Special News from NASPA

As we wrap up the year, I wanted to highlight some unique engagement opportunities just for graduate students. Make sure to check these out, as you have the opportunity to win and/or apply for registrations and money for the 2015 NASPA Annual Conference in New Orleans!

If you are no longer a graduate student, please contact membership@naspa.org so we can update your member profile. Also log into www.naspa.org/members/update to make sure your information is current. Finally, if you have any questions or concerns about any of these opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact me at the information below.

#NASPAshares Stipends

For first-time attendees to a NASPA Annual Conference, five graduate students (masters and doctoral level) will receive a waived Annual Conference registration and a $200 stipend.  

In order to qualify, an application must be submitted by January 20. Note you also have to participate in the 15 Days of NASPA campaign (more below). More information, including application requirements, can be found here. If you are not eligible to apply for the #NASPAshares stipend but would like to get involved, feel free to sign up as a reviewer of the submissions in Volunteer Central.

15 Days of NASPA

In addition to the scholarships, NASPA is also giving everyone (NASPA members and non-members of all levels) the opportunity to win free NASPA stuff, including NASPA schwag bags, bookstore certificates, and complimentary registrations to #NASPA15. All you have to do is participate in 15 Days of NASPA! 

Fifteen winners will be randomly drawn and win the prizes in the following breakdown: 

·         5 NASPA schwag bags (includes NASPA hoodie, tumbler, and more)

·         4 NASPA Bookstore gift certificates

·         3 #NASPA15 Pre-conference workshop registrations

·         2 NASPA member-rate Annual Conference registrations or NASPA Virtual Ticket OnDemand Package

·         1 grand prize that includes all of the above

More information can be found at this announcement blog post.

#NASPA15 New Professionals & Graduate Student Symposium

A unique opportunity for graduate students attending #NASPA15, the NASPA New Professionals & Graduate Student Symposium is an opportunity for these two groups to learn, share, network, and develop both personally and professionally. This opportunity allows graduate students and new professionals to draw on their first years of experience to improve their overall effectiveness, to learn from others, as well as to develop personal awareness. Individuals attending will be tracked by professional level, as well as participate in large group exercises.

#NASPA15 Doctoral Seminar

The Doctoral Seminar was created to provide graduate students who are currently enrolled in a higher education doctoral program support and information to help them successfully navigate the process. Faculty and doctoral students will facilitate activities, conversations, and structured time to reflect about how to be successful in the doctoral experience. This free seminar will include time for networking with faculty and doctoral student peers.

Participants will…

·         Reflect on the doctoral journey…beginning, sustaining, planning, completing

·         Broaden their faculty and student support networks

·         Consider the dissertation process and what it involves

·         Create a goal(s) and find an accountability partner to help meet them

For more information or to apply, please visit the Doctoral Seminar webpage. Priority deadline is January 16, 2015

StudentAffairs.com Graduate Manuscript Competition

For the past two years StudentAffairs.com has sponsored a graduate manuscript competition for our ejournal, The Journal of Technology in Student Affairs, a forum for the student affairs generalist on issues relating to student affairs and technology. They will, once again, be sponsoring this competition. For more information, click here. Submission guidelines can be found at the Submit page.

The deadline is Friday, February 20, 2015 at 4:00PM EST. Submissions can be sent to Stuart@StudentAffairs.com. There is a lot of solid scholarship going on in Masters and Doctoral programs and StudentAffairs.com would like to tap into that reservoir. As with previous years, there will be three prizes awarded to graduate students (registered for a minimum of six credits for Spring 2015) in a Masters or Doctoral program in student personnel administration, higher education, counseling, educational leadership or a related program:

• 1st place - $250.00
• 2nd place - $200.00
• 3rd place - $100.00

Graduate Student Bloggers Needed!

StudentAffairs.com is looking for one or two graduate students to write the weekly blog for the 2015 Student Affairs Job Hunt.

Interested graduate students should submit one writing sample that would be in line with what would appear on the Student Affairs Job Hunt as opposed to simply a writing sample from a course or a personal log. Submissions are due by Wednesday, January 8, 2015. 

There is a small stipend and the blog will be anonymous to give students more freedom in writing about their experiences. StudentAffairs.com is looking for individuals that can write interesting, fun, enlightening, edgy, eye-opening blogs. This would take someone who is not afraid to keep a blog and who is a good, creative writer. Students can get an idea of what they are looking for by reviewing past StudentAffairs.com Blogs.

If you have any questions, please contact Stuart Brown at Stuart@StudentAffairs.com

Find out more to get started!

StudentAffairs.com 2015 Virtual Case Study Competition

StudentAffairs.com announces the launch of their 14th Annual Virtual Case Study Competition for Masters level students in student personnel administration, counseling or higher education administration graduate programs. Members of the top three teams will earn cash prizes.

• 1st place - $150.00 for each team member
• 2nd place - $100.00 for each team member
• 3rd place - $50.00 for each team member

Registration deadline is Wednesday, January 28th, 2015. 

For 'Rules & Eligibility', 'Submission Guidelines', and 'Judging Criteria', check out the StudentAffairs.com VCS.