Region II elects Joseph Cole first Regional Vice President

Region II hosts the first Region II Meeting

Region II hosts the first Region II Meeting jointly with the Eastern Association of College Deans and Advisors of Students in Atlantic City, NJ. The registration fee was $5. (This was a precursor to Regional Conferences.)

Regions are officially established

NASPA was divided into 7 Regions, corresponding with the national accreditation associations. Region IV was further divided into East and West due to the large geographical expanse of that Region.

Region II Advisory Board Establishes Committee on New Professionals

The Regional Advisory Board establishes the “Committee on New Professionals” headed by Fred Brodzinski, then a doctoral student at Teachers College, Columbia University, designed to be a vehicle for new professionals to become involved in regional activities. Although it wasn’t called so until much later, Fred was the first “Graduate Student Representative” to the NASPA Region II Advisory Board.

First female person of color becomes regional vice president

Lenore Cole of American University was the first woman and the first African-American to be elected a regional vice president (Region II).

NASPA Region II co-sponsors the “First Conference on Minority Affairs in Student Services – A Dialogue for Networking” with William Patterson University.

NASPA Region II hosts “A Conference on the Impact of Computer Technology on Student Affairs” at Philadelphia Hilton.

NASPA Region II and Teachers College, Columbia University establish the Student Development & Retention Consortium

NASPA Region II and Teachers College, Columbia University establish the Student Development & Retention Consortium to help members create focused plans for improving retention using a model designed by Dr. Alexander Astin and Teachers College Professor, Dr. Martha McGinty Stodt.

NASPA Region II hosts the first annual NASPA 2 Regional Conference

NASPA Region II hosts the first annual NASPA 2 Regional Conference at the Downingtown Inn Resort in Downingtown, PA.

Region I and II Host first Joint Regional Mid-Managers Institute

West Virginia moves from Region IV-E to Region II.

NASPA Region II Establishes Web Site

NASPA Region II establishes the first NASPA Region II web site, hosted by SUNY Geneseo. Jeffrey Putman is appointed the first Regional Webmaster. The site is moved to the NASPA servers in 2000 and can be found at NASPA2.org.

NASPA Region II hosts “Caribbean Symposium: Student Development and Enrollment Management”, the first Regional Conference in Puerto Rico

In 1999 NASPA Region II hosts the “Caribbean Symposium: Student Development and Enrollment Management”, the first Regional Conference in Puerto Rico at the San Juan Grand Hotel.

Region II hosts Regional Conference to support Lower Manhattan, NYC Following 9/11

NASPA Region II Establishes Social Media Presence

During the 2009 NASPA Annual Conference, Region II debuts social media presence on Facebook and Twitter (both at @NASPA2). (A presence on instagram was established, also at @NASPA2, in 2014.) 

NASPA Region II Hosts First Regional Conference in West Virginia

NASPA Region II hosts the first regional conference in the State of West Virginia “Region II: Mountains of Opportunities” was held at the Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia.

DC Office Open House

An open house was held in 2010 to celebrate the opening of the new NASPA office at 111 K Street NE in Washington, DC.  

NASPA Region II Returns to New York City

NASPA Region II returns to New York City, hosting the regional conference on a campus for the first time. “Bridging Communities, Transforming Lives”, was held at CUNY John Jay College & was the largest regional conference in NASPA Region II history at the time with over 400 members in attendance.

NASPA Region II hosts 30th Anniversary Region II Conference

NASPA Region II hosts the 30th Anniversary NASPA Region II Regional Conference at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Region II hosts second NYC Regional Conference in 3 Years

NASPA Region II hosts a second regional conference in three years in New York City at CUNY John Jay College. The 2016 NYC conference was, once again, the largest in NASPA Region II history, attracting just over 600 attendees.

Region II Establishes Strategic Initiatives

Under the leadership of NASPA Region II Regional Director Kathy Woughter, the Regional advisory board develops “Strategic Initiatives”, it’s first formal strategic plan, to respond to the NASPA National Strategic Plan. See our current "Strategic Initiatives" on our regional web site.

NASPA Region II Hosts Largest Region II Conference with 630 Attendees

NASPA Region II's 2018 Regional Conference in New York City, hosted by New York University, broke the previous attendance record with over 630 attendees!

NASPA Region II and Region III Announce First Ever Joint Regional Conference

NASPA Region II and NASPA Region III announce the first ever joint Regional Conference between Region II and Region III in Washington, DC in June 2019!