2024 NASPA Institute for New AVPs

As a new assistant or associate vice president (or other "number two") who reports to the vice president for student affairs (or other highest-ranking student affairs officer) on your campus, you have a very unique and equally challenging position. The NASPA Institute for New AVPs is designed to support your successful transition into the AVP role and will help you to navigate the complex individual and institutional challenges that are inherent in the “number two” position. With the leadership of a faculty team comprised of accomplished AVPs and VPSAs, the Institute’s curriculum focuses on:

• Competencies required for success in the AVP role

• Leveraging intersecting personal identities for effective leadership

• Leading from "the middle" and with a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion lens

• Managing the role under hyper-ambiguous conditions

• Navigating complex and often high stakes institutional politics

• Supervising and leading diverse, intergenerational teams

About the Institute Model

This exclusive professional development program is an institute. Unlike conferences where participants choose to participate (or not) in concurrent sessions, during this institute, all attendees will participate in the same cohort experience and are expected to engage fully in all aspects of the program including meals. It is a very intensive experience, and the program will run into the evening each day.

All Institute participants must report to the highest-ranking student affairs officer on campus and have substantial responsibility for divisional functions. Join us in Atlanta, Georgia in January to improve your effectiveness in your challenging role and to expand your AVP peer network!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Institute participants are strongly encouraged to also attend the 2024 NASPA AVP Symposium, which will take place in the same location immediately following the Institute. A registration fee discount of 25% will be offered to institute participants who attend the Symposium. Upon completion of your institute registration, you will receive an email confirmation that contains a discount code for you to apply to your registration for the Symposium.

Accomplished AVPs and vice presidents for student affairs from a variety of institutional types will serve as the Institute's faculty.

This exclusive professional development program is an institute. Unlike conferences where participants choose to participate (or not) in concurrent sessions, during this institute all attendees will participate in the same cohort experience and are expected to engage fully in all aspects of the program including meals and offsite activities. It is a very intensive experience, and the program will run into the evening on Thursday, January 25. Please plan your travel so that you are able to participate in the entire institute. The institute schedule presented here is subject to changes.

Maximizing Support from Your Sorority and Fraternity Life Community :A Primer for Building a Model Sorority and Fraternity Life Community for AVPs

Both new and experienced AVPs are being asked to play increasingly strategic roles in the development, support, and accountability of their sorority and fraternity communities. Literature shows the critical role engaged AVPs can play in creating a stronger strategic commitment to fraternity and sorority life, retaining front-line FSL staff, and supporting multi-year change efforts within FSL communities. In partnership with the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (through support from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation), attendees will learn how to best support the sorority and fraternity experience from their role as an AVP while working to build safer and healthier sorority and fraternity communities.

(Registration for this offering, while required, is complimentary for participants due to support from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation.)

Registration as a member is based on individual membership status at the time of the event. If your current membership will expire prior to the event, you will have the option to renew at the time of registration to receive the member rate.

If you are not a current member and are employed by a college or university that is an institutional member, you can join as a professional affiliate member for $80. If your institution is NOT a member, you can join as an associate affiliate member for $250. Both membership types provide access to the individual member rate for the event. Please visit the membership section of the NASPA website to learn more about membership types and benefits. We hope you’ll consider joining today!

For a comprehensive listing of NASPA registration policies, please visit this page.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Institute participants are strongly encouraged to also attend the 2024 NASPA AVP Symposium, which will take place in the same location immediately following the institute. A registration fee discount of 25% will be offered to institute participants who attend the symposium. Upon completion of your institute registration, you will receive an email confirmation that contains a discount code for you to apply to your registration for the symposium. Please visit the 2024 NASPA AVP Symposium website to learn more. 

If you would like to sponsor the 2024 NASPA Institute for New AVPs, please contact Senior Director of Corporate Development Fred Comparato at 614-204-5994 or at [email protected].