NASPA Power and Place Symposium
Division/Group Events Health, Safety, and Well-being Student Success Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Division Health, Safety, and Well-being Initiatives Indigenous Peoples
January 15, 2025 Boston, MA
The NASPA Power and Place Symposium advocates for the inclusion of Indigenous worldviews in the work of higher education by questioning, reflecting, and imagining how the concepts in the foundational text Power and Place: Indian Education in America engender conditions for student success and wellness.
The 2025 Power & Place Symposium will be a day-long event held prior to the NASPA Strategies Conferences, in Boston, MA on January 15, 2025.
Registration now open for the 2025 Power and Place Symposium at the 2025 NASPA Strategies Conferences! For questions, please contact Monica Nixon, NASPA Vice President, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
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Symposium Goals
A significant Power and Place Symposium goal is to invite, center, and privilege Indigenous perspectives on student success, health, safety, and wellbeing, as well as professional and leadership development experiences in higher education. The Power and Place Symposium is designed for student affairs administrators, higher education scholars, knowledge-keepers, community members, allied educators, and anyone else interested in questioning, reflecting, and imagining how the ideas in the Power and Place text can be applied, as theory, and practice, to transform institutional practices and contexts.
2025 Symposium Registration
NASPA Power and Place Symposium
The NASPA Power and Place Symposium advocates for the inclusion of Indigenous worldviews in the work of higher education by questioning, reflecting, and imagining how the concepts in the foundational text Power and Place: Indian Education in America engender conditions for student success and wellness.
The Power and Place Symposium is designed for student affairs administrators, higher education scholars, knowledge-keepers, community members, allied educators, and anyone else interested in questioning, reflecting, and imagining how the ideas in the Power and Place text can be applied, as theory, and practice, to transform institutional practices and contexts.
Registration for the Power and Place Symposium can be added to a 2025 NASPA Strategies Conferences registration as a pre-conference session. Or a standalone registration. See instructions below for each option.
Registration information is available by clicking here.
Registering for Power and Place Symposium Only:
- Once you log in to your NASPA Profile click "Register Myself"
- Then in the "I'm Attending As.." page choose "Power & Place Symposium" (see below)
Registering for Power and Place Symposium with 2025 NASPA Strategies Conferences Registration:
- Once you log in to your NASPA Profile click "Register Myself"
- Then in the "I'm Attending As.." page choose "Attendee" (see below)
- On the next page choose which conference to attend under then choose the "NASPA Power and Place Symposium" option (see below)
Schedule
NASPA Power and Place Symposium
The NASPA Power and Place Symposium will take place on Wednesday, January 15 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Schedule subject to change.
Schedule
January 15, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Presenter
TBD
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Breakout 1
Option 1- TBD
Option 2- TBD
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Breakout 2
Option 1- TBD
Option 2- TBD
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Breakout 3
Option 1- TBD
Option 2- TBD
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Speaker
TBD
Log-in and Register for NASPA Power and Place Symposium
The 2025 Power & Place Symposium will be a 1-day place-based experience at the beginning of the 2025 NASPA Strategies Conferences.
Past Power and Place Symposiums
Images from the 2023 Power and Place Symposium at Haskell Indian Nations University
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