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NACAS Announces 2020-2021 CASP Recipients

NACAS, the largest auxiliary and ancillary services support organization serving higher education, is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 recipients of the CASP certification. Learn More

NACAS Announces New Interim CEO, Lillian De Lisle Stott

NACAS, the largest auxiliary and ancillary services support organization serving higher education, announces the appointment of Lillian De Lisle Stott as Interim CEO, effective immediately. Learn More

NACAS Statement on Violence Against Asians and Asian Americans

We are saddened by the news of the shootings in Atlanta earlier this week that resulted in the death of six Asian women. NACAS condemns these acts of violence and stands in solidarity with the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities. We grieve for the victims, their families, and all who are suffering during this time. Learn More

NACAS Announces CEO Kelsey Harmon Finn Stepping Down After Five Successful Years

NACAS, the largest auxiliary and ancillary services support organization serving higher education, announces that CEO Kelsey Harmon Finn will be stepping down from her position after five years of dedicated service to the association and its members, effective March 19. Learn More

Eddie Mills Inaugurated as President of NACAS Foundation Board of Directors

The NACAS Foundation installed Eddie Mills Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services at Georgia Southern University as President of the NACAS Foundation Board of Directors. “I’m really excited about the opportunity to serve as the NACAS Foundation President. I feel like my role is to explore new opportunities for the Foundation to impact college students directly through our fundraising initiatives,” said Mills.
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NACAS Inaugurates Mark Ironside as President and Installs the New 2021 Board Members

NACAS, the largest auxiliary and ancillary services support organization serving higher education, installed Mark Ironside, Assistant Vice President of Business Services and President of LU Properties, LCC, at Lehigh University, as President of the NACAS Board of Directors. Three new members were also added to the board at the C3X 2020 Virtual Annual Conference & Expo. Learn More

Carlos Garcia, CASP, named 2020 winner of Newton Award

NACAS is proud to announce the 2020 winner of the Robert F. Newton Award for Distinguished Service; Carlos Garcia, CASP, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. The award was presented to Carlos at the C3X 2020 Virtual Annual Conference & Expo. Learn More

NACAS Announces 2020 Campus Care Grant Recipients

The NACAS Foundation is pleased to announce that on November 11 at the C3X 2020 Virtual Conference & Expo, four institutions were selected to receive funds totaling $22,850 through the Campus Care Grant. The recipients are as follows:

- Otterbein University
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- Hartford Community College Learn More

Embracing Change: C3X Education in a Virtual Environment

By: Jacquelyn Wright, Educational Program Manager, NACAS

When the coronavirus pandemic flipped all of our lives upside down, NACAS watched as several other associations quickly pivoted their annual conferences to virtual experiences or cancel altogether. With the C3X Annual Conference & Expo slated for November, we were fortunate to know we had time to be intentional about what we were going to do and how we would get there. Just like everyone else, we were worried about our ability to meet expectations, to deliver the C3X experience we know our members have enjoyed over the years, the experience we’ve worked so hard to elevate year over year. Learn More

A Clean Line of Sight for the Future of NACAS Business Partners

By: Kennedy Turner, Senior Director of Business Development, NACAS

In early March as the pandemic began to forever shift our industry, I vividly remember walking the space of the Anaheim Convention Center and Hilton imaging how this year’s C3X would be the best one yet. The Expo hall we had reserved for this year was huge! Plenty of space to reimagine how we continue to foster engagement, networking, and a welcoming culture that invites institution members and business partners to collaborate… oh, and ensure that there is a “clear line of sight down the aisle” as many of our exhibitors have probably heard me say. Learn More