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VISION

NASPA - as the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice - affirms the commitment of student affairs to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning.
 

MISSION

To provide professional development and advocacy for student affairs educators and administrators who share the responsibility for a campus-wide focus on the student experience.
 

 CORE VALUES

  • Diversity
  • Learning
  • Integrity
  • Service
  • Fellowship
  • Spirit of Inquiry
  • Collaboration
  • Access
 
 

About Us

 NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice, and affirms the commitment of the student affairs profession to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. With over 11,000 members at 1,400 campuses, and representing 29 countries, NASPA is the foremost professional association for student affairs administrators, faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students. NASPA members are committed to serving college students by embracing the core values of diversity, learning, integrity, collaboration, access, service, fellowship, and the spirit of inquiry.

NASPA members serve a variety of functions and roles, including the vice president and dean for student life, as well as professionals working within housing and residence life, student unions, student activities, counseling, career development, orientation, enrollment management, racial and ethnic minority support services, and retention and assessment. NASPA serves its members through a wide range of services, including outstanding publications; a variety of professional development opportunities for student affairs individuals at all levels within the profession; and a comprehensive, content-rich website that is the most widely accessed website in the student affairs association community.

Goals

  1. To provide professional development to our members through the creation and dissemination of high quality experiences, information and exemplary models of practice.
  2. To provide leadership in higher education through policy development and advocacy for students on important international, national, state, and local issues.
  3. To advance pluralism, diversity, and internationalism in NASPA and the profession.
  4. To provide leadership for promoting, assessing, and supporting student learning and successful educational outcomes.
  5. To maintain, evaluate, and develop a high quality association structure and national office to meet current needs, anticipate future trends, and promote growth.