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NASPA Session Attendees Agree: Room Really Hot

Posted on Tuesday, March 19th 2013
Tags: complaints, conference, convention, venue
NASPA Session Attendees Agree: Room Really Hot
by Kara Sumter Freelance Writer (Debut Story!) After hustling through the convention center and pushing their way through the crowds of student affairs professionals and chatty graduate students on this afternoon, a group of National Association of Student Personnel Administration conference attendees have all agreed: it is just way too hot in the session rooms. [...]

NASPA to Crown “Best Student Affairs Theory” at National Convention

Posted on Monday, March 18th 2013
Tags: acpa, baxter-magolda, chickering, conference, convention, development, naspa, theory, tpe
NASPA to Crown “Best Student Affairs Theory” at National Convention
by Freddie Branch Freelance Writer Attending any student affairs career fair you undoubtedly will hear eager candidates discussing their favorite student affairs theories. Associate Director of Staff Selection at The Oaken State University, Donald Thesseling, whole-heartedly supported the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ plan to crown the “Best Student Affairs Theory” saying “From Chickering [...]

Cartoon: Memories of ACPA in Las Vegas

Posted on Tuesday, March 12th 2013
Tags: conference, convention, fatigue, wellness. vegas
Cartoon: Memories of ACPA in Las Vegas
    by Anna Coleman Freelance Artiste

Graphic: It’s the Last Night of the Conference…

Posted on Thursday, March 7th 2013
Tags: behavior, conference, ethics, romance
Graphic: It’s the Last Night of the Conference…
by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer                       Follow Brody Truce on Twitter @BrodyTruce

Graphic: People Love Me at Conferences…

Posted on Tuesday, July 10th 2012
Tags: behavior, conference, decorum, ethics, etiquette, expectations
Graphic: People Love Me at Conferences…
 

Society Page: NASPA Sends ACPA on Honeymoon Alone, Leaves ACPA Stuck with Deposit

Posted on Tuesday, July 26th 2011
Tags: 2014, acpa, conference, consolidation, merger, naspa, unification
Society Page: NASPA Sends ACPA on Honeymoon Alone, Leaves ACPA Stuck with Deposit
by Dexter Woodlawn Freelance Writer After being left at the altar by the National Association of Student Personnel Association (NASPA), the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) is now stuck going on the planned honeymoon alone, despite a promise from NASPA that they “could remain good friends.” NASPA recently made the decision to pull out of [...]

New Professional Fired for Inappropriate Conference Behavior

Posted on Monday, March 28th 2011
Tags: acpa, conference, etiquette, expectations, naspa
New Professional Fired for Inappropriate Conference Behavior
by Hannah Q. Scott Freelance Writer Jennifer Lane, a residence hall director in her first year at Savoy College, had her contract terminated upon returning from this year’s National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ conference (NASPA). According to Carlos Beals, director of residence life, “Jennifer did not exhibit the type of role modeling behavior that [...]

October Podcast: Best Practices in Fall Conferencing

Posted on Monday, October 11th 2010
Tags: conference, october, podcast
October Podcast: Best Practices in Fall Conferencing
October means it’s time to gussy up and head out to your favorite fall conferences. Don’t let anxiety plague you with questions like: What should I wear? How should I act? What’s the best topic to present? The head writers from The Cronk of Higher Education will help you make the best decisions to dazzle [...]

ACUHO-I Conference Romance Ends Abruptly: NASPA/ACPA Differences Cited

Posted on Wednesday, June 30th 2010
Tags: acpa, acuho, acuhoi, conference, hook-up, merger, naspa, romance
ACUHO-I Conference Romance Ends Abruptly: NASPA/ACPA Differences Cited
by Brody K. Truce Senior Staff Writer The Cronk of Higher Education is sad to report that Adam Alex Michaelson and June Andrea Michaels have announced their breakup. The couple met last Saturday morning at the ACUHO-I conference registration table. “It was a fairytale meeting,” said Stacy Oliver, a volunteer who was working at the [...]

ACPA Members Prove Woefully Inept at Understanding the Shout Out

Posted on Monday, March 22nd 2010
Tags: 2010, acpa, boston, conference, convention, etiquette, naspa, social media, texting, twitter
ACPA Members Prove Woefully Inept at Understanding the Shout Out
Likely, the final hours of American College Personnel Association (ACPA) President Tom Jackson’s term will be spent issuing pardons for a number of misguided conference delegates. ACPA held its annual convention this week in Boston, where over 3000 college student affairs professionals met to attend workshops and learn the latest trends in higher education. “What [...]
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