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The American College Personnel Association (ACPA) transforms higher education by creating and sharing influential scholarship, shaping critically reflective practice, and advocating for equitable and inclusive learning environments.
In engaging in daily practice, ACPA aspires to be higher education’s and student affairs’ most inclusive and community-driven association by leading our profession in centering social justice, racial justice, and decolonization as defining concepts of our time and the foreseeable future.
This page is to provide a summary of ways you can get involved with ACPA whether that is through attending conferences, using the online learning community, engaging with our professional network, and so much more!
ACPA Entity Groups
ACPA Entity Groups
Commissions - Involvement by functional area & interests
Commissions represent the job/functional areas or professional specializations in which ACPA members are employed or have an interest or passion.
Coalitions & networks - Involvement by personal identity
ACPA Coalitions & Networks are unique entities in that they represent and act as advocates for the social and personal identities of the ACPA membership. ACPA has a proud tradition of advocating for and advancing the voices of all of members of our profession and Coalitions & Networks are at the forefront of issues of inclusion and social justice.
Communities of practice - Involvement by career level
Communities of Practice represent and focus on the unique needs of professionals at various points within their career. Communities of Practice recognize the importance of community, conversation, and collaboration among professionals spanning functional areas and identities, yet sharing positional-related experiences.
Chapters & international divisions - Involvement by geographic location
ACPA Chapters & International Divisions provide professional development, access to research & scholarship and access to leadership opportunities at the local level.
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