About Join the Graduate Student & New Professional Community of Practice for the last emPOWER Hour of the year! The topic is "Sorry to Inform You: Tools to Navigate Rejection in the Job Search". A panel of new professionals and mid level student affairs professionals will be discussing how to support yourself when facing rejection […]
Whether the motivation is career advancement or conducting research that will progress the Higher Education field, many practitioners find themselves considering pursuing a doctorate. Utilizing the knowledge of current doctoral students, this session will provide participants with insights on various parts of the doctoral journey. Participants will discuss topics such as factors to consider in […]
2022 International Colloquium session 1 Title: Complicating International Student Support: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues within U.S. Higher Education Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022 Time: 11 am - 12 pm (ET) Description: In this session, panelists will provide sociohistorical perspectives about events, policies, and histories that affect international students in the United States. A deeper […]
2022 International Colloquium session 2 Title: Career Pathways: Legal, Professional, and Personal Perspectives of International Students’ Post-Graduation Journeys Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022 Time: 1 pm – 2 pm (ET) Description: This session shares the unique possibilities and challenges of international students’ post-graduation including options of pursuing graduate school, returning home, and getting jobs […]
2022 International Colloquium session 3 Title: Intersecting Identities of International Faculty: Challenges and Well-being Date: Friday, April 15, 2022 Time: 12 pm – 1 pm (ET) Description: In this session, three international scholars will talk about how their multiple intersecting identities impact their experiences and challenges living and working in the U.S. higher ed. […]
The ACPA Senior-Level Community of Practice (SLCoP) coordinates and hosts the Senior-Level Support Network. Our monthly conversations are to discuss concerns and issues facing those in leadership positions across institutional size, type, and location. These low-key conversations are broadly themed with space for additional topics, relationship building, and unique or shared questions. Conversations are scheduled […]
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.
2022 International Colloquium session 4 Title: Third-Culture and In-Betweeners: Navigating Unique Identities and Sometimes Missing Voices in International Higher Education Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022 Time: 12 pm – 1 pm (ET) Description: In this session, participants will discuss how their unique identities as third-culture and/or in-betweeners has provided both advantages and challenges as […]
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.
ACPA is proud to offer virtual learning opportunities for student affairs and higher education professionals. Join colleagues as we focus on getting you the information you need to thrive in your role and best support your students right now.
The Institute for Critical Perspectives and Practices on College Masculinities will provide a space for student affairs educators, scholars, and higher education professionals to critically explore and reflect on the future of men and masculinities scholarship and practice. This virtual institute will curate opportunities for critical reflection and provide tools for professional practice related to examining power and privilege as well as centering the experiences of marginalized masculinities in higher education. Through dynamic keynote speakers and interactive workshops, participants will gain critical perspectives and practices that will allow them to reimagine new possibilities for engaging and supporting college men.
Approximately 30% of ACPA members currently identify as entry-level professionals with 1-3 years of experience in student affairs work. ACPA created the Phyllis L. Mable Emerging Leaders Institute (previously the New Professionals Institute) to support the development of emerging leaders as they collectively serve thousands of students on a daily basis. This Institute includes several mentoring opportunities and one-on-one interactions with several of today’s leaders in higher education and student affairs as resident faculty and small group facilitators.