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SPA at IU is one of the oldest student personnel associations in the country. As the governing body of the IU HESA program, SPA at IU has a great deal of responsibility and influence within the program, including:
- Activism and campus involvement though the Graduate and Professional Student Organization
- Planning the official hooding ceremony of the HESA program for Masters and Doctoral students
- Publishing one of the first (and few) student affairs journals peer reviewed and published by a student organization in the country
- Designing HESA orientation and pairing new students with their HESA buddy in the fall
- Recruiting new HESA students through HESA Outreach each February
- Creating professional development opportunities such as workshops and guest speakers
- Organizing group events such as socials, community service projects, and mixers with other professional organizations
