MAGIS is the peer-reviewed academic journal for the Student Development Administration (SDA) program at Seattle University. Published annually and entirely student-run, the journal showcases scholarly and reflective writing by SDA students, alumni, faculty, and student affairs professionals. Beyond the publication, the MAGIS Editors in Chief and Editorial Board strive to provide extracurricular academic development in partnership with the SUSDA E-Team.
The vision of MAGIS is to represent the Seattle University College of Education and Student Development Administration Program as a scholarly and reflective resource for student affairs graduate students and professionals in Jesuit higher education.
MAGIS: A Student Development Journal
MAGIS 2021-2022
MAGIS 2021-2022
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We are utmostly honored to present the 16th edition of MAGIS: A Student Development Journal. When we started the call for submissions, our point of inspiration for authors was “empowerment.” We hope that as you read the journal, you see the common thread of how empowerment shows up within ourselves and within the work we do as student affairs practitioners. As such, we are humbled and proud to present the theme for the 16th’s edition of MAGIS: Empowerment Comes From Within. Click here to view this year's edition!
MISSION
MAGIS: A Student Development Journal is the peer-reviewed academic journal for the Student Development Administration (SDA) program at Seattle University. Published annually and entirely student run, the journal showcases scholarly, reflective, and creative work by SDA students, alumnx, faculty, and student affairs professionals. Following the Jesuit tradition of academic inquiry, MAGIS: A Student Development Journal is committed to creating the premier forum within Jesuit higher education for dialogue on the theory and practice of student affairs.
VISION
The vision of MAGIS: A Student Development Journal is to represent the Seattle University College of Education and Student Development Administration program as a scholarly and reflective resource for student affairs graduate students and professionals in Jesuit higher education.
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OWNERSHIP
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MAGIS: A Student Development Journal is published annually by the Seattle University Student Development Association,
901 12th Avenue, Seattle WA 98122
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PERMISSIONS
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Copyright by the Seattle University Student Development Association (SUSDA). All materials contained in this publication are the property of SUSDA.
To contact the Editorial Board, please email magis.susda@gmail.com
The Student Development Administration program at Seattle University, founded in 1992, is a nationally recognized program. It is the only program in the College of Education to recruit nationally. The SDA program strives to attract diverse and highly-qualified cohorts. As a distinct component of the Seattle University Student Development Association (SUSDA), MAGIS was founded by
Melissa Shaub, ’07, as her graduate project in 2006. It was first published in Spring 2007, and now lives on as a publication by and for students.
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MAGIS Volume 16 (2022)
MAGIS Volume 17 (2023)
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