"Advancing Student Affairs, Engaging Students" are the central parts of being a student affairs professional and member of ACPA. As you progress in your career, you need to keep abreast of current issues, trends and research in this field.

Whether it's the Annual Convention, Student Affairs E-Learning Series, the Mid-Level Management Institute, or State/International Divisions workshops or conferences, ACPA provides you with many opportunities to gain the skills, knowledge and tools so you are more effective in your job and your work with students.

Central to the substance and structure of our professional development initiatives are the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners.

Competency Areas:

• Advising and Helping
• Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Ethical Professional Practice
• History, Philosophy, and Values
• Human and Organizational Resources
• Law, Policy, and Governance
• Leadership
• Student Development & Learning
  
• Personal Foundations                                                                                                                                                  

A "short version" handout can be found by clicking here.

A complete calendar of professional development opportunities can be found by clicking here.

A printed version of the Professional Development Calendar can be found here.

ACPA's Signature Professional Development Opportunities

Residential Curriculum Institute

Senior Student (SSAO) Affairs Officer Symposiums

Institute on Social Justice

Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute

Institute on Sustainability

Student Affairs Assessment Institute

ACPA "On the Road"

Prism Initiative

Cultural Study Tour to Central America & the Panama Canal

Co-sponsored Opportunities

Leadership Educators Institute

Conference on College Men

Women's Leadership Institute

A USA Veteran Symposium for Higher Education

Symposium on the Recruitment & Retention of Students of Color

Online Learning

Webinar Series

ACPA & Magna Publications

ACPA & Reslife.net

Complete Professional Development Calendar

ACPA Foundation