National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
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| Formation | January 1919, Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| Founders | Robert Rienow, Thomas Arkle Clark |
| Headquarters | 111 K Street NE, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Fields | Student affairs |
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Membership (2015)
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13,000 members |
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President
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Kevin Kruger |
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Staff (2015)
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40 |
| Mission | To be the principal source of leadership, scholarship, professional development, and advocacy for student affairs. |
| Website | naspa |
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Formerly called
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Conference of Deans and Advisers of Men (CDAM) (1919-1929) National Association of Deans and Advisers of Men (NADAM) (1929-51) |
NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (formerly the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice, and affirms the commitment of the student affairs profession to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. Founded in 1919 at the University of Wisconsin, NASPA has more than 13,000 members at 1,400 campuses, and 25 countries. NASPA members are committed to serving college students by embracing the core values of diversity, learning, integrity, collaboration, access, service, fellowship, and the spirit of inquiry. NASPA is one of many organizations focused on Graduate enrollment management.
To be the principal source of leadership, scholarship, professional development, and advocacy for student affairs.
NASPA is the leading voice for the student affairs profession worldwide.
In December 1918, Robert Rienow, the dean of men at the University of Iowa desired to create a meeting that would bring together various deans of men in the midwest. He, with Thomas Arkle Clark, dean of men at the University of Illinois, facilitated the founding meeting held at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in January 1919. The first meeting was quite small - three deans of men and three professors having campus interests were in attendance.
Professor Louis A. Strauss of the University of Michigan referred to the first meeting as the "Conference of Deans and Advisers of Men." This label was used in prevalence until 1929 when it was changed to the National Association of Deans and Advisers of Men (NADAM). The new name was more fitting because many American universities did not have the "Dean of Men" title. Thomas Arkle Clark was the first person to claim the title in 1909, although he assumed the responsibilities in 1901. Scott Goodnight, dean of men at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, served as host for this historic first meeting. Retroactively, he is referred to as the first president of NADAM.
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