MENASA Multaqas are one-hour member engagement sessions that create a space for student affairs professionals in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia area to engage and connect, and to build a culture of support, collaboration, innovation, research, and professional development.

Embark on a transformative journey with our webinar, "Empowering Academic Success: A Comprehensive Approach." Dive deep into the heart of the Academic Success Program as we unravel an intricate tapestry of proactive academic interventions, collaborative support strategies, and the art of customizing programs for unparalleled outcomes. Seize the chance to not just attend but actively participate in shaping a positive academic landscape. Elevate your role as a student affair professional and be a catalyst for student achievement. 

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The NASPA Excellence Awards recognize the contributions of members who are transforming higher education through outstanding programs, innovative services, and effective administration. These awards cover twelve categories critical to the success of students:

• Academic Advising, Careers, Graduate, Professional, and related
• Alumni, Community Relations, Family Programs, Fundraising, and related
• Assessment, Persistence, Data Analytics, and related
• Athletics, Recreation, Counseling, Health, Wellness, and related
• Campus Security, Crisis Management, Student Conduct and Community Standards, Violence Prevention, and related
• Civic Learning, Democratic Engagement, Community Service, Service-Learning, and related
• Commuter, Off-Campus, Military-Connected, Non-traditional, and related
• Contracted Services, Housing, Residence Life, and related
• Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, First-year, Other-year, Orientation, and related
• Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice, and related
• First-generation Student Success and related
• Fraternity and Sorority Life, Leadership, Student Activities, Student Union, and related

Programs selected for recognition in each category receive either a Gold, Silver, or Bronze designation. Gold recipients are considered in a second round for three grand-level awards. 

2024 Program Winners

This session explores the power of job design theory in peer health education programs. Using the job characteristics model, we reimagine roles, responsibilities, and tasks to boost motivation, job satisfaction, and overall effectiveness. Join us as we delve into how strategic job design empowers universities to elevate their peer health educators' performance and impact.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Gain an understanding of the key principles of the job characteristics model and its relevance in optimizing peer health education programs.
2. Explore strategies for redefining peer health educator roles, responsibilities, and tasks to enhance their performance and job satisfaction.
3. Discover how your university can leverage strategic job design to maximize the overall effectiveness and impact of their peer health education programs.

This webinar will explore how peer leadership models in sport and physical activity settings can effectively support student mental wellness and resilience. By examining the value, program impact data, and research outcomes of the student-led mental wellness programs, Fitness Buddies and Mountain Lion Strong, participants will learn how empowering students as mental wellness advocates enhances campus culture. We will highlight the importance of cross-campus partnerships for fostering a holistic approach to student well-being. Attendees will leave with actionable, research-backed recommendations for implementing peer leadership programs that prioritize mental wellness and resilience across diverse student populations and student groups.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand key factors in designing and implementing peer leadership programs that promote mental wellness and resilience among students in physical activity and sport settings on campus.
• Gain insights into the research outcomes and lessons learned from the peer led mental-wellness initiatives, Fitness Buddies and Mountain Lion Strong, at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
• Understand how collaborative efforts across departments and units on campus, including athletics, student affairs, campus recreation, and counseling/health services, can strengthen mental wellness initiatives.
• Learn tips to implementing similar strategies on other campuses

How sex positive is your programming? Peer Education Initiatives and the Peer Education Faculty are excited to have Sexologist, Goody Howard, MSW, MPH hosting a session to help us examine sex positivity and how it often gets left out of the conversation regarding sexual health programming. We will have opportunities to offer sex positivity reframes on existing programming and messages to increase student engagement.

Learning Outcomes: After this session, attendees will be able to:

1. Explore ways to engage overlooked populations in their sex positive programming.
2. Identify sex positive gaps in existence peer education programming.
3. Compare and contrast sex positivity, sex neutrality, sex negativity.

Guidelines for earning CSAEd credit: 

1 CSAEd Core CE will be awarded for completing this course. Completion includes attending the session and completing the Feedback Survey. 

No partial credit will be awarded; full completion is required. 

Participants must also complete the feedback survey in the Online Learning Community.

To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the Feedback Survey in the online event offering the certification. Once the survey is completed, your Certificate will be available in the event modules. The Certificate of Completion, which will show the event and credit earnings, is available for download and/or print from the event in your Online Learning Community.

NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd). NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.

Unintended pregnancy can significantly impact a college student’s academic performance and overall well-being. Emergency Contraception (EC) is one of several effective preventive options that can help students avoid unintended pregnancies. However, institutional support for students in preventing unintended pregnancies varies greatly, influenced by factors like institutional type, student demographics, geographic location, and specific circumstances. This session will explore how higher education professionals from diverse fields can incorporate EC into their support strategies for students.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Participants will be able to articulate the relationship between unintended pregnancy and student’s academic outcomes and well-being.
2. Participants will be able to describe how EC works as part of a comprehensive unintended pregnancy prevention program.
3. Participants will be able to compare EC access interventions across different contexts and programmatic areas. 

Guidelines for earning CSAEd credit: 

1 CSAEd Core CE will be awarded for completing this course. Completion includes attending the session and completing the Feedback Survey. 

No partial credit will be awarded; full completion is required. 

Participants must also complete the feedback survey in the Online Learning Community.

To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the Feedback Survey in the online event offering the certification. Once the survey is completed, your Certificate will be available in the event modules. The Certificate of Completion, which will show the event and credit earnings, is available for download and/or print from the event in your Online Learning Community.

NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd). NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.