conduct informational interviews with current and previous university conduct coordinators
o Picking an article or study to read around student conduct or higher education law/policy once a week
o Independent study will allow me the opportunity to gain insight through shadowing conduct meetings
o After going through the Seattle University conduct board hearing training, serve on academic/board
hearings during the 2019-2020 term
 Begin job search by consulting mentors and partaking in mock interviews for practice
 Personal and Ethical Foundations: Reflect upon my values and what I want from my next institution
 Continue to expand and build my professional network through conducting informational interviews with
professionals on campus
 Attend TPE in March
 Update LinkdIn account to reflect my current professional identity
 Revisit my action plan and make adjustments as needed

Year Two: 2020-2021 Year Three: 2021-2022

 Transition into a full-time Student Affairs role
 Gain professional experience as an Area Coordinator
for Residence Life
 Maintain relationship with mentors
 Human and Organizational Resources: Connect with
professionals to conduct informational interviews to
gain a deeper understanding of institution types,
functional areas, and increase professional network
 Seek out new mentors at my new institution
 Enhance my public speaking and presentation skills
by seeking out opportunities to take lead on sharing
out with team/group initiatives
 Social Justice and Inclusion: Engage in social justice
and diversity trainings and workshops
 Join a professional organization (NASPA, ACPA,
etc.)
 Revisit NASPA/ACPA competencies to see what
areas I still want to grow in
 Revisit my action plan and make adjustments as
needed
 Human and Organizational Resources: Continue to
connect with professionals and campus partners
through informational interviews or coffee chats
 Join an institutional committee
 Attend a local or reginal conference for professional
development and networking opportunities
 Assessment, Evaluation, and Research: Seek out
opportunities to get involved with department or
campus assessment
 Reflect on my time in my new position. Assess
areas for further development and interest
 Update LinkdIn account to reflect my current
professional identity
 Revisit my action plan to create new goals for the
next 2-5 years