Going into its 25th 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.
ACPA is excited to partner with Strengths University for the 2023 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 field of student affairs has seen an exodus of staff members over the past few years. Employee attrition, however, is not a new problem in student affairs. Join Dr. Gudrun Nyunt, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Northern Illinois University, as she shares findings of her grounded theory study that aimed to understand why […]
Scholar and feminist bell hooks noted, “Choosing wellness is an act of political resistance.” This webinar will explore the current experiences of Black women in academia. Panelists will share their personal experiences, offer strategies for overcoming challenges, and discuss the empowering act of actively prioritizing one's well-being while navigating higher education. This webinar is presented […]
The ACPA Senior-Level Community of Practice (SLCoP) coordinates and hosts the Senior-Level Support Network (SLSN). These monthly conversations with colleagues in leadership roles offer a space to discuss concerns and issues across institutional size, type, and location. The low-key conversations are broadly themed with opportunity for additional topics, relationship building, and unique or shared questions. […]
The purpose of this session is to empower members of ACPA’s Graduate Students & New Professionals to have a deeper understanding of their finances. This session will go over financial literacy basics and encourage participants to set financial standards to implement for the year. Date: February 16th 9am PST/ 12pm EST Registration Link: https://myacpa.member365.org/public/event/details/4d4b105c7051e2d9e9c402ca849548cda6065461/1 Learning […]
The Membership and Engagement Committee is incredibly excited to announce our first event as a coalition! Join us on February 18th, at 3 pm EST on Zoom to be in community together. We'll have space for a guided meditation to ground ourselves and then have time to catch up, talk about what's coming up at […]
The NINLHE Institute is a time for professional development, networking with other educators, and personal renewal. Through this residential institute, educators with expertise in policies and practices vital to Native student success develop through our training sessions.
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.
Professionals in the student affairs field report concerns of stress, burnout, work-life balance issues, overall job satisfaction, and unrealistic demands and expectations often resulting in employees exiting the field (Bochman, 2007; Evans, 1988; Lorden, 1998; Marshall et al., 2016; Mullen et al., 2018; Rosser & Javinar, 2003; Ward, 1995). The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 further […]