“I attended my first Convention during graduate school, and I immediately
knew I had found my professional home. Each year my involvement inspires
me to be the best professional that I can be by serving our Association and
higher education. Any time I have wanted to get involved, doors have opened
without hesitation. So far, I have been involved with the Standing Committee
for Graduate Students and New Professionals, the Commission for Student
Involvement, and the 2015 Convention Team. Without a doubt, my experience
as a graduate student and new professional would not be as enriching if it
were not for ACPA and the colleagues I get to work with year-round.”
Kacey Schaum
Assistant Director of Student Life
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Career and
Professional
Development
ACPA is more than a conference or placement event. Our programs
and resources evolve with our members as they transition from
graduate students to new professionals, enter new functional areas,
and move along their career trajectory.
Many of our career and professional development opportunities
are offered as benefits of membership and use multiple delivery
methods such as live streaming to provide access to career
& professional development regardless of available budget,
geographic location, or work demands. Events include:
Annual Convention
Next Generation Conference
Presidential Symposium
Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level
Management Institute
Symposium on ServiceLearning
Leadership Educators Institute
Phyllis L. Mable New
Professionals Institute
Student Affairs Assessment
Institute
Residential Curriculum Institute
Aspiring SSAO Institute
State Conferences