GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 5 TO 7, 2025
We are looking forward to our Fifty-Third Annual National Conference on Student Activities (NCSA), which will be held the weekend of December 5-7, 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan! YOU are invited to join us for a unique conference that brings together the Advocates, Advisors, Administrators, and Allies of Student Activities for a weekend of learning, networking, and fun! After NCSA 2025, you'll be inspired - and equipped - to make the most significant difference possible in the lives of your students, colleagues, and members of your school community!
Letter of Support - CLICK HERE for a letter about NCSA that you can share with your school administration...and please encourage them to join us, too! After all, NA4SA is for "Advocates, Advisors, Administrators, and Allies" of Student Activities!
Promotional Video - CLICK HERE to view our promotional video that was previewed at the 2024 NCSA in Memphis, inviting everyone to join us for NCSA 2025 in Grand Rapids!
The core elements of the National Conference on Student Activities (NCSA) program include:
But wait, there's more...
At the NCSA, you'll feel like part of a unique community right away - be sure to pack for our daily shirt themes!
Friday December 5 - Rep Your School or State!
Show everyone your pride in where you're from, where you work, or in your State Association!
Saturday December 6 - Regional Color Day!
Wear your Region's designated color to make finding and bonding easy with your fellow Regional attendees - see the map at right to find out which of our four Regions YOU are a part of!
Sunday December 7 - Wear Your Passion Day!
Show everyone a true passion you have - it could be a sports team, hobby, or special interest that drives the passion within YOU!
THE FOUR REGIONS OF NA4SA
Keep checking back here for more detailed information on core elements of the 2025 NCSA:
An important part of NCSA is our attendees sharing their experience with fellow Student Activity Professionals! Therefore, we encourage ALL attendees to strongly consider presenting a Breakout Workshop or facilitating a Roundtable for one of the two Table Talks sessions - and yes...you CAN do both!
Workshop Presenter Application - will be posted in May 2025
NCSA 2025 will feature three outstanding Keynote Speakers who will motivate, challenge, and inspire you as a Student Activities Professional! Stay tuned for more information in the Spring about our featured Keynote Speakers
Friday December 5
(to be announced)
Saturday December 6
(to be announced)
Sunday December 7
(to be announced)
SHERATON GRAND RAPIDS AIRPORT
5700 28th Street SE | Grand Rapids, MI 49546
(616) 957-1770
Hotel Website
Conference Room Rate - $129 per night for all standard Double Queen or Single King Rooms. The room block will have rooms available from Tuesday night December 2 to Sunday night December 7.
The Conference Room Block will open in Spring 2025 - we will post a direct link here to book your room in our block!
The NA4SA Board of Directors is proudly continuing the Barrie Elizabeth Finnemeyer Newcomer Scholarship Program, with the intent of honoring long-time member and former NAWD Registrar Barrie Elizabeth Finnemeyer while encouraging new members to discover all that your National Association for Student Activities and its annual National Conference on Student Activities has to offer.
Who was Barrie Finnemeyer? A long time NAWD member and Registrar, Barrie Elizabeth Finnemeyer passed away on May 4, 2017. Barrie was the wife of past NAWD/NA4SA Executive Director Jim Finnemeyer, mother to sons Matthew and Drew, and grandmother to Niya and Zed. A Chemistry teacher at North Penn High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Barrie was also a dedicated Student Activity Professional, serving as National Honor Society advisor for 25 years, a host advisor for the 2006 NASC National Conference, and as a long time Registrar for the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils until her passing. Barrie was known for her dedication, love for activities and recruiting others to join state and national organizations that will create stronger and knowledgeable advisors, who in turn will provide students with skills and competencies to become leaders in their school and communities.
Thanks to generous donations, there will be THREE Barrie Elizabeth Finnemeyer scholarships available this year to first time or second time attendees of the National Conference on Student Activities. Each scholarship of up to $500 is designed to cover the conference registration fee and provide some additional funds to cover a day of substitute pay (if needed) or other expenses to attend NCSA 2025.
The online application will be posted in May 2025
We encourage all first or second time NCSA attendees to consider applying for one of these three scholarships that not only keep the legacy of Barrie Elizabeth Finnemeyer alive but also serve to reinvigorate and expand our NA4SA Professional Community.
Registration for NCSA 2025 will open on or before August 15, 2025. The deadline to submit Early Bird, Group, and discounted registrations for members of NASSCED will be October 31, 2025. We will post registration rates in Spring 2025.
REGISTRATION FORM
All registration for the NCSA is online; payment may be made by credit card at the time of registration or by check (payable to NA4SA) which must be received prior to or at the conference.
EARN GRADUATE CREDIT
Attendees can earn one (1) Graduate Credit through Fresno Pacific University. The cost is $80, payable directly to Fresno Pacific University. For more information, and to register for college credit, you may use the link below.
The designated Hall of Exhibitors time is Friday December 5 from 12:00–5:00 pm, but Vendors/Exhibitors may also set up on Saturday December 6 from 8:30 am-4:00 pm to engage attendees between conference sessions. The cost and link to sign up as a conference vendor will be posted in August 2025.
NOTE: Vendors/Exhibitors DO NOT have access to meals or conference sessions. To participate in any activities of the conference (beyond being a Vendor/Exhibitor), they must register separately for conference registration.
WHAT ABOUT THE NCSA IN 2026 AND BEYOND?
The 54th annual NCSA will be held in Pittsburgh, PA on the weekend of December 4-6, 2026. Our conference hotel will be the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott - Coraopolis. More information will be posted about this event on this page in January 2026!
The 55th annual NCSA will be held in Colorado Springs, CO on the weekend of December 3-5, 2027. We intend to announce a host hotel once contract negotiations have been completed.
The 56th annual NCSA will be held in the Southern Region on the weekend of December 1-3, 2028. The site search and selection process will begin in August 2025. For more information, please contact NA4SA Executive Director Lou Miller at lmiller@na4sa.org.
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