Professional Associations
DOSA members are encouraged to join and get involved in professional organizations to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Staff should dialogue with their supervisor about which professional organization and conference involvement would make the most sense for them given their role/functional area, professional goals, developmental plans, and budget.
Following are organizations with which we have institutional memberships, which provides access to their resources and offers individual memberships at a discounted rate:
- ACHA - American College Health Association
- ACPA- College Student Educators International
- ACUI- Association of College Unions International
- NaBITA – The National Behavioral Intervention Team Association
- NACA- National Association for Campus Activities
- NACE- National Association of Colleges and Employers
- NASPA- Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
- NIRSA- Leaders in Campus Recreation
Below is a list of regional, national, and international conferences that staff might choose to attend to advance their knowledge in the field. An * indicates the conference will be happening virtually.
Last updated on September 12, 2022.
January
February
Advanced Leadership Development in Higher Education
ASCA Annual Conference (Association for Student Conduct Administration)
March
AAHHE (American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education)
ACE Annual Meeting (The American Council on Education)
ACPA Annual Convention (American College Personnel Association)
ACUI Annual Conference (Association of College Unions-International)
NASPA Annual Conference (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators)
April
APAHE National Conference (Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education)
HLC Annual Conference (Higher Learning Commission)
May
NAFSA Annual Conference (National Association of Foreign Student Advisors)
June
AALHE Annual Assessment Conference (Association for the Assessment of learning in Higher Education)
ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute (American College Personnel Association)
FTTS Annual Conference (Fast Track to Success)
HEDS Annual Conference (Higher Education Data Sharing Conference)
NACDA Convention (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics)
NACE Annual Conference (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators)
NASPA Region II Conference (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators)
July
August
September
Drexel University Annual Assessment Conference
NACAC National Conference (National Association for College Admission Counseling)
October
AASHE (Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education Conference)*
ABWHE (Association of Black Women in Higher Education)*
Institute on the Curricular Approach
IUPUI Assessment Institute (Indiana University-Purdue Univesity-Indianapolis)
Leadership in Higher Education Conference
NACA Annual Conference (National Association for Campus Activities)
PASSHE Women’s Consortium Annual Conference
Texas Association for Higher Education Assessment Conference