The goal of this assignment is to take what you have learned about your topic, t

The goal of this assignment is to take what you have learned about your topic, to identify implications for practice, and then to convey that information to a designated audience, taking into consideration their role/function and how they interact with the students involved. This is a theory to practice project involving literature and application.
Focusing on the student subpopulation or sub-culture that was the topic of your Defining Issues/Identifying Needs paper, consider the question “so what should we do?” The goal is to discover what we know about their experience, or how the student experience is affected by the issue you choose, and about how we as professionals may therefore be best able work positively and effectively.
What does the literature tell us? What is the nature and scope of the group? What additional perspectives can we gain from professional organizations, research institutes, or other resources? What are good/promising practices related to this group or issue? What are the implications for institutions and for professionals working in this area? As a theory-to-practice project, the theoretical/ literature-based part should be balanced by the practical information and applications.

Your project may take a number of forms; the form of the product is up to you.This may take the form of a descriiption of it or an activity to demonstrate/engage the class as an example of what you have developed, as well as what you learned from it and how your practice might change as a result.

Choose from the following:
White paper, with cover memo and executive summary (1 page, bulleted): The audience is your institution’s trustees or President’s leadership team (your choice; specify in the cover memo). You have been asked to submit a “white paper” to provide them with background on the topic and recommendations for practice/action. Length should be no more than 8-10 pages, including cover memo, executive summary, white paper, and references. Please reference the attached paper which should guide the discussion and instructions for the white paper.