Events
2024 Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring Executive Officers™
November 13 @ 2:00 pm - November 16 @ 6:00 pm EST
2024 PAUL SHANG INSTITUTE FOR ASPIRING Executive officers
exploring underrepresented identities and career pathS
(Formerly the institute for aspiring senior student affairs officers)
13-16 November 2024 // Atlanta, Georgia
ACPA is proud to offer this exciting professional development event for those who are considering a Senior Student Affairs Officer (SSAO) or other executive officer role as a future career goal. For 2024, we are piloting an effort to extend this professional growth opportunity to those who aspire to Senior Enrollment Management Officer, Chief Diversity Officer, and similar roles in the academy. The ACPA Institute for Aspiring Executive Officers: Exploring Underrepresented Identities and Career Paths will explore ways in which our diverse backgrounds (such as gender identity and presentation, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and physical/cognitive qualities) impact our move to and experience within an SSAO role. A faculty team of seasoned and diverse executive-level professionals from various types of institutions will lead participants in an introspective and intimate journey through six key questions:
- What is my path?
- What is this role?
- Who am I?
- How shall I lead?
- Where should I serve?
- What do I need?
This unique professional development experience will provide participants with the opportunity to reflect on their personal identities, vocational purpose, and professional competencies through guided reflection and meaningful conversations in small and large group formats. Those who have already committed to the goal of serving as an SSAO or other executive officer, as well as those who are simply contemplating it, will benefit from the chance to think deeply and critically about that possibility with the assistance of experienced executive-level mentors. This institute will make you a stronger candidate for an SSAO or similar position and more professionally grounded when serving in this leadership role.
A strong candidate for the ACPA Institute for Aspiring Executive Officers will possess:
- At least five years of increasingly responsible management and/or leadership experience, which includes at least three years of supervisory experience.
- At least two years serving at the Associate Vice President/Chancellor or Director level.
- Experience in building and leading co-curricular programs and services.
FACULTY
shawna cooper whitehead, ph.d.
she, her, hers // Vice President for Student Affairs, Boston College
Darryl Holloman, ph.d.
he, him, his // Vice President for Student Affairs, Spelman College
Luoluo Hong, Ph.D., M.P.H.
she, her, hers // Vice President for Student Engagement and Well-Being, Professor of the Practice, School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dwayne Todd, ph.d.
he, him, his // Vice President for Student Engagement and Success, Dean of Students, and Title IX Coordinator, Ohio Wesleyan University
APPLICATION INFORMATION
A strong candidate for the ACPA Institute for Aspiring Executive Officers will possess:
- At least five years of increasingly responsible management and/or leadership experience, which includes at least three years of supervisory experience.
- At least two years serving at the Associate Vice President/Chancellor or Director level.
- Experience in building and leading co-curricular programs and services.
Application Timeline:
- Applications open as of 1 May 2024
- Applications will be due 1 September 2024
- Institute will take place 13-16 November 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia
Registration Rates
Additional information on registration and hotel reservation processes will be included in acceptance emails beginning in July 2024.
Early Registration Rate Regular Registration Rate
$425 $525
membership must be active through 16 November 2024
Early Registration Rate Regular Registration Rate
$525 $625
become a member of ACPA to save $200 on your registration price!
hotel Information
Additional information on registration and hotel reservation processes will be included in acceptance emails beginning in July 2024.