BREAKING: NASPA Conference Canceled after Hotel Starbucks Runs Out of Coffee
Posted on Monday, March 18th 2013
Tags: budget, coffee, ethics, lines, naspa, priorities, starbucks, tpe
Tags: budget, coffee, ethics, lines, naspa, priorities, starbucks, tpe
by Josh Bond On-scene Freelancer The final three days of the 95th annual NASPA conference were cancelled this afternoon after the Starbucks in the conference hotel ran out of coffee. “Given the circumstances, we don’t feel that attendees can achieve an appropriate level of BOLD-ness without caffeine,” said a high ranking anonymous member of the [...]
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
Tags: acpa, baxter-magolda, chickering, conference, convention, development, naspa, theory, tpe
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 [...]
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
Tags: 2014, acpa, conference, consolidation, merger, naspa, unification
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 [...]
NASPA/ACPA Rumored to Select Cake Flavor and Flower Girl This Week
by Brody K. Truce Senior Staff Writer Even though the polls have just closed on the proposed consolidation of higher education powerhouse organizations NASPA and ACPA, sources close to the couple say the associations are moving forward with wedding arrangements and have narrowed their cake choices to three possibilities and their prospective flower girls down [...]
British Royal Family Requests Moratorium on Competing ACPA/NASPA Wedding Updates
Representatives from the British royal family have sent a memo to the boards of two college administration organizations requesting that the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) put a temporary halt to publicity about their possible union. “This is an opportunity for us to rebuild the reputation [...]
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 [...]
NASPA Hires Nancy Grace to Draft Prenup for ACPA Merger
According to leaked documents from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), famed CNN personality and abrasive former prosecutor Nancy Grace has been put on retainer to create an ironclad prenuptial agreement in NASPA’s predicted union with the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). “Those assholes at NASPA must have heard that we were in [...]
NASPA Replaces Keynote Speakers to Appeal to Hipper Demographic
In a controversial last-minute decision, the planners of the annual conference for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) have replaced scheduled keynote speakers Donna Shalala and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with actors Anne Hathaway and James Franco. “We’ve always been considered the old fogey higher education organization,” said one member of the planning [...]
Anti-TPE Protestors Say “Aspire to Stay. It’s Okay!”
by Erica Price Freelance Writer Rave reviews from the National Association of Student Personnel Association’s (NASPA) recent “Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers” conference have inspired a different group of student affairs administrators to consider some different professional development initiatives. The newly founded “Gold Watch Institute” will be held this coming April in Jacksonville, [...]
Placement Exchange Forced to Institute Strict New Giveaway Policy
by Seamus O’Flannery Freelance Writer It was confirmed in a press release this week that the national higher education recruitment fair “The Placement Exchange” (TPE) will be cracking down on items institutions will be allowed give to candidates at the annual conference. This announcement comes after many complaints from smaller institutions regarding last year’s TPE [...]

