VPSA Guide to #NASPA22
VP for Student Affairs
February 23, 2022
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Get ready for Baltimore! The VPSA Initiatives Subcommittee of the 2022 NASPA Annual Conference Leadership Committee has developed a strong array of relevant and engaging educational and networking opportunities for VPSAs (and other highest-ranking student affairs officers) attending the 2022 NASPA Annual Conference. Join your executive-level peers for these VPSA-exclusive offerings.
VPSA LOUNGE
Throughout the conference, VPSAs (and the equivalent) are encouraged to visit the VPSA Lounge located in Baltimore Convention Center, 327/328 to gather with colleagues, share information, or just relax. The Lounge will be open during the following times:
- Sunday, March 20, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Monday, March 21, 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 22, 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm.
Join your VPSA colleagues for these sponsored enhanced breaks:
- Monday, March 21, 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. (sponsored by Modern Campus)
- Tuesday, March 22, 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. (sponsored by TimelyMD)
- Tuesday, March 22, 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (sponsored by Qualtrics)
This year’s VPSA Lounge lead sponsor is Modern Campus. The Lounge is also sponsored in part by Qualtrics, and TimelyMD.
VPSA COLLEAGUE CONVERSATIONS
Throughout the conference, VPSAs will have the chance to engage informally with one another through facilitated discussions on specific topics. These VPSA-exclusive conversations will provide senior leaders with the rare opportunity to engage deeply with their peers in real time to crowdsource ideas and other perspectives about challenging and emerging issues.
| Workforce & Workplace Challenges | Monday, March 21, 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Wellness | Tuesday, March 22, 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Advancing an Anti-racist Agenda | Tuesday, March 22, 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Implications of Pandemic-induced Delayed Social Development of Students | Tuesday, March 22, 11:05 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Enhancing Your Student Affairs Division Through NASPA Advisory Services’ Review | Tuesday, March 22, 11:05 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 1 |
| Civic Responsibility and Civic Engagement | Wednesday, March 23, 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
| Sunday, March 20, 2022 | ||
| NASPA Vice Presidents for Student Affairs Institute (Prior registration required) | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Key 10, Key 11, and Key 12 |
| Navigating the NASPA Annual Conference as a VPSA | 4:10 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, 327/328 (VPSA Lounge) |
| Opening Session & Featured Speaker: Maggie Blackhawk | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F |
| Monday, March 21, 2022 | ||
| Pivot, Problem-Solve, Repeat: Lessons from the Pandemic's Epicenter that are Transforming Student Affairs | 8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Key 7 |
| Addressing Staff Retention in Counseling Services: Data Informed Solutions | 8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 5 |
| Student Affairs Legal Update | 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C |
| VPSA Colleague Conversation: Workforce & Workplace Challenges | 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Navigating Confederate Memorials on Campus | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C |
| The Legal and Ethical Implications for Institutions Regarding Title IX, the Clery Act (including the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) and Their Overlap |
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Key 8 |
| Moving to Action: Creating a Division-wide Approach to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Rooted in Trust |
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Paca |
| Institutional Type VPSA Roundtables | 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
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| Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | ||
| VPSA Colleague Conversation: Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Wellness |
8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Learning and Adapting Together During the Pandemic |
8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, 348 |
| Working Conditions in College Student Affairs: Current Challenges and Future Hopes |
8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, Ballroom I |
| Roundtable Discussion for VPSAs (and equivalent) at Minority Serving Institutions |
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, 327/328 (VPSA Lounge) |
| The Business of Student Affairs: A Panel Discussion on the Essential Managerial Skills for Aspiring Student Affairs Leaders |
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C |
| VPSA Colleague Conversation: Advancing an Anti-racist Agenda |
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Executive Transitions Research Project: Getting Started as a New Vice President |
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 5 |
| Out of Thin Air: Building a Strategic Plan through Partnerships |
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, 334 |
| VPSA Colleague Conversation: Implications of Pandemic-induced Delayed Social Development of Students |
11:05 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| VPSA Colleague Conversation: Enhancing Your Student Affairs Division Through NASPA Advisory Services’ Review |
11:05 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 1 |
| Preparing New Practitioners: Reinventing Collaboration Between Graduate Program Faculty & Divisions of Student Affairs |
11:05 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, 345/346 |
| The First 90 Days: A Strategic Digital Transition into Your Executive Role | 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, 339/340 |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | ||
| Chief Student Affairs Officers as Agitators for Institutional Change | 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, 322 |
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VPSA Colleague Conversation: Civic Responsibility and Civic Engagement |
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 2 |
| Closing Session and African American Presidents' Panel | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F |
HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS
2022 Equity Leadership Academies Interest Meeting and Cohort Gathering
Monday, March 21, 7:30-8:30am
Hilton Baltimore, Blake Room
We invite Vice Presidents for Student Affairs to join us to learn about the 2022 NASPA Equity Leadership Academies. Applications are open until March 31. Those who have already been accepted are welcome to join us as well.
VPSA and Voting Delegate Reception
Monday, March 21, 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Hilton Baltimore, Holiday 6
Join your colleagues for this NASPA Annual Conference tradition! Take some time out of your busy conference schedule to network with your fellow VPSAs. Sponsored in part by Modern Campus and Vector Solutions.
Regional Business Meetings
Monday, March 21, 5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Please see Monday daily schedule for locations.
NASPA Institute for New VPSAs Reunion
Monday, March 21, 8:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Hilton Baltimore, Blake
NASPA welcomes all past participants of the Institute for New VPSAs to join us for this reception and get re-connected with your institute cohort and institute faculty. Sponsored in part by Anthology.
African American Women's VPSA Meeting
Tuesday, March 22, 9-10:30 a.m.
Baltimore Convention Center, 335
We invite Vice Presidents for Student Affairs who identify as Black and/or African American women to join us for this annual gathering, a space of affirmation and support.
NASPA Annual Business Meeting
Tuesday, March 22, 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore Convention Center, Exhibit Hall F
VPSAs who serve as voting delegates should plan to attend this meeting. All VPSAs are welcome.
NASPA Small Colleges and Universities Division VPSA Reception
Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Hilton Baltimore, Paca
Join other VPSAs at small colleges and universities (fewer than 5000 students) for some refreshments and fellowship. Sponsored by NASPA’s Small Colleges and Universities Division and Uwill.