The section entitled “Student Development” on page 68 caught my eye.  Most of the references in this section are from the 1970’s…my glory years! J  It talked about the introduction of interventions to develop the student as a whole; I must have missed the interventions or they just thought I was a lost cause.  I have to admit that I am glad this is still a focus of higher education and that is now a mainstream practice.  This is a promising reassurance to parents of future college attendees.   It was also encouraging to see the emphasis put on the fact that student affairs professionals are expected to be at the forefront of student development.  Because of this expectation these professionals will continue to be educated to ensure they have the necessary skills to perform this task in an up to date manner.  That is a relief for parents!