SA Voices From the Field

Today on SA Voices from the Field we are learning more about the NASPA Annual Conference from conference chair Michelle Murray and the NASPA Strategies Conference with Anondo Banerfee and Rose Rezai of the conference committee.

Professional Development is very important and this conference will open your eyes to the important work that is being done in preparation for the upcoming conferences that you will not want to miss.

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Today on SA Voices from the Field we are speaking with Deana Waintraub Stafford. Deana Waintraub Stafford serves as associate director with the Center for First-generation Student Success, responsible for the Center's website presence, marketing and communication strategy, virtual professional development offerings, the nation's first recognition program First-gen Forward, and the National First-Generation College Celebration in partnership with the Council for Opportunity in Education.

Learn more about the Center for First Generation Success. To contact Deana you can email them at [email protected]

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Today on SA Voices from the Field we are speaking with Joseph Washington. Joseph is a Resident Hall Assistant Director at New York University where he oversees the community development, crisis response and policy enforcement of an 1100 bed upper classman residence hall.

We talk to Joseph about his experience leading a residence hall through a pandemic and the challenges that went along with that.

If you have questions for Joseph you can find out more about him on LinkedIn or email him at: [email protected]

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Today on SA Voices from the Field we are speaking with Dr. Angela Batista, Chair of the NASPA Board of Directors and Vice President of Student Affairs and Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at Champlain College .

Batista actively serves as a national and international consultant and her service in professional organizations includes leadership roles in various organizations including serving as an executive officer on the Executive Committee of the Latino Caucus for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE) and various leadership roles in the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Association, also known as NASPA. Batista served as the national Vice Chair and Chair for the NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community, a member of NASPA's Equity and Inclusion Commission, the 2016 National Conference Leadership and Planning Team, and faculty for the NASPA Dungy Leadership Institute (DLI) and Escaleras Latinx/a/o professional institute, which she co-directed in 2018. She also supported the development of the NASPA Latin American and the Caribbean (NASPA LAC) Division, encompassing 41 countries. Batista has received several honors and has been recognized nationally for her work in Student Affairs, Diversity, Equity and Social Justice. Batista was the recipient of the 2017 NASPA Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community (LKC) Service Award and the 2013 NASPA LKC Administrator of the Year Award. The University of Vermont established the Angela Batista Social Justice Award, awarded to an undergraduate student every year, in 1999.

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Today on SA Voices from the Field we are sharing ways in which campuses are preparing to support students prior to and throughout the election period while allowing them to also find their voice. We are joined by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Knowledge Community, Amy Koeckes, Associate Director of Student Engagement at the University of Nevada, Reno and Spencer Long, Director of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

We explore the upcoming election as well as how COVID-19 has impacted the processes and activities that they and students have done or typically would be doing in the period leading up to the election and how campuses continue to support students in these different times.

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Today on SA Voices from the Field we are sharing the recent NASPA Live Briefing entitled: Preparing for the Unexpected with Election 2020.

Colleges and universities have an obligation to prepare students to be active, engaged, and informed members of our democracy. With the current rhetoric around electoral processes causing concern for many, and the changing landscape caused by COVID-19, it is more important than ever that institutions are prepared to communicate updates and effective practices for eligible students, faculty and staff to be able to exercise their right to vote this fall. In providing a space for growth and sharing, NASPA has teamed up with the nonpartisan ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s Higher Education Presidents’ Council to provide guidance and support in navigating election 2020.

Featured speakers:

• Kevin Kruger, President at NASPA
• Shirley M. Tilghman, President Emerita at Princeton University
• Thomas Dunne, Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students at Princeton University
• Rowena M. Tomaneng, President at San José City College
• Blake Balajadia, Director, Student Life at San José City College

This season on SA Voices from the Field we will be exploring leadership at all levels of our association and this week we are joined by Dr. Shawnte Elbert Associate Dean of Health and Wellness, Central Washington University and Ashley Hinton-Moncer, Director of Student Wellness at the University of Kentucky, co-chairs of the Wellness and Health Promotion Knowledge Community.

These guests both have worked hard to keep their campuses safe. We have a poignant conversation about what campuses have had to do to keep people safe during the time of COVID-19. Come and learn from these amazing professionals.

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Welcome to Season 3 of the SA Voices from the Field podcast. This season we will be exploring leadership at all levels of our association and this week we are joined by Dr. Kevin Kruger, President of NASPA as well as two students Victoria Andrade-Fonseca from the NUPF program and Zita Toth Gaddis from the NASPA GAP program.

All three of our guests give unique perspectives on leadership from their vantage points that everyone in student affairs, no matter where they are in their journey will learn from.

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Hello SA Voices From The Field friends! Starting next week on our regular day and time we will be back for Season 3. We are so excited to be sharing Leadership At All Levels this season!

We look forward to having you back with us next week!

Today on SA Voices from the Field we are exploring another brand new NASPA book called: Dismantling Hazing in Greek-Letter Organizations with authors Dr. Jason Meriwether, Dr. Elizabeth Allen and Joshua Brown.

About the Book

More than half of college students are hazed in the process of joining student organizations, while 7 out of every 10 students who pledge or rush a fraternity or sorority experience some form of hazing or violence. In recent years, numerous student deaths caused by hazing have called into question the value of these organizations, while college leaders seek solutions that keep students safe.

Dismantling Hazing in Greek-Letter Organizations offers practical strategies to address the complexities of hazing culture and the challenges associated with recruitment and initiation in varying contexts. Each chapter focuses on the nuanced elements of hazing within sorority and fraternity subcultures and explores the hidden harms inside these secretive and tradition-laden systems.

This engaging publication shares insights into fraternal and sororal systems by examining under-researched elements of hazing and challenging unacceptable practices within those systems. Written by educators in practice who work directly with fraternity and sorority members, national organizations, and campus leaders, the book presents an extensive selection of effective prevention-based practices that all stakeholders—both on and off campus—can use. This text provides readers with new educative models and tools to mitigate the impact of "tradition" as it competes with the value for life within Greek-letter organizations with one ultimate goal: to save the lives of students.

What's Happening Around NASPA

Today we shared a number of NASPA events that are being held between now and January. You can find out more about all of these events on the NASPA website.

If you want to reach out to Ina Agnew, you can reach her at the following:

Dr. Jason Meriwether - Website: jasonlmeriwether.com

Dr. Elizabeth Allan - Email: [email protected] or on Twitter @ElizabethJAllan

Joshua Brown - Email: [email protected]