What Should College Students Learn?

From the President's Desk

This summer in my June blog post, I discussed the concept that college completion and student learning are two sides of the same coin – we cannot foster one without fostering the other. College completion, be it a certificate, associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree or more is important today because more jobs requiring advanced education and average personal earnings increase with education...

Joint Resolution Honoring Dr. Robert H. Shaffer on his 100th Birthday

September 13, 2015

WHEREAS, the American College Personnel Association, the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, and past and present student affairs professionals wish to acknowledge the 100th birthday of Dr. Robert H. Shaffer on September 13, 2015; and,

WHEREAS, Dr. Shaffer has served as the first president of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, associate editor of the Personnel and Guidance Journal, secretary of ACPA, vice president of NASPA, and editor of the NASPA Journal; and,

Dr. Cindi Love Represents ACPA at President's Campus Challenge

Dear Colleagues,

On September 10-11, 2015, I will be participating in the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge as a panelist presenter with Janina Montero, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at UCLA, Greg Jao, the Vice President & Director of Campus Engagement at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Eboo Patel, Founder and CEO of IFYC.

Policy Update: Sexual Assault Issue On Campuses - Hearing in the House of Representatives

Congress is back and focusing on a myriad of budget issues; 2015 budget expires at the end of this month.

On Thursday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault on College Campuses.” The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  There will be a live broadcast of the hearing, accessible through www.house.gov.