Preparing Student Affairs professionals for future issues in higher education
The Student Affairs Institute (SAI) for four-year colleges and universities offers a low-cost customized staff development program for your entire student affairs staff — right on your campus — using notable experts in the field of student affairs.
The SAI provides onsite training in the core knowledge areas for professional preparation in the field of student affairs based on the results of a knowledge and skills assessment conducted with staff prior to the institute.
Customized courses for the Student Affairs Institute may include:
Legal Issues in Higher Education
An Overview of Student Services
Assessing Student Learning Outcomes
Learning Reconsidered
Critical Issues in Higher Education
Understanding Diversity and the Role You Play
Enrollment Management – Recruitment and Retention of Students
Millennial Students and the New Generation
Interested in hosting an Institute on your campus?
- Contact Stephanie Gordon, senior director of educational programs, NASPA
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be developed between NASPA and your instituion once the application is received. The MOU will obligate the institution for payment, and the employee assessment process will begin.
- Once the Knowledge and Skills Assessment is completed and results issued to the designated person on your campus, you can plan the actual program and presentation topics.
- The Institute dates should be scheduled approximately six weeks after the MOU is executed.
- You may schedule the format and dates that best accommodate your institutions's schedule.