SA Voices From the Field

Today on SA Voices from the Field we are bringing you a continuation of our COVID-19 series with Dr. Ina Agnew, Vice President, Student Services at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology as we talk about the impact of COVID-19 on Enrollment Management.

What's Happening Around NASPA

NASPA Strategies Conference

January 12-15, 2021

The 2021 NASPA Strategies Conferences provide student affairs practitioners with the knowledge and skills to effectively address collegiate alcohol and drug abuse prevention, mental health, sexual violence prevention and response, and well-being through a variety of comprehensive and integrative approaches. Your registration allows you to customize your program track even if your interests cover more than one topic – NASPA Strategies converges four conferences in one!

NASPA Leadership Exchange Magazine - Summer 2020 Edition

August 12, 2020

On August 12, 2020, the student affairs community, as represented by your professional associations will come together as a unit to talk about how our profession can make tangible progress in addressing racial justice on American college campuses.

This will be an historic gathering of student affairs professionals across the widest spectrum of roles and functions. Student affairs must play a leading role in combating racism and ending racial violence.

Topics will include:

• Research & Scholarship
• Pathways to Leadership
• Student Affairs Structures that Reinforce "White-dominant" Modalities
• Graduate Preparation Programs and Curriculum
• Burnout and Racial Battle Fatigue for New and Mid-level Student Affairs Professionals

The day will start with a welcome from the executive leaders of ten student affairs associations. Following the opening, each association will present a half-hour session from the perspective of their specific content area. The day will culminate with a capstone session, hosted by leaders from NASPA and ACPA.

This will be a free event available to the entire student affairs community. Registration is not required. Each association will broadcast on their individual Facebook Live Account. Links to access each association's Facebook Live broadcast are included in the schedule below.

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

Email: [email protected]

Today on SA Voices from the Field we are bringing you a special interview with Josh Gana, Associate Director for Facilities and Operations and Special Projects for the Department of Housing and Food Services at the University of Washington. Josh shares his story of contracting COVID-19 and allows you an inside look at the reality behind this pandemic and how it can impact people within our profession.

What's Happening Around NASPA

One of the ways the Student Government KC hopes to help advisors is through connecting and sharing spaces to discuss the challenges and opportunities of advising student government. In the last two years we have hosted roundtable discussions at the National NASPA Conference that have been successful, and we want to replicate that throughout the year digitally. Join the Student Government Knowledge Community for our next Virtual Roundtable on August 6th via Zoom at 11:00am PT, 12:00pm MT, 1:00pm CT, 2:00pm ET! Come prepared to ask questions and share knowledge with colleagues from across the country. This roundtable discussion will be moderated by members of the SGKC team with guiding questions to help generate conversation. Sign up for our next virtual roundtable HERE!

Recognizing the racial and misogynoir battle fatigue we may be facing as Black higher education administrators across the country, the African American Knowledge Community is hosting a First Friday's Check-in space to decompress, have conversations about what you are experiencing on your campuses, and share what support you need.

Friday August 7th, 2020

12 noon - 1:00pm (EST)

Please register using the following link: https://bit.ly/31vUQ6h

Census 2020: Insights, Lessons, and Ideas (Tue Aug 4th at 3pm ET) Join the NASPA CLDE Knowledge Community for a listening session focused on the 2020 Census. Our guest speakers, Leslie Garvin, Executive Director of NC Campus Compact, and Natalie Furlett, Executive Director of IL Campus Compact, will share their efforts around census participation and will highlight some insights/best practices. We will also invite participants to share what their campus communities did/are planning to do around the Census - together, let's work to get everyone counted! Sign up here.

Find Out More About the Pillars of the Profession and how you can nominate someone

Examining Social Class and Career Capital in First-Generation Undergraduate Students

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 @ 3pm-4pm ET

Presenters: Kimberlie Moock, Rashné Jehangir, Michael Stebleton, Todd Williams

Register in advance: https://fiu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIucu2hqzoiHdMfhnQeKOEtMWitDatN_2mg

A key aspect of ensuring student success outcomes beyond degree completion is helping students build bridges connecting college to career. With institutions under pressure to produce career-ready graduates competent in the skills and abilities demanded by employers, it is imperative that we consider how to support students in building career capital. This session will explore how to support working-class first-generation students as they navigate the transition between college and the workplace… Ultimately, the session seeks to consider how educators can support students in building career capital and prepare to navigate the professional workplace before graduation.

This was a SCD KC-Sponsored Session for 2020 NASPA. We appreciate the presenters' willingness to adapt their session.

At the Intersection of Social Class and Career Development: Supporting Students

Thursday, August 6, 2020 @ 2pm-3pm ET

Presenters: Jon Cleveland, Tiffany Cresswell-Yaeger, Megan Downey, Jhaakira Jacobs, Jordan Thompson, Carolyn Meeker

Register in advance: https://fiu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUld-GtpjwsGdYjpqh5BCeHOnrkQfLTILSm

Engage in a critical reflection on the impact of social class on career development, including the many ways that identity markers (i.e., race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship) interplay with social class and career development. The Student Career Development (SCD) and Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education (SCIHE) Knowledge Communities have partnered to engage the broader community in breaking apart the many barriers our low-SES and other marginalized students experience. Let's do better.

This was a Pre-Conference Session for 2020 NASPA, in collaboration with the Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education (SCIHE) KC. We appreciate the presenters' willingness to adapt to a 1-hour virtual session.

If you want to reach out to Josh Gana, you can reach him at the following:

Twitter: @JoshGana

Email: [email protected]

Today on SA Voices From the Field we have Brandi Hephner LaBanc, Frank Fernandez and Neal Hutchens, authors of a new NASPA book called, The Contested Campus: Aligning Professional Values, Social Justice, and Free Speech.

About the Book

The Contested Campus combines consideration of contemporary legal issues and standards with the exercise of professional expertise and experience. Written for student affairs professionals of all levels and graduate students, this accessible and useful resource goes beyond discussion of legal compliance by bringing much-needed clarity and guidance on a wide array of complex campus free speech issues. Chapters feature proactive campus-based practices to consider as well as diverse voices and experiences to make the book directly relevant to practice.

About the Guests

Dr. Brandi Hephner LaBanc is the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You can reach her at [email protected]

Dr. Frank Fernandez is Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Ed. D. Program Director at the University of Mississippi. You can reach him at [email protected]

Dr. Neal Hutchens is Interim Chair & Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Higher Education at the University of Mississippi. You can reach him on twitter @nealhutchens at [email protected]

Today on SA Voices From the Field we have have a cross-over episode with Alexandra Hughes, host of the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) ASCA Viewpoints podcast as they discuss dismantling systemic racism in Student Affairs. We also share the voices of student affairs professionals for a special segment on the reality of society's impact on our institutions.

Today on SA Voices From the Field we have Dr. Matthew Jeffries and Dr. Salvador Mena as they talk about how COVID-19 has impacted LGBTQQIA+ and LatinX populations as well as what we can do to better serve these populations.

About the Guests

Dr. Matthew Jeffries is the Director of the Gender Identity Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center at Washington State University. You can reach Dr. Jeffries through emailing him at [email protected]

Dr. Salvador Mena is the Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at Rutgers University. You can contact Dr. Mena over Twitter at @sbmena1 or by email at [email protected]

Today as many of you celebrate the 4th of July, we are taking a short break on the SA Voices From the Field Podcast. We will be back again next week!

Today on SA Voices From the Field we have Pam Bowers, author of a new NASPA book called, Beyond the College Transcript: Innovative Strategies for Assessing and Documenting Student Learning.

About the Book

Beyond the College Transcript explores innovative practices for assessing and documenting student learning to help higher education leaders answer these questions. This timely publication examines the current state of student learning data, with chapters that discuss methods for improving data quality and availability to benefit both students and higher education institutions. Featuring profiles of new and innovative models for modifying education records and transcripts that include cocurricular engagement data, the book emphasizes a holistic view of student learning.

As public demands for proof of the value of higher education continue to grow, colleges and universities are seeking better ways to convey what students learn and to consider how educational experiences contribute to student learning, persistence to graduation, and postgraduation success. Beyond the College Transcript offers strategies for developing comprehensive student learning records in order to advance student success, achieve institutional objectives, and provide evidence of the benefits of a college degree.

Today on SA: Voices From the Field we are speaking with Dr. Reyna Anaya and Dr. Heidi Hoskinson about the impact of COVID-19 on Small Colleges and Community College.

Dr. Reyna Anaya is the Dean of Students at the Community College of Aurora and has been there since 2018. She directly oversees student service programs, including the care team, Colorado scholarship opportunity initiative, grant counseling services, disability and equity office, military, and veterans services, SAMSHA suicide prevention, grant, student intervention, and conduct student life transfer success initiatives, trio, SSS, and ESL programs and upward bound.

Dr. Hoskinson is Vice President of Enrollment Management and the Registrar at Roger State University in Claremore, Oklahoma

You can reach Dr. Anaya at [email protected]

You can reach Dr. Hoskinson at [email protected] or by phone at 918-343-7852

Just a quick ask for help, we are looking for Voices of Black Identified SA Pros or other allies. Please submit voice messages to [email protected]

Today on SA: Voices From the Field we are speaking with Dr. Stephanie Budhai, author of the new NASPA publication Online & Engaged: Innovative Student Affairs Practices for Online Learner Success.

Online & Engaged shares best practices, case studies, examples, and strategies for providing authentic student development support for online learners through their college experience. With chapters by student affairs and higher education professionals across a variety of functional areas, this edited collection covers a full range of concepts, student development theory, and programs and services, including: mental health and well-being, career counseling, student engagement, multicultural affairs, academic advising, new student orientation, global learning, student affairs assessment, and Title IX programming.

Dr. Stephanie Budhai shared that her Student Affairs Handbook was her essential Student Affairs Read

If you would like to reach out to Dr. Stephanie Budhai you can [email protected] or you can find her on Twitter as @DrBudhai