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A Message From Rachel Beech

Dr. Rachel A. Beech serves as Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management at California State University, San Bernardino. Her nearly twenty-year career in higher education has centered on the structures of student transition and community building. Dr. Beech sees her work in enrollment management as critical to student access and degree attainment, positioning her to remove administrative barriers in order to establish a strong foundation for student engagement and success on campus. Prior to working at CSUSB, Dr. Beech held leadership roles in orientation, admissions, and student engagement at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. ACPA is Dr. Beech’s professional home. She is proud to serve as Director of Membership Development on the Governing Board, has held roles on convention planning teams and is a past Chair of the Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and the First Year Experience. Dr. Beech earned her Doctorate of Education in Higher and Postsecondary Education in 2011 from Arizona State University; her dissertation focusing on support of staff in their professional transitions within student affairs. She holds a M.Ed. from the same program at ASU and Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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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.