Events

Program Design School

Online

Join The Leadership and Training Studio and Erin Fischer for a two-day, hands-on, engaging and entertaining seminar. Erin will share how she wrote 90 programs in four and a half years and still has more ideas. (As a matter of fact, she has written eight new courses in three months.) You will learn how to write participant guides, facilitator guides, identify 40 learning methods and understand why you can’t write learning objectives until the end of your course! By the end of the two days, you will have a template for writing consistently and engaging material with ease. We are excited to continue to offer this outstanding professional development opportunity in a live virtual format using Zoom Video Conferencing.

Facilitation School

Online

Join Erin Fischer and Dr. Michael McRee from the Leadership and Training Studio and The Whitespace Group for a virtual, two-day, hands-on session. (You might know Erin who has hosted Program Design School for 10 years and has graduated nearly a thousand higher education professionals through that experience.)

 Why should you (and your team) go? When we think about facilitation, we know the right facilitator can make all the difference. You know this to be true if you remember the last bad facilitator you had. So, we have created content to help you deliver the best for your audience. First, as your guides, we have scoured through Mike's Ph.D. research and are sharing the top 12 things participants need from facilitators and the results are fascinating! Join us if you want to practice your facilitative skills, increase your audience’s evaluations score on your work, learn how to flex your style to meet your audience, figure out how to make your work more interactive using the 70/30 rule, practice your pace and pitch, and learn where facilitators can often go wrong. Finally, we will teach you how to read your audience when they make a face that stresses you out.

ACPA2GO: Connecting with Gen Z: Bridging the Gap in Student Affairs

Online

ACPA is proud to offer virtual learning opportunities for student affairs and higher education professionals. Join colleagues as we focus on getting you the information you need to thrive in your role and best support your students right now.

2025 ACPA/ASHE Presidential Symposium

Online

The 2025 ACPA/ASHE Presidential Symposium will bring together higher education scholars and practitioners to engage topics impacting higher education today. Join ACPA President Jonathan McElderry, ASHE President Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, and a group of distinguished panelists to engage in critical dialogue. Additionally, a workbook of resources and reflection questions will be provided to all registrants.

2026 Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute

Online

Going into its 27th year, the Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute is an ACPA educational program for those who have been in the student affairs field for five or more years or are a departmental director. The Institute guides those desiring to grow their authentic leadership, strengthen their capacities and understand self and organizational dynamics in order to lead well.

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