TPE Volunteer Opportunities

Help Make The Placement Exchange a great experience for all!

  • Virtual Menu

  • Candidates

    Our flagship TPE event previously averaged thousands of virtual interviews while creating a personalized, comfortable experience for candidates and employers. We are confident that a virtual setting will not only maintain a personalized interaction, but will enhance comfort levels and access to quality employers and candidates.  TPE Virtual will be a cost effective and efficient way to connect student affairs job seekers to the greatest number of employers and jobs in a convenient setting.

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  • Employers

    Our flagship TPE event averages between 500-800 candidates over the past few years. By transitioning to a virtual event, the TPE Spring Event becomes a cost-effective way for even more candidates and employers to participate. Through the TPE Virtual Platform, employers will be able to efficiently and effectively screen and conduct "face-to-face" interviews with the top Student Affairs candidates in a condensed period of time.

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  • 2022 Schedule

    Schedule your interviews, check out the educational programs, and mark your calendars! Each day of TPE Virtual is an opportunity to connect with institutions, candidates, and new colleagues from all over the country! 

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Additional Resources

The Placement Exchange (TPE) is the preeminent organization for student affairs and higher education job search. NASPA and ACUHO-I jointly sponsor TPE through a common interest in coordinating career services and resources for the profession. With online resources, signature programs, networking opportunities, and our annual event, TPE is dedicated to helping candidates find the “perfect” job and employers find the “perfect” hire. TPE is more than a placement event; we are committed to career development, personal and professional exploration, and collaboration one connection at a time. Founded in 2008, the strength of TPE comes from the combined support and resources of its partner associations and the love and hard work of our volunteers!  While volunteer work is critical to keeping our profession alive, we continue to work to shift the narrative to focus on to people instead of an abstract industry. So, if you have some time outside of caring for yourself and others personally, we are asking you to extend love to fellow and future colleagues of the profession by signing up to be a TPE volunteer. - Nick Bates (2022 TPE Planning Committee Member)



2023 TPE Planning Committee Application

APPLICATION OPEN!

2023 TPE Planning Committee Overview Information

The TPE 2023 committee will be a full-year commitment that extends to late April 2023.  This provides a level of execution of both a Fall and Spring TPE-related experience.  This will be in addition to providing ongoing engagement and connection through various programmatic and educationally focused initiatives.  This shift in committee structure and needs is a direct response to the ongoing and simultaneous feedback given to TPE through current assessment and advisory board recommendations.  TPE is committed to enhancing the career readiness of incoming, current, and future undergraduate colleagues through providing experiences that scaffold the learning, growth, and development at all levels.  

Below is the TPE Planning Committee 2023 Selection timeline.  

  • June 1: Application Opens 
  • June 8, 15, and 22: TPE 2023 Q&A from 12 pm-1 pm EST via Zoom (link to come) 
  • June 24: Application Closes at 11:59 pm
  • June 27 to July 1: Application Review 
  • July 7 to July 11: Committee Selection Decisions
  • July 22 or July 29: TPE Planning Committee Retreat (Format TBD)

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TPE Planning Committee Composition

The TPE Planning Committee is composed of working practitioners and graduate student interns in student affairs and higher education. The planning committee is led by the chair, chair-elect, and TPE Director.  Below are subcommittee opportunities.

  • Chair
  • Chair-Select (TPE 2024 Chair)
  • Candidate Development: (3 positions total)
    • Candidate Connections: Undergraduate (1 position) 
    • Candidate Connections: Entering Professionals (1 position) 
    • Candidate Connections: Seasoned Career Professionals (1 position)
  • Employer Development: (3 positions)
  • Social Media and Communications: (3 positions)
  • Ambassadors: (3 positions)*
    • *The individuals in this role will work closely with NASPA’s GAP initiative.

Members of the committee serve a one-year term with the exception of the active chair and chair-select. Current members can serve another term by participating in the application process. Reappointment is not guaranteed. For the TPE 2023 Planning Committee, the term begins July 11th, 2022 to April 28, 2023.

Chair-Select Qualifications and Responsibilities

Chair-Select Qualifications

This year, there is a vacancy for the chair-select position. If interested in the role, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

  • At least 1 year of service on a previous TPE Planning Committee
  • Commit 2 years of service to the TPE Planning Committee
  • Serve as the Chair-Elect of the 2021-2022 TPE Planning Committee
  • Serve as the Chair of the 2022-2023 TPE Planning Committee
  • Current student affairs and higher education practitioner
  • At least 5 years of full-time professional experience in student affairs or higher education and
  • At least 2-3 years of full-time professional recruitment experience in a collegiate or other professional setting
  • A member of NASPA and/or ACUHO-I via an active individual membership or employer’s institutional membership

Chair-Select Duties and Responsibilities

The TPE Chair-Select position is selected by the TPE Chair for the given TPE cycle.  If selected to serve as the Chair-Select, they are expected to meet the following expectations:

  • Serve as a member of the TPE Leadership Team with the Chair, the TPE Director, and the ACUHO-I Educational Program Manager and attend weekly check-in meetings
  • Provide support to the Chair and the TPE Planning Committee and co-facilitate biweekly planning committee meetings with the Chair.
  • Provide functional oversight of assigned subcommittees and meet with assigned subcommittees bi-weekly (off-week)  to provide support, and resources and monitor ongoing progress.
  • Assist in the planning and implementation of the summer TPE retreat to be held either in-person or virtually at a date to be later determined.
  • Manage meeting minutes and notes during weekly/biweekly planning committee meetings
  • Provide support to TPE programmatic/educational initiatives year-round (i.e. webinars, panels, blogs, etc.)
  • Support the planning, execution, and assessment of the 2023 TPE events
  • Fulfill duties and responsibilities of the TPE Planning Committee Chair for TPE 2024

Committee Member Qualifications and Responsibilities

Committee Member Qualifications

To be considered for membership on the committee, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

  • Current student affairs and higher education practitioner
  • At least 2-3 years of full-time professional experience in student affairs or higher education
  • A member of NASPA and/or ACUHO-I via an active individual membership or employer’s institutional membership

Committee Member Expectations

If selected to serve on the planning committee, members are expected to meet the following expectations:

  • Knowledgeable of The Placement Exchange, online resources, partner associations, and signature events
  • Promote TPE resources, services, initiatives, and the flagship event
  • Maintain open communication with the Chair, TPE Director, Chair-Elect, and other members of the TPE Planning Committee
  • Attend the TPE 2023 Planning Committee retreat either in person or virtually at a date to be determined
  • Participate in weekly/biweekly planning committee meetings
  • Develop and implement programmatic/educational initiatives in alignment with TPE mission, vision, and goals
  • Fulfill duties and responsibilities of your assigned subcommittee
  • Support the planning, execution, and assessment of the 2022 TPE event (format and date TBD)
  • Maintain documentation and records of work for the TPE knowledge base

Read more about the specific comittee role duties and responsibilities.

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