MS 525 - Ohio College Personnel Association
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| Title | MS 525 - Ohio College Personnel Association |
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| Introduction | The Ohio College Personnel Association donated their archives to the Center for Archival Collections on January 29, 1988, to be part of the National Student Affairs Archives. Additional donations of records occur annually and the collection now stands at ten cubic feet of material, dating from its establishment in 1975 to the present. The collection is comprised of board minutes and files, bylaws and policies, membership records, awards, committee files, conference programs and files, publications and photographs. No restrictions exist on the research use of the collection and copying is permitted for administrative and scholarly purposes. The collection was arranged and finding aid written by Ann Bowers, National Student Affairs Archivist, in June 2005. At the Spring 1975 meeting of the Ohio Student Personnel Association (OSPA), Bob Rodgers and Gerald Saddlemire presented the idea of organizing a chartered state association of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). By March 1976, the first general meeting of the Ohio College Personnel Association (OCPA) was held and by April it received its charter from ACPA. The OCPA newsletter began publication in November 1976 and the first annual spring conference was held in March 1977 at Kenyon College. In the fall of 1979, OCPA offered its first New Professional Conference. By the mid-1980s, membership stood well over 500, and the Campus Liaison Program had grown to sixty-two campus liaisons appointed to serve as local representatives to college and universities, assisting in areas of membership recruitment and program development. In 1983, OCPA won its first ACPA Outstanding State Division Award. By 1990, membership stood at 870 and OCPA continued to be the largest state division within ACPA. Also in 1990, the first (and only) issue of Connections , a journal for student affairs new professionals and graduate students was published by OCPA. In the spring of 1992, the first seminar for clerical, secretarial and administrative support staff for college and university Student Affairs offices was sponsored by OCPA and was considered highly successful. The Support Staff Conference continues to be held on an annual basis. In 1998-1999, OCPA began another journal, Ohio College Student Development Journal, and published two issues. Several awards have been established by OCPA including the Phillip A. Tripp Distinguished Service Award, Mark Noffsinger New Professional Award, President's Service Award, Gerald L. Saddlemire Mentor Award, Graduate Student of the Year Award, Innovative Program Award, Undergraduate Student of the Year Award, Cultural Diversity Award, Robert A. Dubick Case Study Award, and Fayetta Paulsen Accomplished Leader Award. OCPA celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Fall Conference in 2001. Starting in 2003, OCPA with the Ohio Association of Student Personnel Administrators (OASPA) has offered a joint conference in January. OCPA continues to be one of the strongest of the ACPA state divisions, receiving over the years the Outstanding State Division award as well as awards for membership recruitment and retention. For more information about OCPA, please refer to the file on its history located in the collection as well as its website: www.ocpaonline.org |
| Record Group | The Ohio College Personnel Association collection is organized into six record groups: Administrative files, Subject files, Committees, Conferences, Publications and Audio-visuals. These record groups are divided into record series which are described below. Administrative Files Bylaws/Mission/Policies and Procedures Articles of Incorporation/Tax Exempt Statements Executive Board Minutes and Files Subject Files Establishment and history of OCPA Membership Inter-Associational Files Awards Committees OCPA Committees OCPA Committee/Task Force Files Conferences Conference Planning Conferences Publications Guidelines Newsletter Journal Audio-Visuals Photographs and Slides Plaques and Certificates Certificates Plaques |
| Inventory | Record Group: Administrative Files Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Box 4
Record Group: Subject Files Box 1
Box 3
Box 4
Record Group: Committees Box 1
Box 2
Record Group: Conferences Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Box 4
Record Group: Publications Box 1
Box 2
Record Group: Audio-Visual Box 1: Photographs/Negatives
Record Group: Plaques and Certificates Oversize Box 1
Box 2
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