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Program HighlightsWomen's Leadership Institute 2010
If you can participate in only one educational program this year, then the Women's Leadership Institute 2010 is the one! Be a part of a special program for women seeking to become senior leaders in higher education administration and student affairs. This year's program will have a special focus on being courageous in the workplace and features four plenary sessions and a choice of three unique breakout sessions. Early bird registration ends on September 22! Institute for New SSAOs – Early-bird Deadline, September 3
The Institute for New Senior Student Affairs Officers is an intensive 3-day academy for the student affairs administrative leader in their first 2 years in the position. Early-bird registration deadline is September 3, 2010. Full Story Donate to the 2011 NASPA Foundation Silent Auction
The Silent Auction is the NASPA Foundation's largest fundraiser. The event occurs annually at the NASPA Annual Conference. The 2011 Silent Auction will be held at the Annual Conference, which will be held March 13-15, 2011, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Universities and individuals from around the United States donate items or services to be auctioned, and conference attendees have the opportunity to bid on them. The highest bidder on each item at the end of the allotted bidding time "wins" the prize. Individuals are welcome to bid on more than one item and may bid as many times on each item as they would like. Full Story 2011 Prevention Excellence Awards
The Prevention Excellence Awards recognize those individuals, institutions, and Greek organizations that have excelled in their alcohol prevention efforts. Register by October 1, 2010 to receive an application. Full Story Introducing the International Association of Student Affairs and Services
The International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) was officially founded on March 1, 2010. Full Story Campus Safety Awareness Month and Enough is Enough
September is Campus Safety Awareness Month. Be sure to check out the resources available through the Enough is Enough campaign to stem societal violence at www.EnoughisEnoughcampaign.org. The Enough is Enough campaign is more than just an awareness week, as ensuring campus safety and stemming societal violence are ongoing efforts. Full Story Experiencing the 2010 Annual Conference for ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership
by Nathan Victoria
How was I going to get myself back in this routine after 4 years of not doing it? My supervisor told me I had nothing to worry about, that it would come back to me, like riding a bike. Little did she know, I never learned how to ride a bike, so that simile was not making me any less nervous. But I was given this fabulous opportunity; and I had to take it, no matter how rusty I was. No, I'm not talking about dating, swimming, dieting, or a new position; I'm talking about the opportunity of being a conference attendee. Full Story Reflections From a 20-Year-Out Alum
by Dr. Richard Carvajal
It isn't always the case that 20-year-out alums can go back and influence a program that brought them to where they are today. But for Dr. Richard Carvajal, vice president for student success services at Cascadia Community College (Seattle, WA area), that's exactly what he did when he served as an alum faculty member for the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) Summer Leadership Institute (SLI). Full Story NUFP Fellows Comment on Their Experiences
At the 2010 NUFP SLI hosted by the University of Illinois, NUFP fellows reflected on their experiences with NUFP. Watch the video! Full Story Summer Issue of the APIKC Newsletter
The summer 2010 edition of the APIKC newsletter is available. Full Story September Issue of the Assessment, Evaluation and Research KC Newsletter
The September 2010 issue of the AER KC newsletter is available. Full Story
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NASPA News
NASPA Receives Lumina Foundation Grant to Create and Pilot National Survey on Student Services Expenditures
Building on the work of Webber and Ehrenberg (2009), which found that the strongest influence with the highest marginal effects on persistence of low-income and academically marginal students was an increase in student services expenditures, NASPA will develop and administer a survey to measure detailed institutional expenditures for student services programs. Full Story
Last Chance to Submit Program Proposals for 2011 NASPA Annual Conference
The 93rd NASPA Annual Conference will be held in Philadelphia, PA, March 12–15, 2011! The Call for Programs is live and ready for you to create your own NASPA Call for Programs Profile and start adding program proposals. The deadline to submit proposals is September 3, 2010. Full Story
Looking for Pre-Conference Reviewers: Reply by September 3 if Interested!
Please contact Alicia Peralta by September 3, 2010, if you are interested in being a pre-conference workshop reviewer. Reviewers will receive their programs to review September 10, 2010, and have until September 24, 2010, to complete their reviews. Full Story
Deadlines Approaching for Many NASPA Awards Programs
Nominations for annual national, regional and division awards are entirely online. A complete listing of national award categories, as well as the online nomination form, are accessible in the NASPA Annual and Regional Awards section. Any NASPA member may nominate an individual for national NASPA awards. Please complete the online nomination process for each nominee. The deadline to submit a nomination for a national award is November 1, 2010. Full Story
President Griego Appoints Brooke Lecky Supple as New Chair of Center for Women
President Griego has appointed Brooke Lecky Supple as the new chair of Center for Women. Supple is currently the chief of staff for the vice president for student affairs at the University of Maryland. She obtained her B.A. from the University of Virginia, her M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University, and her Ph.D. in Education Policy and Administration from the University of Maryland. Full Story
NASPA Student Affairs Law & Policy Conference – Register Today!
Join your colleagues at December 9–11, 2010 in Austin, Texas, for the NASPA Student Affairs Law & Policy Conference. This professional development event will educate student affairs practitioners with the most current and important legal issues for today's campus. The registration deadline is November 5, 2010. Full Story
NASPA's Fall Webinars
This fall, take advantage of NASPA's online educational programs! Full Story
2011 Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers
Applications for the 2011 Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers are due on October 1. Apply now! Full Story
October is Careers in Student Affairs Month
This October is Careers in Student Affairs Month (CSAM), and NASPA has launched an entirely new website to provide resources developed to expose undergraduate students to student affairs and increase awareness and appreciation for the field and its professionals. Full Story
Apply for the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program
The NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program is a semi-structured mentoring program for undergraduate students wishing to explore and better understand the field of student affairs and/or higher education. Applications for the fall deadline are due by September 30, 2010. Full Story
NASPA Announces NUFP Legacy Award
The NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program is proud to announce its "NUFP Legacy Award." Full Story
Spring/Summer 2010 NASPA Almanac
The Spring/Summer 2010 NASPA Almanac is now available! Full Story
Journal of College and Character to Feature NASPA Conference Theme
by Jon C. Dalton and Pamela C. Crosby, Coeditors, Journal of College and Character
“Educating for Lives of Purpose” will be the theme of the 2011 NASPA annual conference and the subject of several articles to be published in the fall (September and November) issues of the Journal of College and Character (JCC). Full Story
NASPA Welcomes a New Graduate Assistant for Educational Programs
NASPA welcomes Alicia Peralta, graduate assistant for educational programs. Full Story
Board Update
Ongoing Dialogue About NASPA/ACPA Consolidation
The front page of the NASPA website has been redesigned to make clear the ongoing updates from the board and consolidation steering team about consolidation. Full Story |
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Marking the beginning of a new academic year, a spate of new books are out about higher education. Some of the books are about us. And they are not complimentary. Professors Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus in Higher Education? How Colleges are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids and What We Can Do About It bemoan that much of what happens in higher education is not education and there is certainly nothing higher about it. 
Shannon Ellis, vice president for student affairs at the University of Nevada, Reno, and I have pondered the requisite skills and competencies for the effective administrator for years.