Comparison Of Administrations In Schools And Drake University

After learning about each institution’s structural makeup, now, one can compare how their administration differs, and more importantly why they differ from one another. These administrations differ because of the school location, size, funding, and mission. The administrative at each school differ in size, purely in relation to the school size. With Iowa State serving over 30,000 more students than Drake, it takes more staff to get the same job done. For example, if one compares admissions offices at the two schools Drake has 13 admissions representatives, and this includes undergraduate, graduate, and international students (Drake Admissions, 2016). While Iowa State has over 12 admissions representatives that handle their incoming freshman

Drake is dedicated to developing the students (Drake University Mission, 2016). It values cooperation between student and faculty to create an exceptional learning environment (Drake University Mission, 2016). The administration, at a smaller school such as Drake, have the opportunity to work with students more closely, if not one-on-one. The administration at every institution should value and live out their mission statement. If Drake value’s developing the student through collaboration, then this will show in their work every single day. This administration values student develop theory and is dedicated to the student holistically. The administration would have excellent customer service with this mentality. At Iowa State their mission focuses on bettering Iowa and the world (Iowa State University Mission, 2016). This gives the school a very long-term and worldly viewpoint. The administration who lived this out in their work would look at the big picture of a situation and look at the common good. They would challenge their students to become better and then teach them to contribute. The success of a school is measured in contributions. This type of work would be very different from

The university is known for its engineering and agriculture programs (Iowa State University History, 2006). Because the departments are so spread out and there are varying levels of administration the prestige will not be shared universally between all. One department will have great prestige and rankings, and because they do not work directly with another department, the feelings will not be shared mutually. This also could speak to the student’s they serve on campus. They have varying experiences, because each department has a different culture. This is not necessarily wrong, and it still directly serves the institutions mission (2016). Because each department can become specialized, they are allowed to become experts, which leads to discoveries and ground breaking