Why You Should Be A Member of the American Association of University Administrators – Edu Alliance Journal

April 11, 2020 by Dean Hoke – When I came back to the United States in 2017-18 I wanted to re-have interaction with the US college neighborhood. I joined NAFSA mostly due to my work in Worldwide Greater Education and learning but I also desired to be a section of a smaller organization the place I could get to know the persons improved and show up at conferences that would go on my qualified enhancement. I determined to be part of in 2018 The American Affiliation of University Directors (AAUA).

Who is AAUA

AAUA is a non-income skilled business launched in 1970 for larger schooling leaders and administrative staff. It is the only professional affiliation for folks who are intrigued in the whole selection of higher instruction administration (from section chair/device director by president) in the total varied set of American faculties and universities (two- and 4-calendar year general public, personal non-revenue, personal for-financial gain comprehensive, study-targeted, exclusive mission).

Membership in AAUA aids assistance the association’s mission. In addition, membership provides—for those people users who have an interest—opportunities for skilled networking and leadership. In addition to enrolling and serving a significant enhance of administrators at the most senior concentrations, the affiliation is also interested in aiding early-profession practitioner directors make/greatly enhance their leadership portfolios by furnishing management prospects through assistance on affiliation committees, boards, and taskforces. Opportunities to collaborate on providing qualified improvement products and services are obtainable as perfectly.

Specialist Growth Opportunities

Annual Management Seminar: In specific this is my favored due to the fact of the networking and the displays. The 50th Management Seminar of the American Affiliation of College Administrators is scheduled for June 9-10, 2022. It will be held as a hybrid celebration, with in-individual periods assembly at the Marriott Stanton South Beach Lodge (Miami, Florida). In-man or woman classes are prepared for June 9 (morning and evening) and June 10 (early morning). On-line sessions will be held on the afternoon of June 9th. I will be attending in particular person.

AAUA Experienced Improvement Fellows Plan : The Fellows Software is an individually designed, year-extensive, mentored skilled development encounter during which the candidate makes use of his/her working day to-working day duties as the spring board for improving upon a set of self-recognized expert abilities to improve his/her administrative competence.

Cross-Institution Visits : Recognizing the value of learning from administrative friends at other institutions (the two comparable in mother nature and of radically unique composition or function), AAUA facilitates brief-time period (one particular to three week) cross establishment visits between like-job administrators. The affiliation also occasionally organizes and conducts small team (6-10 men and women) two- and 3-working day visits to clusters of institutions for the function of learning about notable or one of a kind packages.

So What is the Price tag of Membership?

There are two types of memberships. Just one is Individual and the other is Institutional

Personal: An energetic Membership (Open up to any particular person fascinated in the administration of better training) is $100. The Scholar (Open to any graduate student enrolled in an institution of increased education and learning who is fascinated in the field of higher education and learning administration. is $35.

Institutional: Any school/university or any other corporation/firm may perhaps sponsor the membership of persons on the pursuing basis:

• 1-6 Supported Customers – Overall membership dues charge: $500
• 7-15 Supported Memberships – Whole membership dues rate: $1,000
• 16-24 Supported Memberships – Total membership dues level: $1,500
• 25 or extra Supported Memberships: $2,000

I would motivate you to think about starting to be a member of the AAUA. I have discovered the folks you get to know are excellent, the conferences educational and pleasant and the cost of membership is properly worthy of the value.

If you have questions or wish to be a part of truly feel free of charge to call me or far better nonetheless contact:

Dan L. King, Ed.D., President, and Main Executive Officer
American Affiliation of University Directors
1 Ralph Marsh Push, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania 19342 (United states of america)Cell phone: 814-460-6498
E mail: [email protected]

Dean Hoke is a Running Associate of Edu Alliance Group in the United States and Co-Founder of Edu Alliance Ltd. in the United Arab Emirates. Dean has a long time of progressively liable and visionary leadership roles in greater training, communications & online learning. He has led numerous initiatives that have produced innovation & favourable improve in the better education and learning & non-revenue sector. 

Dean started his profession in 1975 with Bellarmine University functioning in numerous roles, including admissions and exterior relations. In 1983 he entered the broadcasting industry, serving as a senior executive for General public Broadcasting Method stations and a cable network. In 1998 he co-founded The Related Understanding Network, a total-assistance on-line learning organization. In 2009 approved an invitation to go to the United Arab Emirates serving in senior positions at Better Faculties of Technological innovation & Khalifa University.

He participates in several advisory & consulting projects in the fields of intercontinental education and learning, branding, business intelligence, and on-line finding out. He is an energetic speaker and author in the industry of global better schooling and length finding out. Dean has offered and created around the world on management, greater schooling, and length studying. Dean is a member of the Board of the American Association of College Directors, the Franklin College Faculty of Training Advisory Board, and a member of NAFSA. Mr. Hoke has a B. A from Urbana College, an M.S from the College of Louisville, and a Certificate in Executive Administration from the College of Pennsylvania Wharton School.