Student Government Institute

Dates & locations will be announced in early 2025.

Overview

NACA Student Government Institutes provide students and professional staff the opportunity to deeply explore the role of student governance on campus. Curriculum is identical for all Student Government Institutes and is written based on insight from the curriculum development team. Everyone will engage in the same experiences including hands-on experiential learning activities, large group discussions, small group processing, and personal reflection. All attendees, including students, advisors, and facilitators, are expected to actively participate and invest in all aspects of the institute. Participants are most successful when they utilize the Institute experience to expand their network of peers beyond those they regularly see or work with on their own campus.

Learning will occur in both formal and informal moments throughout the Institute. Evenings will be used for group activities and networking. Any desire to sightsee or explore off-site should be planned prior to check-in at the Institute on the first day or after you check out from the Institute on the final day. All students, advisors, and facilitators will stay on campus in the same residence hall – even if they live nearby. Participants must be 18 years of age or older to attend an institute.

Student Government Institute participants can expect to explore the following topics:

• Shared governance
• Identity, belonging, and community
• Advocacy and voice
• Effective followership
• Crisis response
• Futuring
• And more!

This curriculum is extremely similar to last year's Student Government Institutes. Previous attendees are welcome with the understanding that the content may feel repetitive.