Seeking Exec Board Nominations

MCPA is seeking energetic, fun, hardworking professionals to serve on its Executive Board!  All of the requirements are listed here as well as the open positions.  Nominate yourself or your colleagues!  http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e37bjaabghnpnj2b/a001ghnufjt9/greeting

Get involved...Learn More

Hello followers!  The semester is wrapping up and soon we will all have what we want most for this holiday season...A WELL DESERVED BREAK!  As you are catching up on articles, websites and other forms of professional development, we invite you to explore the MCPA blog and contribute to the forums, check out our website ( www.myacpa.org/sid/md ) and "Like" us on our Facebook Page ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maryland-College-Personnel-Association/141548662561917?v=wall ).  As we continue to improve our services, we look forward to hearing from you and learning what you would like to know!  Pass along any comments or contact Eddie Wright directly at wright@msmary.edu


Enjoy your holiday season and may you find peace, joy and rest in all the ways you choose to celebrate!

Holiday Social 12/9 at Towson Marriott

Hello everyone!

The Maryland College Personnel Association (MCPA) would like to invite you to our holiday social!

The event is taking place at the Towson University Marriott’s University Club this Thursday, December 9th, from 5-7pm.

We will have an assortment of FREE APPETIZERS including crab dip, hummus, sweet potato fries, wings, and quesadillas.

FREE PARKING is available underneath the hotel.

Please write back with any questions; otherwise, we hope to see you there!

Laura Arthur, MCPA Secretary

MCPA Fall Conference

Thank you to everyone who came to our Annual Fall Conference yesterday!  We hope you had some good discussions with coleagues from across the state.  We encourage you to keep these conversations going, right here, live on the blog. 

There are two ways to do so... 1. You can create comments to this post or 2. go to our forum section and start some great conversations in there!

Hope to hear from you soon!

ACPA Baltimore 2010: Reaching out to Local Institutions

This year the ACPA Convention Planning Team has decided to be more intentional than ever before in terms of reaching out to local institutions in the area of the annual convention. Since the convention is in Baltimore this year, this means that student affairs professionals from all over Maryland will be more likely to attend the conference. With that being said, the Convention Planning Team wants to make sure that members from the area feel connected to the conference and the content that is being presented. Recently, there was a survey sent out by the Local Institutions Liaison Team (LILT) to student affairs professionals at institutions within a 60 mile radius of the convention. This survey was to gather information regarding salient issues in the area and general interest in the convention. Individuals that completed this survey provided important information regarding institutional “hot topics” that will inform featured speakers. In addition those that completed the recent survey will be contacted as the convention draws closer with information regarding programs that address the issues that they indicated were of importance to them. The LILT is hoping that the additional outreach that is being done will  increase convention registration, volunteerism and corporate sponsorship. In addition to outreach prior to the convention, the LILT will host a meeting of local Vice Presidents and Deans on the opening day of the convention prior to the opening session and reception. Additionally, the LILT will research campus issues and communicate featured programs and presentations to local SSAOs that address those campus issues. The Local Institutions Liaison Team is also looking into ways to support the Local Arrangements Team and Convention Logistics such as reaching out to state associations and local institutions for volunteers prior to the arrival of convention volunteers outside of the area, facilitating tours of local campuses, and/or organizing carpools and other transportation options.  These are just some of the ideas that the LILT has to better serve the convention and the local professionals. Be on the lookout for more from the LILT in the coming months!