About NASPA

NASPA is the leading association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession. NASPA’s work provides high-quality professional development, advocacy, and research for 15,000 members in all 50 states, 25 countries, and 8 U.S. territories.

Over the past decade, the world has changed rapidly and so have the needs of college students. NASPA’s strategic plan, running 2026-2029, strengthens the Association, ensuring we elevate, strengthen, and advance the member experience.

NASPA Strategic Plan

 

Strategic Priorities & Long-term Goals

Elevate the Value of Student Affairs

●Build awareness and understanding of the student affairs profession and its impact on student success among students, faculty, and administrators to drive support and interest in the field.

●Curate and communicate the evidence-base for student affairs’ measurable impact.

●Increase recognition of student affairs’ strategic value among institutional leaders.

●Strengthen partnerships that amplify the influence and visibility of student affairs.

 

 

Enhance the Career Pathways and Well-being of Student Affairs Professionals

●Advocate for equitable workload, compensation, and career development standards.

●Strengthen career progression, retention, and advancement through targeted support and professional development.

●Personalize NASPA’s learning portfolio.

●Integrate well-being and belonging across NASPA’s learning and affinity programs.

Provide Timely Advocacy, Policy, and Practice Resources

●Build organizational capacity and practice to respond to major policy shifts and debates.

●Provide policy and advocacy resources designed to build member capacity for policy understanding and advocacy.

●Deliver timely and accessible analysis of federal and state policy developments.

●Advance a research-to-practice agenda for evidence-based guidance on effective professional practice.

 

Strengthen Member Experience and Organizational Resilience

●Implement an integrated content strategy.

●Update and implement a new financial model to ensure solvency, transparency, and impact.

●Use data on engagement and satisfaction to drive continuous improvement of the member experience.

●Modernize technology infrastructure for efficiency, security, and personalization.

 

Advance Inclusive and Impactful Governance

●Implement a volunteer leadership and engagement strategy that deepens the membership's connection to NASPA's mission and equips members to govern strategically and inclusively.

●Clarify roles and strengthen coordination among the Board, volunteer leaders, and staff to ensure coherence and shared accountability.

●Evolve governance structures and strengthen communication channels between members, volunteers, and staff to ensure decisions are informed by diverse perspectives and communicated transparently.

 

 

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Governance Task Force

Providing Timely Advocacy, Policy, and Practice Resources; and Strengthening the Member Experience and Organizational Resilience, are two of the five strategic priorities pertaining to the Governance Task Force (GTF) initiative. The GTF was socialized with members in spring 2026 with the work of subcommittees kicking off during the summer of 2026 after appointments to each subcommittees were approved by the NASPA Board of Trustees.

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