NACA® Institutes

Update on 2020 NACA^® Institutes

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our in-person NACA® Institutes will be postponed for this summer. NACA is working to reschedule the Summer Leadership Event, which utilizes Disney Youth Education Series (YES) Programs, for a later date and we will communicate any updates as we have them. We are grateful to the many volunteers who have worked diligently to prepare for these programs and saddened the Institutes will not occur this summer.

While we are disappointed in this outcome, we are also excited to announce the new NACA® Summer Series, which will provide campus professionals and students with live virtual educational opportunities to hone skills and add to their résumés. Learn More

What are NACA® Institutes?

Attend a NACA® Institute where you can have fun, learn valuable skills and network with both seasoned professionals and fellow students.

Each spring and summer, NACA® offers experiential learning opportunities for students and professionals. NACA® Institutes provide you with the skills to further excel as a leader on your campus. Through team building, effective training and inspiring programming ideas, you will be highly motivated to build better programs on your campus.

What can you expect to gain from an institute?

STUDENTS will be able to:

• Integrate principles of diversity, equity and inclusion on campus

• Demonstrate effective communication

• Exhibit enhanced leadership skills

• Demonstrate enhanced competence in critical thinking, problem solving and decision making

ADVISORS will be able to:

• Integrate principles of diversity, equity and inclusion on campus

• Exhibit enhanced competence in facilitating student development

• Demonstrate enhanced competence in critical thinking, problem solving and decision making

• In addition, our variety of institutes helps participants gain any number of Student Leadership Competencies, Competencies for Diversity and Inclusion, or Competencies for Campus Activities Professionals.