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NASPA members are welcome to join as many KCs as they'd like.
To join, simply follow these steps.

 

Step 1

Visit the NASPA website at www.naspa.org and log in by entering your Username and Password.

 

Step 2

Click on Edit My Profile, which appears under the blue Welcome banner.

 

Step 3

Click on the Involvement tab.

 

Step 4

Click on the boxes to the left of the Knowledge Communities you wish to join.

 

Step 5

Click on the gray Save Changes bar.

 

That's all there is to it!

 

KC members will receive emails from their KC chairs. Note that signing up for a KC listserv is a separate process. To sign up for a KC listserv, email the NASPA office and specify which listserv you would like to join. There are listservs for all 24 KCs!


Upcoming Regional Conferences      Leadership Opportunity

Chill Out on Earth Day                     Sustaining Your Sustainability           

Meet Your Regional Reps.               Sustainability Resources                   

Do You Want to Join NASPA         Do You Want to Join the SKC

NASPA 2011 Annual Conference

 
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Upcoming Regional Conferences

Please join us at an upcoming regional conference or two. Topics range from Mountains of Opportunities to Reflections on our Practices, from Progressive Pathways to Student Affairs Leaders of Tomorrow and even New Frontiers: Thinking Beyond our Borders.

 Region I             November 7-8, 2010
                           Manchester, NH
                           S.A.L.T. (Student Affairs Leaders of Tomorrow)
                           http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioni/conference/salt.cfm  

Region II             June 13-15, 2010
                           Wheeling, WV
                           Mountains of Opportunities
                           http://www.naspa.org/regions/regionii/default.cfm

Region III            June 13-15, 2010
                           Ponte Vedra, FL
                           Reflections on our Practices
                           http://union.fsu.edu/naspa/

Region IV-E        November 7-9, 2010
                           Minneapolis, MN
                           Innovative Practice and Creative Discovery: Together
                           http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioniv-e/default.cfm

Region IV-W      November 3-5, 2010
                           Omaha, NE                                                        
                           New Frontiers: Thinking Beyond our Borders
                           http://www.naspa.org/regions/regioniv-w/2010conference.cfm

Region V & VI    November 3-6, 2010
                           Portland, OR
                           Progressive Pathways
                           http://www.naspa.org/regions/regionv/default.cfm       

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Leadership Opportunity

Region IV-E has an open position for our Regional Representative to the Sustainability KC. If you are from this region and are interested in this position, you can send a letter of intent and a resume to the Region IV-E KC Coordinator, Karolynn Heuer at  ka-heuer@wiu.edu.

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NASPA is proud to partner with National Wildlife Federation's Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming web-cast. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Celebrate by hosting the free web-cast at your school or organization. Chill Out showcases inspiring stories about colleges and universities that are making a difference against climate change, cutting their carbon footprints, and working toward a sustainable future. The free 30-minute web-cast will be available April 21 and throughout the summer. Register or get more information at www.campuschillout.org.

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Sustaining Your Sustainability 

This article is a summary of the 2010 NASPA presentation, Sustaining Your Sustainability.  This presentation examined some important and necessary components to any design or plan to successfully incorporate and institutionalize sustainability at an institution. The additional emphasis in Navigating the Journey sought to contextualize this effort through three progressive and enveloping movements: an institution's vision, the particular institution of higher education, and the practices and strategies used to manage the process from "where you are now" to "where you desire to be".

Bringing these two themes together involved first a critical examination of an organization's vision of sustainability and
 
whether or not it was comprehensive enough to connect with every action, decision, and department of the institution. Second, we thematic, but close, look at how a comprehensive vision of sustainability connects with the central purposes and services of higher education. Third, we pulled research and practice from the field of Knowledge Management to explain what it means to take on a comprehensive sustainability plan within higher education. We described how initiating a systemic vision (sustainability) within a systemic context (an institution) required planning, design, and execution strategies that were equally systemic in approach and impact. Lastly, we discussed some of the implications that could result for our campuses and its faculty, staff, and students from engaging in this process.   

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Meet your Regional Representatives   

Knowledge Community Regional Representatives are your link to the national KC board and a great resource to share information as we build our network. Throughout this process, your communication with your Regional Rep and their communication with our KC board will help build a body of knowledge that will help us all better integrate sustainability best practices into our work with students.

Region I
Stephen Nason
Director of Residence Life/Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Unity College – Maine
snason@unity.edu 

Region II
Shernell Smith
Coordinator of Student Development – Multicultural & Diversity Initiatives
Carnegie Mellon University – Pennsylvania
mssmith@anderw.cmu.edu

Region III
Jonathon Johnson
Associate Director of Facilities – Housing & Residence Life
University of Louisville – Kentucky
Jonathon.johnson@louisville.edu

Region IV-E
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Region IV-W
Dave Newport
Director, Environmental Center
University of Colorado at Boulder – Colorado
dave.newport@colorado.edu

Region V
Jerry Marczynski
Associate VP, Student Life Services
University of Nevada, Reno – Nevada
marczyns@unr.edu

Region VI
Dan Shipp
Associate Vice President for Leadership & Recreation
University of the Pacific – California
dshipp@pacific.edu 

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Sustainability Resources

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