2026 NASPA Institute for New Vice Presidents for Student Affairs
DECEMBER 6-9, 2026 • AMELIA ISLAND, FL
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Program
The NASPA Institute for New Vice Presidents for Student Affairs is a foundational faculty-led, learning and networking experience that prepares new VPSAs to be strategic decision-makers, highly effective managers, and transformational leaders. This professional development opportunity is designed for first-time VPSAs (and other highest-ranking senior student affairs officers on campus such as vice chancellors and deans of students depending on organizational structure) who have not assumed office or are in the first two years of their first VPSA position.
Institute Overview
Intensive, Cohort-based Experience
This exclusive professional development program is an institute. Unlike conferences where participants choose to participate (or not) in concurrent sessions, during this institute all attendees will participate in the same cohort experience and are expected to engage fully in all aspects of the program including meals and offsite activities. It is a very intensive experience, and the program will run into the evening each day.
Schedule At-a-Glance
As details of the schedule become available, they will be added here. The schedule presented here is subject to changes.
Day 1
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Institute Check-in |
| 1:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Institute Programming |
| 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM | Keynote and Dinner |
Day 2
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Institute Check-In/Registration Open |
| 7:30 AM - 8:50 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Institute Programming |
| 11:15AM - 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00PM-5:45 PM | Institute Programming |
| 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | Institute Networking Mixer |
| 6:45PM - 8:00 PM | Dinner with Mentor Groups-No Host |
Day 3
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration/Book Sales Open |
| 7:30 AM - 8:50 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Institute Programming |
| 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15 PM- 5:00PM | Institute Programming |
| 5:30PM - 8:00 PM | Dinner on Your Own/Sponsored Dinners |
Day 4
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration/Book Sales Open |
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Optional Brief 1:1 Coaching Sessions |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Institute Programming |
Agenda
