What is MCPA?
The Maryland College Personnel Association actively seeks to promote the ideology and philosophy of individuals committed to student development in higher education.
MCPA is a division of the American College Personnel Association, ACPA and was charted in 1969. It is our purpose to provide leadership to the student personnel profession in the colleges and universities of the state of Maryland; to advance the contribution of the student personnel administration in higher education through teaching, counseling, research, and commitment to productive change in college student personnel practices to stimulate the professional development of college student personnel administrators within the state; and, to provide liaison between college student personnel and organizations concerned with higher education in the state of Maryland.
MCPA is a division of the American College Personnel Association, ACPA and was charted in 1969. It is our purpose to provide leadership to the student personnel profession in the colleges and universities of the state of Maryland; to advance the contribution of the student personnel administration in higher education through teaching, counseling, research, and commitment to productive change in college student personnel practices to stimulate the professional development of college student personnel administrators within the state; and, to provide liaison between college student personnel and organizations concerned with higher education in the state of Maryland.
Mission and Purpose
More specifically, MCPA dedicates itself to:
- promote a variety of collegial interactions among individuals interested in student development; serve as an advocate for the diversity of issues affecting student life; provide programs which enhance student and professional development encourage the use of basic and applied knowledge about students and their development; actively recruit and retain persons of underrepresented populations into MCPA and thefield of college student personnel in Maryland; provide leadership to the student personnel profession in the colleges and universities in the state of Maryland; advance the contribution of student personnel administration in higher education through teaching, counseling, research, service and commitment to productive change in college student personnel practices; and,
- stimulate the professional development of college student personnel administrators within the state.
| View the MCPA 2010-2013 Strategic Plan |
| View the MCPA Diversity and Inclusion Statement |
