Why Join?

Why join NAASS?

Note: If you are a current member and need to update your membership information, email naass@naass.org.

New Membership Portal

Within our newly implemented membership portal, members have the opportunity to directly message colleagues from across North America, share posts and best practices on a social feed, interact with NAASS committees, and start a new topic on summer and special sessions in the NAASS Forum, all on one easy-to-navigate platform.

Weekly Webinars

Exclusive for current NAASS members, join colleagues from across North American who work in summer and special sessions to network and learn best practices in virtual discussions designed to promote community and idea sharing. For more information, email naass@naass.org

Join colleagues from public and private institutions ranging from small four-year colleges to large research universities at our conference held annually for over 50-years. Exchange ideas about summer and special session program development, administration, finance, research, technologies, and marketing. You can also view information about Past Conferences and Future Conference locations/hosts.

Learn about unique programs and marketing strategies recognized by NAASS with annual awards. These ideas are shared at NAASS conferences and through our online platforms.

Members have exclusive access to a report with comparative data useful for identifying trends and benchmarking and evaluating special sessions. 

Learn about or contribute to the latest research and scholarship in our online Journal, Summer Academe, the only source of compiled current research and best practices in summer session administration and pedagogy.

Access funds available for scholarly activity in summer and special sessions. 

Membership provides you with immediate access to over 450 summer session administrators in North America. 

This is a platform which is a collaboration among over 100 North American colleges and universities that offer short-term summer programs for a wide range of learners, including pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students. This tool allows users to conduct a detailed search of summer programs by grade level, program length, academic area, program type, and more. NAASS members will have the opportunity to post their summer programs on this site.