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December 2016
Why Students Need Lawyers
Presenter: Dr. Donald C. Heilman Even a minor legal issue can completely derail student progress. Students with legal issues often face increased financial stress, loss of productivity, loss of scholarships, loss of internships, deportation, and increased mental and emotional stress. A criminal record can severely hamper graduate and professional school plans, teaching licenses, military commissions and other professional licenses. Legal services attorneys refer nearly 20% of their clients to mental health services. The wide range of legal issues facing our students…
Find out more »Authenticity: Gay is Okay
Presenter: Ryan Nolen Do you show your true, authentic self every day in the workplace? This workshop will focus on specific ways members of the LGBT community incorporate their lifestyle into their work. As an LGBT staff member, do you disclose your orientation to your student staff? What about to your direct supervisor? If you don't, what are some barriers that prohibit you from doing so? If a colleague discloses their orientation to you, how should you respond? Join me…
Find out more »Are They Listening?: Successful Internal Communication With Your Students
Presenter: Hannah Wiese & Cindy Meneghin How do students want to be reached when it comes to information they need to hear or may want to know? Are emails actually read or simply deleted? Does social media still play an important role? Learn about the process and research we began three years ago and see real analytics to back it up. Find out how you can successfully interact with the students on your campus and how to limit the amount of…
Find out more »Exploring Systems of Oppression and its’ Impact on How We Shape the Narrative of Black Men on College Campuses
Presenter: David Jones The state of our country is shaken by many continuous horrific and racist national events that fail to honor the dignity of black men. As student affairs practitioners, we hold a responsibility, especially on our college campuses, to be aware of the challenges black men encounter and the layers of oppression that creates a system that isn’t designed for black men to succeed. This session will redefine that narrative, highlight black male student success in college and discuss…
Find out more »Assessment: From Basics to Beyond the Survey
Presenter: Dayna Weintraub Co-Presenter: Francesca Maresca, Ph.D., Amy Miele, Nadia Raza Today's higher education environment necessitates a greater level of accountability requiring student affairs professionals to engage in the assessment and evaluation process in new ways. This interactive workshop will provide a basic foundation of assessment and evaluation including the importance and benefits of assessment and the variety of methods used to collect data. Too often we rely on surveys for collecting data from students, which often results in low response…
Find out more »Everything we never told you about Title IX
Presenters: Jackie Moran, Juhi Bhatt, Adam Carlson, Zaneta Rago-Craft, Laura Luciano Featured panelists: Laura Luciano, Felicia McGinty, Zaneta Rago, Jackie Moran, Juhi Bhatt The Title IX post-institute will be broken up into four sessions, each offering an in-depth discussion of different aspects of Title IX. The first session, Title IX Implications for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students, will explore the “Dear Colleague Letter” outlining Title IX protections for gender identity with a particular focus on climate, practices, and policies on…
Find out more »Mid-Level Professional Development
Presenter: Dr. Newman and Dr. Mena
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