Western Australia, despite its distance from the bulk of other College campuses in the country, has consistently been one of NAAUC’s most engaged and most valuable states. 

NAAUC has had a strong connection with the students of College Row for over fifty years, and recently, has taken the opportunity to expand that connection to Curtin University and other residential living providers in the state. 

NAAUC’s last National Conference in Western Australia was in 2008 at Trinity College. Over the previous decade, NAAUC held several state based conferences in Western Australia, which grew to be substantial events, far outstripping anything held in any other state. Hopefully, this state based event will return in the not too distant future. 

NAAUC has drawn some of its strongest team members from Western Australia. One example is NAAUC’s 2018 President, who originated in Western Australia. She was pivotal to the development of NAAUC’s program responding to unhealthy sex cultures in Colleges, something that is central to NAAUC’s work and NAAUC’s values. 

While NAAUC lost some connection through the Covid-19 years, Western Australia has stepped back into NAAUC passionately. The Association has appointed three Western Australian’s to its management team in 2023, which will no doubt lead to the reformation of NAAUC and Western Australia’s strong partnership.