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The Line Up of Presenters at the NASPA National Conference Could Include YOU

Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs
August 8, 2024 Melinda Stoops Boston College

The NASPA Annual Conference provides both a professional development experience and an opportunity to connect with other student affairs professionals in a myriad of ways that support our work.  Each year, I look forward to re-connecting with colleagues and friends who I don’t get to see on a regular basis.  I also look forward to making new connections based on shared interests.  One great way of making new connections is to present at the conference.

As a conference presenter, you have the advantage of drawing people into a conversation about a topic that is of particular interest to you.  By presenting on your work, you not only showcase what you are doing; you have people who share your interests coming into a space to listen to your work and to engage around a shared experience.  It’s not uncommon that you would make a particular connection to one or more people who attend you session and open the door to a continued relationship and, perhaps, a future collaborative effort.  It’s an opportunity to highlight and share your work (i.e., increase your professional profile) AND make some new connections.  In sum, it is a win-win experience. 

I encourage everyone reading this blog to seriously consider submitting a proposal to present at NASPA’s 2025 Annual Conference (March 15-19, New Orleans, LA).  As the Co-Chair of the Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs Knowledge Community, I would love to see a number of programs highlighting ways in which NASPA members successfully connect with our Academic Affairs colleagues, whether it be co-created initiatives or a relationship that transcends organizational silos and, in the process, enhances opportunities for student success.  If this work resonates with you, think about submitting a program in support of this work and the SAPAA KC. 

Program proposals are due on September 4.  Although that may seem a comfortable distance in the future, remember that September 4th often means move-ins, a campus full of extremely energetic students, and the start of classes (thus, a very busy, non-summer calendar). As such, now is the time to start your proposal.  Here are a few tips to guide you through this process:

  1. Identify a topic:  you may have a presentation idea that immediately comes to mind.  If so, that is great. You can skip this section and move on to #2.  If not, here are some strategies for generating ideas. Start by reviewing your activities of the past year, including programs and initiatives, collaborative efforts, research. 
  • What are you doing exceptionally well and what is contributing to the success of that work? 
  • What are you doing that is innovative?
  • Is there an experience you have had that creates a learning/take away message for others? 
  • Is there something you are doing that would lend itself to a presentation with others, whether at your institution or at other institutions?
  • Is there something you are involved in which would be a great topic for a panel presentation?

 

   2. Go to NASPA’s Call-For-Programs page (https://conference.naspa.org/program/call-for-programs ) and review information
       about how to submit a program.

  • Go to NASPA’s Call-For-Programs page (https://conference.naspa.org/program/call-for-programs ) and review information about how to submit a program.
  • Consider the various session formats and identify the format that works best for your program.
  • Be sure to follow instructions and address every specific requirement.
  • Don’t be afraid to ask for feedback – ask a supervisor or colleague for feedback on your proposal.
  • Submit by deadline – the site will likely close down at the deadline, making late submission impossible.

 

If you’ve made it this far in this blog, then you are likely considering submitting a program proposal for NASPA 2025 (or, you are seriously using this as a way of avoiding doing some type of negative task!).  Just do it – you’ve got nothing to lose and quite a bit to gain. 

Want to talk about this?  Check out the SAPAA LinkedIn page and comment on this post: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapaa-kc/