Membership
Welcome!
The
National Association of Veteran Program Administrators (NAVPA)
is an organization of institutions and individuals who are
involved or interested in the operation of veterans affairs
programs and/or the delivery of services to veterans as
school certifying officials across the country. NAVPA is
governed by a Board of Directors elected annually. The purpose
of NAVPA is to promote professional competency and efficiency
through an association of members and others associated
with, and involved in, veterans educational programs; to
promote the development, improvement and extension of opportunities
to any veteran or dependent of a veteran for his or her
personal growth and development to its fullest potential.
This is achieved through assisting with the assessment and
attainment of individual needs, communicating and cooperating
with communities, schools, agencies and organizations at
the local, state, regional and federal levels; developing
productive relations with the Department of Veterans Affairs
(DVA), Department of Education, Department of Defense, and
other federal or national Veterans Service Organization
or agency serving veterans; participate in efforts to facilitate
the education and/or training of educationally or otherwise
disadvantaged veterans; and promote cooperative studies,
research, evaluation, workshops, seminars, conferences,
and other activities as may be desired or required to fulfill
the purposes of NAVPA.
National
Association of Veterans' Program Administrators
The
NAVPA association is a non-profit organization devoted to
promoting professional competency and efficiency through
an association of members and others associated with and
involved in Veterans Education Assistance Programs. The
Association offers membership to those directly employed
in veterans affairs or those genuinely interested in and
supportive of the goals of the Association.
NAVPA
Mission and Purpose
The
Purposes of NAVPA are:
(a)
To promote professional competency and efficiency through
an association of members and others associated with and
involved in veterans education assistance programs.
(b)
To promote the development, improvement, and extension of
opportunities to any veteran or dependent for his or her
personal development to its fullest potential, through:
1.
Assisting with the assessment and attainment of his or her
needs.
2. Communicating and cooperating with communities, schools,
and agencies and organizations at the local, state, regional
and national levels.
3.
Developing productive relations with the DVA and other agencies
serving the veteran.
4.
Participating in efforts to facilitate the educational training
of that portion of the veteran population which is educationally
or otherwise disadvantaged.
5.
Promoting and providing individual and cooperative studies,
research, evaluation, workshops, seminars, conferences,
and other related activities as may be desired or required
to fulfill the purposes of NAVPA
Who Can Belong To NAVPA?
The
General Membership of NAVPA consists of your colleagues
and peers who are involved in the operation of veterans'
affairs programs across the country. NAVPA has three levels
of membership available.
(a)
Institutional - Only representatives of Educational/Training
institutions which serve the interests and needs of veterans
(this includes colleges/universities, community/junior colleges,
technical, business and vocational schools) shall comprise
the Institutional Membership of the Association. Each institutional
membership shall bear one (1) vote and have full membership
privileges. The institutional representative, as indicated
on the application for membership, shall exercise the institution's
voting privilege and shall be entitled to hold office in
the Association.
(b)
Individual - Individuals who are directly involved in veterans
affairs programs from non-member Educational/Training institutions
shall comprise the Individual Membership of the Association.
An individual membership shall bear one (1) vote, be entitled
to hold office in the Association, and have the benefit
of all Association privileges.
(c)
Associate - All persons/institutions and/or agencies involved
with programs of education, outreach, counseling, and employment
for veterans, shall comprise the Associate Membership of
the Association. An associate membership shall bear one
(1) vote but shall be prohibited from holding office in
the Association.
What
Can NAVPA Do For Me?
NAVPA
has several ways in which it can help you develop and maintain
your efforts to serve veterans as well as represent your
interests and those of the veterans you serve.
(a)
NAVPA is an established and recognized organization. As
such, it has direct contact with and input to the U.S. Department
of Education, the Department of Veterans Affairs Central
Office, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admission Officers, American Association of Community and
Junior Colleges, the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees,
and other professional organizations. In this way, NAVPA
can work for you.
(b)
NAVPA provides testimony at congressional hearings, monitors
and provides input to lawmakers and the DVA's implementation
of law on matters that relate to veteran's educational benefits.
(c)
NAVPA sponsors an annual conference which offers work shops
and seminars of special interest to veterans' programs personnel.
Our agenda provides time for questions and answers after
presentations. This conference provides for your voice to
be heard and it also provides you with an opportunity to
interact with hundreds of veterans' program coordinators
around the country. NAVPA helps you to develop professionally
and to gain valuable knowledge for use in your professional
position.
(d)
NAVPA provides timely information to its members in two
publications. Both a news letter and presidential update
keep members apprized of issues concerning veterans' education
programs.
How am I Represented?
NAVPA
is governed by a Board of Directors elected yearly at the
Annual Conference. The board consists of three representatives
and one alternate from each of eight regions plus five members-at-large
and one alternate-at-large.
Membership
Rules
1.
Dues are collected on an annual basis and are VALID FOR
ONE CALENDAR YEAR BEGINNING EACH JANUARY 1 and ENDING EACH
DECEMBER 31.
2.
A certificate for display shall be issued to each NAVPA
institutional, individual, or associate member.
3.
Members delinquent in payment of their dues shall have no
right to vote or to hold office until dues are current.
4.
Each voting member may be represented by proxy at the Business
meeting portion of the Annual Conference.
5.
Dues are subject to change by a majority vote the General
Membership.
