Going into its 27th year, the Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute is an ACPA educational program for those who have been in the student affairs field for five or more years or are a departmental director. The Institute guides those desiring to grow their authentic leadership, strengthen their capacities and understand self and organizational dynamics in order to lead well.
This session focuses on the development, implementation, and evolution of the Need Based Rent Subsidy program at UC Davis. We will focus on funding streams, eligibility criteria, determining students’ need without re-traumatizing them or asking them to perform their poverty, deciding how much each student receives, and evaluating appeals. Presenters will focus specifically on how they equitably distributed funds with a focus on those most often under-resourced in housing affordability initiatives: student parents, undocumented and AB540 students, and international students.
In an era of shifting student needs and evolving campus cultures, resilience is essential. "Tuning the Instrument: Mindfulness and Stuff" invites participants to explore practical, research-backed strategies that strengthen focus, reduce stress, and help educators and students thrive in new norms. This is the first webinar in ACPA-Michigan's 2026 Webinar Series "Doing More with Less," which will feature 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!
Join us for a panel discussion with student leaders from different experiences and educational institutions. This moderated roundtable will include a general conversation about the student leader experience and trends across leadership growth.
The ACPA Policy Pulse is a monthly series of open conversations and webinar-style presentations focused on the latest public policy and advocacy efforts of ACPA. Designed as a space for connection and learning, this series invites ACPA members to come together to process recent legislation, digest its implications for higher education, and engage with colleagues and experts who are closely involved in the issues at hand.
Join Andrea Simmons for this Growing Knowledge Series (GKS) webinar titled: "Diversifying the Physician Workforce: Black Medical Students Matriculate Through Holistic Admissions." This webinar is presented in partnership by ACPA's Communities of Practice. This webinar examines evidence-based strategies for diversifying the physician workforce. Drawing from qualitative research on the successful matriculation of Black medical students, the session centers strengths, achievement, and resilience within mission-aligned admissions processes.
The ACPA Policy Pulse is a monthly series of open conversations and webinar-style presentations focused on the latest public policy and advocacy efforts of ACPA. Designed as a space for connection and learning, this series invites ACPA members to come together to process recent legislation, digest its implications for higher education, and engage with colleagues and experts who are closely involved in the issues at hand.
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.
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.
Are you a current doctoral student or doctoral candidate looking for a dedicated study/writing space or looking for accountability buddies? Join GSNP’s Doctoral Study & Writing Space. This is a biweekly space to study/write and form a community of fellow doctoral students & candidates!
“FROM MY FATHER’S EYES”: A CONVERSATION WITH FATHER PROFESSIONALS TUESDAY, January 27th, 2026 2 - 3PM EST / 1 - 2PM CST / 12 - 1PM MST / 11AM - 12PM PST DESCRIPTION Fatherhood remains an underexamined topic within higher education, particularly when viewed through the experiences of fathers themselves. As faculty and […]
Join the Graduate Students & New Professionals Community of Practice (GSNPCOP) and the Coalition for Disability (CD) for a session facilitated by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). We will break down what self‑advocacy during graduate school and the transition to the workforce can look like across the job search, interview process, onboarding, and early career roles.
The contemporary national and higher education contexts have experienced a wave of backlash, pushback, and retrenchment in the efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These terms that once invoked discourse that offered hope and promise as it related to how they would be operationalized in colleges, schools, universities, and workforce settings has now been deemed at best divisive and at worst counter productive to uniting the States of America. Thus, this session will shed light on how seasoned higher education scholars and administrators have navigated and continue to negotiate the terrain as it relates to advancing their administrative and scholarly engagements in environments. And, how they have ultimately shifted their foci to foreground Belonging when the focus on DEI left them at a crossroads.
In the Zulu tradition, the greeting "Sawubona" means "I see you." It is an acknowledgment of one’s whole being their history, their potential, and their place within the community. In the world of academia and practice, this deep visibility is the cornerstone of transformative mentorship. Join us for a dynamic dialogue featuring distinguished panelist as we celebrate National Mentorship Month. Whether you are seeking a mentor, currently guiding others, or looking to integrate mentorship into your professional identity, this session offers a profound look at how we "see" one another into success.