Campus Ecology and University Affairs: History, Applications and Future: A Scholarly Personal Narrative

Campus ecology is the study of the complex behavioral/transactional relationships among the social and physical dimensions of campus environments and those who inhabit them – students, staff, faculty, and visitors. The purpose of this book is to fulfill the promise of the above title and the processes are reasonably straightforward. You find all that you can that has been written about campus ecology. I found over 900 manuscripts, including books, book chapters, theses and dissertations, newsletters, and website materials that at least mention the concept of campus ecology in reference to university affairs. Then I gave a short personal history of the ecological perspective and campus ecology, organized and indexed the found references regarding the applications to university affairs, and then, finally, speculated about the future of the concept and made a call for a “living” manuscript.