NASPA - Student affairs administrators in higher education

NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice, and affirms the commitment of the student affairs profession to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. With over 11,000 members at 1,400 campuses, and representing 29 countries, NASPA is the foremost professional association for student affairs administrators, faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students. NASPA members are committed to serving college students by embracing the core values of diversity, learning, integrity, collaboration, access, service, fellowship, and the spirit of inquiry.

NASPA members serve a variety of functions and roles, including the vice president and dean for student life, as well as professionals working within housing and residence life, student unions, student activities, counseling, career development, orientation, enrollment management, racial and ethnic minority support services, and retention and assessment. NASPA serves its members through a wide range of services, including outstanding publications; a variety of professional development opportunities for student affairs individuals at all levels within the profession; and a comprehensive, content-rich website that is the most widely accessed website in the student affairs association community.

NASPA Multicultural Institute

Sponsors: NASPA, African American Concerns, Asian Pacific Island, DisAbilities, GLBT, Indigenous Peoples, Latino/a Knowledge Communities and NINLHE

Location: Hyatt Regency, Miami, FL

Joseph DeSanto Assistant Director of Educational Programs NASPA	Dr. Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, Executive Director, NASPA and Lt Col Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, U.S. Army (Retired)
Lt Col Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, U.S. Army (Retired) - PLENARY SPEAKER	Karen Francis-Begay, Special Advisor to the President on American Indian Affairs, The University of Arizona
Iris PrettyPaint, Assistant to the Vice President for Research & Development, Co-Director of Research Opportunities in Science for Native Americans (ROSNA), The University of Montana - PLENARY SPEAKER Click here to view Iris PrettyPaint's Presentation: Shaping Indigenous Higher Education Through Successful Collaboration