October 2, 2023
Call for Programs Submission Deadline
November 20, 2023
Early Bird Registration Deadline
January 8, 2024
Regular Registration Deadline
January 8, 2024
Hotel Block Deadline
2024 NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students
In-Person Conferences Student Success Veterans Mid-Level Senior Level
January 30 - February 1, 2024 Louisville, Kentucky
The 2024 NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students is the association’s premiere event designed for student affairs practitioners supporting military-connected students. The symposium is your exclusive opportunity to share evidence-based practices from your campus or organization. Learn from leading researchers in the field and engage with other professionals committed to supporting military-connected students.
This three-day symposium features keynote sessions; research, policy, and best practices presentations; and workshop-style sessions to help campus professionals develop or enhance their programming and services for military-connected students. We invite you to connect with colleagues, participate in engaging sessions, and learn from dynamic plenary sessions.
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About
Military-connected students comprise a growing population in higher education and are those who enroll in postsecondary education with current or prior service with the military and their dependents. These students are also diverse in terms of demographic characteristics and service backgrounds, placing an important role on student affairs professionals and leaders to develop comprehensive, targeted, and meaningful support services to encompass the needs of these unique students. The Symposium provides professionals and other stakeholders opportunities to share and learn ways to effectively support military-connected students.
Venue
Join us at the Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.
The hotel room block cutoff date is January 8, 2024, or until the block is filled.
Address
400 S 2nd Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
- Phone
- (502) 313-6664
Registration
Registration for the 2024 Symposium is now Open!
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!
Registration Fees
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Early Registration Deadline: November 20, 2023 |
Regular Registration Deadline: January 8, 2024 |
Late Registration After January 8, 2024 |
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| Member Rate | $495 | $575 | $650 |
| Non-Member Rate | $695 | $775 | $850 |
| NASPA Student Member | $225 | $275 | $350 |
If you are experiencing financial hardship, you may qualify for a NASPA Foundation Membership Scholarship or NASPA Foundation Professional Development Access Scholarship, which can be used for this event.
For a comprehensive listing of NASPA registration policies, please visit this page.
Schedule
The schedule has been designed to provide participants with interactive and engaging programming, opportunities for deeper discussion, and networking. Click the button below to browse the 2024 NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students Full Schedule, inclunding the educational session lineup and review the schedule-at-a-glance to familiarize yourself with layout of the sympoisium. All listed schedule items below are tentative and subject to change. All times are EDT.
The 2024 NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students program book and symposium app will be available in mid-January 2024.
Monday, January 29, 2024
- 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Check-in Open
- 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pre-conference Workshop 1
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Check-in Open
- 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sponsor and Exhibitor Tables Open
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pre-conference Workshop 2
- 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Symposium Kick-off and Opening Keynote Plenary
- 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions I
- 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions 2
- 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Opening Reception & Poster Sessions
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Check-in Open
- 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sponsor and Exhibitor Tables Open
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast and VKC Awards Ceremony
- 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Day 2 Keynote Plenary: Scott Brees
- 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions 3
- 12:15p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Symposium Break (Lunch on Your Own)
- 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions 4
- 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions 5
- 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. VKC Knowledge Community Military-connected Town Hall
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Check-in Open
- 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Sponsor and Exhibitor Tables Open
- 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Closing Plenary
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions 6
- 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions 7
Themes & Learning Outcomes
The 2024 Call for Programs and Reviewers is now closed. Presenters will be notified of their program status by October 20, 2023. All presenters and co-presenters will be expected to cover registration and other related fees associated with attending the symposium. Submission Criteria Proposals will be evaluated by several program reviewers using the Conference Themes.
2024 Themes and Learning Outcomes
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Unifying the voice of military-connected student services in higher education
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Overcoming historical barriers to student veteran access and success
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Instituting an inclusive culture for diverse military-connected student populations and identities
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Challenging the deficit model and changing the narrative of the student veteran experience to highlight veteran strengths and contributions to higher education.
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Bridging military-connected student services with outside resources by fostering connections with campus, local, state, and national resources.
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Identifying recruitment and retention trends facing military-connected students and higher education
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Addressing declining enrollments in higher education within the military-connected and traditional student populations
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Focusing outreach to veterans and military-connected students to offset traditional student declining enrollments in higher education.
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Developing and implementing higher education institutional policies which promote military-connected student success
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Maintaining an authentic student-first philosophy while intentionally expanding the student veteran and military-connected student populations on campus.
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Growing professional opportunities within military-connected student support in higher education in the 21st century
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Promoting higher education as a viable career path for military-connected students
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Developing pipelines and pathways for veterans to work in higher education
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Evolving your role in the field of military-connected student support and within higher education
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Advancing the academic field of military-connected student services in higher education
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Expanding knowledge and research in the field of military-connected student studies
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Encouraging emerging and established scholars in the field of military-connected studies
Featured Speakers
Sponsors
We're excited to collaborate with like-minded individuals and organizations to support our military-connected community.
The 2024 NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students is now live! Click here to view exhibitor and sponorship offerings and pricing for 2024. Please connect with Fred Comparato with any questions regarding exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities.
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!
History
The NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students started as the Veterans Symposium for Higher Education in 2009 as a one-day program with five presentations and fifty participants. The symposium has grown to a two and half day program with multiple programs and individuals from all around the country.
The symposium was envisioned by Tom Jackson, the vice president for student affairs at the University of Louisville and a military veteran of the USCGR, ARNG, TXSG, and IGR and Frank Mianzo, chief of staff for the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Louisville. It was their desire to host an annual program that focused on issues related to student veterans while bringing together colleagues committee to serving student veterans. With generous assistance of Kathy Snead from the Servicemember Opportunity Colleges and Shirley Hardy, Laura Mercer, and Glenn Gittings from the University of Louisville, the symposium flourished.
Tom Jackson and Frank Mianzo worked with NASPA to ensure the symposium would continue. The Veterans Symposium, now the NASPA Symposium for Military-Connected Students, continues to provide an opportunity who serve military-connected students to come together and talk about program ideas, trends, and current research. NASPA is pleased to continue the rich history started at the University of Louisville.