October 2021 | Membership | Education | C3X | (434) 245-8425 |
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Current Events
Join us for a half-day workshop on Thursday, November 4. If you attended C3X virtually or in person, registration is only $50!
Canada Lab invites Canadian institution professionals to exchange ideas, trends, and updates in the Canadian higher education landscape. This targeted event convenes members from across all provinces to collaborate in a culturally relevant and welcoming environment. Whether it is your first event or 20th event, you will certainly make new connections and uncover gems of knowledge to bring back to your campus. The workshop is interactive and the “Cross-Canada Check-up” encourages members to discuss hot topics and seek solutions to those issues that others may have already resolved.
Programming for this event is designed by the Canadian Committee.
NACAS News
We celebrated our award winners with an Awards Ceremony last week in Atlantic City. In case you missed the list of our outstanding members and business partners, here it is:
National Award Winners:
David H. Lord Scholarship for Exemplary Community Service
David C. Atkins, George Mason University Edwin R. Golden Award for Inclusive Excellence
DaNesha Allen, University of Houston, Office of Administration Innovative Achievement in Auxiliary Services
University Dining Program, UW-Green Bay University Dining Outstanding Business Partner of the Year Award
Chartwells Higher Education Dr. Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. Legacy Award
Jason A. Levy, Temple University Silver Torch Award
Robert Holden, MPA, CASP, University of Georgia (Retired) Volunteer of the Year
Emily Messa, PhD, CASP, University of Houston Robert F. Newton Award for Distinguished Service
Diane Reynolds, MBA, CASP, Assistant Vice President, Business Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Regional Award Winners:
Regional Volunteer of the Year
Central: David VanderSloot, CASP, Grand Valley State University
East: Mara Lowrey, Algonquin College
South: Rick Torres, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
West: Lakshmi Sangaranarayanan, CASP, University of Calgary
Regional Mentor Award:
Central: Matt Suwalski, CASP, University of Wisconsin Green Bay
East: Phillip Allison, United States Naval Academy
South: Michael L. Smith, Florida A&M University
West: Joseph Pearson, CASP, Central Washington University
Regional Rising Star Award:
Central: Dr. Anita Hicks, Oakland University
East: LTC Lee Clark, CASP, Virginia Military Institute
South: Khushbu Thakor, University of Houston
NACAS Foundation
The NACAS Fondation Campus Care Grant awards up to $25,000 to support basic student needs. This year's winners included:
University of Central Arkansas
New York Institute of Technology
Clayton State University
Colorado State University Pueblo
University of Saskatchewan
Thank you for all that you do to help your students succeed.
Education
It can be hard to think about the endless possibilities and ways to pave the way for the future of dining services when new issues arise that permeate the everyday scene. With labor shortages, setbacks in sustainability, temporary dining hall closures, and other unprecedented disruptions, it can feel never-ending.
We hear you. NACAS, in partnership with Chartwells, wants to assist in navigating these issues and finding solutions that allow you to think ahead once more.
This half-day virtual workshop will start by offering ideas you can adopt to alleviate some of the everyday challenges, and end with you feeling inspired to bring back joy through dining – reinforcing the emotional connection campus dining services can bring to students, and positively impacting their experience.
Membership
The NACAS staff had a blast at C3X 2021 in Atlantic City, and we hope you did, too. Thank you to all of our members, business partners, presenters and Harrah's Resort staff who assisted with our first hybrid conference. We look forward to seeing you at regional CX conferences this year, and next year at C3X 2022 in Las Vegas!
Not pictured: Molly Caldera and Jaclyn Galan
Certification
This half-day, virtual program is geared toward those who plan on taking the CASP exam with our new, exciting remote option. Candidates who apply before the end of November can test within the December window, or in one of our testing windows in 2022 (official dates TBD). Attendees will get access to resources to help master exam content areas, tips for decreasing test anxiety, and will have the opportunity to bond with other auxiliary professionals who are on the same path to certification. Join key volunteers from the NACAS Certification Commission as the content outline is discussed, as well as an in-depth review of pre-selected retired exam questions to understand key concepts and terms. Individuals with an open CASP application are eligible to join at no cost but all participation is welcome!
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NACAS (National Association of College Auxiliary Services), headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., is a nonprofit higher education association serving auxiliary services and student support services professionals at colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and Asia. NACAS provides extensive opportunities for members to share ideas, develop business solutions, enhance programs and revenues, and develop meaningful professional relationships. For more information visit: www.nacas.org |
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