Volume 21, Issue 3 (Fall 2024)

Take a Breath and Begin Again…and Again…and Again…and Again: A Message from ACPA’s Executive Director

As we near the annual gathering of ACPA members and supporters, the scenic ACPA25 Annual Convention (16-19 February 2025) theme ...

A Letter from the Editors: Make This THE Year

Hello, ACPA. We are excited to share this issue with you as we all begin a new academic year. You ...

A Note from ACPA Books Editors

As another school year gets underway, we hope you will consider reaching out to discuss your ideas for a book ...

Making the Most of the Student Affairs Grad School Journey: Five Lessons to Consider for Success | Williams

If you are reading this right now, you might be considering a higher education or student affairs graduate program, currently ...

The ACPA Experience: Graduate Student Perspectives, Insights, and Recommendations | Dadzie, Hali Sanders, Samanu, Izquierdo

The 2024 ACPA Convention in Chicago celebrated the 100th anniversary of the organization. In coming together to reflect on the ...

Reflective Verses: A Carolina Housing Poetry Project | Gibbs & Goetzinger

Dedication For our residents, for our staff, for our school. Foreword In Reflective Verses: A Carolina Housing Poetry Project Resident ...

Supervision Needed: The Crucial Impact on New Housing Professionals’ Well-Being | Hodge, Wilkerson, Acquaye

The supervision landscape for new and established housing professionals is complex and demanding. The current context has been shaped by ...

Balancing Personal and Professional Relationships | King & Crawford

Introductions Hey Friends, my name is Chris King (he/him) and I am a storyteller. More accurately, I am what the ...

Origin Stories of the ACPA Senior Scholars (1984) and the ACPA Emerging Scholars (1999) | Mueller

Origin stories of any long-standing organization or group contain the roots of its culture, its reason for being, and its ...

Leading in Ways that Matter | Surrett

Most children do not get to observe their parents' work as much as I did with my Dad. He had ...

I Remember… | Andrews

Many, if not the majority, of my earliest childhood memories revolve around her office, where we spent weekends and afternoons ...

Inclusive By Design: Shifting to a Universal Design Mindset to Craft Communities of Belonging | Wright

Abstract Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are vital concepts that impact higher education positively, but too often belonging and accessibility ...