Administrators in Graduate and Professional Student Services

Welcome to the Administrators in Graduate and Professional Student Services (AGAPSS) Knowledge Community.  Graduate and professional education is a growing, diverse, and very innovative sector of higher education, and our KC exists to support student affairs professionals working with students in this dynamic setting. We invite you to explore the AGAPSS website and contribute to the life of our KC via our on-going events.

We seek to be a supportive professional community for administrators working with graduate student populations from across all disciplinary settings!  Whether you work in a centralized way with graduate students across your institution, or with students in a specific degree program setting, you are welcome here.  Whether you work with students pursuing advanced degrees in the arts & sciences, or are fostering graduate student success in medicine, law, business, engineering, theology, or any other setting, we look forward to meeting and working with you!

Angie Watts & Ethan Williams
AGAPSS KC Co-Chairs

The AGAPSS Knowledge Community's social meda channels are a great way to connect directly with the KC and other AGAPSS colleagues in a number of ways.  You can find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/agapss/) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4379312/). 

We invite you to connect with colleagues, post job openings, ask questions on best-practice, and share articles on all things related to graduate and professional student support.

Regular KC member activities:

• The AGAPSS KC regularly hosts events at both regional and national levels, all year round!  To stay informed about both in-person and online KC events, be sure that you are signed up to receive Knowledge Community emails via the KC in your NASPA member online profile.
• We host monthly Networking Meet-ups via Zoom, conduct member surveys on topical items of interest to G&P student servies professionals, host and collaborate on professional development opportunities for members, and facilitate events for interpersonal connection and knowledge creation at regional and national conferences including a tradition of a day-long pre-conference event sponsored by the AGAPSS KC.  We also enjoy collaborating with other KCs within NASPA or relevant G&P oriented associations more broadly, as well as finding opportunities to advocate for our student populations and program settings wherever possible with higher education associations, vendors, publications, and institutions.

AGAPSS Monthly Networking Meet-Ups:

• Click here to access the AGAPSS KC Meet-Up Calendar to see, and register for, upcoming events!

Resources and References: Graduate & Professional Student Services & Programs:

• Click here for an ongoing listing compiled by the AGAPSS KC 

Additional KC Initiatives:

• AGAPSS Curriculum Project & Training Modules: A resource for developing future student affairs professionals in working with graduate student populations
• A Practitioner's Guide to Supporting Graduate & Professional Students: A recently published book, edited by AGAPSS KC leaders April Perry and Valerie Shepard

History of the AGAPSS KC:

• In 2023, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the AGAPSS KC organization, a short brochure on the founding and history of the Knowledge Community was developed.  Click here to access the brochure.
• "Supporting Graduate Student Success: Celebrating 25 Years of NASPA's Admins in Graduate and Professional Student Services Knowledge Community". Click here to access the full article in the NASPA 2023 Leadership Exchange.