ACPA

SLCoP Webinar: Engaging in Negotiated Rulemaking: Exactly Where Student Affairs Should Be
2023-02-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Every day our work is affected by changes in the U.S. Department of Education’s (US-ED) administrative rules; yet, our voices are not always included in the public decision making process. This session will empower participants with an understanding of how US-ED enacts its rules, identify issues of equity and inclusion in the decision making process due to a lack of education for administrators on how to effectively participate in the rule making process, and provide time for practice and collaboration on drafting a comment to submit to US-ED on behalf of ourselves, our students or our institutions. Currently, US-ED is implementing the rule making process to address Title IX regulations, Affordability and Student Loans, as well as Prison Education. This session will provide an opportunity to address these concerns, and outline procedures for future contributions as well.
ACPA/NASPA Professional Competencies

Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (AER)
Law, Policy, and Governance (LPG)
Leadership (LEAD)
Organizational and Human Resource (OHR)
Personal and Ethical Foundations (PPF)

Presenters: Geraldine “Gerry” Muir, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Boston University School of Law
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/230085582635963 (The link to the webinar will be emailed within one business day of the start of the webinar.)
Complimentary for active ACPA Individual Members as of 7 February 2023
$10 for non-members.

ACPA Senior-Level Support Network Conversations
2023-02-16 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The ACPA Senior-Level Community of Practice (SLCoP) coordinates and hosts the Senior-Level Support Network. Our monthly conversations are to discuss concerns and issues facing those in leadership positions across institutional size, type, and location. These low-key conversations are broadly themed with space for additional topics, relationship building, and unique or shared questions. Conversations are scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.
Pre-registration required (Registration Link). Register to receive the access link(s) to the monthly conversations taking place. This network is complimentary for ACPA Members and $179 for non-members, which includes one year of ACPA Membership.

Program Design School
2023-02-28 09:00 - 2023-03-01 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
program design schoollearn how to write participant guides, facilitator guides, identify 40 learning methods and leave with a template for writing consistently and engaging material with ease

Thank you for your interest in Proram Design School!
Registration is now closed but information on future dates will be released soon.

28 FEBRUARY-1 MARCH 2023 // 9am-4pm ET each dayDelivered Virtually
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.

It’s time to join the Program Design School if you:

Struggle writing creative curriculum year after year.
Need to write quickly or move past writer’s block.
Are trying to rehash another “values-based” course or bring life to an existing course.
Need a specific plan and clear steps to write consistently.
Need new ideas for teaching methods beyond the boring, unoriginal and overused methods.
Write task-related curriculum, like how to run a meeting, use Roberts Rules of Order or put together a strategic plan.
Write competency- or soft skills-based curriculum, like feedback, confidence or managing conflict.
Want to network with professionals, and leadership and education professionals from institutions and headquarters.
Want to learn the trends in leadership development for all types of adult learners.
Want to save time and money for your organization.
Want to receive a 75 page Program Design School Guide to support your program development.

Who Should Attend?

Leadership development educators who create programs for students
Professionals who oversee leadership strategies or write curriculum
Directors and presidents who train boards on policies, procedures and more
Education professionals who serve their headquarters or institution

Registration Rates
Each attendee of the Program Design School Online must be registered. Individual and team rates are available. Select “Add Additional Registrant” before submitting registration to add a team member from the same institution at a reduced rate!

ACPA MemberNon-Member

$399
additional member from same institution + $199 eachadditional non-member from same institution + $299 each

$499
consider becoming a member of ACPA to save $100 on your registration price!

REGISTER for this event

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by December 22, 2022. After December 22, 2022, there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of US$50 for returned checks. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.
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virtual learning
We are excited to continue to offer this outstanding professional development opportunity in a live virtual format using Zoom Video Conferencing.
The link to the online event will be emailed to registrants the day before the event begins.
We recommend that you download the Zoom Client for Meetings on the computer you will be using for the Program Design School Online prior to the event, if your computer does not already have Zoom. Once Zoom is downloaded on your computer, it will automatically open when you select the access link that will be shared with you the day before the event.
To connect to audio for the Program Design School Online you can use the audio through your computer or you may call in.
To support community engagement and communication during the Program Design School Online registrants are encouraged to have a computer, mobile device, or phone webcam turned on when possible, if available. Understanding that attendees may be navigating internet bandwidth, available technology, and remote work environments access to a webcam is not required and participants are encouraged to mute video throughout the duration of the event or as needed.

schedule
*all times listed in Eastern Time

Day 1
9:00am – 12:00pm

Welcome
Step One: Manage Great Ideas and Set Boundaries
Step Two: Create a List
Application: Steps One and Two

1:00pm – 4:30pm

Step Three: Portion It
Application Step Three
Step Four: Create Tests with Learning Methods
Application: Step 4

Day 2
10:00am – 12:00pm

Welcome Back
Step Five: Write Learning Objectives
Application: Step Five
Step Six: Write Participant and Facilitator Guides
Application: Step 6

1:00pm- 4pm

Step Seven: Permissions, Design, and Piloting
Step Eight: Create Assessment
Step Nine: Educational Strategies

NextGen Institute 2023
2023-03-25 08:00 - 2023-03-26 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Marriott New Orleans
2023 NextGen InstituteEngaging student participants to become future leaders through insight into the student affairs profession and relevant pathways into the field.

NextGen is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to learn about the field of student affairs. Topics include the breadth of functional areas, trends in Student Affairs, different types of colleges and universities, the graduate school application and selection process, and ACPA. The institute is an opportunity for the next generation of Student Affairs educators to learn from faculty and professionals with a variety of personal and professional experiences and identities from diverse institutional types. NextGen is a wonderful opportunity for participants to learn about the Student Affairs profession, meet new colleagues, establish mentoring relationships, and reflect on the intersection of their personal and professional identities in pursuit of a meaningful career path.

KNOW A STUDENT WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN NEXTGEN? NOMINATE THEM TODAY!

Mission Statement:
The ACPA NextGen Institute engages participants in an exploration of the student affairs profession and relevant pathways into the field. By fostering connections among participants, mentors, and ACPA entities, NextGen provides opportunities for information gathering, reflection, and guidance that create a valuable pipeline for future graduate students and professionals in student affairs. NextGen strives to reflect research-informed scholarship and practice in welcoming new collaborators in our efforts to actualize more socially just campuses and a more inclusive profession and world.

Values:
As an extension of ACPA- College Student Educators International and guided by its Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization, the ACPA NextGen Institute strives to center and implement the following core values in all of its aspects:
Love: We consciously, courageously, and radically choose to invest honesty, care, and respect in dismantling barriers and alleviating oppression in pursuit of individual and collective healing.
Critical consciousness: We commit to continuously heightening our own awareness of social identities and behaviors, together with understanding how we are socialized to perpetuate historical and contemporary oppression in order to disrupt it and engage in liberation.
Relationships: We strive to foster connections that mentor, sustain, and/or uplift the next generation of student affairs scholars and practitioners.
Lifelong learning: We model and instill humility and curiosity in continually learning, listening to counter-narratives, and finding ways to hold the “both-and” in the complexities of our field.
Self-definition: We believe that every individual’s definition of thriving is unique and informed by the contexts of their intersecting identities. We are committed to assisting each individual’s determination and achievement of what thriving means to them.
Critical hope: We proudly engage in challenging, transformative work as scholars and student affairs practitioners in higher education as we move toward positively influencing belonging and success for all community members within our respective institutional environments.

learning outcomes
ACPA’s NextGen Institute participants will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the scope of student affairs work within higher education.
Articulate the skills necessary to be a critically reflective student affairs professional.
Explain how their interests, passions, skills, and aspirations have inspired their interest in a career in student affairs.
Evaluate the characteristics of a student affairs graduate preparation program that will meet their personal and professional needs.
Describe how aspects of ACPA’s Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization (SIRJD) resonate with their personal and professional practice.
Identify an ACPA entity group (community of practice, coalition, commission, network, chapter) that they would like to engage with to further support their professional development.
Develop supportive relationships with peers and current student affairs professionals to build their professional network.

institute schedule
25 March – 8am-9pm ET & 26 March – 8am-3pm ETMore details to come

Registration information

Early Registration RatesLate Registration Rates

$130 through 16 December 2022

$140 through 25 March 2023

REGISTER TODAY!

institute planning team
click on a faculty name below to learn more about them!

Lisa Landreman
Lisa LandremanNextGen 2023 Chair
Preferred Email Address: llandreman@willamette.edu
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Position(s) and Institutions: Vice President of Student Affairs Willamette University
Lisa Landreman currently serves as the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Willamette University in Salem, OR. For over 3 decades she has worked in higher education and students affairs administration in various roles in residence life, disability services, health education and Title IX and on the leadership team of 3 Semester at Sea voyages. Serving as a scholar-practitioner throughout her career, she has taught courses and co-authored articles on student development, sexual violence prevention, and intercultural learning, and edited a book on social justice education facilitation. She served on the ACPA Governing Board as Director for Professional Development and was recognized as a Diamond Honoree for leadership in the field. Landreman received her BS in Social Work from UW-LaCrosse, her MS in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana University and her Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Michigan.

Will Hsu
Will L. Hsu
Pronouns: He/him/his/他
Preferred Email Address: willleonhsu@gmail.com
Position(s) and Institutions: Residence Director, University of San Francisco
A first-generation college graduate and ACPA 2017 NextGen alumnus, Will Hsu currently serves as a Residence Director and Coordinator of the Asian/Asian American Staff & Faculty Council (AAASFC) at the University of San Francisco. Since attending NextGen and his first ACPA Convention, Will has volunteered with the NextGen Institute, as an ACPA Convention Caucusing Facilitator, and served on the Directorate Board for ACPA’s Asian Pacific American Network (APAN). Outside of ACPA, Will has been involved with NASPA’s Asian Pacific Islander Knowledge Community (APIKC) and has volunteered as a NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) Mentor. Traveling, foodventures, cooking, indoor rock climbing, learning new languages, movies, (car)aoke, and Costco are some of the things that bring Will joy outside of student affairs. Will earned his B.A. in Communication from the University of California, San Diego, and his M.S. in Student Affairs Administration from SUNY Binghamton University.

Dana Pursley
Dana Pursley
Pronouns: She/her
Preferred Email Address: pursleyd@denison.edu
Position(s) and Institutions: Director of the Alford Community Leadership and Involvement Center – Denison University
Dana Carnes Pursley is a leadership educator committed to developing students who will create change by leading their organizations, communities, and the future. In her 15+ year career, Dana has worked in residence life, leadership education & development, campus organizations & student government, fraternity & sorority life, community service & civic engagement, and large-scale programming & campus traditions. Currently, Dana serves as the Director of the Alford Community Leadership and Involvement Center (CLIC). Prior to Denison, Dana served as the Associate Director of the Center for Leadership at Elon University in North Carolina. Dana has also worked at Wittenberg University and Otterbein University. Dana’s professional interests include student organization development, voter education & registration, hazing prevention, LGBTQIA+ support, and assessment.

Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy
Pronouns: She/her
Preferred Email Address: lcmurphy@email.gwu.edu
Position(s) and Institutions: Director, Residential Education- George Washington University
Lauren is the Director for Residential Education at the George Washington University. She is a proud native of Massachusetts, and received her BA in English and History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and her MA in English and History at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. She has worked in Student Affairs/ Residential Life professionally for the last 8 years.

Marci Rockey
Marci Rockey
Preferred Email Address: mmrocke@ilstu.edu
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Position(s) and Institutions:
Assistant Coordinator & Academic Advisor, College Student Personnel Administration Program (CSPA), Illinois State University
Marci Rockey just returned to her alma mater, Illinois State University, as the Assistant Coordinator & Academic Advisor for the CSPA program. Prior to this position, Marci was the Assistant Director for Community College Relations & Research at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has ten years of experience as a community college student affairs practitioner. Marci earned both her BA and MS Ed. (CSPA concentration) from Illinois State University and her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include advancing equitable outcomes for community college students, particularly racially minoritized and/or rural student populations.

Kevin L. Wright, Ed.D.
Kevin L. Wright, Ed.D.
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Preferred Email Address: kevin@ceipdx.com
Position(s) and Institutions: Senior Equity Facilitator/Consultant, Center for Equity & Inclusion
Bred from the Historic Westside of Las Vegas, raised with Louisiana southern values, and born from a lineage of African, Creole, and Indigenous ancestry, Dr. Wright currently serves as a Senior Equity Facilitator/Consultant for the Center for Equity and Inclusion (CEI). Kevin is responsible for raising consciousness, building skills and developing strategies to socialize and operationalize equity efforts throughout organizations. Wright’s commitment to racial justice, equity, and inclusion is rooted in his approach with shifting cultures and processes one system at a time to advocate for individuals with historically marginalized identities. Kevin earned a bachelors in Business Communications with a minor in Sociology from Northern Arizona University, a masters in Student Affairs Administration from Lewis & Clark College, and a doctorate of education in Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University.

Adrianna Guram
Adrianna Guram
Pronouns: She/hers
Preferred Email Address: gurama@etsu.edu
Position(s) and Institutions: Associate Director, Residence Life, East Tennessee State University (ETSU)
Adrianna currently serves as the Associate Director, Residence Life in the ETSU Department of Housing and Residence Life, where she is responsible for leadership of the Department’s Residential Model: Living the Buccaneer Experience, and providing oversight for residence life staffing, budgets, and the departmental curriculum. She also currently serves as co-chair for ETSU’s 4th Annual Equity and Inclusion Conference, as well as a campus trainer in areas of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Her 20+ years in higher education span work in first-year experiences, learning/living-learning communities, and housing and residence life. Adrianna earned her bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Social Work from ETSU, a Master’s degree in Higher Education & Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership from Colorado State University.

Kristen Young
Kristen Young
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Preferred Email Address: kristen@leadershape.org
Position(s) and Institutions: Executive Director, LeaderShape
Kristen serves as Executive Director at LeaderShape. She is a lifer at LeaderShape! Her first experience with LeaderShape was as a participant! In her current role, Kristen is responsible for the programmatic components of LeaderShape’s three programs, the Institute, Catalyst, and Resilience. She oversees the curriculum, facilitation, and implementation of these programs to ensure that they continue to advance LeaderShape’s mission and vision. She also works with the LeaderShape staff to help them to contribute their best work as they bring these programs to life.
Kristen received her undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Illinois. Upon completing her undergraduate work, she decided that working with college students and helping them become the best versions of themselves was the path for her career. To help fulfill that desire to work with students, she attended the University of South Carolina where she received her M.Ed in Higher Education and Student Affairs. She was a practitioner on a college campus for a few years before joining the LeaderShape staff in 2004.

Hannah Minghui Hou
Hannah Minghui Hou
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Preferred Email Address: mhou009@odu.edu
Position(s) and Institutions: PhD Candidate in Higher Education, Old Dominion University
Hannah Minghui Hou is a Ph.D. candidate in the higher education program at Old Dominion University. Her research interests include but are not limited to, issues of equity in international education, curriculum internationalization, neoracism, and international students’ experiences. She is passionate about establishing equitable and inclusive formal and informal learning environments for international students from a postcolonial perspective. She is a graduate assistant in the Department of Educational Foundations & Leadership. She also serves as Production Editor for the Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education.

Trina Sokoloski, Ed.D.
Trina Sokoloski, Ed.D.
Pronouns: she/her
Preferred Email Address: trinan@upenn.edu
Position(s) and Institution: Director for Training & Assessment, College Houses & Academic Services, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Trina Sokoloski is a proud graduate of Syracuse University and credits her campus involvement in marching band, residence life, and student leadership, combined with her academic interests as major influences on her career development in higher education. (To Be Continued…)

resources

Graduate Program Directory

Search NASPA’s comprehensive online Graduate Program Directory in higher education, student affairs and other related fields and you will discover hundreds of programs to choose from. Use the information in this directory to help you narrow your selection and make an informed decision about applying to graduate school.

Student Affairs Now

Student Affairs NOW is the premier podcast, weekly web show, and online learning community for thousands of us who work in, alongside, or adjacent to the field of higher education and student affairs.

What is Student Affairs?: Reading, Processing, and Participating in Graduate School

As a new school year takes root, I have been asked advice on how one should tackle the amount and range of readings one tackles in graduate school. For many of us, our formal introduction and refinement of reading and writing came in secondary school settings.

Facebook Groups:
Student Affairs Graduate Students

This group is designed for the active student affairs graduate students across the world. It was created as an online space for networking, sharing materials and resources, as well as learning more about each program and person in the field.

Student Affairs Professionals

This is a space where SAPros share, learn, grow, and laugh together. We encourage our members to be authentic when sharing their thoughts, experiences, and ideas.

Black LGBTQIA+ SA Pros

The purpose of this group is to provide space for Black LGBTQIA+ folks in Student Affairs and Higher Education where we never are asked to choose part of ourselves over another.

SLCoP: 2023-2024 Senior Level Support Network
2023-04-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York), 2023-05-18 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York), 2023-06-15 15:00 - 16:00 UTC, 2023-07-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York), 2023-08-17 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York), 2023-09-21 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York), 2023-10-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The ACPA Senior-Level Community of Practice (SLCoP) coordinates and hosts the Senior-Level Support Network (SLSN). These monthly conversations with colleagues in leadership roles offer a space to discuss concerns and issues across institutional size, type, and location. The low-key conversations are broadly themed with opportunity for additional topics, relationship building, and unique or shared questions. Conversations are scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Pre-registration required. Register here: https://form.jotform.com/223414438078962
Complimentary for ACPA Members.
$179 for non-members, which includes one year of ACPA membership.

2023 Supervisor Strengths Institute
2023-05-31 12:00 - 2023-07-26 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Supervisor Strengths InstituteBecome a More Confident & Empowered Supervisor in as Little as 8-Weeks!
Registration is open!

9 WEDNESdays (31 MAy-26 July) // 12pm-1pm ET each dayDelivered Virtually
ACPA is excited to partner with Strengths University for the 2023 Supervisor Strengths Institute!
Learn to become a more effective supervisor and show up authentically in your leadership role. You’ll gain skills around how to feel balanced, aligned, and able to genuinely enjoy your work while having the energy to do your best work. Strengths University understands the challenges, the frustrations, and the joys of leading a team. We want to help you manage the stress and chaos, so you can better lead your team, support your students, and have more balance in your life.
More information on this Institute can be found on the Strengths University website!

The Supervisor Strengths Institute combines asynchronous learning with group and individual Success and Accountability calls to give participants multiple opportunities to absorb, discuss, and implement what they’re learning. We use the CliftonStrengths framework, to empower participants to both develop their talents and customize the content based on those talents. We also use a wholistic approach, because supervisors are more than their supervisor role. How you show up in the world, impacts how you show up as a supervisor.

Participants in the Institute will get…

8-Weeks of Online Learning Modules, including weekly worksheets and reflection prompts
9 Group Success and Accountability Calls with your Institute cohort (60-Minutes each)
3 Individual Success and Accountability Calls (30-Minutes each)
The CliftonStrengths Report for Managers – featuring your Top 10 Talent Themes

During the Institute, we’ll cover a variety of topics, all designed to transform you from a stressed and overwhelmed supervisor, into a more effective and empowered leader to your team. Specifically, we’ll dive into…

Energy ManagementDid you know energy is your most valuable resource? Yet, we often waste our energy working on things that aren’t productive – or in ways that are productive. That leaves you feeling exhausted at work and at home. In this first week, we’ll talk about how to better protect your energy, so you can use it for the things that are most important to you.

Discovering your authentic leadership style
The greatest leaders aren’t good at everything. They focus their energy on their strengths and surround themselves with folks who excel in other areas. You’ll discover your own authentic leadership style, one that stems from your unique talents. Once you know who you are as a leader, you can better manage your energy and prioritize your time.

Understanding your Strengths
Your talents impact how you interact with the world. When you use your talents productively, they can drive you and your team to new levels of success. But what most people don’t know is your talents can just as easily show up as weaknesses. You’ll learn how to better manage your talents, so your more effective and productive.

coaching your team

Employees want a coach. Developing a system to consistently coach your team is one of the most effective things you can do as a supervisor. Coaching improves team performance and productivity. You’ll learn how to coach your team, so you can help them focus their energy on their talents and give them opportunities for development.

Stress & Self-Care
Supervisors experience more stress than the folks they supervise. Left unchecked, it will negatively impact how you show up as a supervisor. Self-care isn’t just a buzzword, it’s crucial for your success and wellbeing. You’ll learn the real impact of stress and how to develop a daily self-care practice that will allow you to be more effective.

Performance Management

One of the most challenging parts of a supervisor’s job is managing your team’s performance. Unfortunately, managing performance can be stressful when you don’t have an effective system. You’ll learn how to set clear expectations and hold folks accountable, whether it’s celebrating successes or dealing with failure.

managing change
One of the things we hear from everyone is “there’s been a lot of change here.” Change is inevitable, and often stressful. Throughout the Institute, you’ll discover ways you and your team can improve. This week, you’ll learn to roll out those changes in a way that minimizes stress to you and your team and increases your chance of success.

implementing change

The last week of the Institute is focused on action. You’ll review what you’ve learned in the first seven weeks, then develop your path forward, with consideration to the specific needs of your institution. That way when the Institute is finished, you can move forward, focusing on exactly what you need to do to get the results you want.

Registration Rates
Each attendee of the Supervisor Strengths Institute must register separately, but team rates are available. Your first team member will pay full price, but each additional team member gets $100 off their registration fee! If you’re the first team member, select the full rate – either ACPA Member or Non-Member. Other members of your team should select the team rate. If you and/or your team need to pay by invoice, just use the coupon code INVOICE during checkout. You’ll be asked whether the invoice is just for you, or for your whole team.

ACPA MemberNon-Member

$795

$999
consider becoming a member of ACPA to save $200 on your registration price!

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Phyllis L. Mable Emerging Leaders Institute™
2023-06-09 14:00 - 2023-07-21 18:00 UTC | Online
2023 phyllis l. mable emerging leaders institutesupporting the development of our rising leaders who wish to make an early mark on the student affairs and higher education profession
registration is open!

5 Fridays // June 9, June 16, July 7, July 14 & July 21
Approximately 30% of ACPA members currently identify as entry-level professionals with 1-3 years of experience in student affairs work. ACPA created the Phyllis L. Mable Emerging Leaders Institute (previously the New Professionals Institute) to support the development of emerging leaders as they collectively serve thousands of students on a daily basis. This Institute includes several mentoring opportunities and one-on-one interactions with several of today’s leaders in higher education and student affairs as resident faculty and small group facilitators.
This institute is named in honor of Ms. Mable, a highly respected educator and leader in student affairs for the past four decades. She served as Vice President for Student Affairs at Longwood University (Virginia), and Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. Phyllis Mable served as ACPA President from 1979-80.
Join ACPA for this virtual learning event on 5 Fridays, June 9, June 16, July 7, July 14 & July 21 from 3:00 – 5:00pm ET

FEATURES

Curriculum focused on identifying & addressing the complexities facing emerging leaders in higher education and student affairs
Highly interactive learning environment including presentations, case studies, discussions, and small group activities

Sessions dedicated to personal and professional development in the following areas:

Understanding campus & organizational culture
Navigating role as an emerging leader in the campus context

Being a supervisee and supervisor and having difficult conversations
Considering future career possibilities

Identifying areas for continued growth and skill building and giving and receiving effective feedback
Action planning for future personal and professional growth

FACULTY

Dan Cantiller
he, him, his // Toronto Metropolitan University
Dan has worked in Canadian post-secondary student affairs for 13 years at universities in Ontario and British Columbia. For the past 10+ years, Dan has been working at Toronto Metropolitan University (previously Ryerson University). With previous experience in Housing & Residence Life, academic learning and transition support, and academic advising, Dan currently works as a Decision Support Analyst for the Office of the Dean at the Ted Rogers School of Management at TMU.
Dan completed his Master of Education in Post-Secondary Studies from Memorial University of Newfoundland, an Hon.BSc in Ecology and Psychology from the University of Toronto, and associate diploma (ARCT) in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He holds certificates in Indigenous Knowledges & Experiences from the Chang School of Continuing Education (TMU), Culturally Inclusive Education from Humber College, and Student Affairs and Services from Seneca College.
Dan serves as the Vice-President & Director of Production with Forte – Toronto Gay Men’s Chorus, and as a Director-at-Large with the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS), co-chairing the Knowledge Sharing and Resource Development Committee. At TMU, Dan is co-chair of the Positive Space Faculty & Staff Network, and supports the steering committee of the Asian Faculty & Staff Network. He can be found on Medium, Instagram and Twitter @DanCanThinks.

Josh Kinchen
he, ze // George Mason University
Josh Kinchen (he/ze) currently serves as the Director of the LGBTQ+ Resources Center at George Mason University. He has previously worked at Florida State University, primarily supporting LGBTQ+ students. Josh has been an active member of ACPA since 2012! Josh has served on the Directorate for the Mid-Level Community of Practice and is currently the Practitioner-in-Residence for the Coalition for Sexuality and Gender Identities. He also served on the Phyllis C. Mable Emerging Leaders Insititute facilitator team in 2021 and 2022.
Josh is a United States Marine Corps veteran and served as an Intelligence Specialist during the early 2000s. Informed by this experience, he completed a Master’s thesis focused on the experiences of LGBTQ+ student veterans, subsequently published in the Journal of Veterans Studies. Additionally, Josh has served as principal investigator on a research team focused on LGBTQ+ student veterans and cadets since 2020.
Josh originally hails from Slidell, Louisiana (in the New Orleans region), but also considers Wilmington, NC, a second hometown. He is a first-generation college graduate with an M.Ed. in Higher Education, a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and an A.A. from Cape Fear Community College. In addition, Josh has been an avid comic book collector/reader for the past 30 years! He and his partner Denise and their cats Dingy and Monkey call Northern Virginia home.

Danielle Morgan Acosta
she, her, hers // Clark University
Dr. Danielle Morgan Acosta (she/her/hers) returned to Clark University in July 2020 and currently serves as the Associate Dean of Students for Student Engagement. Previously, Danielle served as the Interim-Director of Student Engagement, Director of Student Governance & Advocacy at Florida State University, where she supported student government, the six largest identity-based student unions, the Allies & Safe Zones program, and the strategic vision and crafting of a vibrant and inclusive undergraduate student experience. Before moving to Florida, Danielle worked for Residence Life at Salem State University, supporting RHA, student leadership development, weekend programming, and the first-year experience.
Danielle received her Ph.D from Florida State University, where she conducted a phenomenological exploration of how undergraduate student leadership is influenced by divorce during childhood. Danielle received her M.Ed. from Salem State University. A two-time, first-generation Clark alum, Danielle received her B.A. in History with a concentration in Law & Society, and MAT as part of the 5th Year free program, completing her student-teaching at South High. Danielle has taught undergraduate courses in leadership and change, prepared dozens of trainings regarding leadership, inclusion, systemic change, student voice, and serves as faculty for the ACPA Emerging Leaders Institute.
Danielle is an active leader in ACPA, a professional association committed to racial justice, decolonization, and boldly transforming higher education, in which she served as President in 2021-2022. Originally from California, she is passionate about leadership, equity, the student experience, cooking, coffee, the ocean, exploring new places, eating local, and taking her dog on walks around Worcester.

nicole whitner
she, her, hers // University of San Diego
Dr. Nicole Whitner (she/her) serves as the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at the University of San Diego and is happy to call ACPA her professional home. Having served as an entity leader and on the ACPA Governing Board, Nicole is excited to join the ELI faculty as part of her next chapter in ACPA engagement and leadership.
In addition to her work with ACPA, Nicole has experience in academic advising, admissions, conduct, crisis management, diversity, equity & inclusion, housing & residential life, leadership development, retention, title ix, and more. She is passionate about advocating for and developing more sustainable approaches to our work as practitioners.
Nicole earned her Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California, where she studied how the work of staff outside of student affairs impacts underrepresented student retention. She earned a Master of Science in Higher Education Leadership from Capella University and a Bachelor in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.

Registration Rates

ACPA MemberNon-Member

Before 26 May 2023 After 26 May 2023
$199 $299
membership must be active through 28 July 2023

Before 26 May 2023 After 26 May 2023
$299 $399
become a member of ACPA for ONLY $39 to save $100 on your registration price!

REGISTER for this event

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Checks should be received 7 days prior to the event. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by 9 May 2023 . After 9 May 2023, there are no refunds. A processing fee of US $50 per registration will be charged for credit cards declined or to change payment methods after the initial payment is processed. The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.

Program Design School
2023-06-13 09:00 - 2023-06-14 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
program design schoollearn how to write participant guides, facilitator guides, identify 40 learning methods and leave with a template for writing consistently and engaging material with ease
registration is open!

T13-14 June 2023 // 9am-4pm ET each dayDelivered Virtually
Join Erin Fischer from the Leadership and Training Studio for a two-day, hands-on, engaging session. Erin has hosted this program for 10 years and has graduated nearly a thousand higher education professionals in her Program Design School.
Erin will share how she wrote hundreds of program in the past decade 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 interactive 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–with ease and without procrastination. We are excited to continue to offer this outstanding professional development opportunity in a live virtual format using Zoom Video Conferencing.
This is a session that maxes out with about 40 participants and you will be in small groups working on your own curriculum while learning the process. This allows for a ton of feedback but requires full engagement from 9am-4pm ET.

It’s time to join the Program Design School if you:

Struggle writing creative curriculum year after year.
Need to write quickly or move past writer’s block.
Need a specific plan and clear steps to write consistently.
Need new ideas for teaching methods beyond the boring, unoriginal and overused methods.
Write task-related curriculum, like how to run a meeting, use Roberts Rules of Order or put together a strategic plan.
Write competency- or soft skills-based curriculum, like feedback, confidence or managing conflict.
Want to network with professionals, and leadership and education professionals from institutions and headquarters.
Want to learn the trends in leadership development for all types of adult learners.

Who Should Attend?

Leadership development educators who create programs for students
Professionals who oversee leadership strategies or write curriculum
Education professionals who serve their headquarters or institution

Registration Rates
Each attendee of the Program Design School Online must be registered. Individual and team rates are available. Select “Add Additional Registrant” before submitting registration to add a team member from the same institution at a reduced rate!

ACPA MemberNon-Member

$399
additional member from same institution + $199 eachadditional non-member from same institution + $299 each

$499
consider becoming a member of ACPA to save $100 on your registration price!

REGISTER for this event

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by 13 May 2023. After 13 May 2023 there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of US$50 for returned checks. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.
Please Note: By selecting the Complete Your Registration button, you acknowledge that you have read and accept the Payment and Cancellation Policy as outlined above. Only select the Complete Your Registration button ONCE. Selecting the button twice may result in double payment and duplicate records. To update your registration in any way, select the Go Back button below.

virtual learning
We are excited to continue to offer this outstanding professional development opportunity in a live virtual format using Zoom Video Conferencing.
The link to the online event will be emailed to registrants the day before the event begins.
We recommend that you download the Zoom Client for Meetings on the computer you will be using for the Program Design School Online prior to the event, if your computer does not already have Zoom. Once Zoom is downloaded on your computer, it will automatically open when you select the access link that will be shared with you the day before the event.
To connect to audio for the Program Design School Online you can use the audio through your computer or you may call in.
To support community engagement and communication during the Program Design School Online registrants are encouraged to have a computer, mobile device, or phone webcam turned on when possible, if available. Understanding that attendees may be navigating internet bandwidth, available technology, and remote work environments access to a webcam is not required and participants are encouraged to mute video throughout the duration of the event or as needed.

schedule
*all times listed in Eastern Time

Day 1
9:00am – 12:00pm

Welcome
Step One: Manage Great Ideas and Set Boundaries
Step Two: Create a List
Application: Steps One and Two

1:00pm – 4:30pm

Step Three: Portion It
Application Step Three
Step Four: Create Tests with Learning Methods
Application: Step 4

Day 2
10:00am – 12:00pm

Welcome Back
Step Five: Write Learning Objectives
Application: Step Five
Step Six: Write Participant and Facilitator Guides
Application: Step 6

1:00pm- 4pm

Step Seven: Permissions, Design, and Piloting
Step Eight: Create Assessment
Step Nine: Educational Strategies

2023 Student Affairs Assessment Institute™
2023-06-20 08:00 - 2023-06-23 12:00 (America/New_York) | Westin Rosemont O’Hare, 6100 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL, 60018
2023 STUDENT AFFAIRS ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE
the premier Institute for student affairs and higher education professionals who seek a guided, curricular experience in order to develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit
registration is open!

the Student Affairs Assessment Institute is proudly sponsored by

ACPA’s Student Affairs Assessment Institute, sponsored by the Commission for Assessment and Evaluation, provides a guided, curricular experience where participants can develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit. It offers a balance of instruction and hands-on experience designed to ensure attendees leave with the assessment skills and knowledge necessary to develop and execute quality assessment plans on their campuses.
Whether you are brand new to assessment, taking on new responsibilities in your individual unit, or charged with developing a division-wide plan for assessment, the ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute is the answer for your professional development needs! The Institute is focused on providing developmental assessment knowledge and may not be the best professional development opportunity for more advanced practitioners. If you are unsure whether or not the Institute may be right for you or have general questions, please contact info@acpa.nche.edu and we’ll be happy to assist!
institute tracks & features
Assessment Institute attendees have the opportunity to select their track when they register for the Institute, making the experience educationally catered to each registrants professional journey. Tracks help guide attendees session selections at the Institute based on their focus area or role with assessment.
The following tracks will be offered at the 2023 Institute:

Foundations Track – Sessions will be focused on building foundational assessment knowledge and skills for individuals with limited training or experience with assessment. If you’re new to assessment, regardless of your position, this is where to start. Topics include: assessment cycle, basic terminology, data ethics, writing learning and program outcomes, basic quantitative and qualitative methods, and reporting results.
Practitioners Track – Sessions will be focused on expanding assessment knowledge and skills for individuals tasked with championing assessment for one or more departments. If you’ve done some assessment but want to improve your ability to meet the assessment element of your job description, this is for you. Topics include: more advanced quantitative and qualitative methods, survey design, interviews & focus groups, data cleaning and analysis, and data visualization.
Administrator Track – Sessions will be focused on supplementing assessment knowledge and skills for leaders of a department, division, college, or university. If you’ve done some assessment but want to build your application of assessment as a unit leader, this is for you. Topics include: strategic planning, prioritization, alignment with campus partners, storytelling, and using results.

Equity-Centered Keynote
Leveraging Assessment to Advance Equity in College
Despite the diversification of college student populations, inequity in access, retention, and graduation continues. Higher education institutions have employed a number of programs and services to address diversity, equity, and inclusion, but still the goals of equity remain unfulfilled. Assessment can be a valuable tool to explore inequities on campus and move to remedy them. But assessment itself is not apolitical or objective and the approaches we use and the mindfulness with which we conduct assessment can advance equity in higher education or perpetuate inequities and cause harm. This session will highlight the critical role of cultivating individual awareness as assessors; discuss the context and scholarly history of equity-centered and equity-minded assessment; share frameworks for considering various approaches to centering equity in assessment; and provide some examples of practice and resources. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect on how their current assessment practice centers equity and consider where they have influence to impact systemic change via more equitable and equity-centered assessment.
Learning Outcomes

Describe key characteristics of equity-centered assessment
Identify at least three types of equity-minded or equity-centered assessment
Consider their role as assessors in advancing equity
Apply at least four equity-centered assessment strategies

Keynote Speakers

Gavin Henning
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Gavin W. Henning (he/him/his) is Professor of Higher Education at New England College in New Hampshire, where he directs the Doctor of Education and Master of Science in Higher Education Administration Programs. Gavin is a past president of both ACPA–College Student Educators International and the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). He is also a founding member of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) and is a past-chair of the ACPA Commission for Assessment and Evaluation. He has over 25 years of experience in assessment and institutional research and consults and presents regionally, nationally, and internationally. He has co-authored and co-edited three books on assessment as well as numerous book chapters and articles. Gavin earned his PhD in Education Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of New Hampshire.

Anne E. Lundquist
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Anne E. Lundquist (she/her/hers) is Director and Assistant Professor at The Hope Center in the Department of Urban Health and Population Science at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Prior to coming to Hope, Anne served as Assistant Vice President for Campus Strategy for Anthology, Director of Strategic Planning and Assessment for the Division of Student Affairs at Western Michigan University as well as senior student affairs officer at four liberal arts colleges. She has taught diverse subject matter, including educational leadership, assessment and research, institutional effectiveness, higher education law, writing, and literature. Anne’s areas of scholarship and interest include strategic planning, enterprise risk management, student success, and equity-minded assessment. She is a co-editor and chapter author of Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practices (Stylus, 2022). She holds a MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in Educational Leadership, Higher Education from Western Michigan University. She earned her BA in Religious Studies and English from Albion College.

Inclusion-Centered Keynote
Building Capacity for Greater Inclusion in Our Work
When it comes to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, do you ever get stuck? Don’t want to mess it up? Wonder what are the “right” words to use or actions to take? Take a deep breath. While there is no quick fix or one size fits all approach, there are daily opportunities to engage our work with greater inclusion. This keynote will provide content, strategies and tools to increase self-awareness and knowledge around identity, power, privilege and oppression to take back to your campuses for practice and more practice.
Keynote Speaker
dr. becky martinez is a Mixed Race, Mixed Class Woman of Color and has learned to hold the dynamic of “both/and” due to these particular identities. She is a proud aunt, friend, forever learner, person that likes to run, student of nature, fan of ice cream and hopes to always be in process. In her work as consultant, facilitator and coach centering social justice, becky values opportunities for people to find their humanity. She creates space for critical reflection and learning to increase self-awareness for sustainable movement and change with the understanding that systems are created and maintained by people, people have the capacity to change, and that change has the capacity to shift systems. Her work provides concepts, skills and tools to engage systems of power, privilege and oppression for more inclusive and equitable policies, practices, norms, structures and simply, ways of being.
She works with a range of groups within higher education and with non-profit organizations. She is a member with the Social Justice Training Institute, a Co-Lead Facilitator for LeaderShape, a Foundation Board member with the American College Personnel Association, Intercultural Development Inventory qualified administrator, a former certified trainer for the Gay, Lesbian
& Straight Education Network and counselor-advocate through Peace over Violence. While DEI-centered work is complex, complicated and sometimes messy, it is also joyous, soulful and liberating, and gets us and organizations closer to our shared humanity. On any given day, becky enjoys digging deep into the complexity of social class and class(ism) in inclusion work. She forever appreciates asking “what is your class story?” and is grateful for the rich accompanying stories that follow.. To learn more about dr. martinez and her work visit Infinity Martinez Consulting at www.infinitymartinez.com.

Registration Rates

ACPA MemberACPA Student MemberNon-MemberStudent Non-Member

Before 20 May 2023 After 20 May 2023
$599 $799
membership must be active through 22 June 2023

Before 20 May 2023 After 20 May 2023
$299 $399
membership must be active through 22 June 2023

Before 20 May 2023 After 20 May 2023
$799 $999
consider becoming a member of ACPA to save $100 on your registration price!

Before 20 May 2023 After 20 May 2023
$399 $499
consider becoming a member of ACPA for $39 to save $150 on your registration price!

REGISTER for this event

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by 21 May 2023. Cancellations must be sent to info@acpa.nche.edu. After 21 May 2023, there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of US$50 for returned checks. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be canceled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.

Hotel Information
The host hotel for the 2023 Student Affairs Assessment Institute is the The Westin O’Hare, offering a nightly rate of $159.

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Schedule

PRE-CONFERENCE
Tuesday, 20 June 2023

All Tracks

5:00-6:30pm
Optional Meet & Greet with attendees and institute faculty

6:30pm
Dinner on your own

Day 1
Wednesday, 21 June 2023

FoundationsPractitionerAdministrator

8:00-8:30am
Breakfast (provided) and Registration

8:30-9:00am
Welcome & Organization

9:00-9:15am
Break/Travel to Block 1

9:15-9:45am
Block 1 – Track Introductions

9:45-11:15am
Block 1 – Assessment Foundations

11:15-11:30am
Break

11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch & Unconferencing

12:30-1:30pm
Keynote with becky martinez: Building Capacity for Greater Inclusion in Our Work

1:30-1:45pm
Break

1:45-3:15pm
Block 2 – Outcomes

3:15-3:30pm
Break

3:30-5:00pm
Block 3 – Quantitative Design

5:00pm
Dinner on your own

8:00-8:30am
Breakfast (provided) and Registration

8:30-9:00am
Welcome & Organization

9:15-9:45am
Track Introductions

9:45-11:15am
Strategic Planning

11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch & Unconferencing

12:30-1:30pm
Keynote with becky martinez: Building Capacity for Greater Inclusion in Our Work

1:45-3:15pm
Outcomes & Theoretical Frameworks

3:30-5:00pm
Writing Good Questions

5:00pm
Dinner on your own

8:00-8:30am
Breakfast (provided) and Registration

8:30-9:00am
Welcome & Organization

9:15-9:45am
Track Introductions

9:45-11:15am
Assessment is a Leadership Process

11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch & Unconferencing and/or Poster Sessions

12:30-1:30pm
Keynote with becky martinez: Building Capacity for Greater Inclusion in Our Work

1:45-3:15pm
Strategic Planning as Culture Building & Visionary Leadership

3:30-5:00pm
Strategic Planning Vision to Action Planning

5:00pm
Dinner on your own

Day 2
Thursday, 22 June 2023

FoundationsPractitionerAdministrator

8:00-8:45am
Breakfast (provided) and Registration // Optional Faculty Consults

8:45-9:00am
Overview of Day 2

9:00-9:15am
Break

9:15-11:15am
Keynote & Workshop with Gavin Henning & Anne E. Lundquist: Leveraging Assessment to Advance Equity in College

11:15-11:30am
Break

11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch & Unconferencing and/or Poster Sessions

12:30-2:00pm
Qualitative Design

2:00-2:15pm
Break

2:15-3:45pm
Data Ethics

3:45-4:00pm
Break

4:00-5:00pm
Optional Faculty Consultations

5:00pm
Dinner on your own

8:00-8:45am
Breakfast (provided) and Registration // Optional Faculty Consults

8:45-9:00am
Overview of Day 2

9:00-9:15am
Break

9:15-11:15am
Keynote & Workshop with Gavin Henning & Anne E. Lundquist: Leveraging Assessment to Advance Equity in College

11:15-11:30am
Break

11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch & Unconferencing and/or Poster Sessions

12:30-2:00pm
Qualitative Methods

2:00-2:15pm
Break

2:15-3:45pm
Qualitative Methods

3:45-4:00pm
Break

4:00-5:00pm
Optional Faculty Consultations

5:00pm
Dinner on your own

8:00-8:45am
Breakfast (provided) and Registration // Optional Faculty Consults

8:45-9:00am
Overview of Day 2

9:15-11:15am
Keynote & Workshop with Gavin Henning & Anne E. Lundquist: Leveraging Assessment to Advance Equity in College

11:30am-12:30pm
Lunch & Unconferencing and/or Poster Sessions

12:30-2:00pm
Cultivating Measurement Collaboration

2:15-3:45pm
Using Data to Make Decisions and Tell Your Story

4:00-5:00pm
Optional Faculty Consultations

5:00pm
Dinner on your own

Day 3
Friday, 23 June 2023

FoundationsPractitionerAdministrator

8:00-8:45am
Breakfast (provided) // Optional Faculty Consults

8:45-9:00am
Overview of Day 3

9:00-9:15am
Break

9:15-10:45am
Sharing & Using Results

10:45-11:15am
Track Summary

11:15-11:30pm
Break

11:30-12:00pm
Closing Session/Next Steps

8:00-8:45am
Breakfast (provided) // Optional Faculty Consults

8:45-9:00am
Overview of Day 3

9:00-9:15am
Break

9:15-10:45am
Reporting Results

10:45-11:15am
Track Summary

11:15-11:30pm
Break

11:30-12:00pm
Closing Session/Next Steps

8:00-8:45am
Breakfast (provided) // Optional Faculty Consults

8:45-9:00am
Overview of Day 3

9:00-9:15am
Break

9:15-10:45am
Culture of Evidence

10:45-11:15am
Track Summary

11:15-11:30pm
Break

11:30-12:00pm
Closing Session/Next Steps

Coalition on Men and Masculinities: 3rd Annual Institute for Critical Perspectives & Practices on College Masculinities
2023-06-29 12:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Registration Cost
ACPA Professional or Faculty Member – $30
ACPA Student Member – $10
Non-member Professional or Faculty Member – $50
Non-member Student – $20
Registration can be found by following this link.
About
The Institute for Critical Perspectives and Practices on College Masculinities will provide a space for student affairs educators, scholars, and higher education professionals to critically explore and reflect on the future of men and masculinities scholarship and practice. This virtual institute will curate opportunities for critical reflection and provide tools for professional practice related to examining power and privilege as well as centering the experiences of marginalized masculinities in higher education. The institute will include an opening keynote, concurrent educational sessions, and collaborative discussion sessions. We hope participants will gain critical perspectives and practices that will allow them to reimagine new possibilities for engaging and supporting college men.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Antonio Duran
Antonio Duran, PhD (he/él) is an assistant professor in higher and postsecondary education at Arizona State University. Antonio received his B.A. in English and American Literature from New York University, his M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Miami University, and Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University. His scholarship seeks to understand how historical and contemporary legacies of oppression influence college student development, experiences, and success. In his research, he is passionate about centering the lives of queer and trans communities, people of color, and those with multiple minoritized identities.
Dr. Duran’s keynote will focus on an examination of the existing Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) scholarship on masculinities to understand how researchers are framing its intersection with other social identities and systems. Dr. Duran will also provide the ending remarks and calls to action at the conclusion of the Institute. In between, multiple engaging educational presentations and discussion sessions will be held.

Educational Presenters

Dr. Jason Laker (he/him)
Presenting “Male Student Development: Beyond Preaching to the Choir toward Professional Knowledge, Skills, and Commitments”
It is uncontroversial to assert that fostering students’ development requires expertise about students’ development and effective practices for promoting it. Likewise, research connects likelihood of accessing and completing college—and positive, successful, and robust engagement along the way—to identity development and support. Yet, Student Affairs graduate program curricula, institutions’ onboarding/orientation, and/or professional development offerings from our associations rarely include information about masculine role socialization and other aspects of male students’ identity formation. How are we to be effective when our own field doesn’t cover this material? In this session, the author of the first chapter about male students’ development to be included within a seminal text of our field will share about its content and the decades of advocacy to address a significant gap in professional knowledge about male students and the stakes associated with it. Given the context is the CMM Institute, we can skip trying to persuade attendees about the importance of the subject and focus on strategies for promoting professional engagement with a key problem of practice. Attendees will receive a copy of the chapter: “Masculine Role Socialization and Performance” recently published in the 5th Edition of the Handbook of Student Affairs Administration (McClellan & Kiyama (Eds), 2023).
Dr. Jason Laker is a Professor of Higher Education, Student Affairs, and Community Development and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education (and former Vice President for Student Affairs) at San José State University in California, USA. Hepreviously served as AVP & Dean of Student Affairs, Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Democracy, and on the Gender Studies Faculty at Queen’s University in Canada. A profeminist men’s and masculinities scholar, he has served as Chair of CMM’s predecessor, ACPA’s Standing Committee on Men and as the Founding Chair of NASPA’s Men & Masculinities Knowledge Community. Jason currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Men’s Studies. His scholarly work in this area also includes two edited texts regarding gender and men’s development: Masculinities in Higher Education (with Tracy Davis, Routledge, 2011); and Canadian Perspectives on Men and Masculinities (Oxford, 2012); and the first ever chapter on the subject in a Student Affairs graduate textbook, Masculine Role Socialization and Performance (2023, Handbook of Student Affairs Administration, McClellan, G. & Kiyama, J. (Eds.)).

Dr. Quortne R. Hutchings (they, them)
Presenting “Queering men of color and Black male initiative programs through queer of color critique and nuanced activism”
Description: This session will explore how Black gay, bisexual, and queer men in men of color and Black male initiative programs enact queer-of-color critique and nuanced activism in challenging heteronormativity and cis heteropatriarchy in mentorship program settings.
Quortne R. Hutchings is a first-generation college graduate, proud Ronald E. McNair scholar alum, and assistant professor of higher education at Northern Illinois University. Their research primarily focuses on Black gay, bisexual, queer, and non-binary undergraduate and graduate students’ academic and social experiences in higher education, student affairs professionals’ experiences in student and academic affairs, utilizing gender and sexuality studies, intersectionality, and critical qualitative methodologies (e.g., queer phenomenology, arts-based research, and collaborative autoethnography).
Adam M. McCready, Ph.D. (He/Him)
Presenting: “Masculinities Within Historically White Fraternities: How Masculinities Affect Members and Why Diversity Matters”

This session will address how masculinities manifest in historically white college social fraternities and are associated with outcomes like alcohol consumption, and hazing and sexual assault attitudes. It was also examine how the prevalence of queer-identifying members and members with minoritized racial and ethnic identities within fraternity chapters relates to members’ conformity to masculine norms. Implications for practice will be shared and discussed among attendees.

Adam M. McCready serves as Assistant Professor-in-Residence of High Education and Student Affairs in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Editor of the Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice. His research critically examines the college student experience, and he is a leading scholar on hazing, sororities and fraternities, college men and masculinities, and student social media use. Relevant to the Institute, he has critically examined how the masculine norm climates of historically white fraternity chapter relate to members’ outcomes and how the racial, ethnic and sexual identity diversity of these chapters are associated with members’ masculinities. His scholarship has been published in, but limited to, the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, and Innovative Higher Education. A first-generation college student and former college student-athlete (cross country), Adam is an avid runner who has run over 30,000 miles in his lifetime. He and his family reside just outside of Boston.

Jorge Burmicky Ph.D. (He/Him/His)
Presenting: “Latino Men and the College Presidency: An Intersectional Analysis of Identity, Power, and Marginalization in Higher Education”
According to the 2023 edition of the American College President Study (ACPS) administered by the American Council on Education, presidents of color account for one out of four presidents in the United States. Although many search firms, governing boards, faculty, and institutional leaders claim to be committed to diversifying the leadership landscape, the average president is a 60-year-old white man (ACPS, 2023). This presentation will provide key takeaways from a study that examined how Latino men who achieved the college presidency made sense of their most salient identities within the context of higher education leadership, with an emphasis on their masculine identity. This session will highlight the key role that family, graduate education, and leadership development institutes play in the identity development of Latino men. Implications for practice transferable to historically marginalized populations will be shared in this session.

Dr. Jorge Burmicky is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. One of his research lines examines presidential leadership in higher education, with an emphasis on equity-minded and socially just leadership at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), community colleges, and broadly accessible institutions. His research also explores policies and practices that support the educational outcomes of men of color, specifically the impact of men of color programs in student success, Latino men in community colleges, and promising student affairs practices for serving Latino men.

Mr. Reggie Ellis (he/him),
Mr. Christopher Hurd (he/him),

Dr. César De Jesus Jiménez (he/him),

Dr. Paul Jiménez (he/him),

Mr. De Von Scott (he/him)

Presenting: “A Vision for Males of Color Success: Creating a New Landscape to Succeed”
There is a need for cross-campus partnerships and culturally relevant activities that increase the success for males of color at the community college. Compton College, El Camino College, Long Beach City College, Pasadena City College, and Santa Monica College will present on a collaborative effort, the annual Men of Color Action Network (MOCAN) Conference and the group’s transition in becoming a 501c3. Each campus will also highlight men of color initiatives that have been implemented at each of their colleges.

MORE PRESENTERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Faculty Racial Justice and Decolonization Institute
2023-07-11 14:00 - 2023-07-14 18:00 UTC | Westin Rosemont O’Hare, 6100 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL, 60018
2023 faculty racial justice & decolonization instituteSupporting the teaching approaches of student affairs and higher education faculty
registration is open!

11-14 july 2023 // chicago, illinois
The Faculty Racial Justice and Decolonization Institute, sponsored by the ACPA Foundation, provides a guided, curricular experience for tenure and non-tenure track faculty in higher education and student affairs programs that can develop essential knowledge and skill related to racial justice & decolonization in teaching activities. The institute will provide opportunities for dialogue and activities to assist with teaching practices rooted in advancing racial justice and decolonization. The Faculty Racial Justice and Decolonization Institute invites participants to leave with knowledge and skills to implement the SIRJD in curricula development, pedagogical practices, and learning environments.

FEATURES

Dynamic curriculum focused on identifying pedagogical practices rooted in racial justice and decolonization
A highly interactive and engaging learning environment including individual and group activities, syllabi planning, and pedagogical demonstrations
In depth discussions and reflections facilitated through small groups.
Intentional small group interactions to support teaching and professional development

FACULTY

Quortne R Hutchings, Ph.D.
they, them, theirs // Northern Illinois University
Quortne R. Hutchings (they, them) is a first-generation college graduate, proud Ronald E. McNair scholar alum, and assistant professor of higher education at Northern Illinois University. Their research primarily focuses on Black gay, bisexual, queer, and non-binary undergraduate and graduate students’ academic and social experiences in higher education, student affairs professionals’ experiences in student and academic affairs, undergraduate and graduate students’ experiences with substance use and recovery, and critical qualitative methodologies (e.g., queer phenomenology, arts-based research, and collaborative autoethnography). Quortne has student and academic affairs experiences in academic advising, orientation, multicultural affairs, TRiO programs, and leadership development. Quortne’s current work utilizes podcasting as a method and analytic approach to exploring Black gay, bisexual, and queer men’s experiences in men of color (MoC) and Black male initiative (BMI) programs at higher education institutions.
They serve on the editorial board for the Journal of College Student Development research-in-brief and the Journal of First-Generation Student Success. Their research has been published in the Journal of Autoethnography, International Journal of STEM Education, Journal of Critical Scholarship in Higher Education and Student Affairs, and International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Quortne holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago, an M.Ed. in Education, Organization, and Leadership, with a concentration in Higher Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and a B.A. in African and African-American Studies, minors in Sociology and Human Development & Family Studies from the Pennsylvania State University.

Laila McCloud, Ph.D.
she, her, Black woman // Grand Valley State University
Dr. Laila McCloud is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Grand Valley State University. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies (Higher Education and Student Affairs) from the University of Iowa. Prior to pursuing a faculty career, she served as a student affairs educator focused on issues of equity and access at several institutions in the Chicagoland area. Laila’s research uses critical theories and methods to explore: (1) the professional and academic socialization of Black college students; (2) the professionalization of multicultural student affairs work; and (3) teaching and learning practices in higher education and student affairs graduate preparation programs.
She serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of College Student Development and the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Laila is an active member and has held leadership roles in higher education and student affairs associations such as ACPA, ASHE, and NASPA. Laila is a Research Associate with the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL). In 2023, she was recognized as an ACPA Emerging Scholar.

Ricardo Montelongo, Ph.D.
he, him, his // Sam Houston State University
Ricardo Montelongo, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Sam Houston State University. He teaches in the Higher Education Administration, Higher Education Leadership, and Developmental Education Administration programs. Ricardo’s primary research interests include college student involvement; the impact of Latina/o/x college student organizations; diversity issues in higher education; and spirituality in higher education. He also studies (critical) digital pedagogy and online teaching and learning. At Sam Houston State University, he teaches courses such as: Organization and Administration of Higher Education, Leadership of Higher Education, The College Student, Student Noncognitive Development, History of Higher Education, Diverse Student Populations. His publications can be found in About Campus, ACPA Developments, CLEARVoz Journal, College Teaching, International Journal of Information & Learning Technology, and Journal of College Student Development. He has twenty years professional administrative experience in student success, academic advising, academic enhancement, Student Support Services/TRiO, institutional research, career development and residence life. He received his Ph.D. in Higher Education from Indiana University and a M.S. in Student Affairs Administration and B.S. in Psychology both from Texas A&M University. Dr. Montelongo is active in ACPA College Student Educators International and was co-chair of its Latinx Network from 2011-2013. His personal website is located at ricmontelongo.com

Ericka Roland, Ph.D.
she, her, hers // University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Ericka Roland is an assistant professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. Her research examines the processes and barriers to critical consciousness development in higher education. She has three interconnected lines of inquiry: (1) critical teaching and learning; (2) higher education environments; and (3) relationship formation and function. She centers the pursuit of equity in all of her projects with a commitment to research and practice that cultivates transformative possibilities. Dr. Roland uses qualitative methodologies and critical and Black feminist theoretical approaches in her inquiries. Before entering academia, she worked as a student affairs professional in residential life and Greek life.

Michael Steven Williams, Ph.D.
he, him, his | University of Missouri
Dr. Michael Steven Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Missouri. His research program broadly focuses on inclusion, diversity, and equity, the social-psychological development of students, and institutional excellence in American postsecondary education. Specifically, he centers his inquiry on two aspects of higher education: (a) interpersonal relationships, particularly socialization, mentoring, and belonging for students, administrators, and faculty, and (b) the institution, focusing on organizational improvement and accountability through multi-pronged assessment and evaluation.
Before joining the Mizzou faculty in 2017, he was an Assistant Professor of public and international affairs at Baruch College, City University of New York. He has also served as a student affairs educator in several different roles, including residence hall director, living learning community assistant director, and admissions assistant. At Mizzou Ed, he teaches honors and graduate (M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.) courses related to higher education.
Williams’ scholarship has been featured in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, the Journal of African American Studies, and the Journal of College Student Retention, among other publications. He is on the editorial board for several journals including the College Student Affairs Journal and the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education and is a member of the Association for the Study of Higher Education and other professional organizations. Williams is committed to translating his research to inform policies and practices that promote social justice and student success in higher education.

Registration Rates

ACPA MemberNon-Member

Before 12 June 2023 After 12 June 2023
$395 $595
membership must be active through 14 July 2023

Before 12 June 2023 After 12 June 2023
$495 $695
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Scholarship information

ACPA members are eligible to apply to receive scholarship funds due to the support of the ACPA Foundation. Scholarship funds will cover institute registration, hotel, as well as various meals during the institute. Scholarship funds will not cover travel related expenses.
The scholarship application is included in the institute registration form. Scholarship applications will be reviewed and funds awarded on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted. If you apply to receive an institute scholarship, please select “Check” as your payment method when submitting your institute registration.

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Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by 12 June 2023. Cancellations must be sent to info@acpa.nche.edu. After 12 June 2023, there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of US$50 for returned checks. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be canceled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies

LODGING
The host hotel for the Institute is the The Westin O’Hare • 6100 North River Road Rosemont, Illinois 60018.
Nightly Rate // $198Last Day to Book: Monday, 19 June 2023
NOTE: Scholarship recipients should NOT reserve their own hotel rooms. ACPA will manage your room reservation.

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schedule
*all times listed in Eastern Time

Tuesday, 11 July

5:00-6:00pm // Optional Meet and Greet with attendees and institute faculty
6:30pm // Dinner on your own

Wednesday, 12 July

8:00-8:45 am // Registration Open
9:00- 10:00 am // Welcome and Opening
10:00-11:00 am // Teaching Restorative Activity
11:30-1:00 pm // Lunch
1:00-4:00pm // Collaborative Teaching Lab
4:20-5:00 pm // Practice Dialogue

Thursday, 13 July

9:00 – 9:30 am // Welcome and Opening
9:30-11:30 am // Collaborative Teaching Lab
12:00-1:00 pm //Lunch
1:00-4:00pm // Collaborative Teaching Lab
4:20-5:00 pm // Practice Dialogue

Friday, 14 July

9:30-10:00 am // Welcome and Opening
10:00-12:00 am // Teaching Restorative Activity

Challenging Norms of Student Affairs Practice: Doing Less, Better.
2023-07-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This is a time of significant transition in higher education: Worker norms widely held in the field are no longer acceptable, yet culture change is still hard. There is a need to be more intentional and better prioritize human and fiscal resources, particularly in the area of student affairs. This session provides an overview of five strategies that one institution has applied in efforts to “do less, better” while still delivering highly effective programs and services. Additionally, how this concept has evolved over time and its impact on divisional operations will be examined. Three leaders from a division of student affairs will provide insights that can be applied in diverse functional areas and within a variety of institutions.
Presented by:
* Dan Bureau, Assistant Vice President for Student Health and Wellbeing. Louisiana State University
* Brandon Common, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, Louisiana State University
* Emily Hester, Chief of Staff, Louisiana State University
Cost:
* Complimentary for ACPA Individual Members
* $10 for ACPA Chapter Only Members
* $10 for Non-Members
Registration: https://bit.ly/3pBPswQ
Hosted by: ACPA Senior-Level Community of Practice

When the World Stopped: How Undergraduate Women Leaders Developed their Identities During Unanticipated Transition
2023-07-31 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Registration Information:
To register, visit: https://bit.ly/3rt48z2.
Summary of Webinar:
One of the many aims of colleges and universities is helping students to develop leadership knowledge and skills in a global world. This is recognized to be a complex goal influenced by a number of factors including identity development and how students understand themselves as leaders. Developing a leadership identity is a multifaceted process that can be influenced by many factors, including time, external events, intentional programs and positions, and transitional experiences.
This study centers on leadership identity development for college women, a group that has become a focus of increasing attention in recent years. The study also considers identity development during transitions, such as that thrust upon all of us by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, the transitional experience is centered and is defined as an event that results in changed roles, relationships, routines, and assumptions.
In this research, I explore how undergraduate women make meaning of their formal leadership experiences during a transition in their personal and/or professional lives, with an emphasis on the process of leadership identify development. The study focuses on students’ experiences reported over time during the transition to remote education at the start of and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings from this study will have implications for higher education practice, college student leadership development, and formal and informal training and development for women leaders on campus.
Presenter:
Krista Klein, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Assistant Dean / Director for Student Outreach and First Year Transition.
Krista Klein is a lifelong learner, educator, scholar, and mother dedicated to supporting other women-identified folks who are navigating major transitions in their personal and professional lives. Throughout her nearly 20 years of leadership experience, several anticipated and unanticipated changes led her to study, practice, and collaborate with others on how to put together the pieces of the complex mosaic of life. Krista’s leadership is centered in higher education and includes community engagement, student transitions, training and development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion work.

Growing Knowledge Series: "When the World Stopped": How undergraduate women leaders developed their identities during an unanticipated transition
2023-07-31 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Online
One of the many aims of colleges and universities is helping students to develop leadership knowledge and skills in a global world. This is recognized to be a complex goal influenced by a number of factors including identity development and how students understand themselves as leaders. Developing a leadership identity is a multifaceted process that can be influenced by many factors, including time, external events, intentional programs and positions, and transitional experiences.
This study centers on leadership identity development for college women, a group that has become a focus of increasing attention in recent years. The study also considers identity development during transitions, such as that thrust upon all of us by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, the transitional experience is centered and is defined as an event that results in changed roles, relationships, routines, and assumptions.
In this research, I explore how undergraduate women make meaning of their formal leadership experiences during a transition in their personal and/or professional lives, with an emphasis on the process of leadership identify development. The study focuses on students’ experiences reported over time during the transition to remote education at the start of and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings from this study will have implications for higher education practice, college student leadership development, and formal and informal training and development for women leaders on campus.
$10 for ACPA Individual Members
$10 for ACPA Chapter Only Members
$10 for Non-Members
Presenter:
Krista Klein, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Assistant Dean / Director for Student Outreach and First Year Transition
Krista Klein is a lifelong learner, educator, scholar, and mother dedicated to supporting other women-identified folks who are navigating major transitions in their personal and professional lives. Throughout her nearly 20 years of leadership experience, several anticipated and unanticipated changes led her to study, practice, and collaborate with others on how to put together the pieces of the complex mosaic of life. Krista’s leadership is centered in higher education and includes community engagement, student transitions, training and development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
ACPA/NASPA Professional Competencies:
Leadership
Organization and Human Resources

GSNP Webinar: Research as a GSNP-er
2023-08-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Whether you are a new doctoral student, fresh out of your master program, or just beginning your masters journey, Research plays a big role in our lives as SA professionals. It systematically shapes the way we do our jobs and how we find best ways to engage with our students. However, starting research can be daunting. Steven Feldman (he/they) will help break it down and give you the basics of starting in research as a GSNP-er. Join us for this webinar August 28th at 12noon EST.
Registration
To register, click on this link.
Complimentary for ACPA Individual Members
$10 for ACPA Chapter Only Members
$10 for Non-Members
Presenter Information
Currently pursuing their PhD in Higher Education at Indiana University Bloomington, Steven Feldman (he/they) also works as a Project Associate for the National Survey of Student Engagement. Their research explores identity, equity, and social justice in higher education and has been published in journals such as the Educational Review and Journal for Diversity in Higher Education.

2023 Supervisor Strengths Institute
2023-09-18 14:00 - 2023-11-13 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Supervisor Strengths InstituteBecome a More Confident & Empowered Supervisor in as Little as 8-Weeks!
Registration is open!

9 MONDAYS (18 September – 13 November) // 2pm-3pm CT each dayDelivered Virtually
ACPA is excited to partner with Strengths University for the Fall 2023 Supervisor Strengths Institute!
Learn to become a more effective supervisor and show up authentically in your leadership role. You’ll gain skills around how to feel balanced, aligned, and able to genuinely enjoy your work while having the energy to do your best work. Strengths University understands the challenges, the frustrations, and the joys of leading a team. We want to help you manage the stress and chaos, so you can better lead your team, support your students, and have more balance in your life.
More information on this Institute can be found on the Strengths University website!

The Supervisor Strengths Institute combines asynchronous learning with group and individual Success and Accountability calls to give participants multiple opportunities to absorb, discuss, and implement what they’re learning. We use the CliftonStrengths framework, to empower participants to both develop their talents and customize the content based on those talents. We also use a wholistic approach, because supervisors are more than their supervisor role. How you show up in the world, impacts how you show up as a supervisor.

Participants in the Institute will get…

8-Weeks of Online Learning Modules, including weekly worksheets and reflection prompts
9 Group Success and Accountability Calls with your Institute cohort (60-Minutes each)
3 Individual Success and Accountability Calls (30-Minutes each)
The CliftonStrengths Report for Managers – featuring your Top 10 Talent Themes

During the Institute, we’ll cover a variety of topics, all designed to transform you from a stressed and overwhelmed supervisor, into a more effective and empowered leader to your team. Specifically, we’ll dive into…

Energy ManagementDid you know energy is your most valuable resource? Yet, we often waste our energy working on things that aren’t productive – or in ways that are productive. That leaves you feeling exhausted at work and at home. In this first week, we’ll talk about how to better protect your energy, so you can use it for the things that are most important to you.

Discovering your authentic leadership style
The greatest leaders aren’t good at everything. They focus their energy on their strengths and surround themselves with folks who excel in other areas. You’ll discover your own authentic leadership style, one that stems from your unique talents. Once you know who you are as a leader, you can better manage your energy and prioritize your time.

Understanding your Strengths
Your talents impact how you interact with the world. When you use your talents productively, they can drive you and your team to new levels of success. But what most people don’t know is your talents can just as easily show up as weaknesses. You’ll learn how to better manage your talents, so your more effective and productive.

coaching your team

Employees want a coach. Developing a system to consistently coach your team is one of the most effective things you can do as a supervisor. Coaching improves team performance and productivity. You’ll learn how to coach your team, so you can help them focus their energy on their talents and give them opportunities for development.

Stress & Self-Care
Supervisors experience more stress than the folks they supervise. Left unchecked, it will negatively impact how you show up as a supervisor. Self-care isn’t just a buzzword, it’s crucial for your success and wellbeing. You’ll learn the real impact of stress and how to develop a daily self-care practice that will allow you to be more effective.

Performance Management

One of the most challenging parts of a supervisor’s job is managing your team’s performance. Unfortunately, managing performance can be stressful when you don’t have an effective system. You’ll learn how to set clear expectations and hold folks accountable, whether it’s celebrating successes or dealing with failure.

managing change
One of the things we hear from everyone is “there’s been a lot of change here.” Change is inevitable, and often stressful. Throughout the Institute, you’ll discover ways you and your team can improve. This week, you’ll learn to roll out those changes in a way that minimizes stress to you and your team and increases your chance of success.

implementing change

The last week of the Institute is focused on action. You’ll review what you’ve learned in the first seven weeks, then develop your path forward, with consideration to the specific needs of your institution. That way when the Institute is finished, you can move forward, focusing on exactly what you need to do to get the results you want.

Registration Rates
Each attendee of the Supervisor Strengths Institute must register separately, but team rates are available. Your first team member will pay full price, but each additional team member gets $100 off their registration fee! If you’re the first team member, select the full rate – either ACPA Member or Non-Member. Other members of your team should select the team rate. If you and/or your team need to pay by invoice, just use the coupon code INVOICE during checkout. You’ll be asked whether the invoice is just for you, or for your whole team.

ACPA MemberNon-Member

$795

$999
consider becoming a member of ACPA to save $200 on your registration price!

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2023 ACPA/ASHE Presidential Symposium
2023-09-29 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
2023 ACPA/ASHE Presidential symposiumBridging the Divide: Addressing the Political Landscape of DEI Work and Scholarship in Higher Education
purchase the recording

This event was held on Friday, 29 September 2023.
The full-event recording is available for purchase at the link above. All purchases must be made by 7 October 2023.

The increasing polarization of the United States is being showcased by policymakers across the country through attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion in both practice and scholarship. While these attacks have real implications for our work in higher education, they also have real implications for our own humanity and that of our peers and students, both current and future.
The 2023 ACPA-ASHE Presidential Symposium will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn from practitioners and scholars about the short-term and long-term implications of the current political climate, examples of professional and personal resilience, and discussions about the potential paths forward.

panelists

Heather D. Shea, Ph.D. (she, her, hers)
Dr. Heather D. Shea (she/her) is committed to enacting socially just and feminist student affairs praxis through fostering opportunities for student learning and development through co-curricular experiences on campus. Shea’s career in student affairs spans over two decades at five different campuses and involves experiences in many different functional areas—she identifies as a student affairs generalist. Shea currently works as the inaugural director of the office of Women*s Student Services. In addition, Heather is a consulting faculty member with the Center for Gender in the Global Context (or GenCen), affiliate faculty in the Student Affairs Administration program at Michigan State University, and co-founder and host of the podcast Student Affairs Now. Shea currently serves as President of ACPA College Student Educators International. Her presidency of the association (2023-2024) will coincide with the ACPA’s 100th anniversary. In 2012, she was honored as a Diamond Honoree by the ACPA Foundation.
Ana M. Martínez Alemán (she, her, hers)
Ana M. Martínez Alemán is Professor of Education and has served as the Associate Dean of Faculty and Academics since 2017. In 2023, Martínez Alemán serves as the President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, 2022-2023. In 2016, Martínez Alemán was elected Vice President of Postsecondary Education (Division J) at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She researches topics at the forefront of higher education and campus culture. The author or coauthor of six books and dozens of publications, she has also delivered more than 100 talks. Since 2002, she has edited the Educational Policy journal and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Higher Education and the American Educational Research Journal.

Nolan Cabrera Ph.D. (he, him, his)
Dr. Nolan Cabrera is a nationally-recognized expert in the areas of racism/anti-racism, Whiteness, and Ethnic Studies. He is currently a Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, and was the only academic featured in the MTV documentary White People. He is the author of the award-winning book White Guys on Campus, and he was an expert witness in the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Studies case (Gonzalez v. Douglas) – the highest-profile ethnic studies case in the country’s history. He has given hundreds of lectures, keynote addresses, and trainings, throughout the country.

Brighid Dwyer, Ph.D. (she, her, hers)
Brighid Dwyer is the Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. She has twenty years of experience as a practitioner, scholar, and faculty member addressing issues of equity and dialogue in higher education. Before joining Penn, Dwyer served as Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion at Princeton University. Additionally, she has held faculty, administrative, and research positions at Villanova University, Delaware County Community College, the University of Michigan, UCLA, and the NCAA. Dr. Dwyer has a B.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

Corey Seemiller, Ph.D. (she, her, hers)
Dr. Corey Seemiller is a professor in the Department of Leadership Studies in Education and Organizations at Wright State University. She is the author of The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook, a prominent resource for developing youth and college student leadership programs. Dr. Seemiller is also the co-author of several articles as well as four books on Generation Z, including Generation Z: A Century in the Making, Generation Z Goes to College, Generation Z Leads, and Generation Z Learns. She also co-authored the Gen Z Voices on Voting research report and the Campus of Tomorrow report. Dr. Seemiller recently led the Global Gen Z Study where she worked with 91 research collaborators from around the globe to better understand Generation Z in a post-COVID world. Participants from 81 countries took part in the study, and the research will be published in Gen Z Around the World with Emerald Publishing. She is currently working on her fifth study, Generations in the World of Work, and is writing a book with the same name for SAGE Publishing.
Dr. Seemiller’s work has been featured on NPR and in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek, as well as in several other news publications and academic journals. She has also been interviewed for podcasts as well as TV and radio shows worldwide and has engaged in market research consulting for Fortune 10, 50, and 500 companies. Her highly popular TED Talk on Generation Z at TEDxDayton showcased how Generation Z is making a difference in the world and has been watched by more than a quarter million viewers.

paulette Granberry Russell, j.d. (she, her, hers)
Paulette Granberry Russell, J.D., was elected president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education in March 2020. Granberry Russell is a leading national voice and sought-after presenter on issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in higher education and beyond. Her research interests include gender equity in STEM, campus culture and its impact on marginalized communities, and strategies for dismantling structural racism to create more equitable experiences for faculty, students, and staff of color. Granberry Russell has given presentations and advised institutions and NGOs in countries across Africa and in the U.K. on gender equity, affirmative action, implicit bias and discrimination, strategic diversity initiatives, and inclusive leadership.Granberry Russell retired in August 2020 from Michigan State University as senior advisor to the president for diversity, emerita. She first joined MSU in 1998 as its senior diversity officer and later worked as director of the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives. As MSU’s senior diversity officer, Granberry Russell was responsible for leading and facilitating MSU’s efforts to advance a more equitable and inclusive campus community. She developed cutting-edge education and development programs, led campus climate surveys (quantitative and qualitative), monitored university efforts to increase diversity among students, faculty, and staff, coordinated community outreach efforts, and incentivized innovative DEI strategies through the office’s Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants.Granberry Russell received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University (MSU) and her Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She is a licensed attorney with the State of Michigan.

Brian Bridges, Ph.D. (he, him, his)
Brian Bridges, Ph.D., currently serves as Secretary of Higher Education for the state of New Jersey, a role he began on November 16, 2020 as part of Governor Phil Murphy’s administration. As Secretary, Dr. Bridges is responsible for policy development and coordination of higher education activities for the state, including supporting institutions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He also coordinates initiatives to improve college affordability in New Jersey through the State Plan for Higher Education and enhance postsecondary opportunities while promoting equity and access for all through programs such as the state’s Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG).
Dr. Bridges previously served as Vice President of Research and Member Engagement at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) where he led UNCF’s Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute and the Institute for Capacity Building. He served as the organization’s chief research officer, principal editor, and contributor to FDPRI’s publications, as well as the manager of internal and external projects involving capacity building, evaluation, and assessment.
Prior to joining UNCF, Dr. Bridges served in various leadership roles both on- and off-campus, including Vice Provost for Diversity, Access, and Equity at Ohio University; Associate Director of the Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity at the American Council on Education; and Associate Director at the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).
Dr. Bridges earned his Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University–Bloomington, a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Carolina–Charlotte, and a Bachelor’s of Arts in English Language and Literature from Francis Marion University. Dr. Bridges was born in Brooklyn, NY and reared in Beaufort, SC.

Liz LaPolt Clark (she, her, hers)
Liz LaPolt Clark is Vice President for Policy and Research at NACUBO and a member of the NACUBO executive leadership group. She has been widely quoted in the press and is a sought-after speaker on how Washington politics and federal policies impact higher education. Liz got her start on Capitol Hill opening Cornell University’;s first Washington, DC-based federal relations office, and in her career has led federal affairs for the State University of New York (SUNY) System and for Oregon State University. At NACUBO, she heads the team responsible for analysis of federal regulatory and legislative actions, research, and communications.

Schedule

Time (Eastern)
Session Title

1:00-1:10pm
Welcome from ACPA and ASHE Presidents and Staff

1:10-1:30pm
Opening conversation with all panelists

1:30-1:50pm
Panel Discussion #1: The Landscape/What’s happening?

1:50-2:05pm
Attendee workbook activity

2:05-2:15pm
Break

2:15-2:35pm
Panel Discussion #2: The Future of Higher Education/Students of Tomorrow

2:35pm-2:45pm
Attendee workbook activity

2:45-3:05pm
Panel Discussion #3: How to affect change

3:05-3:15pm
Attendee workbook activity

3:15-3:25pm
Break

3:25-3:45pm
Panelist discussion and reflections

3:45-3:55pm
Audience Q&A and reflections

3:55-4:00pm
Closing Remarks with Ana Martinez-Alaman, ASHE President
Heather Shea, ACPA President

Registration Rates

VIRTUAL RATES

Graduate Programs, Student Affairs Divisions, Other Campus Divisions, and Organizations

Graduate Programs, Student Affairs Divisions, Other Campus Divisions, and Organizations are encouraged to gather students and/or colleagues to participate in the live stream. A special group rate of $200 is available at registration for up to 20 attendees. If you wish to have more people attend as part of your program or division, select the “Group Registration Additional Attendee” at an additional fee of $10 per registrant. We will contact the registered group representative by email in mid-September with more information for finalizing their group registration.
$200

*A personalized link will be sent to the purchaser on the day of the event and can be used for streaming as an individual or within a larger group. The live stream experience includes curricular materials, discussion questions, readings, and other resources for each virtual attendee.

Individual RATES

ACPA/ASHE MemberACPA/ASHE Student MemberNon-MemberStudent Non-Member

$50

$25

$100
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$40
consider becoming a member of ACPA or ASHE to save on your registration price!

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by 1 September 2023. Registrations can also be withdrawn by registrants using the event registration system through 1 September 2023. After 1 September 2023, there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of US$50 for returned checks. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be canceled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.

Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference
2023-10-16 13:00 - 2023-10-18 16:30 UTC | University of Vermont
ACPA is a proud sponsor of the 2023 Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference

The University of Vermont annually presents one of the nation’s premiere conferences. This year the conference will be held on October 16 – 18, 2023, and will focus on the diverse legal issues impacting all aspects of higher education. The program will feature leading experts in:

Higher Education Law
Student Affairs
Campus Public Safety
And much more

Through interactive sessions and panel discussions participants learn practical approaches to complex legal situations.
To learn more about this event and to register, visit the UVM website.

2023 Institute on the Curricular Approach™
2023-10-22 16:00 - 2023-10-25 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hilton Long Beach, 701 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90831
2023 institute on the curricular approach
the widely adopted go-to professional development experience for individuals and departmental teams who want to implement a Curricular Approach on campus
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

22-25 October 2023 // Long Beach, California

the Institute on the Curricular Approach is proudly sponsored by

Join student affairs and higher education colleagues on a journey equipping you to lead organizations toward a curricular approach to learning for all on your campus at the Institute on the Curricular Approach (ICA)! This learning experience is dynamic and valuable. Participants will be able to explore how to lead, design, and implement a curricular approach. ICA Faculty will offer learning opportunities including large group keynotes, smaller sequenced sessions, faculty consultations, institutional showcases, and more. Wherever you are in your journey individually and organizationally toward a departmental or divisional curricular approach, this institute is a straight-forward way to obtain clear direction from higher education and student affairs professionals experienced with a curricular approach.
Through participation in ICA, you will have the opportunity to:

Apply the 10 Essential Elements of a Curricular Approach
Design, implement, and assess a Curricular Approach
Learn from other institutions implementing a Curricular Approach through Showcase presentations
Get feedback from Institute faculty about your Curricular Approach through Faculty Consults

A Curricular Approach is a paradigm shift from traditional educational approaches to an intentional, developmentally sequenced one, defined by institutional mission and purpose. Staff members using a Curricular Approach first identify clear learning goals and outcomes grounded in the history, culture, mission, and purpose of each institution. Then staff members identify student engagement strategies that can provide opportunities for students to achieve these learning goals and outcomes. Goals are sequenced, pedagogy rooted in scholarship of teaching and learning, and campus partners incorporated from throughout the institution. A Curricular Approach uses assessment to inform a process of continuous improvement.
Shifting to using a Curricular Approach is not superficial nor is it simply utilizing learning outcomes to guide programming. A curricular approach utilizes the 10 Essential Elements to think about student learning and a refined leadership mindset.

Keynote Speaker: Vernon A. Wall
Vernon A. Wall has accumulated over 30+ years of professional Student Affairs experience at Iowa State University, the University of Georgia, UNC-Charlotte, and UNC-Chapel Hill and has experience in Greek life, new student orientation, student activities, leadership development, global education, and university housing. Vernon currently lives in Washington DC and is the Director for Business Development at LeaderShape, Inc. Vernon is also President and Founder of One Better World, LLC – a consulting firm specializing in engaging others in courageous social justice and equity conversations.
With degrees from North Carolina State University and Indiana University, Vernon is the consummate scholar-practitioner. He has received several awards for his contributions to the quality of student life, is a nationally known speaker in the areas of social justice and leadership and is one of the founders and facilitators of the Social Justice Training Institute. Vernon’s volunteer involvement with ACPA began with his graduate school professor, Dr. Nancy Evans. Nancy was chair of the Commission for Professional Preparation (Commission XII at the time). After attending his first conference, Nancy (who was the Chair of the Commission) asked if he would be interested in joining. In Nancy’s words: “We need some graduate student voices on this cranky – but wonderful – group.” After a year, he became a Directorate member of the Commission and went on to chair the Task Force on Recruitment. Later, he became a member of the National Careers in Student Affairs Week Executive Committee – which ultimately developed into what we know now as National Careers in Student Affairs month. He served as program chair and as a member of the executive committee for the Sexuality & Gender Identities Coalition (the Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness at the time). He has also been an active member of the Commission for Student Involvement (Commission IV at the time) and the Standing Committee for Multicultural Affairs (which is now represented by some amazing networks). Vernon coordinated the professional development “Roadshow” Beyond Tolerance— based on one of the two books that he and Nancy Evans co-edited. He also served on the Executive Council as a Member-at-large and as one on ACPA’s representatives on the ACPA/NASPA Blue Ribbon Task Force on Consolidation. After serving on several convention planning teams (including one of the joint ACPA/NASPA conventions) in various capacities, President Nancy Evans asked him to be the Convention Chair for her convention in Long Beach in 2002. It was at this conference that he and Nancy unveiled the Voice of Inclusion Award. Vernon also worked for 5 years in the ACPA International Office as Senior Director for Professional Development, Research and Scholarship. Vernon is a past President of the association and presided over the 2021 virtual conference experience.

institute features
This learning experience is an institute and not a conference. Sessions are organized and sequenced to meet the needs of professionals and organizations at different places in their journey. Each session is also sequenced with learning outcomes to create an integrated, developmentally sequenced, experience for the participants. Showcases are also offered from a variety of institutional sizes and types to give concrete examples of how a Curricular Approach can be implemented consistently across campuses but also tailored for each unique campus context.
Whether it is your first Institute or your twelfth, you will leave inspired with new insights, new collegial connections, new examples and innovations, and new energy. We have representatives from all sizes and types of institutions who have benefited from the Institute experience.

INSTITUTE TRACKS
Foundations TrackThe Foundations track is for participants who are first-time attendees to ICA, are new to designing and implementing a curriculum, or are campus partners wanting to better understand the curricular approach. This track will engage around areas related to the 10 Essential Elements of a curricular approach, learning organizations, organizational change, the process of designing/implementing a curricular approach, assessment, and how to move forward beyond the institute.
Revising & Evolving TrackThe Revising & Evolving track is for participants who have attended ICA/RCI in the past or have designed and implemented a curricular approach on a campus. This track helps experienced ICA participants work to evolve and advance their curricular approach. Participants will deeply examine their strategies, sequencing, pedagogy, equity-minded assessment, and organizational context to refine and strengthen the effectiveness of their curriculum.
Strategic Direction TrackThe Strategic Direction track is for participants who are charged with leading a curriculum or for participants who serve at the director level or above. This track is specifically suited for architects of a curriculum and organizational decision-makers. This track is about strategic leading and thinking. Participants will explore navigating political partnerships and structures. They will learn strategies to enhance collaboration, gain buy-in from stakeholders, share their curricular journey through storytelling, and assess their preparedness for organizational/cultural change.

Team Registration
Consistently, some of the best feedback we receive from participants is from those who attended as members of an institutional team. While individual attendance is perfectly fine, if you can register as a team, we encourage it so you can learn together in real time and build or advance your Curricular Approach together. Team registration rates are available!
Demographics of institute participants (based on 2022 Institute evaluation data):

Team Attendance
Years Attending ICA

Attended without a team: 7%
First time attendee: 70%

Attended with two to five colleagues: 43%
Returning attendee: 30%

Attended with more than six colleagues : 49%

Registration Rates

Team RatesACPA MemberACPA Student MemberNon-MemberStudent Non-Member

To take advantage of team registration rates, all participants must be ACPA members through 25 October 2023.All team members should be registered at the same time.

Registrant 1: $629 • Registrant 2: $629
Registrant 3: $529 • Registrant 4: $529
Registrant 5: $529 • Registrant 6: $529
Registrant 7: $429 • Registrant 8: $429
Registrant 9: $429 • Registrant 10: FREE

Please note that we are unable to “hold” space for team members that are not yet hired/determined. You can choose to transfer registrations between individuals prior to 22 September 2023 and manage that process on your own through event registration. If you need to transfer a registration after 22 September 2023, there will be a $50 fee, as this process must be completed by the staff after that date. All other registration policies apply to team registrations.

Before 18 August 2023 After 18 August 2023
$629 $829
membership must be active through 25 October 2023

Before 18 August 2023 After 18 August 2023
$269 $369
membership must be active through 25 October 2023

Before 18 August 2023 After 18 August 2023
$829 $1,029
consider becoming a member of ACPA to save $200 on your registration price!

Before 18 August 2023 After 18 August 2023
$369 $469
consider becoming a member of ACPA for $39 to save $100 on your registration price!

REGISTER for this event

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by 22 September, 2023. After 22 September, 2023, there are no refunds. A processing fee of US$50 per registration will be charged for credit cards declined or to change payment methods after the initial payment is processed. The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.

lodging & transportation
The host hotel for the Institute is the Hilton Long Beach. The 2023 Institute on the Curricular Approach hotel block is full. If you have not booked your hotel, you can check availability for reserving a hotel room at the full nightly rate at the Hilton Long Beach. Additionally, other hotels nearby include the Residence Inn Long Beach, Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Hotel Maya Long Beach, Courtyard by Marriott, Renaissance Long Beach, Westin Long Beach, and Hyatt Centric. Please note these hotels will require travel to the hotel for the institute. Transportation is not provided. If you have additional questions or need further assistance, please contact ACPA Director of Convention & Events, Brian Hopkins, at bhopkins@acpa.nche.edu.

schedule-at-a-glance

Monday, 23 October 2023

7:30am – 8:30am // Name Badge Pickup
7:30am – 8:30am // Breakfast
8:30am – 9:00am // Opening and Welcome
9:00am – 10:30am // Plenary
10:45am – 11:45am // Session #1
12:00pm – 1:00pm // Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00 pm // Institutional Showcase #1
2:15pm – 3:15pm // Session #2
3:30pm – 4:10pm // Curricular Dialogue Circles/Faculty Consult #1
4:20pm – 5:00pm // Curricular Dialogue Circles/Faculty Consult #2

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

7:30am – 8:15am // Breakfast
8:30am – 9:30am // Session #3
9:45am – 10:45am // Institutional Showcase #2
11:00am – 12:00pm // Session #4
12:15pm – 1:45pm // Lunch/Keynote
2:00pm – 3:00pm // Session #5
3:15pm – 4:00pm // Spotlight Showcases #1
4:15pm – 4:55pm // Curricular Dialogue Circles/Faculty Consult #3

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

7:30am – 8:30am // Breakfast
8:45am – 9:45am // Session #6
10:00am – 10:45am // Spotlight Showcases #2
11:00am – 12:00pm // Institute Closing

SLCoP Webinar: Implementing A Professional Fellowship Program: Learning Pathways for Career Progression
2023-10-23 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Online
The presenters will highlight how, as mid-level managers, they built and implemented a professional fellowship program for student affairs and student service professionals on their campus to engage in intentional cross-departmental learning pathways that fostered career progression and competency advancement. Utilizing a mixture of content sharing and group discussion, the presenters will create a space in which attendees can explore how they can build intentional professional development opportunities like this within their own institutions.
23 October 2023 from 1:00pm-2:00pm EST

GSNP - CSAM: Functional Area Panel
2023-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Date: October 26th at 12pm ET
Description: This webinar is panel-style where four panelists will answer questions regarding
their functional area and their experiences within their work. The functional areas represented in
this panel are Housing & Residence Life, Admissions, Student Engagement, Advising, and
Sorority & Fraternity Life.
ACPA/NASPA Competencies: Personal and Ethical Foundations; Advising and Supporting
Register here: https://myacpa.member365.org/public/event/details/ad0a8ecc978ecf40c970cbc8743c112c38b5d2c2/1
Registration fees:
Complimentary for ACPA Individual Members
$10 for ACPA Chapter Only Members
$10 for Non-Members
PRESENTERS
Host: Blanca Moncada (she/ella)
Bio: Blanca Moncada (she/ella) is part of ACPA GSNPCOP Professional Development Team.
She works as a Residence Director at the University of San Francisco where she oversees a first
year residential hall and serves as the chair for the RA Selection committee. She recently
graduated from the University of San Francisco with her Master in Higher Education and Student
Affairs. Blanca is also a co-chair for the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion committee for WACUHO.
Her research and passion interests include Latine experiences, specifically non-Mexican Latine
experiences, first-generation students, and BIPOC experiences in higher education.

Panelist: J Ravancho (They/Them/Theirs/Sila)
Bio: J Ravancho (they/them/theirs) is an Academic Advisor at the Farmer School of Business at
Miami University. J is currently in their second year full-time in student affairs and appreciates
the camaraderie and energy they get from their first and second-year students as J teaches/taught
their First-Year Seminars. In their role, they advise all business majors from their first year until
their fourth year, helping them navigate the college landscape. Additionally, J assists with
First-Generation College Student and Commuter Student retention within their role. J is
passionate about mentorship to graduate students preparing for the job search and what to do in
the transition from graduate school to a new professional. J’s research agenda (when they have
the time for it) includes decolonization practices surrounding the Asian-American college-going
experience and First-Generation College Student support. They are excited to be making an
impact on the lives of college students.

Panelist: McKenzie Kitzmiller (she/her/hers)
Bio: McKenzie Kitzmiller is the Community Director for the Greek Leadership Village at
Arizona State University. She just started as a CD this past June after graduating from Clemson
University with her Masters of Education in Student Affairs. She completed my undergraduate
degree at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, which is where I fell in love with Student
Affairs!

Panelist: Nick Malendowski (He/Him)
Bio: Nick Malendowski (He/Him) is the Assistant Director of the Honors College at Eastern
Michigan University, primarily working with advising, student programming, and recruitment.
After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree at Central Michigan University, he attended
Bowling Green State University, where he served as a Graduate Advisor with the Thompson
Scholarship Program and received his Master of Arts degree in College Student Personnel. Nick
has worked in Admissions, Scholarship Programs, Advising, Assessment, and Case
Management. As a first-generation college student, Nick aims to make higher education more
accessible and equitable for all students. Outside of work, Nick enjoys trying out local (iced)
coffee shops, watching reality TV and discovering new places!

Panelist: Taylor Swan (she/her)
Bio: She is a graduate from Elon University’s Masters in Higher Education program and has
been working at her alma mater, Virginia Tech, serving students since. She loves working in
academic advising and helping students craft the plan that helps them be most successful!

Institute for Aspiring SSAOs™
2023-11-01 14:00 - 2023-11-04 18:00 (America/New_York) | Washington, DC
2023 Institute for aspiring ssaosexploring underrepresented identities and career paths
1-4 November 2023 // Washington, DC

applications are now open!

ACPA is proud to offer this exciting professional development event for those who are considering a Senior Student Affairs Officer (SSAO) role as a future career goal. The ACPA Institute for Aspiring SSAOs: 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 SSAOs from various types of institutions will lead participants in an introspective and intimate journey through six key questions:

What is your path?
What is this role?
Who are you?
What can you do?
Where should you serve?
What do you 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, 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 SSAO mentors. This institute will make you a stronger candidate for an SSAO position and more professionally grounded when serving in this leadership role.
A strong candidate for the ACPA Aspiring SSAO 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

William Franklin
he, him, his // California State University, Dominguez Hills
Dr. Franklin holds a Ph.D. in Psychological Studies in Education with an emphasis on Child and Adolescent Development from Stanford University. Dr. Franklin is the Vice President for Student Affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is the former Associate Vice President of Student Success. Dr. Franklin leads divisional planning and policy formulation and collaborates with the broader campus community and the South Bay community on equity, access, student learning, assessment, retention, and graduation issues. While at CSU Dominguez Hills, Dr. Franklin has secured over $50 million in federal, corporate, and private grants to design and implement student success initiatives for low-income, first-generation students of color. Dr. Franklin was an Associate Professor in Child and Family Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, and an Associate Professor of Human Development at the Center of Collaborative Education and Professional Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay. Dr. Franklin was honored in 2015 with The Wang Family Excellence Award. The award recognizes four outstanding faculty members and one outstanding administrator who, through extraordinary commitment and dedication, have distinguished themselves by exemplary contributions and achievements. Dr. Franklin was awarded the Outstanding Administrator out of the 23 campuses in the CSU. Dr. Franklin also received the NIMH Family Research Consortium III Post-Doctoral Fellowship and served as a Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Franklin’s research focuses on risk and resilience in young African American and Latinx adolescents. He specifically examines individual variations in response to risk factors and the antecedents and correlates of healthy outcomes in individuals whose “lifespace” in low-income, urban environments pose heightened risks. For his work in this area, he received the Spencer Dissertation Fellowship.
Before transitioning to Stanford, Dr. Franklin completed graduate studies in Educational Psychology and attained his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at California State University, Northridge. His teaching interests include adolescent development, child development, the Black family, early childhood themes and life cycle issues, Black and Latinx males, teenage risk and resilience, juvenile justice, and positive youth development. Dr. Franklin founded one of the nation’s most successful young men of color initiatives, called the Male Success Alliance. Dr. Franklin is the founder of one of the most successful young males of color initiatives in the nation, called the Male Success Alliance. He is also the co-Principal Investigator for the 23-campus, systemwide initiative called the California State University Young Males of Color Consortium.

Luoluo Hong
she, her, hers // Georgia Institute of Technology
The eldest daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Luoluo (pronounced “lō-lō”) Hong joined the Georgia Institute of Technology as the inaugural Vice President for Student Engagement & Well-Being on August 1st, 2021. To this role, Luoluo brings over 30 years of experience in higher education spanning seven campuses. She came to the Institute from the California State University system where she served for seven years – first as the Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management and Title IX Coordinator at San Francisco State University (2014-2019) and then as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management in the System Office (2019-2021).
She was also Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Hawaiˈi at Hilo from 2008-2014, where she concurrently took on the role of acting Athletic Director for one and a half years. Luoluo began her career at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge as a health promotion professional (1992-2000). Other senior administrative roles have included Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students at Shepherd College (2000-2002); Dean of Students at the University of WisconsinMadison (2002-2005); and Dean of Student Affairs at the West campus for Arizona State University (2005-2007).
At all but one campus where she has worked, Luoluo has taught undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses and been an affiliated faculty member in a variety of disciplines, including Kinesiology, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, Psychology, and Criminal Justice & Criminology. Luoluo was also an Associate Professor of Women’s Studies at ASU and was tenured as an Associate Professor in Public Health Leadership & Education at UH Hilo. In Fall 2022, Luoluo started teaching a 250-student lecture for APPH 1040: The Scientific Foundations of Health – a course which is required of all Georgia Tech students in order to graduate; she received an adjunct appointment as Professor of the Practice in the School of Psychology in January 2023.
Luoluo holds a BA in Psychology from Amherst College, a Master’s in Public Health from Yale University, and a PhD in Educational Leadership & Research from LSU in Baton Rouge. A nationally sought-after speaker and trainer in the areas of public health, social justice, student success, and leadership, Luoluo has delivered over 3,300 presentations, keynoted over 80 conferences and meetings, and authored several book chapters. Formerly a consulting editor for the Journal of American College Health (2000-2008) and recognized as a Fellow by the American College Health Association in 2006, Luoluo is the faculty coordinator for the American College Personnel Association’s Aspiring SSAO Institute and is a member of the Women’s Network Executive Council for the American Council on Education. She also completed a term as chair for the Pacific West Athletic Conference from 2011-2013.
An alumna member of the Delta Kappa chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, Luoluo has volunteered with numerous rape crisis centers across the US and with Kiwanis and the Chamber of Commerce of East Hawaiˈi Island; she also served on the Board of Trustees for the California Historical Society. Luoluo is the proud parent of two rambunctious felines: a highly talkative blue point Siamese kitten named Jorah Mormont and a six-year old flame point Siamese mix who loosely answers to Daario Naharis and believes he is a dog. Luoluo can occasionally be found masquerading as a level 70 human warlock in World of Warcraft.

Dwayne Todd
he, him, his // Ohio Weslyan University
Dwayne Todd is the Vice President for Student Engagement and Success and Dean of Students at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he provides executive leadership for a talented team of colleagues working in community service learning, career services, counseling services, health services, multicultural affairs, orientation and new student programs, public safety, residential life, retention initiatives, student involvement, and student conduct processes. Additionally, he serves as OWU’s Title IX Officer. Dr. Todd previously served as the Vice President for Student Affairs at Columbus College of Art & Design, where he invested 15 years to build a comprehensive student affairs program for the institution. Dr. Todd also served in various student affairs roles at Texas Christian University and was the Assistant Chairman of the MBA program at Franklin University. His career spans more than 22 years of work as a passionate advocate for student learning and development, diversity and inclusion, and vibrant institutional environments.
Dr. Todd received his BM in Music from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, his MDiv from Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and his PhD in Higher Education Administration at The Ohio State University. He has served in a number of leadership roles with ACPA – College Student Educators International (a comprehensive student affairs association with approximately 7,000 members worldwide), including five years in various Governing Board positions. He currently serves as a President-Elect of the ACPA Foundation and Chair for the ACPA Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers. Dr. Todd is also a Past President of the Ohio College Personnel Association (OCPA), and is a member of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the Association for College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I), and the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA).

Application Information
Applications are reviewed on a rolling timeline. Interested professionals should submit their application to the Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officer Institute by 31 August for priority review. It is encouraged that interested individuals submit their applications early as there is limited space.
Applications will open in May and are processed on a rolling basis as space remains available for the program. Apply early to secure your spot!

Registration Rates
If you are notified that you have been accepted into the Institute you may register via the link provided in the Acceptance Notification.

ACPA MemberNon-Member

Before 29 September 2023 After 29 September 2023
$395 $495
membership must be active through 4 November 2023

Before 29 September 2023 After 29 September 2023
$595 $695
become a member of ACPA to save $200 on your registration price!

apply for this event

Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by September 29, 2019. After September 29, 2019, there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of US $50 for returned checks. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be canceled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.

hotel Information
Hotel Information will be shared with accepted participants in acceptance notifications.

Program Design School
2023-11-14 09:00 - 2023-11-15 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
program design schoollearn how to write participant guides, facilitator guides, identify 40 learning methods and leave with a template for writing consistently and engaging material with ease
registration is open!

14-15 NOVEMBER 2023 // 9am-4pm ET each dayDelivered Virtually
Join Erin Fischer from the Leadership and Training Studio for a two-day, hands-on, engaging session. Erin has hosted this program for 10 years and has graduated nearly a thousand higher education professionals in her Program Design School.
Erin will share how she wrote hundreds of program in the past decade 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 interactive 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–with ease and without procrastination. We are excited to continue to offer this outstanding professional development opportunity in a live virtual format using Zoom Video Conferencing.
This is a session that maxes out with about 40 participants and you will be in small groups working on your own curriculum while learning the process. This allows for a ton of feedback but requires full engagement from 9am-4pm ET.

It’s time to join the Program Design School if you:

Struggle writing creative curriculum year after year.
Need to write quickly or move past writer’s block.
Need a specific plan and clear steps to write consistently.
Need new ideas for teaching methods beyond the boring, unoriginal and overused methods.
Write task-related curriculum, like how to run a meeting, use Roberts Rules of Order or put together a strategic plan.
Write competency- or soft skills-based curriculum, like feedback, confidence or managing conflict.
Want to network with professionals, and leadership and education professionals from institutions and headquarters.
Want to learn the trends in leadership development for all types of adult learners.

Who Should Attend?

Leadership development educators who create programs for students
Professionals who oversee leadership strategies or write curriculum
Education professionals who serve their headquarters or institution

Registration Rates
Each attendee of the Program Design School Online must be registered. Individual and team rates are available. Select “Add Additional Registrant” before submitting registration to add a team member from the same institution at a reduced rate!

ACPA MemberNon-Member

$399
additional member from same institution + $199 eachadditional non-member from same institution + $299 each

$499
consider becoming a member of ACPA to save $100 on your registration price!

REGISTER for this event

In order to receive member pricing, your ACPA membership must be valid through 15 November 2023. To confirm if you are an ACPA member in good standing or to renew your membership, login to your account here. If you are an ACPA member, please enter the email address associated with your membership to receive member pricing when you begin the registration process.
Registrations can be paid by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. All fees must be prepaid. Purchase orders are not accepted. Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing at ACPA by 13 October 2023. Registrations can also be withdrawn by registrants using the event registration system through 13 October 2023. After 13 October 2023 there are no refunds. ACPA reserves the right to charge a service fee of US$50 for returned checks. Registrations are non-transferable. The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the fees will be fully refunded; however, ACPA will not be responsible for other additional costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines and/or travel agencies.

virtual learning
We are excited to continue to offer this outstanding professional development opportunity in a live virtual format using Zoom Video Conferencing.
The link to the online event will be emailed to registrants the day before the event begins.
We recommend that you download the Zoom Client for Meetings on the computer you will be using for the Program Design School Online prior to the event, if your computer does not already have Zoom. Once Zoom is downloaded on your computer, it will automatically open when you select the access link that will be shared with you the day before the event.
To connect to audio for the Program Design School Online you can use the audio through your computer or you may call in.
To support community engagement and communication during the Program Design School Online registrants are encouraged to have a computer, mobile device, or phone webcam turned on when possible, if available. Understanding that attendees may be navigating internet bandwidth, available technology, and remote work environments access to a webcam is not required and participants are encouraged to mute video throughout the duration of the event or as needed.

schedule
*all times listed in Eastern Time

Day 1
9:00am – 12:00pm

Welcome
Step One: Manage Great Ideas and Set Boundaries
Step Two: Create a List
Application: Steps One and Two

1:00pm – 4:30pm

Step Three: Portion It
Application Step Three
Step Four: Create Tests with Learning Methods
Application: Step 4

Day 2
10:00am – 12:00pm

Welcome Back
Step Five: Write Learning Objectives
Application: Step Five
Step Six: Write Participant and Facilitator Guides
Application: Step 6

1:00pm- 4pm

Step Seven: Permissions, Design, and Piloting
Step Eight: Create Assessment
Step Nine: Educational Strategies

SLCoP Webinar: Centering Curiosity and Humanity in Assessment: The Inquiry-based Praxis Model
2023-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
A comprehensive system of assessment is not a checklist of one-off assessment activities. It is its own way of thinking about our work, of making sense of our peoples’ experiences and perceptions, and continuously improving our practices, across all roles and functional areas. In this session, we will engage in a conceptual – yet interactive – dialogue that shifts the understanding of assessment from a circular cycle to an integrated, iterative multidimensional process that engenders reflexivity and justice in our work.
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 – 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT
