Border Crossings & Navigating Differences

From the President's Desk

Thursday, 26 March 2015 - 9:12pm
Dear Colleague, Thank you so much for being part of the ACPA 2015 Convention experience. Whether you were physically in Tampa, on-line with our new ACPA Video On Demand Digital Pass or engaging via social media (#ACPA15, #SAThanks and more), your voice and energy were important and valued as part of the experience for everyone. We learned a lot together. In spite of major weather delays and...

Town Hall Feedback - 2015 Convention

From the President's Desk

Monday, 23 March 2015 - 11:29pm
Town Hall Feedback - March 2015 Members were asked to reflect on what they believe elected and appointed leaders are doing well as well as areas of improvements: DOING WELL Elected and Appointed Leaders/Employees & Contractors for the International Office The leadership initiates contact with members. Accessibility of leaders (transparency with in the association) Not afraid to take...

We Must Do Better

From the President's Desk

Monday, 23 March 2015 - 10:40am
23 March 2015 It has been a little over a week since returning from ACPA15. After catching up on some sleep, I’m at a place to reflect on my experience. Knowing that I would be transitioning into the President’s role, I had played out the various moments of convention in my head thinking that I would know what to anticipate and could be prepared. ACPA15 didn’t go as I expected and while some...

Keeping Florida State University in Our Thoughts

From the President's Desk

Thursday, 20 November 2014 - 2:32pm
The members of ACPA-College Student Educators International join with our colleagues around the world in sentiments of support and care for the Florida State University and Tallahassee communities. In September, we joined with several other student affairs organizations and released a joint statement entitled Keeping Guns Off Campus . We reaffirm our commitment to this statement today, and are...

Careers in Student Affairs: A Personal Reflection

From the President's Desk

Thursday, 9 October 2014 - 11:47am
To help celebrate Careers in Student Affairs Month, we are happy to have ACPA President Kent Porterfield share a personal reflection on his experience in the field. Like many of my friends and colleagues in student affairs, I happened upon this career because of the influence of a few key mentors in my life. I did not map an intentional path to a career in student affairs. In fact, I didn’t even...