HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL
2011-2012
“Seeing the best in you emerge”

WELCOME to the NAEOP Higher Education Council website! I invite you to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals and the Higher Education Council, the only national professional association for educational office personnel. If you are new to our association, please take a moment to visit the entire NAEOP website. NAEOP has many wonderful opportunities to help you spread your wings and grow your skills.

THEME: NAEOP President Allie Faye Matthews, CEOE, has selected “Seeing the best in you emerge” as her theme for 2011-2012. Her symbol is the butterfly, reflecting you as individuals coming out of your cocoons and blossoming into beautiful butterflies. This symbol is also a reminder of the path Louise Henderson Nelson, founder of NAEOP, embarked upon as she developed her own wings to recruit members for NAEOP. She fluttered about the country spreading the word about the importance of school secretaries and the need for their own professional organization. As Higher Education Office professionals we are starting to shed our cocoon and develop our wings in discovering our true potential as we spread the message of NAEOP in the coming year.

MEMBERSHIP: As a current member of NAEOP, you are automatically a member of one of the six Councils: Elementary, Middle School/Junior High, High School/Career Technical Education, Administrative, State Department, and last, but certainly not least, Higher Education. When you join NAEOP, you have joined an outstanding group of dedicated educational professionals. All of the councils fall under the Membership Committee that is chaired by Vice President Cathy Eberle.

BENEFITS: NAEOP has many benefits to offer and I encourage you to take advantage of them.

• As a Higher Education Council member, you will receive Higher Education Council communications and e-newsletters, the outstanding NES Connector magazine, and the Keeping Affiliates Active e-newsletter. If you have any ideas or suggestions for an article contact Gretchen Walker, Higher Education Council Chairman at the email address listed below. As a butterfly beginning its flight, we want to connect with you and share with you all that NAEOP has to offer.

• At the NAEOP Annual Conference, there is an opportunity for members of the Higher Education Council to come together for their own program. The Annual Conference and Institute will take place from Monday, July 9 – Friday, July 13, 2012. This will be a time where council members can take part in discussions, network, exchange ideas, share common concerns/goals and celebrate successes. Our council members represent almost every department or division that can be found on a college campus. We hope you will attend the 2012 council breakfast in Costa Mesa, California! If there is something special you would like as part of the program please contact Gretchen Walker, Higher Education Council Chairman.

• The Professional Standards Program (PSP) is available to all members of NAEOP to continue to grow in knowledge and to provide life-long learning for all educational office professionals.

QUESTIONS?? For more information about NAEOP or the Higher Education Council, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact me.

Gretchen D. Walker, CEOE 2011-2012 Higher Education Council Chairman Address: Center for Great Plains Studies              University of Nebraska-Lincoln              1155 Q St              Lincoln, NE 68588-0214 Work Phone:  402-472-0602 (CST) Work FAX:     402-472-0463 Home Phone:  402-560-8801 Email:            gwalker1@unl.edu

Higher Education Spring 2011 Newsletter