Last week, association staff and members of the NACAS Board of Directors and the Foundation Board of Directors met in Phoenix, Arizona for their annual meeting. Participants sat down for a formal discussion to decide on a budget and set goals for the coming year. The C3X 2019 committee also met in Phoenix at the end of the week to do a site visit so they could get a feel for next year's conference venue.

Photo: Who wore it best? Carlos Garcia (President-Elect); David Wahr, CASP (President); Chris Dastoli (NACAS Director of Finance), Bob Barry, CASP (Central Region Rep); and Jared Ceja, CASP (West Region Rep) show off their different NACAS polos.

Are you looking for ways to get involved in NACAS? Want to make the most of your membership? If so, volunteering for a committee or board position may be the right move for you!

As a volunteer leadership-driven organization, NACAS is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers who are willing to provide time, feedback, and ideas to enhance the association. NACAS is committed to the level of diversity in its leadership that reflects the membership and the profession. Members are encouraged to nominate themselves or a colleague for various committee openings, including:

- C3X 2020 Conference Chair
- Awards Committee
- Canadian Committee (Members must be from a Canadian institution)
- Communications Services Committee
- Membership Committee
- Professional Development Committee

Other opportunities include volunteering at C3X, regional conferences, serving on your regional board of directors, and submitting an article for publication in College Services.

August 14 | 3:00pm ET

Recognizing that student athletes need support tailored to their unique needs, Sodexo and a team of experts, including pro- and collegiate sports nutritionist Leslie Bonci, paired up to study the special needs of the student athlete and create a solution to help them excel. With the unique combination of applying principles of experience design and clinical nutrition they’ve created The Circuit, to keep athletes fueled, equipped and connected in a way that drives performance of the athlete, the team and the school! Join Experience Designer Kristi Theisen and Sports Nutritionist Leslie Bonci to explore how, with insight on your athlete, you can move from an experience that causes stress for your student athletes to one that powers athletic performance.

August 15 | 2:00pm ET

Join NACAS CEO, Kelsey Harmon Finn, as she dives into what distinguishes great leaders from good ones using Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence skills as her guide. The summer is a great time to reflect on the school year and look forward to what lies ahead. What can you bring to the table this fall that will make this year better than last? There are five components to Emotional Intelligence that help maximize performance and assist in helping you live life in the flow. Through understanding, practice, and persistence you can build upon and strengthen each of the five components to be a better leader. The fourth of this five part summer series will focus on Empathy: understanding other people's emotional makeup and skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions. Join in to see how you can enhance your skills, making this year better than the last.

August 22 | 2:00pm ET

Join NACAS as both staff and members discuss how business partners can make the most of their C3X experience. Learn from members and current business partners how to win the expo floor and best practices to engage NACAS members.

Webinar highlights will include:
-Conference at a glance
-Exhibitor benefits
-Optimizing your engagement
-Outreach opportunities
-Conference logistics
-Discussion

Goals:
-Provide you with the key dates and logistical information.
-Suggest ways to increase your ROI through success stories from your peers.
-Connect you with the appropriate people and resources for follow-up questions.

The 1 FoodService NACAS Product Catalog helps you find new foodservice products for your campus. As a member, you can compare, favorite, and collect products into helpful lists.

The 1FS NACAS Product Catalog site lets you:
- Favorite Products
- Create and Store Lists
- Compare Product Nutritionals
- Generate Spec Sheets and email them to co-workers
- Access your Local Market Sales Contacts for products

Certified Auxiliary Services Professional. The only benchmark certification that measures the needed competencies of college and university executives who oversee multiple auxiliary services.

CASP adds value to your institution by:

- Easing leadership succession and staff transitions
- Improving cross-departmental collaboration and decision making
- Minimizing conflict when auxiliary services integrate
- Increasing operational efficiencies and revenues
- Enhancing campus-wide upgrades in contemporary ways

This certification offers an accelerated track to obtain necessary cross-functional knowledge and fills competency gaps to build confidence in new leaders and in those who hire them.