Professionals & Faculty

NASPA has tailored benefits exclusively for you, professionals and faculty working in the field of student affairs. Membership connects you to our network of over 15,000 members at over 2,100 campuses in all fifty states and countries across the globe, all with a commitment to personal and professional development for both you and the students you serve. 

Professional & Faculty Member Benefits

• Discounted registration on all in-person NASPA events, including the NASPA Annual Conference, Regional, and Constituent Group events.
• Discounted or free registration on all virtual learning and engagement opportunities, including live briefings, short-courses, community building and networking conversations, and large-scale virtual events.
• The opportunity to engage with NASPA's Regions, Knowledge Communities, and other Constituent Groups, including holding appointed and elected volunteer leadership positions.
• Discounted application fees for all Student Affairs Educator Certification credentials. Active Certificants earn Continuing Education credit by participating in NASPA professional development events and gain access to exclusive recognition, learning, and engagement opportunities.
• The opportunity to vote in annual NASPA elections.
• Professional development-focused volunteer opportunities including reviewing programs, presenting at in-person or virtual NASPA events, and serving on task forces and committees.
• Access to members-only scholarship and grant opportunities, including the ability to nominate and receive NASPA awards.
• Online access to NASPA's three historic scholarly journals: JSARPA, NJAWHE, and JCC.
• Online access to the Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
• Online access to Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning.
• Member rate on all NASPA publications (up to a 33% discount!)
• Personalized NASPA communications, including the NASPA Weekly Update.
• Access to a searchable online member directory.
• Discounted rate for professional liability insurance through Forrest T. Jones.
• Online engagement through the ability to comment on articles and blog posts on naspa.org

View NASPA member benefits for other member types.

 

NASPA MEMBERSHIP

Click the "Join" button to enter the NASPA membership join process. You will be asked a series of questions to determine which of the membership types below is most appropriate for you. **

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Member Type	Price
Professional Affiliate Student affairs administrators or staff members at NASPA member institutions in the United States.	$80.00
International Affiliate Student affairs and/or higher education administrators or staff at non-US higher education institutions around the globe.	$80.00
Associate Affiliate Student affairs administrators at non-member colleges or university campuses around the globe. Professional staff members of educationally related groups who are employed by postsecondary institutions that are not eligible for membership.	$250.00
Faculty Affiliate Full time teaching faculty at NASPA (member or non-member) institutions across the globe.	$80.00
Emeritus Affiliate Former voting delegates, professional affiliates, faculty affiliates, or associate affiliates who are officially designated as retired and who are no longer employed full-time in higher education.	$50.00
Professionals & Faculty in Transition NASPA’s Transitional Membership is designed to bridge a gap for student affairs professionals who wish to stay connected to the Association while searching for their next opportunity following a job loss. In recognition of the significant impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the student affairs profession, the transitional membership is now available to both renewing and brand new members, as well as recent graduate students who have not yet found employment in student affairs, for one annual join or renewal. To access the transitional membership, please click here.	$40.00

 

For an additional $90, any membership can be upgraded to include:

• A 15% discount on eligible NASPA Online Learning registrations for the duration of your membership year.

• Choice of one complimentary copy of select NASPA book titles.

 

Member Type	Price
Individual Membership Upgrade You will be given the option to purchase an individual membership upgrade during checkout as you create/renew your NASPA individual membership. If you would like to add an upgrade on to an existing membership, please contact us at 202-265-7500.	$90

 

**Individual NASPA memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable.