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Featured Publication: March 2006 Forum
March 2006 Forum
The March 2006 issue of the Forum, NASPA's online newsletter, is now available. This month's Forum contains the announcement of the 2006 NASPA National and Regional Election Results, the first column from incoming NASPA President Barb Jones, and a sneak-peak at new books from NASPA's publications department. NASPA Executive Director Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy discusses graduate students and new professionals who are planning to make their careers in student affairs. Click here to view the Forum 2006 Conference — Public Policy Briefing The SSAO Public Policy Breakfast Briefing will take place on Monday, March 13, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. in Marriott Ballroom Salon 1 at the Marriott Wardman Park. Susan Beaudoin, who recently joined the Department of Education as second-in-command in the Office of Postsecondary Education, will be addressing the Commission on the Future of Higher Education's work and the FY07 Budget (which calls for the elimination of the Gear Up, Upward Bound, and Talent Search programs), as well as student aid updates and Higher Education Act reauthorization updates. Legislative updates from the Consortium on Governmental Relations in Student Affairs will also be shared. Please take this opportunity to hear the latest information from the U.S. Department of Education and have your questions on the year ahead answered. A continental breakfast will be served. For additional information on the briefing or on other policy programs being presented at this year's conference, contact Sherry Mallory, public policy division chair, at sherry.mallory@wwu.edu Panel of Listeners — Limited Appointments Still Available A limited number of appointments are available for the Center for Women's Panel of Listeners program at the NASPA Annual Conference. Senior women will serve as mentors, offering confidential, one-hour mentoring/coaching appointments to discuss a variety of professional development topics. Listeners will be able to create an online profile and request a listening appointment through Tuesday, March 7. After that time, no listening appointments will be confirmed. Please click here to read about the program or request a listening appointment. Create your Upeers profile to begin connecting to your fellow NASPA colleagues. If you haven't set up a profile on NASPA UPeers, take a few moments to do so. If you are attending the NASPA Conference this week, stop by any of the cyber-café computers; each will have a camera attached so that you can have your picture added to your profile! If you haven't seen Upeers, here is a quick description: UPeers is a new online tool (kind of like Facebook or MySpace) that allows you to connect and network with other NASPA members. Once you have established a profile on UPeers, you can find other colleagues who share similar interests, engage in conversations on key student affairs issues, and develop a professional profile of yourself, including your interests and accomplishments. NASPA UPeers is easy to use and is included as a member benefit. To create a profile click here. UPeers is powered by GoalQuest. MUFP 2006 Summer Leadership Institute — Applications Now Online! Applications are now available for the 2006 MUFP Summer Leadership Institute. The SLI will be July 6 – 9 at Texas A&M University. Current Fellows are eligible to apply for this all-expenses paid capstone experience. Please click here to download an application or contact Anna Gonzalez, institute director, at akgonzal@uci.edu for more information. Register Now for the Assessment & Retention Conference! Registration, both online and paper, is now available for the International Assessment & Retention Conference 2006! We are pleased to present this professional development opportunity to our members again this year. Our third annual conference, this event will not only bring together student affairs administrators, but also academic affairs, faculty, and institutional researchers to discuss assessment of student learning and the retention of college students. IARC will be held June 16 – 19, 2006 in Phoenix, Ariz. at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa. More Info / Register NASPA Professional Standards Are In Review The Professional Standards Division is reviewing the current NASPA Professional Standards. Please join in the discussion at the Annual Conference March 14, 1:45 - 3 p.m., Johnson Room, Marriott Wardman Park. You may also send your feedback to hmamarc@ilstu.edu Membership
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