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The annual conference for Naspa -- Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education runs March 8-12 in Boston. View the schedule.

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March 11, 2008

Campus Officials Bid on Consultations and Sweatshirts

Boston — Naspa conference-goers scrambled to bid on an unusual array of items in a silent auction here today.

Rows of tables displayed embroidered napkins, sports memorabilia, several University of Illinois sweatshirts, maple syrup, and one-day consultations with leaders in the field, like Janet E. Walbert, president of Naspa and vice president for student affairs at Arcadia University. Proceeds will go to the Naspa Foundation, which supports research on higher education.

“Ten minutes left!” George McClellan, unofficial auctioneer and vice chancellor for student affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, yelled to passers-by as he urged them to check their bids. “Don’t lose a dream for five dollars!”

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