Catalysts for Change
Consider why you chose a career in higher education and in student affairs, in particular. Chances are it was because you know that college encompasses far more than the classroom experience and requires knowledgeable and caring professionals who can:
- provide services to promote the well being of students;
- foster the educational, psychological, social, spiritual and physical development of students;
- advocate for students;
- encourage a strong sense of community and heightened consciousness;
- nurture an appreciation for diversity, multiculturalism and inclusiveness;
- enhance an understanding of the larger global community.
Growing Our Endowment Is Imperative
Bolstering our endowment will enable NASPA to implement strategic initiatives for our profession. A permanent stream of funds allows us to invest in issues and opportunities that will emerge because of the ever-changing higher education landscape. The goal of the Campaign for NASPA is to raise $1 million for the NASPA Foundation directed to the future of the profession. The new funds raised will be added to the foundation's existing $500,000 endowment to fund three areas of emphasis:
- Developing useful research
- Enhancing professional development
- Taking transformative action
In 2008, the NASPA Foundation embarked on its first ever major Campaign for NASPA with a goal of $1million. We made it! The NASPA Foundation Board thanks NASPA members, students, businesses, and supporters alike that united to support this campaign. With an ambitious goal set, the NASPA Foundation began its journey last march to raise funds directed at developing research, enhancing the professional development, and taking transformative action.
With a mission to advance student affairs by connecting the present with the future, celebrating achievement, supporting research and best practices, and honoring history, the resources derived from the Campaign for NASPA are vital for NASPA to take action that strengthens our voice and leadership role in the academy.
As with any journey the Campaign for NASPA could not have been a success without the backing of our members and supporters. The NASPA Foundation extends its most sincere appreciation to those who have helped support the NASPA Foundation and its Campaign for NASPA. We give a special thanks to the three food vendors below and also to Keeling and Associates as these four corporate entities stepped up to the platefor our profession! We encourage you to visit our pages dedicated to those individuals and businesses that help make the Campaign for NASPA a success and to contribute to the Foundation to ensure that the future of our profession will be bright and strong!
Almeda Jacks Hazel Scott
Campaign for NASPA, Co-Chair Campaign for NASPA, Co-Chair
NASPA Foundation, President