Overview
Exciting news for parent program professionals!
AHEPPP is a newly created national association that serves all higher education practitioners working with parents and families.
Mission: Because of the important role that parents and families play in their students’ lives, it is AHEPPP’s goal to help colleges and universities throughout the world constructively involve parents and families in the higher education experience and promote those interested in helping accomplish this mission.
Vision: AHEPPP is dedicated to facilitating meaningful and lasting contact with college and university parent and family programs. By establishing the means to successfully communicate with parent and family programs, a national support network will be sustained, stimulating opportunities will be created, and the colleges and universities along with their students will flourish. AHEPPP will serve as the ever-important link between colleges, universities, and their parents.
MEMBERSHIP opened January 1, 2009
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
- Web site
- List serve
- Speakers Bureau
- Internships
- National Conference – 2010
- Library of resources: best practices, survey results, examples of newsletters, board structures, etc.
- Semi-annual journal
- Web-inars
- Professional Development
BECOME A MEMBER AND GET INVOLVED!
AHEPPP History and Timeline
We are very appreciative of professionals within the field of parent/family programs and beyond who have supported AHEPPP along the way.
- 1998 – First nationally recognized conference for parent/family program professionals (Administrators Promoting Parent Involvement (APPI) in Boston, Hosted by Susan Brown, Director of Parent Programs at Northeastern University)
- September 2007 – First meeting of founding members to draft “Best Practices” for the field of Parent Programs, with the vision of CAS standards as a model
- March 2008 – Original AHEPPP proposal developed
- March 2008 – Board of Directors established with nine founding members
- March 2008- First executive officer named (Executive Director, Sarah Schupp)
- April 2008 – Second executive officer named (Chair of the AHEPPP Board of Directors, Colleen O’Connor Bench)
- April 2008 – AHEPPP officially formed
- May 2008 – Official press release announcing AHEPPP’s formation
- October 2008 – First official Board of Directors meeting
- February 2009 – AHEPPP Website launched
- March 2009 – AHEPPP receives Certificate of Incorporation
- September 2009 – Second Board of Directors meeting to plan first conference
- September 2009 – Third executive officer named (Vice Chair, Kris Stewart)
- November 2009- AHEPPP Listserv launched
- November 2009 – First edition of “The Cutting Edge” (Online Newsletter)
- February 2010 – First edition of AHEPPP Journal
- April 2010 – The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) approves Standards for Parent & Family Programs
- October 2010 – CAS Associate Membership approved
- October 2010 – CAS Standards for Parent & Family Programs officially adopted
- November 2010 – Inaugural National Conference
We know these accomplishments will continue to grow. We began with nine member institutions, grew to a membership of 49 during the first year, and currently have a membership of 90 colleges and universities across the country. The strengths, experience, and involvement of our members provide the key to AHEPPP’s continued growth and development. We look forward to a strong 2011 and encourage members to become even more involved.
Leadership & Governance
AHEPPP will be governed by a 9-person Board of Directors. Board members will serve for 3-year, renewable terms. Board members shall represent the diversity of college and university programs, including members from public and private institutions, large and small institutions from different geographical regions. The board will elect a Vice-Chair and Secretary.
Current board members will nominate, vote, and approve future board members. Inaugural board members are:
Chairperson: Kris Stewart, Miami University (Founding Member)
Vice Chairperson: Jennifer Bell, North Carolina State University (Founding Member)
Secretary: Chad Barnhardt, Ohio University
Treasurer: Laura Stevens, University of Denver (Founding Member)
Web Communicator: Cindy Beaman, Vincennes University (Founding Member)
Board Members:
Chad Barnhardt, Ohio University (2011)
Jennifer Bell, North Carolina State University (Founding Member)
Colleen O’Connor-Bench, Syracuse University (Past Chairperson; Founding Member)
Dawn Bruner, University of Rochester (2011)
Nancy Hardendorf, Johnson & Wales University (Founding Member)
Nancy Stephens, University of Kentucky (2011)