Professional Organizations in
Student Affairs
General Organizations
Organization: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
Mission: NASPA provides professional development, promotes exemplary practices, and is a leader in policy development. NASPA helps senior student affairs officers and administrators, student affairs professionals, faculty, and other educators enhance student learning and development. NASPA promotes quality and high expectations; advocates for students; encourages diversity; and excels in research and publication.
Website: http://www.naspa.org/
Student Membership Rate: $25 Undergrad $35 Graduate
Organization: American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
Mission: To support and foster college student learning through the generation and dissemination of knowledge, which informs policies, practices, and programs, for student affairs professionals and the higher education community.
Website: http://www.acpa.nche.edu/
Student Membership Rate: $25 (undergrad) $50 (grad)
Organization: Wisconsin College Personnel Association (WCPA)
Mission: The mission of WCPA is to offer low cost, high quality professional development opportunities to our members.
In addition WCPA desires to:
Ø Participate in research in higher education, especially the field of student services and student personnel.
Ø Provide an opportunity for all members to become actively involved in the work of WCPA.
Ø Recognize achievements made by its members through a formal and informal awards system.
Ø Have members benefit from conferences and workshops.
Each October WCPA hosts a one day conference for students considering a career in student affairs. The program has won national awards and always well attended.
Website: http://www.mywcpa.org/
Graduate Student Membership Rate: $15
Campus Life
Organization: National Association of Campus Activities (NACA)
Mission: NACA links the higher education and entertainment communities in a business and learning partnership, creating educational and business opportunities for our student and professional members.
Website: http://www.naca.org/
Student Membership Rate: N/A
Organization: Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I)
Mission: The Association of College and University Housing Officers-International promotes quality residential living experiences at colleges, universities, and other post secondary institutions worldwide by providing programs, services, research, and professional development experiences for its members.
Website: http://www.acuho.ohio-state.edu/
Student Membership Rate: $39
Organization: Upper Midwest Region – Association of College and University Housing Officers (UMR-ACUHO)
Mission: The Upper Midwest Region - Association of College and University Housing Officers is a collection of professionals organized for three purposes. The purposes are (1) to educate, (2) to conduct research, and (3) to provide service to member institutions within the region. In carrying out this mission, the interchange of energies, ideas, and efforts produces an impact greater than the sum of its separate parts and ensures a level of program quality consistent with the expectations and needs of the diverse people and institutions of UMR-ACUHO.
Website: http://www.umr-acuho.org/
Student Membership Rate: $20
Organization: Association for Student Judicial Affairs (ASJA)
Mission: The mission of this Association shall be to facilitate the integration of student development concepts with principles of judicial practice in a post-secondary educational setting, and to promote, encourage and support student development professionals who have responsibility for student judicial affairs.
Website: http://www.asjaonline.org/
Student Membership Rate: $30
Organization: American College Counseling Association
Mission: ACCA is an Association for those persons in higher education to include colleges, universities, community and technical college settings, whose professional identity is counseling and whose purpose is fostering students' development. ACCA strives to support and enhance the practice of college counseling, to promote ethical and responsible professional practice, to promote communication and exchange among college counselors across service areas and institutional settings, to encourage cooperation with other organizations related to higher education and college student development, and to provide leadership and advocacy for the profession of counseling in higher education. ACCA is a division of the American Counseling Association
Website: http://www.collegecounseling.org/
Student Membership Rate: $30 for ACCA Only or $115 for both ACCA & ACA
Union & Auxiliary Services
Organization: Association of College Unions International (ACUI)
Mission: The Association of College Unions International Inc. supports its members in the development of community through education, advocacy and the delivery of services.
Website: http://www.acui.org
Student Membership Rate: $40
Organization: National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS)
Mission: The National Association of College Auxiliary Services is committed to serving and enhancing the auxiliary services and campus support services profession. By serving a broad and diverse constituency of collegiate administrative, business, and service professionals, the Association works to better the profession through the provision of timely information, new knowledge and expanded networking opportunities. NACAS is committed to developing the vital connections and providing the resources necessary to continue its critical role in helping to create a better higher education environment for tomorrow.
Website: http://www.nacas.org/
Student Membership Rate: N/A
Organization: National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS)
Mission: The mission of NACUFS is to promote the highest quality of foodservice on school, college and university campuses by providing members with educational and training opportunities, technical assistance, scholarships, industry information and research.
Website: http://www.nacufs.org/
Student Membership Rate: $25
Enrollment Services
Organization: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO)
Mission: The mission of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) is to provide professional development, guidelines and voluntary standards to be used by higher education officials regarding the best practices in records management, admissions, enrollment management, administrative information technology and student services. It also provides a forum for discussion regarding policy initiation and development, interpretation and implementation at the institutional level and in the global educational community.
Website: http://www.aacrao.org/
Student Membership Rate: $97.50
Organization: Wisconsin Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (WACRAO)
Website: http://www.wacrao.org/
Student Membership Rate: N/A
Organization: Wisconsin Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA)
Mission: The mission of WASFAA is to promote and provide quality administration of financial aid programs in Wisconsin’s post-secondary institutions. In addition, it strives to ensure the availability of an ethical, equitable, and accessible financial aid delivery system for students attending Wisconsin’s post-secondary institutions.
Website: http://www.wasfaa.net/
Student Membership Rate: $35
Organization: National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
Mission: The mission of the association is to support and advance the work of college admission counseling professionals as they help students realize their full educational potential, with particular emphasis on the transition from secondary schools to higher education and with attention to access and equity for all students.
Website: http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/
Student Membership Rate: $55
Organization: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Mission: NASFAA is the professional association representing the student financial aid interests of institutions of postsecondary education in the United States. The primary goal of the Association is to promote maximum funding and effective delivery of financial assistance to students who are in need of additional funds to pursue their education beyond high school.
Website: http://www.nasfaa.org
Student Membership Rate: $125
Organization: Society of College and University Planners
Mission: The mission of the Society for College and University Planning is to promote the practice of comprehensive planning in higher education by developing and disseminating planning knowledge.
Website: http://www.scup.org/
Student Membership Rate: $50
Student Services
Organization: National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
Mission:
Ø Champion the educational role of academic advisors to enhance student learning and development in a diverse world.
Ø Affirm the role of academic advising in student success and persistence, thereby supporting institutional mission and vitality.
Ø Anticipate the academic advising needs of twenty-first century students, advisors and institutions.
Ø Advance the body of knowledge on academic advising Foster the talents and contributions of all members and promote the involvement of diverse populations
Website: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu
Student Membership Rate: $20
Organization: National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Mission: The National Association of Colleges and Employers is the leading professional association providing leadership in the career development and employment process of college students and alumni. NACE serves its members by providing:
Ø meaningful networking opportunities
Ø key benchmarking, relevant research
Ø ethical guidelines and standards for best practices
Ø state-of-the-art professional development, training, education
Ø value-added services and information
Website: http://www.naceweb.org
Student Membership Rate: $50
Organization: Association for Higher Education and Disability
Mission: The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. The Association is a vital resource, promoting excellence through education, communication and training.
Website: http://www.ahead.org/
Student Membership Rate: $85
Student Orientation
Organization: National Resource Center for The First Year Experience
Mission: Our mission is to build and sustain a vibrant campus-based and international educational community committed to the success of first-year college students and all students in transition.
Website: http://www.sc.edu/fye/
Student Membership Rate: N/A
Organization: National Orientation Directors Association
Mission: The mission of the National Orientation Directors Association is to provide education, leadership and professional development in the fields of college student orientation, transition and retention.
Website: http://www.nodaweb.org
Student Membership Rate: $30
Other Useful resources
The Chronicle of Higher Education: A weekly newspaper for college and university faculty members and administrators. It focuses on issues happening on campus, or that affect the way campuses work. www.chronicle.com
Gradschools.com A website sponsored by many large universities that provides links and general information to every graduate program in the United States. It can be searched by state or degree program.
StudentAffairs.com: An index of Internet resources for college student affairs professionals, offering information on and links to over 600 listservs and websites. It also maintains Position Listings, an Online Exhibit Hall, a Conference Center, our Online Courses and an Online e-Journal.
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