CLASP member institution Stanford University welcomed the CLASP Executive Committee (EC) for its Fall 2017 meeting from October 26-27, 2017. EC minutes from the Lima, Peru meeting were approved, CLASP financial reports were reviewed and approved, CLASP committee reports were presented, and new business proposals were put forth for consideration. Discussions also focused on strategies to increase CLASP membership among liberal arts and teaching colleges, as well as CLASP’s impact and long-term planning to ensure the continued growth in the areas of new training opportunities, collaboration and exchange during regional Latin American Studies conferences, and CLASP presence at the upcoming LASA conference in Barcelona, Spain.