Dear Colleagues, As a member of California College Personnel Association’s Leadership Team (our state division of ACPA), now is the time to recognize any stellar colleagues who have contributed to higher education in California over the past academic year.  We have a lot of amazing staff and graduate students in California, and I encourage you to take the time to nominate yourself or colleagues who you think...

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I jumped into the Student Affairs profession less than a month after graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Looking to live and work in the Bay Area, I found a position at a small non-profit private art and design college by happenstance. California College of the Arts (CCA) was a very big change in scene and in responsibility, especially with CCA’s tiny student population and the...

Greetings All, Hello Student Affairs Professionals and Graduate Students in Higher Education and Student Affairs programs! I want to introduce myself as the new Graduate Student Constituency Representative.  I am a graduate student in the Higher Education Administration and Policy M.Ed. Program at the University of California Riverside and am employed as Assistant Resident Director for the Glen Mor Student...

Technology revolves around Google products for my day-to-day success.  Sharing documents on Google Docs allows for me to collaborate across campus, and the country, with others in a way that is efficient, secure and doesn’t require direct access to my work computer.  Google Voice takes us a step further for our Resident Director on Call system.  The Resident Assistants call one phone number at any...

Want to help make a difference in someone’s job search process and get to know some potential candidates from California? Volunteer to be a Resume Reviewer for CCPA. Resumes will be assigned at random according to availability of the reviewers and the needs of those applying for a job. If you are wanting your resume to be reviewed and critiqued by your fellow CCPA companions fill out the Resume...