Exclusive Institutional Member Virtual Learning Options

For 2024-25, you can enhance your Institutional Membership with additional options for virtual professional development opportunities for all individual NASPA members at your institution. These opportunities are available exclusively to our institutional members: 

 

 

 

  *In order to use the professional development upgrade package or be eligible for the Virtual Conference package registration, one must have an active individual membership. The institutional membership provides a subsidized cost of an individual membership, making it $80 to receive the member benefits, plus the upgraded benefits. This upgrade package is unavailable to those who are not individual NASPA members. To add an individual membership, log into your NASPA account and join today!

**Title IX Courses and programs hosted by the Center for First-generation Student Success are not included in the package discount.

 

Webinar Package

The Misunderstood Victimization and Trauma of Black Women
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 1 in 5 Black women are survivors of sexual assault. However, their numbers are lower in prosecuted cases. Why is this? It is because Black women and girls have historically been dehumanized, considered unrapeable, and left without legal recourse, therefore they become easier targets for sexual violence and are more reluctant to come forward. In addition, negative stereotypes and structural biases have had devastating consequences for Black women. Their trauma and victimization are often misunderstood, mislabeled or dismissed by systems (i.e. criminal justice, healthcare, etc..) and even by their own culture.
Advocating for Undocumented Students' Career Success

Due to lack of federal immigration reform, hundreds of thousands of undocumented students face severely restricted college and career options. The majority of undocumented students in high school and college in the U.S. today do not have work authorization and are effectively locked out of the workforce. In higher education institutions, educators, student affairs professionals, and administrators struggle to support the unique needs of their undocumented students and to guide students towards income-generating opportunities that do not require work authorization. The situation is even more dire in states like Texas and Florida, where state legislatures are actively reversing decades of progress through passing hostile immigration policies. As a result of institutional and political challenges far beyond their control, hundreds of thousands of talented, qualified, and accomplished students are unable to pursue their dreams, seek employment, and build wealth.
The Price of Good Advice: Establishing a Robust Title IX Advisors Program

As an institution that has facilitated more than 165 formal investigations and 50 live hearings since the 2020 Title IX regulations went into effect, The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) developed a robust Title IX Advisors program to meet the needs of parties going through the formal grievance process, including the non-hearing eligible cases and providing advisors for the investigation stage of the process. The Title IX Advisors program is housed within the support and resources program of UT Austin’s Title IX Office. 

 
Welcoming Ain't Belonging: Validation and Mattering for Men of Color

The qualitative case study explored the factors that foster an atmosphere of belonging for men of color (MOC) attending a two-year Predominantly White Institution (PWI). The pressing issue is that PWI colleges erroneously assume that an extension or invitation of welcome is the same as fostering a sense of belonging for men of color (MOC). This led colleges to construct policies and practices that do not intentionally and deliberately create an atmosphere where MOC feel valued, validated, and visible. According to Maestas, Vaquera, and Zehr (2007), fostering a sense of belonging is paramount to retaining and graduating students of color. The study surfaced three central themes: (a) experiencing an atmosphere of welcome, (b) desire for cultural representation and celebration, and (c) the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training.

Career Readiness: A Shared Responsibility Between Student Affairs & Academic Affairs

At R1 institutions, career outcomes have focused on the first destination, with corporate hiring and graduate school enrollment. Today, student success is larger than a first destination. “Career Readiness” is now an accepted student success outcome. Yet, how do research-intensive institutions frame this explicitly as tied to institutional learning outcomes and a shared responsibility of academic and student affairs? Three institutions, Stony Brook University - SUNY, College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, and University of Texas at Austin- will share their models and approaches.
Why Saying No is Sometimes Best: Making Sense of Policy in your Student-Centered Role

Whether you love policy, hate policy, or love to hate it, we all must engage with it in our student-centered roles.  This session will give you a framework for understanding policy, identifying how your and your institution’s values play into policy, and advocating for changes that support student success for all students..
How to Motivate Students to Act to End Sexual Violence and Create a Cool, Engaging and Inclusive Prevention Program

How can you creatively connect students to the issue of sexual violence and motivate them to take action? How can you influence their behaviors? By exploring cutting-edge behavioral science frameworks, we'll provide tools for effective communication, skill-building, and positively shifting students' everyday actions. In addition, we'll share innovative and inclusive materials, from tabling toolkits to fun workshop games, that you can implement in your diverse campus communities. If you are struggling with student engagement around sexual violence, this workshop is for you!
Listening for the Quiet Voices: Developing Inclusive Spaces for Introverted Students and Colleagues

While extroverts are known as being outgoing, assertive, and often considered likable and good leaders, introverts are often known as quiet or anti-social. However, introverts are also active listeners, creative, and adept at relating to others. The presenter will share a deeper understanding of introversion using Jung's personality theory, describe the types of introverts, explore misconceptions and strengths, and discuss strategies to support and empower introverted students and colleagues.
Evolving Student-Faculty Interactions: Predictors of Retention and Satisfaction Among Generation Z

This session features a faculty presentation describing the results of their recent study examining how the student-faculty interactions of 342 first-year Generation Z college students influenced retention and satisfaction at a public land-grant institution in the Midwest. Presenters will discuss practical ideas for faculty and student affairs professionals as they engage in empirically proven, evolving student-faculty interactions with Generation Z college students.
Free Speech on Campus in a Polarized National Landscape

This conversation will center on strengthening education regarding campus free speech policies and provide best practices on how to navigate a polarized national landscape. Topic areas will include: the role of administrators, the potential legal implications of campus free speech policies, examples of detailed campus free expression policies, strategies to prepare students for activism, and tools to facilitate dialogue and encourage democratic engagement on campus.
Creating an Assessment Calendar

Assess, assess, assess! There are many competing priorities and projects that require teams to articulate what needs to be assessed, how they are assessing and why they are assessing. An assessment calendar captures these different factors to ensure your team is on track and focused on aligning assessment projects to the departmental and divisional needs. Learn the key ingredients to construct a successful assessment calendar and practice creating an assessment calendar in this session!
Filling the Gap: Foundations of the Supervisory Relationship

Recognizing that SA professionals often have little formal training in supervision (Schuh & Carlisle, 1997; Shupp & Armino, 2012; Winston & Miller, 1999), the presenters offer an alternative to supervising based on how attendees may have been supervised. The presenters will deliver evidence-based supervision theories which will fill a gap in understanding the fundamentals of creating an effective supervisory relationship. Based on the presenters’ experience with supervising graduate students and professionals and working with student affairs internship site supervisors, attendees will gain techniques to use in building a successful supervisory relationship.

ChatGPT is Coming for Us All! (Or Not.): The Ethics and Effective Use of ARtificual Intelligence in Education

With the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) writing programs, such as ChatGPT, educators, students, and administrators face both opportunities and challenges. While these tools offer enhanced writing capabilities and learning experiences, they also pose potential risks when misused. This presentation will offer a comprehensive look into the capabilities of AI writing tools, their projected trajectory in education, and recommendations for drafting rules and policies to regulate their use effectively.