Faculty Guide for the 2018 NASPA Annual Conference

Each year for the NASPA Annual Conference, we develop program guides designed to draw attendees’ attention to programs, events, and other information of particular interest to faculty. This post, developed by the Faculty Council, will also be available in paper copy in the Faculty Lounge and at the NASPA Faculty Breakfast.

• Sunday, March 4
  • Faculty First-Time Attendee Orientation, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Franklin Room
• Monday, March 5
  • NASPA President's Breakfast for Faculty, 7:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Liberty Ballroom A
  • NASPA Grad Prep Fair, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Convention Center, Hall E
  • NASPA Faculty Social, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Con Murphy’s on the 2nd level, 1700 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (At the Windsor Suites)
• Tuesday, March 6
  • Student Affairs Grad Prep Coordinator Meeting, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Loews, Congress A, 4th Floor
    
• Faculty Lounge, March 5 & 6, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Freedom Ballroom G
  • Coffee Breaks
    • Monday, March 5 - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    • Tuesday, March 6 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    • Tuesday, March 6 - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Meet the Publishers
    • Stylus Publishing | Tuesday, March 6 - 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
    • National Resource Center for First-Year Experience and Students in Transition | Tuesday, March 6 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
      
• Scholarly Paper Sessions, March 5 & 6, Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, various rooms
  • This year, each educational session time block will have two rooms of scholarly papers, and each room will have two papers each. Please see the conference scheduler for more specific information, but the scholarly papers include the following topics:
    • Power Analysis in Practice
    • High-Impact Practices
    • Greek Communities
    • Financial Literacy
    • Military Connected Students
    • Sense of Belonging and Community
    • Historical Analysis
    • Men of Color
    • Social Media and Engagement
    • Women Leadership and Leaders
    • Student Athletes
    • Change Models
    • First-Generation Students
    • Intersectional Perspectives
    • Community College Contexts
    • Building Transferable Skills in Graduate Preparation
    • Internal and External Accountability
    • Retention and Completion
    • LGBTQ+ Administrators and Faculty
    • Citizenship Identity Development
    • Role of Professional Organizations
    • Minority-Serving Institutions Contexts
    • Women of Color in Student Affairs
    • Black Women's Praxis
    • Leadership Development

We look forward to connecting with you at #NASPA18 and please feel free to visit the 2018 NASPA Annual Conference site for more information.