For years, higher education administrators have espoused commitments to hiring and employing a diverse group of staff. Despite these commitments, however, staff demographics have not significantly changed over recent decades. This session reviews the results of a 2022 research study which explored the ways search committee members understand their roles and navigate institutional commitments to diversity. Results reveal a new conceptual model for meaning making during hiring processes and highlight actions that can both advance or hinder representative hiring goals. This webinar will be held on Tuesday May 07 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM and is presented by ACPA’s Mid-Level Community of Practice (MLCOP). Register here.
Registration Fees:
Complimentary for ACPA Individual Members
$10 for ACPA Chapter Only Members
$10 for Non-Members
ACPA/NASPA Professional Competencies:
Organizational and Human Resource
Presenter:
Dr. Rachel Aho, Director of Housing at the University of Utah & 85th President of ACPA College Student Educators International
Dr. Rachel Aho currently serves as 85th President of ACPA-College Student Educators International. She also works as Director of Housing at the University of Utah. In this role, she leads efforts to advance marketing, assessment, operations, event services, information technology, strategic planning, and human resource areas. Dr. Aho has taught in the University of Utah’s Undergraduate Studies leadership minor program and is a frequent guest lecturer for student affairs graduate programs across the country. Within ACPA, Dr. Aho has served as Chair for the Commission on Campus Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Assembly Coordinator on the ACPA Governing Board, and was named as a 2020 ACPA Diamond Honoree. Dr. Aho has also a co-author of ACPA’s “A Bold Vision Forward: A Framework for the Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization”; a key student affairs publication. She is excited to join you today as part of this webinar!