The New Professionals and Graduate Students Knowledge Community

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The New Professionals and Graduate Students
Knowledge Community

• National Association of Student Personnel
  Administrators

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Knowledge Community Purpose

• The New Professionals and Graduate Students
  (NPGS) Knowledge Community serves the needs of
  new professionals and graduate students. The
  knowledge community provides opportunities for
  new professionals to network and develop
  professionally. NPGS activities include regional
  new professionals institutes and special planned
  events at the annual conference.

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NPGS Sponsored Programs at 2005 National
Conference

• Imagining Future Professionals Are Graduate
  Students
• Adequately Prepared for Ethical Conflicts
• Monday March 21, 145 p.m. 300 p.m.,
  Convention Ctr. Rm. 10
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• Roundtable Discussion for Women Doctoral
  Students A
• Sharing of Experiences
• Monday March 21, 330 p.m. 445 p.m.,
  Convention Ctr.
• Ballroom, Salon G
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• Are Preparation Programs Adequately Preparing New
  
• Professionals? Lets Ask Them
• Monday March 21, 900 a.m. 1015 a.m.,
  Convention Ctr. Rm. 15

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NPGS Recognized Programs at 2005 National
Conference

• Synergistic Supervision A Method for Insuring
  the Future for
• New Professionals
• Tuesday March 22, 1215 p.m. 130 p.m.,
  Convention Ctr. Rm. 11
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• The Graduate School Experience for Students of
  Color Making
• Meaning
• Tuesday March 22, 1215 p.m. 130 p.m.,
  Convention Ctr. Rm. 25
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• Future Minded Professionals Innovative Trends in
  Doctoral
• Education
• Tuesday March 22, 900 a.m. 1015 a.m., Marriot
  Ballroom,
• Salon H
•  

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NPGS Recognized Programs at 2005 National
Conference

• Everyday Ethics in Professional Roles
• Tuesday March 22, 145 p.m. 300 p.m.,
  Convention Ctr. Rm. 13
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• Are we preparing the Next Generation of
  Culturally Competent
• Professionals An Open Dialogue on Diversity
• Tuesday March 22, 315 p.m. 430 p.m.,
  Convention Ctr. Rm. 5-6
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• Getting Involved in NASPAImagining and Exploring
  your
• Future
• Monday March 21, 330 p.m. 445 p.m.,
  Convention Ctr. Rm. 15

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NPGS and GLBT Joint Conference Reception

• The KC will again collaborate with the GLBT
  Issues KC to host a reception at the National
  Conference in Tampa. This reception will be held
  from 700 p.m. 900 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom
  Salon D of the Tampa Marriott. There will be a
  reception, recognition program and door prizes.

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Conferences and Institutes

• Region I (All of the Above Conference Winter
  2006)
• Region II (New Professionals Drive-In Conference
  Winter 2006)
• Region III (NASPA/SACSA NPI 2005 Trinity
  University, San Antonio, Texas, June 20-24)
• Region IV-West (NASPA IV-West NPI 2005 - Marriott
  Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri,
  November 8-9)
• Region IV-East (NASPA IV-East New Professionals
  Institute Fall 2005)
• Region V and Region VI (Joint Western Regional
  New Professionals Institute Fall 2005)

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NPGS Conference Scholarship Program

• The NPGS Scholarship will pay for Conference
  Registration to the
• NASPA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
  (March 2006)
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• Criterion for Selection
• Must be a NASPA Member
• Must be a New Professional (5 years or less
  professional experience)
• or a Graduate Student
• Must work at or be attending a college or
  university
• Must be personally financing at least 50 of
  conference expenses
• Should be active with NPGS and or NASPA either
  regionally or nationally or with NASPA in general

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NPGS KC Listservnew-prof_at_listserv.naspa.org

• Listserv Message Protocol
• In order to send messages to a listserv, one
  must be a member of the listserv. Once a
  subscribing member sends a message, the system
  takes a short while to authenticate the message
  and then will send it out to all subscribers.
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• KC listservs are to be used for dissemination of
  knowledge pertinent to the specific knowledge
  community and discussions on professional topics.
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• Please contact the NASPA office liaison or NASPA
  IT staff if you have questions about the NASPA
  Knowledge Community Listservs at 202-265-7500.

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NetResultsNASPAs E-Zine for Student Affairs
Professionals

• Building Blocks Issues for New Professionals
• http//www.naspa.org/NetResults/index.cfm
• NetResults is a weekly "e-zine" distributed to
  the NASPA membership, over 8,000 student affairs
  professionals. NetResults is designed to provide
  NASPA members with features and news tailored to
  the unique interests and needs of the student
  affairs community.

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NPGS KC Leadership Team

• National Chair Ashley Tull (atull_at_admin.fsu.edu)
• Region I Chair Jennifer M. Stanley
  (jstanley_at_rwu.edu)
• Region II Chair Michael Beachem
  (beachem_at_temple.edu)
• Region III Chair Jody Conway (jody.conway_at_saintle
  o.edu)
• Region IV-W Chair Jesse W. Fortney
  (jesse.fortney_at_uchsc.edu)
• Region IV-E Chair Tim Burkhalter
  (tburkha_at_bgnet.bgsu.edu)
• Region VI Chair Anna Liza Garcia
  (agarcia2_at_csulb.edu)
• Program ChairAllison Crume (allison.crume_at_fldoe.o
  rg)
• Newsletter Editor Yuri Betancourt
  (mbetanco_at_csulb.edu)