Faculty Council

Faculty

NASPA offers an array of opportunities for members and aspiring members of the faculty. These opportunities are varied in approach and implementation. NASPA’s primary faculty initiatives are:

  • Faculty Council
  • Faculty Assembly

Get involved: Complete the NASPA Faculty Assembly Involvement/Engagement Survey

Welcome from the Director

Greetings and Welcome to the Faculty Assembly!

I am honored to serve as the Faculty Director of the NASPA Faculty Council! Additionally, I would like to thank Dr. Danita Brown Young for her leadership. As we look toward the years ahead, I acknowledge that there have been significant shifts in: (1) how we deliver higher education, (2) who has access to higher education, (3) the impacts of society on the culture of college/university campuses, and (4) the increasing influences of campus faculty and administrators on the very lives of students. And yet, faculty are simply trying to manage their everyday existence, family roles, and careers during this unprecedented time in our lives.

 

It is with this both/and perspective that I offer my central intention as director which is to work with colleagues on continuing to foster an ethic of care while employing our colleagues to enact bold and radical initiatives that will disrupt the status quo and offer students a reimagined learning experience.

I offer that our NASPA Faculty Assembly supports an engaged and dedicated community of scholars and practitioners inclusive of all faculty: part-time, adjuncts, affiliates, lecturers, instructors, clinical/research (non-tenure track), visiting, and tenure-track. Our NASPA Faculty Council seeks to continue advancing the interests of this esteemed community and provide meaningful professional-learning development to help our community thrive in this organization. To enact this directive, I ask our community to join me in meeting these two goals:

  •       Advocating for transformative and reimagined graduate education that advances our profession to critically respond and implement sustainable changes—meeting the changing trends in higher education.
  •       Increasing faculty engagement and voice in the Faculty Assembly and the overall NASPA organization.

I hope you will engage the council and get involved in the assembly. Please contact the Faculty Council to share your ideas and get involved. Also, visit NASPA Volunteer Central https://www.naspa.org/about/get-involved/volunteer  for additional information.

Candace

Candace M. Moore, Ph.D.
Pronouns: She/Her

 

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2021-2022
Associate Clinical Professor—Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy (HESI) Program 

Faculty Director—Higher Education in the Ghanaian Context (HEGC!) Study Abroad Program

Affiliate Faculty—Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education (CDIHE) 

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA 

Consulting Editor—Journal of Educational Management (JEM)

Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

 

 

NASPA Faculty Survey

Thank you for completing the NASPA Faculty Council and NASPA organization sponsored survey on the current status of Master's degree programs in student affairs and higher education. An overview of the results can be found here

About Faculty Council

In December 2012 the NASPA Board of Directors approved a proposal to form a Division of/for faculty members, known as the Faculty Assembly which will be led by the Faculty Council. The NASPA Faculty Council is responsible for advising the NASPA Board and staff in regard to the faculty agenda of the Association. The Board keeps international issues in the foreground of the Association and assists with strategic issues around regional alignment/assignment, deployment of resources, partnerships, and strategic alliances.

An overview of the Faculty Council Initiatives can be found in the NASPA Faculty Assembly Policies and Procedures

History of the Faculty Council

Faculty Fellows gathered for the 2012 Summer Summit over the course of three days in August, 2012. Throughout the meeting, they conferred with NASPA staff, specifically President Kevin Kruger, Vice President for Professional Development Stephanie Gordon, and Vice President for Research and Policy, Brian Sponsler. Early in the meeting, Kevin Kruger suggested creating a Faculty Division. The results of our dialogue are included in this proposal. We were encouraged by the responsiveness of the NASPA President, staff, and Board to the need for a central role for graduate preparation faculty as we together advance the future of our profession.

The Faculty Fellows culled the information in this proposal from several documents: the minutes of the Summer Summit provided by NASPA, Fellows’ individual notes, notes of the brainstorm for the Faculty Division Assembly, and the NASPA 2011 Faculty Survey. In addition, we considered a proposal for a Faculty Knowledge Community. The writers of that proposal were consulted on this report.

Faculty Council Initiatives and Activities

Faculty council initatives and activities are located here.

Faculty Council Board Reports
How to Get Involved

NASPA encourages all people who identify as faculty in student affairs and higher education programs to be involved with activities in the Faculty Division. To provide some context about NASPA’s Faculty Division, the Faculty Assembly is the body of NASPA that is open to any person who identified on their NASPA profile as a faculty member. Faculty may include tenure-track, non-tenure track, clinical, adjunct and special faculty. In other words, NASPA uses a very broad definition of the term faculty.  The Faculty Assembly meets once a year at the annual conference. The Faculty Council (FC) is the leadership team for the Faculty Assembly. For those interested in leadership opportunities they may consider applying for one of the member-at-large positions that open each year on the Faculty Council (FC). Please watch for the call for applicants in the fall and follow the directions to submit an application. The FC has a sub-committee who then reviews these applications against the needs of the FC and makes recommendations to the FC for approval. In addition, people who are interested in serving on the FC can apply to be a regional representative. There are seven regions in NASPA. The faculty person would need to contact their Regional Director to express interest in being considered for this position to represent the region on the FC. Typically, regional directors work in concert with the Chair of the FC to determine this representation so that both parties’ goals are met.

Want to get involved but not sure how? Complete the NASPA Faculty Assembly Involvement/Engagement Survey

Faculty Council Initiatives

Case Study Competition

The NASPA Graduate Case Study Competition is an opportunity for graduate students to showcase skills and knowledge of the field of Student Affairs. Graduate students may form a team to participate on-site at the Annual Conference.  Participants will review and analyze a case study a week prior to attending and present their findings at the Annual Conference on Monday, March 30th. Case presentations should include a review of ethical, moral, and legal considerations that influenced their decision making in crafting their response to the case study. Teams should be comprised of 2 to 3 current graduate students and must include a faculty sponsor. Up to 12 teams comprised of first- and second-year students (or beyond) will be selected to compete. The first 12 teams to register will be assigned to a presentation time slot, and any additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list. Each team will analyze, evaluate, and provide solutions to a thought-provoking case relevant to the field of Student Affairs to a panel of judges that is representative of student affairs practitioners, faculty, and past case competition winners. 

Applications Now Open for 2022 Case Study Competition!

Are you attending NASPA this year? Would you like to demonstrate what you have been learning in your program?  Are you seeking a way to enhance your skills and receive professional feedback? Do you have a competitive and creative spirit? If so, you are encouraged to register to compete in NASPA's Annual Graduate Student Case Study Competition. Winners will be provided the opportunity to share their case study presentation in an educational session at the 2020 Annual NASPA Conference and be presented with a $100 gift card. 

Registration closes at midnight on Tuesday, February 1, 2020! Register your team now!

If you have any questions throughout the process, please contact Shanna Smith

Mentorship Program

The NASPA Faculty Council is pleased to share its mentoring program for faculty. The program will pair a more seasoned mentor (tenure track or non-tenure track) with a new faculty member. The purpose of the program is to provide support for mentoring relationships whereby new faculty can glean advice and guidance about scholarship, teaching, service, and career plans from seasoned scholars. Mentors and mentees will meet regularly between the period between the 2023 annual conference and the 2024 annual conference (pairs meet once per month with the schedule agreed upon by both individuals). At minimum, the pair should plan to review/discuss the mentee's CV, co-create a short and long-term professional goal and plan to achieve established goals. Pairs will also be asked to attend one Faculty Council On-Demand Professional Development webinar. 

Applications for this program are due January 20, 2023.

Involvement Criteria

Participants must be active NASPA members. Mentees must be within their first 1 - 4 years of appointment as an assistant professor (tenure track or non-tenure track), adjunct, or lecturer. Mentors must have a minimum of five years teaching experience.

Apply now!

Faculty Mentor Sign-Up Form

Faculty Mentee Registration Form

Questions? Email Tiffany Cresswell-Yeager, [email protected] or Jackie Clark, [email protected], for more information.

Emerging Faculty Leader Academy

For a comprehensive overview of the program, including background, ideal applicant profile, expectations, and benefits of the program, please view this overview document

The NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader Academy is a one-year program for emerging faculty leaders who want to gain knowledge, techniques and experience in order to develop and sustain a fulfilling faculty career. Seven participants will participate in on-line and in-person professional development and educational sessions in order to gain additional knowledge and skills about being a leader as a faculty member.  Potential topics may include: teaching strategies and curriculum development, resources to deal with issues of tenure, merit and performance, and serving within professional associations such as NASPA. 

The cohort who completes the NASPA Emerging Faculty Leaders Academy will be able to:

  •        Define leadership in a faculty role for themselves
  •        Identify individual plans to excel in a faculty career
  •        Target at least one "take away" from the individual plan to actuate 
  •        Expand network of colleagues to collaborate within faculty work
  •        Explore ways to be involved in NASPA as a faculty member

Application Process

The application process for the each cohort of the Emerging Faculty Leader Academy opens each fall! Check here for dates for the next cohort.

 

Current and Previous Academy Members

Please join us in congratulating the incoming cohort for the Emerging Faculty Leader Academy!

2024-2025 Emerging Faculty Leader Academy cohort

See previous EFLA cohort members here:

2023-2024 Cohort

2022-2023 Cohort

2021-2022 Cohort

2020-2021 Cohort

2019-2020 Cohort

2018-2019 Cohort

2017-2018 Cohort

2016-2017 Cohort



Online Faculty Forum

In an effort to increase opportunities for higher education and student affairs program faculty to engage with colleagues on program coordination and curriculum related issues, the NASPA Faculty Council is initiates a monthly web conference effort entitled Online Faculty Forums.

Online Faculty Forums are informal, topical discussions using a web conference platform.   A faculty colleague with particular interest in, or experience with, the topic of the month will serve as the host and discussion moderator.   

As the name implies, these are meant to be forums, exchanges of ideas, not webinars.  The intent is to support collaboration, knowledge sharing, and problem solving.  In addition, we anticipate these sessions will influence the Faculty Council agenda and support conference program development addressing needs and interests of program faculty.

Please see the Online Faculty Forums page for current information, and please see below for a sample of previous recordings.

Previous Faculty Forums

  • January 2018: Faculty roles & being a good colleague, Hosted by Annemarie Vaccarro. Vijay Kanagala, and Jörg Vianden

 

  • February 2017: International Students and Campus Environments, Hosted by David Nguyen and Dena Kniess

 

  • March 2017: Why We Came to Love Online Teaching Hosted by Paul Eaton and Tori Sepulveda

 

  • March 2017:  Student Development Theory Teaching Strategies, Hosted by Jaimie Hoffman

 

 

  • May 2017: A Taste of Tech, Hoted by Jaimie Hoffman

 

 

November 15, 2016: Curriculum development/innovations, Hosted by Brenda McKenzie 

The Program Coordinator Role - April 25, 2016
 
Culminating/Degree Certification Experience - March 28, 2016
 

Dynamic Tensions in Student Affairs Preparation Programs:  Curricular Developments - February 16, 2016 - Moderated by Susan Longerbeam, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University

January 25, 2016 – Online Teaching and Curriculum - Session facilitators Paul Eaton

and Ric Montelongo

November 30, 2015 – April 15 Commitment Deadline - Session facilitators Pam

Havice and Danielle DeSawal

October 28, 2015 – Student Issues & Program Marketing/Recruitment - Session

Facilitators Bill Arnold and Matt Varga

Scholarly Papers

We invite all faculty and student affairs administrators to consider serving as discussants for the Scholarly Paper Sessions at the 2022 NASPA Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, March 19-23.

Discussants add value to the scholarly paper presenters and enhance their presentations. Expectations for discussants include editing three scholarly papers prior to the conference and offering written and verbal feedback to authors during the conference session. Discussant comments following the presentations generally summarize the constructive feedback.

 

Scholarly papers are due to discussants no later than February 1, 2022. Discussants occasionally prompt authors in completing their papers prior to the deadline.  If the presenter does not provide the paper by February 7, 2022 the presentation may be pulled from the 2022 NASPA Conference. 

 

Discussants should have a research and publication agenda with general methodological expertise and higher education content knowledge. Applicants who are assigned as discussants will be notified via email of their assigned session, paper titles, and author contact information.

Please fill out the following form by October 15, 2021http://apps.naspa.org/cfp/evt_frm_user.cfm?event_id=2635.

 

Interested discussants should have a terminal degree.If you have any questions, please contact Jill Dunlap at [email protected]

Doctoral Seminar

Join us for a Virtual Doctoral Seminar experience at the 2024 NASPA Virtual  Conference.  The doctoral seminar was created to provide support and information for higher education and student affairs doctoral students to help them successfully navigate the process. Faculty, administrators, and doctoral students will facilitate conversations and structured time to reflect about how to be successful in the doctoral experience. In addition to including time for networking with a variety of groups, this seminar will also expose attendees to different pathways that one can take after acquiring their doctorate.

Date: Sunday, March 10th

Time: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET

The registration deadline is Monday, February 12th. You can register at this link. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Jill Dunlap, Senior Director for Research, Policy, and Civic Engagement at [email protected].

The Doctoral Seminar is sponsored by Heartful Editor. For first time registrants of the 2024 Doctoral Seminar, Heartful Editor will provide a $100 gift to each participant to use for 2 hours of academic writing coaching and editing support at any time during their doctoral journey.

Faculty Spotlight

The NASPA Faculty Council is launching a social media initiative to highlight graduate students and faculty in our programs! Please nominate someone or self-nominate today!

 

Graduate student form

Faculty form

Spotlights will begin continue throughout the academic year. Questions? Email [email protected]

Faculty Awards

The NASPA Faculty Council is pleased to announce its newly created Annual Awards. These awards are intended to recognize the extraordinary efforts and contributions to the profession through teaching, scholarship, and service made by full- and part-time faculty members. As you consider your nominations (including self-nominations), please note the general nomination criteria as well as the specific nomination critera for each award. Award winners will be recognized during the annual NASPA conference.

Nominate yourself or a colleague using this linkApplication deadline for all awards is Friday, October 6th.

Faculty Service Award

The Faculty Council Service Award is presented to recognize an individual who has been committed to advancing the Faculty Council or Faculty/scholarly initiatives within NASPA.

Award Criteria:

  • Any number of years of service to the profession or field (serving NASPA faculty and initiatives – beyond campus involvement; for example, leadership of and service on NASPA committees, mentoring sessions at conferences, service in NASPA regions, etc.)
  • Service to the higher education/student affairs community (e.g., NASPA Knowledge Communities, outreach, other professional associations)
  • Preference will be given toward nominees who have been involved in service related to the development of faculty and graduate preparation programs

 

Faculty Council Early Career Award

This award is given to a full-time faculty member (non-tenure/tenured/tenure-track) within the first 6 years of becoming a full-time faculty member that has distinguished themselves in research, teaching, and service. In particular, the award is reserved for an emergent scholar, who has produced evidence of published scholarly works in the student affairs profession/field, has established themselves as excellent teachers to their students, and who has contributed to the field through their service.

 

Award Criteria:

  • Evidence of some scholarly work to the profession or field (for example, publications in student affairs journals, books or book chapters related to student affairs, scholarly presentations about student affairs at conferences or via webinars)
  • Evidence of excellent and/or innovative teaching explained in nominating materials (for example, peer evaluations, formal and informal student course evaluations, institutional recognition, teaching philosophy statements, professional development related to teaching)
  • Evidence of academic and professional mentoring of students; culminating project, thesis, or dissertation advising
  • Evidence of participation in institutional, national, and/or community-engaged service  

 

Faculty Council Mid-Career Award

This award is given to a full-time faculty member (non-tenure/tenured/tenure-track) within the mid-faculty career stage (7 to 15 years since beginning as a full-time faculty member) that has distinguished themselves in research and teaching. In particular, the award is reserved for a scholar who has produced evidence of published scholarly works to the student affairs profession/field, has established themselves as excellent teachers to their students, and who has contributed to the field through their service.

 

Award Criteria:

  • Evidence of significant scholarly work to the profession or field (for example, publications in student affairs journals, books or book chapters related to student affairs, scholarly presentations about student affairs at conferences or via webinars)
  • Evidence of excellent and/or innovative teaching explained in nominating materials  (for example, peer evaluations, formal and informal student course evaluations, institutional recognition, teaching philosophy statements, professional development related to teaching)
  • Evidence of academic and professional mentoring of students; culminating project, thesis, or dissertation advising
  • Evidence of participation and leadership in institutional, national, and/or community-engaged service  
  • Evidence of developing and mentoring early-career faculty members

 

Faculty Council Award for Outstanding Contributions by a Scholar-Practitioner

This award is given to a full-time professional in higher education/student affairs who has brought a wealth of current and relevant real-world experience into the classroom that has uniquely benefited the educational experience. This award also highlights the contributions that adjunct/part-time faculty members make to graduate preparation programs. 

 

Award Criteria:

  • Evidence of sustained excellent and/or innovative teaching explained in nominating materials  (for example, peer evaluations, formal and informal student course evaluations, institutional recognition, teaching philosophy statements, professional development related to teaching)
  • Evidence of contributions to graduate preparation programs (for example, student mentorship/advising, creating professional development opportunities, service on dissertation/project committees, assistantship/practicum supervision, other academic committees)

 

Faculty Council Excellence in Teaching Award

This award is given to a full-time faculty member at any rank who has demonstrated excellence, enthusiasm, and innovation in teaching, in any modality (e.g., face-to-face, hybrid, online).

 

Award Criteria:

  • Evidence of sustained excellent and/or innovative teaching explained in nominating materials (for example, peer evaluations, formal and informal student course evaluations, institutional recognition, teaching philosophy statements, professional development related to teaching)
  • Evidence of advancements in course curricula and/or course (re)design
  • Evidence of use of equitable and inclusive pedagogy in the classroom 

 

Faculty Council Distinguished Support for Graduate Students Award

This award is given to a full-time faculty member at any rank who has demonstrated excellence in advising and exceptional support in fostering the personal, academic, and professional development of graduate students.

 

Award Criteria:

  • Evidence of bolstering the holistic development of graduate students both during and after their time in a graduate preparation program, attending to their emotional and/or personal needs 
  • Evidence of contributing to graduate students’ academic and professional success (for example, innovative and sustained advising, dissertations/theses chaired, presentations or publications co-authored with students, one-on-one and/or group mentorship on writing, job market preparation)

 

Faculty Council Outstanding Publication Award

This award recognizes publications released within the last 2 years that have the potential to advance the student affairs profession or graduate preparation programs. For this award, public scholarship (e.g., practice briefs, blog posts, editorials) and/or traditional academic scholarship (e.g., articles, books, book chapters) will be considered.

NOTE: This award may be awarded to multiple individuals involved in a single creative activity.

Award Criteria:

  • Evidence of scholarly contributions that advance the field of student affairs and the student affairs profession.

 

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Faculty Council Members

NASPA's Faculty Assembly is led by a Faculty Council comprised of three Faculty Fellows, seven regional representatives, a media representative, an assembly member at-large, and a doctoral student representative. They are eager to hear from you and to get you connected with the Assembly's initiatives.

Events

Did you miss the President's Breakfast for Faculty at this year's annual conference? See the breakfast power point and all of those recognized at this year's breakfast here

 

One of the best resources available to you is the wide range of professional development opportunities. This list contains both our “Hosted Events,” workshops and webinars that we plan and manage, and some “Related Events,” hosted by the NASPA Central Office or other NASPA Constituent Groups. To see a full listing of NASPA events, please see the Events page.

 

Resources

The NASPA Faculty Council & Faculty Assembly is committed to providing Higher Education and Student Affairs graduate preparation faculty with resources that may be useful to them.  

ACPA Commission for Professional Preparation and the NASPA Faculty Council Statement on Student Affairs Preparation Program Quality

 
Faculty Resource Library

Faculty are invited to contribute to, and access resources in the NASPA Faculty Resource Library.  The Library is a growing repository of resources including such materials as:   graduate student handbooks, materials regarding culminating experiences for master's students (for example, a comprehensive examination, portfolio, or other experience), dates for program's visitation and recruitment programs, links to on-line resources, reading recommendations for courses or professional development, course activities and assignments, program coordination resources, data analysis tips/recommendations/resources,  research instruments, etc.

 
How to access the NASPA Faculty Resource Library:
 

Are you a new user to the Faculty Resource Library? Click here to get registered to access the material in the NASPA Online Learning Community.  Once you’ve done so, follow the instructions under Returning Users to access the library.

Returning Users:

  • Go to https://olc.naspa.org/ and click on "Login" from the upper right hand corner of the screen.
  • You will be asked to login with your NASPA user name and password. Once you have done so, you will hit continue and be redirected to your dashboard in the Online Learning Community.
  • You will find “Faculty Resource Library”  listed under "Enrolled."


Note: A NASPA membership is not required to access the resources, however a free NASPA user profile is required.

Scholarship Resources

Resources coming soon. 

Online Discussion

Upcoming NASPA On-Demand Webinars

February 14

“Teaching Student Development Theory through a Critical Perspective”

Drs. Amy French & Reginald Blockett

March 21 @ 1:00 p.m. EST

“Faculty Forum-Practicums and Supervision”

Dr. Brenda McKenzie

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April Date TBD 

“Graduate Student Socialization”

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