For the month of October, NASPA has a unique opportunity to invest in
the future of our profession by celebrating Careers in Student Affairs
Month (CSAM). As you know, a career in student affairs is an unknown
option to students as they enter college. It is not until they
experience exciting learning opportunities organized by student affairs
staff and get to know the diverse and gifted persons who comprise our
profession that they consider whether the field might have promise for
them personally. Each of us has the responsibility to seek out the most
promising leaders at our campuses to talk with them about investigating
student affairs as a potentially viable and rewarding career for them.
NASPA is hosting four webinars in the month of October to help
facilitate this learning. These webinars are open to our entire
profession, regardless of NASPA membership.
NASPA hopes you take a look at the career tab on the website, which
provides other suggestions for how to celebrate CSAM. If you are on
Twitter, use the hashtag #CSAM to talk about the month, and feel free to
share what programs you are coordinating on the CSAM Facebook Event
Page. Also, we are giving an opportunity for members to highlight what
programs they are sponsoring on their campus. Let us know more about
your event by emailing staff member Nathan Victoria at
nvictoria@naspa.org. Finally, make sure to highlight the ways
undergraduates can get involved in NASPA, whether through NUFP, whose
applications have a priority deadline of September 27th, with a final
deadline of October 30th, or as an undergraduate member if you know
students who are already committed to a career in student affairs.
For more information on CSAM, please visit http://www.naspa.org/career/csam/webinars.cfm.
