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.
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.
Join us for this engaging presentation about how student affairs professionals can use the theory-to-practice framework of Appreciative Advising to build trust-filled relationships with students, co-workers, and supervisors.
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 Illinois College Personnel Association (ICPA) is hosting a series of one-hour virtual meet-ups designed to connect members across Illinois with one another and chapter leadership. These sessions will provide space to reconnect, learn more about upcoming ICPA initiatives, and build momentum ahead of the ACPA Annual Convention.
Join us for an engaging virtual event spotlighting upcoming ACPA26 Annual Convention sessions endorsed by the Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education (CASHE), which are focused on academic support and student success. Presenters will offer brief previews of their sessions, share key takeaways, and engage with the academic support community.
Learn the top 12 things participants need from facilitators, how to flex your style, how to make concepts sticky, the power of storytelling, and leave with tips and tricks to make your programs more interactive.
Managing a large caseload of students doesn’t have to mean sacrificing connection, clarity, or student engagement. In this interactive session, participants will learn how to design and implement group advising experiences that builds community, fosters student agency, and creates connections that last beyond a single session – a true slay! This is the second webinar in ACPA-Michigan’s 2026 Webinar Series “Doing More with Less,” which features presentations from higher education faculty and staff about how their campus remains steadfast in centering student success while facing budget cuts, minimized staffs, and uncertain futures. We hope you’ll join us!
CPAC is back and building momentum! Join us for a relaxed virtual social to reconnect with colleagues across Colorado, meet the newly energized CPAC leadership board, and learn what’s ahead, including plans for ACPA, a potential Drive-In Conference, and ways to get involved. Whether you’re a long-time member or new to CPAC, we’d love to see you there.
Join the Coalition for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) in community with our Networks to gather for a general membership meeting. CMA's Networks include the Asian Pacific American Network, Latinx Network, Multiracial & Transracial Adoptee Network , and Pan African Network.
Bridging the Gap Between National Entertainment and Higher EdPresented by the Commission for Student InvolvementMonday, March 9 2026 | 3:00PM ESTPlanning a large event can be overwhelming, especially when you combine it with campus hurdles and red tape. Everyone is short on resources, time, and staff, and sometimes it feels as though high level artist […]
Join us for a pre-convention virtual social with ACPA's Coalitions and Networks, which foster mentoring, advance scholarship, and build community across roles and identities. This session offers a preview of what to expect from the Coalitions and Networks at the ACPA26 Annual Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Participants will connect directly with Coalition and Network leaders to learn about upcoming socials, sponsored programs, and open business meetings. Attendees will also be entered into a giveaway raffle for a chance to win books during the session.
On Wednesday, March 18, at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, join CFI for a brief introduction to Fat Liberation. We'll also be sharing how to connect with CFI during ACPA Convention in Baltimore and answering any questions you have about Convention. Register here: https://myacpa.member365.org/public/event/details/43bbcc15f7f3d54eb0ad304ba1440c989ab64ccb/1
GSNPCOP is hosting an info session for graduate students and new professionals preparing for ACPA’s Annual Convention in Baltimore. This conversation offers a welcoming space to learn how to get involved, understand engagement opportunities, and build early connections before arriving at Convention.
Join us for a Meet and Greet for those who are interested in learning more about the California College Personnel Association CCPA), a Chapter of ACPA. The CCPA Board of Directors will be presenting to those who join the webinar on what the organization consists of and ways to get involved. This event is free to attend for ACPA members and non-members looking to learn more about ACPA or Chapter Only membership.
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.
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.
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 which also centers the current state of higher education. At ACPA26, we encourage attendees to: Be More Anchored. To be grounded in our roots, true to our […]