Events

  • Spring 2025 Supervisor Strengths Institute

    Online

    ACPA is excited to partner with Strengths University for the 2024 Supervisor Strengths Institute! Learn to become a more effective supervisor and show up authentically in your leadership role. You'll gain skills around how to feel balanced, aligned, and able to genuinely enjoy your work while having the energy to do your best work. Strengths University understands the challenges, the frustrations, and the joys of leading a team. We want to help you manage the stress and chaos, so you can better lead your team, support your students, and have more balance in your life.

    • Virtual

    GSNP ConNEXT: What’s Next in Your ACPA Journey?

    Zoom

      GSNP ConNEXT: What's Next in Your ACPA Journey? | Jan 27, 2025 at 5:30pm ET Join us for an inspiring panel discussion featuring esteemed leaders from ACPA’s Leadership Council, International Office, and Mid- and Senior-Level Communities of Practice. This event is designed for graduate students and new professionals eager to envision their future within […]

  • NextGen Institute 2025

    Hyatt Regency Long Beach 200 S. Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California

    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.

    • In-Person

    2025 Dean of Students Institute

    Hyatt Regency Long Beach 200 S. Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California

    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

    C2YC Coffee Chat (ACPA25 Convention)

    Hyatt Regency Long Beach 200 S. Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California

    An informal networking event-connect with current and new members of the commission over coffee! Light refreshments will be available. Event held in Regency Ballroom C.

    C2YC Entity Network and Meeting (APCA25 Convention)

    Hyatt Regency Long Beach 200 S. Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California

    Meet with members of the C2YC and other conference attendees interested in two-year colleges! Event to be held in Regency Ballroom C.

  • Program Design School

    Online

    Join The Leadership and Training Studio and Erin Fischer for a two-day, hands-on, engaging and entertaining seminar. Erin will share how she wrote 90 programs in four and a half years and still has more ideas. (As a matter of fact, she has written eight new courses in three months.) You will learn how to write participant guides, facilitator guides, identify 40 learning methods and understand why you can’t write learning objectives until the end of your course! By the end of the two days, you will have a template for writing consistently and engaging material with ease. We are excited to continue to offer this outstanding professional development opportunity in a live virtual format using Zoom Video Conferencing.

    • Virtual

    Engaging Diverse Populations in Survey Research – Presented by ACPA’s Commission for Assessment & Evaluation

    Online

    Click here to register The session will provide participants with practical strategies for engaging diverse populations in survey research focusing on equity, inclusivity, and representation. It incorporates evidence-based methodological and theoretical frameworks to survey development and analysis. It will provide assessment practitioners with strategies to use the development of equitable and inclusive assessments.This webinar is […]

    • Virtual

    Community Conversations-The Changing Landscape of DEI in Higher Education

    Online

    Join the Commission for Two Year Colleges for monthly Drop-In Discussions to address topics that are vital to the work we do. These Drop-Ins will also serve as a space for attendees to network and come together in community, as we navigate the ever-changing, turbulent waters of higher education. Attendance is FREE and open to […]