NACA Board of Directors: Student Representative
Hello!
My name is Laura Hoffman and I am a student representative for the NACA Board of Directors; along with Adam Frank. I am a graduate student at St. Cloud State University working towards my masters in Higher Education Administration. I want to take a minute to share my experience volunteering for NACA and my time on the Board of Directors.
I began by volunteering on a regional level for the Northern Plains conference. I started as a student assistant for our graphics competition. This was the perfect way for me to "dip my toe in the water" so to speak. It was great to be able to contribute the the conference. I had such an great time doing this that the following year, I was a student representative for Northern Plains. I wanted to becoming more involved and this was the best way for me to do this. I worked closely with another student representative to coordinate conference orientation, student socials and fundraising for the foundation. My work as a regional student representative led me to apply for the Board of Directors. The application process alone is a great learning experience. Since accepted to the Board of Directors, I have learned so much about NACA's staff, volunteers, members, associates, strategic plan and history. There are so many benefits to the association's constituents and I feel really lucky to be a member!
This is an experience that I have learned so much from, and had a really fun time doing it! Adam and I will be ending our time on the Board this year (we will both be graduating!!) so there will be student representative positions available. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the association and to help move NACA forward.
If you have read this entire blog, you will probably not be surprised by my next statement. If you volunteer for NACA you will not be sorry! Volunteering for NACA at any level has countless benefits! You meet new people, learn new things, apply your skills and more!
Adam and I plan to blog about many different topics and issues that students involved in student affairs are facing today. Please feel free to comment or give suggestions on what you would like to read about! Or if you have any questions about volunteering please don't hesitate to e-mail me at hola0301@stcloudstate.edu