Hello My Fellow Region VI Graduate Students,
Whether you are embarking on you first fall session or last fall session I hope your classes are going well! I am Anne Harmon a fellow graduate student and your Graduate Liaison for NASPA’s 2014 Western Regional Conference November 9th-12th, 2014 at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California!
This year's theme is Imagine: Inspire Dreams, Transform Communities. 2014 NASPA WRC invests in the future, examines student support frameworks, affirms the solidarity of our mission, and empowers us to imagine new possibilities for the profession.
I will be your main point of contact from now through the conference, and I wanted to start our partnership by first encouraging you to check out our website and consider registering for the conference. Register by September 30th to lock in the best rate ($175 for student members), and hotel room rates start at $139/night. The registration process is easy and can be fully completed online:
If you are already a NASPA member…
If you are already a NASPA member…
- Visit the conference website at https://www.naspa.org/events/
2014-naspa-wrc/register - Click on “Register Today”
If you are not yet a NASPA member…
- Go to http://www.naspa.org/about/
membership - Review the membership type that represents your current school and/or work affiliation
***NOTE: for graduate students who are studying student affairs and are not full-time employees of any institution, click on “Graduate Student Affiliate” – your membership rate will be ONLY $37.00!!!)
- After your membership is confirmed, you may register for the 2012 NASPA Western Regional Conference athttps://www.naspa.org/events/
2014-naspa-wrc/register
Want to make the most of your conference experience?
To make your conference experience the best possible, I would encourage you to commit to at least one of these opportunities!
Dorothy J. Keller Graduate Student Institute (GSI) – To Inspire: Dream to Potentiality
The GSI pre-conference will take place Sunday November 9th beginning at 1:00 pm and conclude Monday November 10th at 12:30 pm. This opportunity will allow you to gain deeper understanding of your professional brand, cultivate professional relationships, and identify your core competencies and transferable skills. I attended last year’s GSI and it truly made my conference experience complete. This opportunity is only $100 if you register by September 30th!
Click here to register and take a peak at the agenda: https://www.naspa.org/events/
Resume Review
Make sure you have your latest and greatest resume printed and ready to take full advantage of the resume review. Professionals will volunteer their time to ensure you have the best version of your resume ready for the job search.
Service Learning Opportunity
This will be an off site service learning project on Day 3 (Monday, Nov. 10th) from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. What a better way decompress from GSI and get to know your colleagues than by giving back!
Stay at the hotel
Conferences can be hectic enough without trying to go off site for lodging. Recruit 3 roommates and book a room at the Anaheim Marriott fast! Spaces are filling up! Rooms start at just $139 a night. Check out all the details here: http://www.naspa.org/events/
Please like us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/
Follow us on Twitter at “NASPA_WRC”.
If you have questions and/or need additional information regarding Imagine, the 2014 NASPA Western Regional Conference, please do not hesitate to contact me at aharmon@csu.fullerton.edu
Hope to see you in November – “Imagine: Inspire Dreams, Transform Communities”
Anne Harmon
Graduate Student
Liaison, 2014 Western Regional Conference
November 9-12, 2014
| Anaheim, California
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