Thursday, June 23, 2011

Message from the Chair!



Good Afternoon:

The Standing Committee for Graduate Students and New Professionals (SCGSNP) was founded in 1988 to provide graduate students and new professionals a voice and a home within ACPA. Involvement with the standing committee has been a foundation for many individual’s professional development as well as a starting point for leadership in ACPA. It is my hope that you will find SCGSNP to be your professional home in much the same way that it has been for so many before you.

Over the next year, we intend to continue the excellence that SCGSNP has exhibited and are eager to move forward with additional projects and initiatives. Here is a preview of some of the specific goals for this year:
• Engage membership in new and meaningful ways during the year through volunteer opportunities and the Institutional Liaison program.
• Utilize technology and social media to help you stay better connected with SCGSNP and ACPA.
• Provide professional development opportunities outside of convention by hosting a virtual case study competition during the fall semester.
• Collaborate with Career Central to provide resources for those that are job searching including potential mock interviews.
• Assist ACPA in the development of the new Phyllis Mabel Entry Level Institute.
• Develop new fundraising programs and initiatives to fund additional convention scholarshipopportunities for graduate students and new professionals.

This is your committee and we are committed to making your involvement a meaningful part of your professional development. There are some excellent ways to get connected and involved starting right now!
• Check us out on facebook (ACPA SCGSNP). Feel free to comment on the articles, post questions for others, and engage with one another.
• Follow us on Twitter @SCGSNP.
• Submit an article for our newsletter, The Eighth Vector. Articles for the first issue are due June 30 to c.shaw09@gmail.com.
• Get excited for the upcoming opportunity to serve as an ACPA Ambassador! Applications will be available shortly to have the chance to connect your institution with ACPA while also gaining a valuable way to contribute to make this your ACPA!

It is my commitment to serve and represent you to the best of my ability. If you have comments, thoughts or suggestions please feel free to contact me at amollet@radford.edu. Together, with your continued involvement, support, and service to SCGSNP and ACPA we can make a difference for the future of our profession.

Thank you for your membership with SCGSNP and the opportunity to serve you!


Amanda L. Mollet
Chair, Standing Committee for Graduate Students and New Professionals

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