NASPA Executive Director Visits AUK Campus

As part of her visit to the GCC, Dr. Gwendolyn J. Dungy, the Executive Director of NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education), had the chance to visit and tour the AUK campus. The tour was conducted by AUK student Omar Mehdi, who participated in the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) in 2010-11 and was the first fellow outside of North America.

During her visit, Dr. Dungy met with various administrators and staff and gave a presentation with a group discussion on Student Affairs Professionals: Serving Students, & Building the Profession. The session was followed by a lunch for attendees to further foster dialogue and exchange. Individuals from other institutions of higher learning in Kuwait were invited to attend. Commenting on her visit, Dr. Dungy said that "meeting the staff was truly enlightening" and that "during the open sessions, there were some good exchanges and much food for thought on all sides."

NASPA is a leading association for the advancement and sustainability of the student affairs profession. Dr. Dungy has served as the Executive Director of NASPA since 1995 and is a respected educator as well as an accomplished leader and speaker. Dr. Dungy was in the GCC attending the GULF regional NASPA-ACPA conference in Qatar where she served as a panelist and as part of her visit to the region she visited institutions in Qatar, UAE, and at AUK in Kuwait.

NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) includes yearlong mentoring and career exploration in partnership with an AUK Student Affairs professional, attendance at the annual NASPA conference, and participating in a summer internship program at another college or university. Current AUK student Raghda El-Deeb has also been accepted into the current NUFP program and had a unique opportunity to meet with Dr. Dungy during her visit to the AUK campus.

For more information about NASPA and to learn more about the student affairs profession please check out the following link www.naspa.org.

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 13th March 2012