Gearing Up for NAASS Membership Renewals 

• Starting on May 1, NAASS will start accepting renewals for 2021-2022. 
• For the third year in a row, membership renewals will remain at $450. By renewing, NAASS members will have access to:  
  • Brand-new membership portal which allows members to directly message and connect with colleagues, post to the wider group on a social feed and start a new topic on the new-and-improved NAASS Forum, all on one easy to navigate platform.
  • Weekly webinars on topics such as building virtual community, summer pre-college programs, planning for winter session and more.
    
  • Participation in surveys to gather insight and share best practices on summer/special sessions.
  • Access to the latest Joint Statistical Report which provides comparative information on college and university summer sessions that is useful to members of NAASS for benchmarking, evaluating, and improving programming. 
  • Reduced rate for the upcoming 2021 NAASS Annual Conference. 
• For questions about membership renewals, email naass@naass.org. For more information about the benefits of membership, click here. 
  

Join us in planning the NAASS 2021 Annual Conference!

• Are you interested in helping plan our next annual conference?
• Now that NAASS has decided to go virtual for fall 2021, the NAASS Conference & Program Planning Committee has begun to meet again monthly. We’d love for you to join us!
• If you are interested or have questions, email committee co-chairs Natalie Kokorudz at nkokor1@uic.edu or Debra Boucher at dlboucher@wpi.edu.

Create your Account for the New NAASS Membership Portal

• Have you created your NAASS membership account yet? 
• You can start messaging colleagues, posting on the social feed, interacting with your NAASS committee and starting a topic related to summer/special sessions on the new NAASS Forum TODAY! 
• To access your account, follow these easy steps: 
  
  • Click here.
  • Username: Email you use for NAASS
    
  • Temporary password: MRZyqnvU
• Once you create your account, do the following:
  
  • Click on the ‘Profile’ tab on the left-hand side of your screen.
  • Change your password (‘Password’ field is located under ‘Account Information’ in the first section of the page).
  • Update your personal, professional and additional information in the fields below and save changes.
  • IMPORTANT: View this video (passcode: fVbL2E#n) for specific instructions on how to navigate the NAASS membership portal.

Upcoming Webinars 

• In fall 2020 and spring 2021, NAASS will have hosted 25 total webinars. 
• Join our weekly virtual discussions on topics such as managing K-12 programs, how to publish and access resources on Summer Academe, reaching out to the international student in summer and special sessions and more. 
• To RSVP to upcoming webinars, fill out this form. 

Summer Academe

• Did you know that NAASS members have access to a resource of scholarship and literature on topics related to summer and special sessions?
• Be sure to visit the Summer Academe site for the latest articles, media and book reviews and more. 
• For more information about Summer Academe as a resource for NAASS members, click here. 

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