Global Division

Message from the Director

Welcome to the Global Division. We are excited to create a virtual space where colleagues from around the world can explore and engage in global education and initiatives. Our hope is that the Division can connect and engage professionals in rich-filled dialogue about relevant higher education and student affairs and services resources globally. The Global Division is excited to provide resources with multiple insights and perspectives that support our current roles on our campuses and ultimately help provide a broader and deeper understanding of global issues.

The Global Division has the opportunity to encourage us to build together and strengthen the foundations for a new NASPA division, a division that encourages global leaders to develop global voices and share experiences and needs through a common and diverse vision for the future of our organization and profession.

Omneya Badr

Student Success Advisor, Trinity Washington University
Global Division Director

About the Global Division

As a designated NASPA Division, the Global Division guides NASPA’s engagement and support for student affairs professionals around the world through collaboration, research, innovation, and professional development.

The Division fosters collaboration and increases communication across the Association, with similarly aligned organizations, external constituents, and global partners. More specifically, the Division keeps diverse global higher education issues, and professional development in the foreground of the Association, using the NASPA Strategic Plan as a guideline.

NASPA Global Division

The Roles of the Global Division

Advise

Advising the NASPA Board of Directors on setting (charting) strategic direction. The Division will advise the NASPA Board of Directors on charting the strategic direction for international initiatives in NASPA. The Division will coordinate efforts among all global programs and services of the Association, and foster collaboration and increase communication across the organization, with sister associations, external constituents, and global partners.

Create

Creating partnerships and strategic alliances. The Division will be proactive in creating partnerships with other associations and organizations worldwide to build strategic alliances and increase efforts to collaborate on global issues in higher education.

Cultivate

Cultivating and implementing opportunities for engagement, student support, membership, and professional development of Student Affairs and Student Services professionals around the world. The Division will create and implement programs and processes that engage and support NASPA members globally. The Division will lead research and innovation in global initiatives, creating and deploying resources for NASPA members, areas, and regions.

Develop

Developing community and fostering a collaborative spirit among NASPA’s diverse regions. The Division will routinely engage in discourse on global issues, serve as a resource for global student affairs issues, and work collaboratively to best support and give voice to NASPA colleagues worldwide.

NASPA Global Initiatives

NASPA Global Hours

Welcome to the NASPA Global Division

Insights on Managing Teams - A Global Hour

NASPA Global Perspectives

Best Practices in Student Affairs: A Philippine Perspective

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Global Conference Opportunities

November 12 - November 14, 2025

2025 European Conference for Student Affairs

March 7 - March 8, 2026

2026 NASPA International Symposium

Division/Group Events

April 27 - April 30, 2025

2025 MENASA Area Conference

Regional Annual Conferences

June 18 - June 20, 2025

Collaborate 2025

Research

NASPA Global Division Research & Practice Publication - Call for Submissions

Theme - Creating Global Community

Mission/ Purpose:

The first ever NASPA Global Division Research & Practice digital Publication will feature articles from around the world that help advance our collective knowledge and expertise in global student affairs and services. The content of the publication will support scholars and practitioners around the world in providing meaningful and impactful programs and services to students. The editors of the monograph encourage broad participation and are accepting abstract ideas through April 15, 2025. Your input and participation are welcome.

Never published before? No worries!

We are hosting a series of webinars and in-person opportunities to meet other potential authors with similar interests and will provide advice and tips on getting published.

Information Session

Recorded Thursday 6 Februry 2025 | 9:00am Eastern Time

Link to Recording

Upon review of abstract submissions by the editors, the lead author will be contacted to provide three types of decisions: Accept, Revise and Resubmit, or Decline. Authors will be provided with editorial feedback, and in some cases authors may be asked to collaborate with other authors who have submitted similar topics or content ideas. Final publication of this monograph will coincide with the 2026 NASPA Annual Conference.

If you have ideas or questions please email globaldiv.naspa@gmail.com

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Theme and Sub-themes

The overall theme for the publication is Creating Global Community. There are a range of opportunities within that theme, and we have focused them around the NASPA/ ACPA core competencies. Below each competency are additional prompts for topic areas. Comparative studies and original research are welcomed.

Advising and Supporting

Assessment, Evaluation & Research

Ethical Professional Practice and Personal Foundations

Law, Policy & Governance

Leadership

Organizational & Human Resources

Social Justice & Inclusion

Student Learning & Development

Technology - Advanced

Values, History & Philosophy

Student Success & Mentoring
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Student Basic Needs
Graduate & Alumni Suppor

Conceptual, Theory Building & Impact

Professional Development, Credentialing & Building Professional Community

Unique/ Country-Specific Policy & Practice

Leader vs Leadership Development & Leadership vs Management
Contextual Approaches to Followership & Citizen-Leadership
Decolonization, Activism & Protest Activity

Contextual Perspectives, On-Boarding

Personnel Professional Development, Self-Care & Work Modalities

Accessibility, Intersectionality, Trauma-Informed Practice
Restitution Policies, Land Acknowledgement, Social Integration
Specific Student Populations

Experiential Learning, Competency Frameworks, Student Success Initiatives

AI Impacts, Digital Transformation & Innovation
Technology in the Co Curricular

Cultural Context & Organizational Cultural Impacts

Selection Criteria

Articles that align with the vision of the publication as stated above will be given greatest priority. Proposals reflective of the themes and subthemes will also be given full consideration.

We seek submissions from all over the world and would ideally like to balance the publication with submissions from all regions. Authors may be asked to collaborate with others if similar topics or ideas are submitted.

One of the authors of the submission must be a NAPSA member.

Authors will adhere to the timeline and style guidelines provided by the editors. Not all submissions need to be original/ empirical research. Case studies, promising practices, and other topics that are rooted in research and practice will also be considered.