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June 2, 2023

Application Deadline

NASPA Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Leadership Academy

In-Person Faculty-led Institutes Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Asian Pacific Islanders
October 10 - October 12, 2023 Washington University in St. Louis

Leadership Academy Model

While the number of domestic and international students who identify as Asian Pacific Islander or Desi American (APIDA) on U.S. college campuses continues to grow, APIDA staff and faculty often lack spaces to develop skills and relationships to further their impact in student affairs. APIDA Leadership Academy (APIDALA) seeks to prepare student affairs professionals to move into positions of greater visibility and influence in higher education. APIDALA participants will learn core competencies, knowledge, skills, experiences, and abilities that are essential to higher education leadership from current APIDA higher education and student affairs leaders. APIDALA participants will focus on current research on APIDA professionals in higher education leadership and the pathway to educational administration. The academy will address the challenges and opportunities in leading at institutions of higher learning, especially given the changes the landscape of higher education has seen in the last couple of years.

In this cohort-based leadership academy model, participants will build critical competencies with APIDA professionals who are dedicated to leading in a vibrant, diverse, global, and socially-just higher education environment.

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Learning Outcomes

APIDALA seeks to prepare student affairs professionals to move into positions of greater visibility and influence in higher education.

By the end of the institute, participants will:

  • Critically reflect on the importance of  culture, context, and sense of place and their impact on higher education communities
  • Explore the intersection of advocacy, identity and professional development and its relationship to their leadership and future career advancement in higher education
  • Identify and develop two leadership skills that will enable them to take on additional leadership roles at their respective institutions
  • Engage with a community of APIDA professionals across higher education

Leadership Academy Faculty

Dr. Anna K. Gonzalez

Co-Director

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Washington University, St. Louis

Dr. Tracy Poon Tambascia

Co-Director

Professor of Clinical Education
University of Southern California

Dr. Shruti Desai

Associate Vice President of Student Affairs for Campus Life
Duke University

Hikaru Kozuma

Dr. Hikaru Kozuma

Vice Provost for University Life
University of Pennsylvania

Lester Manzano

Dr. Lester Manzano

Assistant Vice President for Student Academic Services
Loyola University Chicago

Dr. Justin Samuel

Dr. Justin Samuel

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Assistant Professor of Practice
The University of Texas at Austin

Featured Speaker

Featured Speaker

Michelle Li Photo

Michelle Li

Co-founder of The Very Asian Foundation, veteran journalist
Very Asian Foundation

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Participant Experience

The most memorable takeaway I had from APIDALA was being surrounded by people who looked like me who also shared the same passion for students and student affairs. I loved that I was able to meet so many people and connect with friends on a deeper, more personal level. I felt so lucky to have the opportunity to share space and be in community with a room full of amazing student affairs professionals and left APIDALA feeling hopeful, motivated, and re-energized. The faculty were diverse and reflective of the participants and the curriculum was perfectly tailored to our needs, growth, and development. More importantly, because APIDALA was hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the importance of place, space, and land truly served as the foundation throughout the days we were together.

Sabrina Fallejo Uganiza

Assistant to the Vice Provost for Student Success
University of Hawai'i-Manoa

Dirk Rodricks

It is hard for me to put into words what the inaugural APIDALA meant to be. A few action phrases that come to mind: community-grounding, permission-giving, restoratively liberating. What surprised me the most at the end of the experience was that I didn’t realize how much I needed the experience. It was the catalyst that got me to finish my PhD; it was the connection I needed to make recognize, name, and make peace with my calling; it was the ethic of care I needed to reckon with what kind of impact I want to make and how. I also believe, more than ever, that when the idea was struck and faculty were assembled, there was a core commitment to curating an immersive cohort experience from beginning to end. Don’t discount that - it is an essential part of the APIDALA journey. It also mattered that there was a deep connection to Land (shout out to Indigenous pedagogies). Hosted by the University of Hawai‘I at Mānoa, APIDALA upended for me (in the best way) what it means to be ‘in-relation-with’. I will always be grateful to NASPA (the scholarship went a long way in supporting my journey), the faculty (thank you especially to Dr. Lori Ideta and Dr. Hikaru Kozuma), and my amazing cohort for what was a watershed experience for me. I am more sure of who I am, where I want to be, and how I want to get there because of APIDALA, and that, friends, is a privilege and a gift that I do not take for granted.

Dirk Jonathan Rodricks

Director, Student Engagement
York University

Registration

Once applicants are admitted into the program, registration will begin. Details for registration will be updated here this summer. 

 

Members $495
Non Members $695

Venue

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

All conference activities will take place at Washington University in St. Louis. Institute participants will receive information about hotel rooms and room rates when accepted to the program.

Nominations

Know someone else who would benefit from APIDALA? Nominate them to apply!

Submit your nomination today!

Schedule At A Glance

This is a sample outline of the schedule. Institute participants are expected to engage fully in all aspects of APIDALA, including meals and activities. Please check back soon for more details about the full institute schedule. 

Schedule At A Glance
Day 1
All times are in Central Time
Day 2
All times are in Central Time
Day 3
All times are in Central Time
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Check-In & Breakfast

8:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Morning Sessions

Sample sessions include:

  • Looking at the APIDA Community Through a Critical Lens
  • A History of APIDA Communities in Higher Education
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch with Mentor Groups

12:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Afternoon Sessions

Sample sessions include:

  • Getting To Know Your Strengths
  • Values Driven Leadership
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Dinner with Mentor Groups

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Breakfast & Welcome

8:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Morning Sessions

Sample sessions include:

  • What Do You Need to Grow?
  • Skills Needed for Professional Growth
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Afternoon Sessions I

Sample sessions include:

  • Ethical Dilemmas
  • Creating Critical Connections
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Individual Meetings with Faculty

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Afternoon Sessions II

Sample sessions include:

  • Additional Degrees
  • Career Mapping
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Dinner

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Brunch in Mentor Groups

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning Session

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Closing

Continuing Education

CERTIFIED STUDENT AFFAIRS EDUCATORS (CSAED)

NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd™). Programs that qualify for CE credit in this program are clearly identified. NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.

Please email Pato Lin-Steadman (plinsteadman@naspa.org) for a list of sessions eligible for Core, Social Justice and Inclusion (SJI), and/or Speciality CE credits.

To receive credit, please complete this reporting form. In addition, you must complete an online evaluation of individual sessions, which will be emailed to you shortly after the conference. A certificate of completion will be sent via email after the form has been processed and approved.

 

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

NASPA is able to provide a general certificate of attendance to document hours for other licenses or credentials. It is your responsibility to determine if the general certificate meets the criteria for your specific continuing education needs. NASPA recommends contacting your licensing board or professional organization to inquire about eligibility.

To request a certificate, please complete this reporting form. The certificate will be sent via email after the form has been processed and approved. 

 

QUESTIONS

If you have specific questions about continuing education, please visit the registration desk or contact Teri Gillmor at tgillmor@naspa.org. 

 

 

 

Sponsors

If you would like to sponsor the NASPA Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Leadership Academy, please contact Fred Comparato at fcomparato@naspa.org.

Event Health, Safety, and Responsibility

With ongoing public health emergencies, NASPA is prepared to manage our place-based events with the health, safety, and well-being of our attendees, staff, presenters, exhibitors, sponsors, and speakers in mind. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, sponsors, volunteers, NASPA staff, service providers, and others are expected to abide by our code of conduct and all polices in effect for any event sponsored by the Association.

We will continue to monitor and update safety precautions for all of our conferences regularly and coordinate with trusted national resources, state and local public health agencies, and the hotels/venues hosting our events.

In all cases, we will continue to assess the risks in the area local to the event and the current status in the United States. In keeping with the Association's duty of care and the responsibility as host, NASPA has implemented safety requirements for many of our place-based convenings.

We reserve the right to modify these policies and procedures at any time given the rapidly changing nature of any current and ongoing public health emergencies.

For more information, please visit the Global Health, Safety, and Responsibility page.