Events

  • ACPA Michigan Summer Conference

    The ACPA-Michigan Chapter is excited to announce its 2025 Summer Conference, which will take place at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Join us as we dive into meaningful conversations and innovative strategies to build stronger futures in higher education. With a focus on resilience, strategy, and creating meaningful and longstanding change, we’ll explore ways to uplift every voice and transform our communities for the better. More information about the call for programs, conference schedule, and transportation and lodging, are forthcoming, but register now to save the date and hold your spot. Our call for programs is currently open, so please consider submitting a program proposal for the conference here.

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  • South Carolina College Personnel Association Conference

    The ACPA-Michigan Chapter is excited to announce its 2025 Summer Conference, which will take place at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Join us as we dive into meaningful conversations and innovative strategies to build stronger futures in higher education. With a focus on resilience, strategy, and creating meaningful and longstanding change, we’ll explore ways to uplift every voice and transform our communities for the better. More information about the call for programs, conference schedule, and transportation and lodging, are forthcoming, but register now to save the date and hold your spot. Our call for programs is currently open, so please consider submitting a program proposal for the conference here.

    • Entity Event
    • In-Person
  • Commission for Career Services General Member Meeting

    At this year’s institute, participants in the foundations of men and masculinities scholarship and explore how holding joy is critical in these difficult times. This institute will center interaction and discussion. Participants will break into groups of undergraduate/graduate student/emerging scholars, staff/practitioner scholars, and researcher/faculty scholars, to discuss insights and how to create networks of support.

    • In-Person
  • Georgia College Personnel Association Annual Conference

    At this year’s institute, participants in the foundations of men and masculinities scholarship and explore how holding joy is critical in these difficult times. This institute will center interaction and discussion. Participants will break into groups of undergraduate/graduate student/emerging scholars, staff/practitioner scholars, and researcher/faculty scholars, to discuss insights and how to create networks of support.

    • In-Person

    ACPA Michigan Annual Conference

    At this year’s institute, participants in the foundations of men and masculinities scholarship and explore how holding joy is critical in these difficult times. This institute will center interaction and discussion. Participants will break into groups of undergraduate/graduate student/emerging scholars, staff/practitioner scholars, and researcher/faculty scholars, to discuss insights and how to create networks of support.

    • In-Person

    California College Personnel Association Fall Institute

    At this year’s institute, participants in the foundations of men and masculinities scholarship and explore how holding joy is critical in these difficult times. This institute will center interaction and discussion. Participants will break into groups of undergraduate/graduate student/emerging scholars, staff/practitioner scholars, and researcher/faculty scholars, to discuss insights and how to create networks of support.

    • In-Person

    2025 Institute on the Curricular Approach™

    DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC - Crystal City 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA, United States

    Join student affairs and higher education colleagues on a journey toward implementing a curricular approach on your campus at the Institute on the Curricular Approach (ICA)! This learning experience is dynamic and valuable, as you will have access to concrete examples of how institutions with similar institutional values have developed and implemented their Curricular Approach in residence life, student leadership, or student conduct. Showcase Institutions will share how they used the 10 Essential Elements, their lessons learned, and implementation successes. This event is a straight-forward way to obtain clear direction from higher education and student affairs professionals who have done the work.

    • In-Person
  • NextGen Institute 2026

    NextGen is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to learn about the field of student affairs. Topics include the breadth of functional areas, trends in Student Affairs, different types of colleges and universities, the graduate school application and selection process, and ACPA. The institute is an opportunity for the next generation of Student Affairs educators to learn from faculty and professionals with a variety of personal and professional experiences and identities from diverse institutional types. NextGen is a wonderful opportunity for participants to learn about the Student Affairs profession, meet new colleagues, establish mentoring relationships, and reflect on the intersection of their personal and professional identities in pursuit of a meaningful career path.

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    2026 Dean of Students Institute

    Identify the knowledge, skills and awareness necessary for culturally competent leadership while you deepen your emotional intelligence and your capacity to be a responsive, empathic and authentic senior leader.

    • In-Person

    ACPA26 // Baltimore, MD

    The ACPA26 Convention Team is excited to welcome you to Baltimore, Maryland for ACPA26 from 30 March – 2 April 2026.  ACPA26 will be a space of learning and growth […]

    • In-Person
  • 2026 Student Affairs Assessment Institute™

    Westin Rosemont O'Hare 6100 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL

    ACPA's Student Affairs Assessment Institute, sponsored by the Commission for Assessment and Evaluation, provides a guided, curricular experience where participants can develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit. This Signature Institute provides a guided, curricular experience where participants can develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit. The Student Affairs Assessment Institute provides a balance of instruction and hands-on experience designed to ensure attendees leave with the assessment skills and knowledge necessary to develop and execute quality assessment plans on their campuses.

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  • 2026 Institute on the Curricular Approach™

    Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa 3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA

    Join student affairs and higher education colleagues on a journey toward implementing a curricular approach on your campus at the Institute on the Curricular Approach (ICA)! This learning experience is dynamic and valuable, as you will have access to concrete examples of how institutions with similar institutional values have developed and implemented their Curricular Approach in residence life, student leadership, or student conduct. Showcase Institutions will share how they used the 10 Essential Elements, their lessons learned, and implementation successes. This event is a straight-forward way to obtain clear direction from higher education and student affairs professionals who have done the work.

    • In-Person