NASPA Recap & Review. Original Air Date, March 30, 2022
Over 4,000 members of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education - otherwise known as NASPA came together March 20-23 in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the associations first - in person -annual conference since the spring of 2019. Like so many other aspects of our lives, NASPA was forced to reimagine the delivery of their nearly 80 annual in person events during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, and now, as we transition to endemic living and conferencing, NASPA was ready to deliver. But, the world of Student Affairs has changed, the great resignation is putting a great strain on campus service delivery, and the field itself is at a crossroads. And as is typical of the conference, there was controversy and debate about what the association should be prioritizing. In this episode, of “Office Hours with Dr. De Veau”, my guests were 2022 NASPA Conference Chair, Dr. Mamta Accapadi, Vice Provost for University Life at the University of Pennsylvania and from the NASPA office, Joey Desanto Jones, the Executive Director of the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification. AKA: The “Certification Consortium”.
Show Notes:
NASPA Faculty survey (pdf)
War Creates Financial Woes for Russian &Ukrainian Students: (Rewind to “Office Hours” Episode: March 11, 2022)
Nevada System Chancellor Resigns: (Rewind to “Office Hours” Episode: January 19, 2022)
Student Affairs Profession faces Retention Issues:
(Rewind to “Office Hours” Episode: September 22, 2021)
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Office Hours Replay: NASPA Recap & Review