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Kathy Adams Riester

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A Message From Kathy Adams Riester

Dr. Kathy Adams Riester is the Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Executive Associate Dean of Students at Indiana University-Bloomington. Previously, Kathy was the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Parent and Family Programs at University of Arizona. Kathy recently completed her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at Northern Arizona University, where she studied relationships between first-generation college students and support people in their lives. Kathy’s career-long emphasis on students as well as their parents and families as key factors in student success has positively affected the field. In addition, her contributions to the campuses where she has worked in terms of expressive speech, critical emergency response, and Greek Life are exceptional. In 2011 Kathy founded and served as the first chair of the ACPA Commission on Campus Safety and Emergency Preparedness. This Commission has led the field in discussions about First Amendment and crisis response. Kathy has frequently presented on related topics with other members of the Commission at ACPA and beyond, truly shaping the conversation about campus safety and speech. Kathy is being honored as a Diamond Honoree for her lifelong commitment to the profession, her tremendous contributions to the field and the students with whom she has worked.

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In Support of ACPA Foundation

Founded in 1994 during the presidency of Charles Schroeder, the purpose of the ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation (501c3 non-profit organization) is “to enhance the student affairs profession and to generate and disseminate knowledge of college students at all levels within higher education” (Article Three of the Articles of Incorporation). The organization is now known as the ACPA Foundation to more concisely communicate its role as the fundraising arm of ACPA College Student Educators International.

The Mission - The ACPA Foundation exists to support the priorities and activities of ACPA by raising funds and developing resources that help the Association fulfill its mission.

The Vision - The ACPA Foundation will develop sufficient assets to effectively and sustainably fund ACPA’s efforts to provide excellent professional development opportunities to members, advance knowledge in the field, and support the transformative effect of education in the lives of college students.

In order to fulfill its purpose and mission, the Foundation invites members and non-members alike to provide philanthropic support for ACPA's vital initiatives involving research, scholarship, professional development and leadership program.