From the President

NAGAP Friends, There are so many things I love about fall. I love watching the trees change, pumpkin anything, cross country meets with my son, and football games. It is also an exciting time on campus as we welcome new and returning students and dive into a new application cycle. The last few years have been challenging, and application and enrollment numbers have varied widely among programs and institutions. Many of our institutions may be adjusting our budgets based on enrollments or increased expenses, and you may be adjusting your recruitment strategies based on those factors as well. As we approach 2023, I hope you are able to connect with your colleagues for support and ideas. The Exchange is one place you can reach out to your fellow NAGAP members. NAGAP recently launched NAGAP Communities, which are informal networks of GEM professionals who share a common interest or affinity and wish to share knowledge or engage in community building. Communities can be based on identity-status, academic background, use of a specific technology in your professional work, or any other way that you’d like to share ideas and interests with fellow NAGAP members. Each NAGAP Community will have a dedicated space on The Exchange, administrative support for any virtual meet-ups, and support to meet and gather at the annual Summit. To start a NAGAP Community, you need a leader and/or co-leader and 15 NAGAP members who want to belong to the Community. If you are interested in learning more, visit our website or email us at info@nagap.org. Speaking of the Summit, I am very excited that we will be in New York City from April 12-15, 2023. Make plans now to meet us in the city that never sleeps. It is always good to connect with our colleagues, and we will be at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square, which is in the middle of it all. I hope you enjoy this issue of Perspectives, focused on helping you get a look behind the scenes with some of our GEM colleagues. You’ll find Q&A’s with individuals who left working for higher education institutions to work for corporate and vendor partners, plus Q&A’s with some of our committee chairs. You will also find insights and best practices from some of our members on launching an admissions blog, hosting information sessions on application requirements, and growing graduate degrees online. Finally, you’ll hear a bit more about our Leadership Academy cohorts and from our Summer PDI Fellows. We are always looking for content for upcoming Perspectives issues, so if you have an idea you would like to contribute and write, let us know. You can email nagappublications@gmail.com with any questions you have or with your submission draft. The next deadlines for submissions is January 6 for the spring 2023 issue. Please feel free to reach out to me or any of the Governing Board members at any time, and thank you for allowing me to serve as your president. In appreciation,

Kristen