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A Message From Tricia Shalka

Tricia Shalka (she/her) Dr. Tricia Shalka is an associate professor of higher education at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education & Human Development whose research explores the impacts of traumatic experience(s) on college students, as well as how trauma-informed practices can inform the work of both administrators and faculty in higher education. Dr. Shalka is the author of Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs (Routledge). Her research has appeared in some of the top journals in higher education and she has won several awards for both her scholarship and teaching. Prior to becoming a faculty member, Dr. Shalka spent several years working in higher education administration in areas such as residential life, fraternity and sorority life, institutional assessment, and development and alumni relations. She credits those experiences for actively shaping her scholarship and teaching. Dr. Shalka holds a PhD from the Ohio State University, a MA from the University of Maryland, and a BA from Dartmouth College.
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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.