May is Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific (AANHPI) Heritage Month. On behalf of the NIRSA Asian Caucus, Maria Lauron-Ramos, Coordinator of Campus Recreation, Marketing/Staff Development at Princeton University, shared some updates earlier this month about the caucus and how members have been connecting over the past year.

See related: ”Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month”

Now, NIRSA’s Asian Community Caucus would like to invite you to take a few minutes during this year’s AANHPI Heritage Month to meet many of the members of caucus, learn a little bit about their heritage, and see where they work in campus recreation centers across North America.

Connect with NIRSA’s Asian Caucus on May 16

Want to know more about what it is like to navigate working in higher education as someone who identifies as Asian? Listen to the stories of various leaders in athletics, academics, and student affairs professionals, who will share their career journey. Panelists will share their successes and some of the challenges they’ve faced in their personal and professional lives through the intersectionality of their various identities.

Join us for the Asian Community Caucus – Asian Professionals in Higher Ed Panel on Tuesday, May 16th at 1:00pm Eastern/10:00am Pacific.

The online event will be facilitated by NIRSA Asian Caucus Leaders: Kevin George of Rowan University and Maria Lauron-Ramos of Princeton University.

Register for the May 16 caucus

Panelists/Speakers

  • Vicky Chun, Thomas A. Beckett Director of Yale Athletics – Yale University
  • Nicholas Hartlep, Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair & Education Studies Department Chair: Berea College
  • Smita Ruzicka,Vice President of Student Affairs – Middlebury College
  • Connie Tingston Gatuz, Associate Vice President for Student Development, Learning, and Social Change Education – University of Michigan

About NIRSA’s Asian Caucus

Built on three principal values: 1) Community Building, 2) Outreach & Activism, and 3) Professional Development, the Asian Community Caucus is a part of NIRSA’s commitment to engage in conversations related to social and political justice, to embrace all levels of experiences, and to unite NIRSA members who identify as Asian. This caucus is intended as a space for the Asian community to come together for discussion, recreation, and representation.

Learn more

  • If you are interested in highlighting your campus or a NIRSA member’s achievements on your campus, pitch us your ideas.