Leadership Fellows
NACA's Leadership Fellows Program seeks to provide leadership development and related opportunities to new professional members from underrepresented populations (including but not limited to: ability, age, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, etc.) within the NACA membership. Additionally, the program is designed to help these individuals become familiar with NACA governance, programs and professional development opportunities.
Seven Fellows are selected each June and each Fellow is paired with a mentor. The Fellows’ responsibilities include attending NACA® Live or one regional conference; presenting at least one educational session at the event; writing an article for Campus Activities Programming® magazine; and participating in regular virtual calls with the Leadership Fellows Coordinator, mentors, and other Fellows.
Leadership Fellows will contibute to the planning of NACA Live® in support roles. Although not full team members, they will assist with initiative facilitation onsite of at least 2 initatives. This includes but is not limited to full team calls and functional area calls. This experience will provide an opportunity to explore the behind the scenes work that goes into preparing for a national convention.
The Leadership Fellows Coordinator position is a two-year term and Mentors serve for 18 months.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in the program, Leadership Fellows will be able to:
- Demonstrate a greater awareness of opportunities and resources that can broaden their professional association experience within NACA;
- Identify strategies to strengthen relationships and create a network within the Association and the field with peers from underrepresented populations;
- Demonstrate enhanced competence in professional skills such as leadership, critical thinking, writing, presenting, collaboration, etc.; and
- Articulate available career paths within the campus activities field.
Position Descriptions
Learn more about each role:
- Leadership Fellow - program participant
- Mentor - experienced professional assigned to mentor a Leadership Fellow
- Coordinator - oversees the Leadership Fellows Program
Application Timeline
Applications for these positions will be open during the following times:
- Leadership Fellow: April 1-May 1
- Mentor: May 1-June 1