Open Call for ACPA Member Involvement 

Join a new team of leaders ready to create, inspire, and welcome attendees to New Orleans, Louisiana for a transformative Convention that builds upon our strong traditions in ACPA and the higher education and student affairs profession.

Whether you are interested in your first significant leadership role in ACPA or are a former Association leader looking for your next adventure, we invite you to apply to join the ACPA 2023 Convention Team. Before applying, please review the descriptions associated with each aspect of the Convention Team. 

ACPA23 Convention Team Overview

The ACPA23 Convention Team is comprised of five subteams that partner together to create a transformative Convention experience for attendees.  The five subteams are described in more detail below. There are openings on each subteam for a Convention Steering Team Chair and several Planning Team Member positions that report to a Convention Steering Team Chair.

You may choose to apply for a specific Convention Steering Team Chair position and/or more generally to a team as a Convention Planning Team Member. If you are interested in a Convention Steering Team Chair position you will select the specific Chair position(s) you are interested in.  If you are interested in a Convention Planning Team Member position you will select the team(s) you are interested in and specific roles will be discussed during the selection process.

Positions Available:

Convention Steering Team (CST) Chairs:

• 10-20 Hour Per Week Commitment Average
• Chair roles serve as members of the Convention Steering Team and provide vision, budgetary input, and strategic oversight to the convention experience with support from the International Office.
• Chair positions manage one of the subteams below comprised of a committee of volunteers and oversee multiple layers of the Convention experience.
• Chair positions require attendance at monthly CST virtual meetings and monthly virtual meetings with their subteam. Chair positions may require attendance at one to two visits to the Convention site.

Convention Planning Team (CPT) Members:

• 5-10 Hour Per Week Commitment Average
• CPT Members manage particular aspects of the convention experience on one of the subteams below and report directly to a Convention Steering Team Chair.
• CPT Members require attendance at monthly virtual meetings with their subteam.
• Some positions may require attendance at a visit to the Convention site.

Convention Teams Descriptions:

Administration Team

• Facilitates operational and organizational management.
• Schedules online meetings, records minutes, maintains rosters, and coordinates updates to the Convention Website.
• Coordinates the creation, distribution, and evaluation of the Convention Assessment.
• This role is developed in partnership with the Convention Chair and works closely with the Convention Chair on special projects.
• Chair Opening: Administration Chair.
• Team Member Openings Include: Assessment Coordinator.

Career Development & Advancement Team

• Provides leadership and coordination of career development and advancement programming.
• Coordinates all programmatic and operational aspects of the Career Wellness Center including: Resume and C/V Reviews, on-site arrangements, communications, volunteers, space arrangements, and Career Snapshot programs.
• Chair Opening: Career Development & Advancement Chair.
• Team Member Openings Include Coordinators for: Career Wellness and Career Development.

Convention Experiences Team

• Provides leadership and coordination of convention experiences including CelebrACPA, Opening/Closing Session, New Attendee Orientation, and collaboration with Coalition for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) to produce Culturefest.
• Collaborates with Commissions, Coalitions, Networks, Communities of Practice, and State/International Chapters to create CelebrACPA that celebrates the contributions of these and other ACPA groups.
• Chair Opening: Convention Experiences Chair.
• Team Member Openings Include Coordinators for: Local Arrangements, New Attendee Orientation, Special Events, and Volunteers.

Equity & Inclusion Team

• Monitors and supports equity and inclusion in Convention planning.
• Identifies and facilitates development of solutions to potential barriers to inclusion of the host site with attention to issues of equity and inclusion which includes the full range of intersecting social identities among ACPA members.
• Serves as convention liaison to the Director of Equity and Inclusion on the Governing Board and Equity and Inclusion Committee and actively collaborates other Convention Steering Team Chairs.
• Ensures accessibility services highlighted in the association policy are properly executed and desired assessment data is collected and distributed properly.
• Chair Opening: Equity & Inclusion Chair.
• Team Members Openings Include Coordinators for: Advocacy, Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization Initiatives, and Equity and Inclusion Liaisons to each Convention Team area.

Program Team

• Responsible for the development and implementation of Convention curriculum.
• Coordinates all curriculum activities including: recruiting program submissions; recruiting reviewers; training reviewers; ensuring thorough and professional reviews of programs by the deadline; evaluating programs eligibility for Convention; and providing resources and communications to Coordinating Presenters.
• Chair Opening: Program Chair.
• Team Members Openings Include Coordinators for: Curriculum, Experiential Programs, General Programs, Pre-Convention Workshops, Peer Review Process Cooordinator, Program Administration, Scholarship Sessions, and Endorsed Programs.

If you have any questions about the application process or positions available on the 2023 Convention Planning Team, please don't hesitate to contact Tricia Fechter Gates, Deputy Executive Director at pfechter@acpa.nche.edu