Dear ACPA Colleagues: - ACPA 2014 Indianapolis Convention

891 Formalized Feedback:
Using Rubrics in Student
Affairs Assessment
Evidence and Improvement;
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
(AER)
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 317
Program Presenter: Nathan Lindsay,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Additional Presenters: Adam Tate, University
of North Carolina-Wilmington; Aimee Hourigan,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Although the methods available to conduct
assessment in student affairs are numerous, the
vast majority of assessment is done through
surveys and focus groups. Unfortunately,
rubrics are often mentioned but seldom used
to gauge students’ learning and performance.
This session highlights how a substance abuse
prevention program and a violence prevention
program have developed rubrics to
provide feedback to their student presenters.
An overview of rubrics will be provided, followed
by examples and assessment findings
from both of these programs.
892 Creating Alcohol-Free
Events to Foster a Healthy
Campus Environment
Student Success; Advising and Helping
Sponsor: Corporate Partner Program
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 319
Program Presenter: Helen Stubbs, Outside
The Classroom
While many campuses provide alcohol-free
options to deter students from high-risk
drinking, prevention practitioners appear
divided on the efficacy of this approach.
This presentation aims to strengthen campus
efforts by disseminating best practices for
designing alcohol-free activities, with findings
from a meta-analysis of research examining
the impact of alcohol-free options on student
high-risk drinking and case studies from
successful campuses using this approach.
The program will also examine common
challenges and ways to overcome them.
893 Thiry Years of Drug,
Alcohol Abuse Prevention:
Now What?
Program moved to Tuesday, 9:00 AM
894 Making Waves: Exploring
the Experiences of New Student
Affairs Professionals
Personal Foundations
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 329
Program Presenter: Bristol Day, Albion
College
Additional Presenters: Megan Langille,
University of Michigan
This session will discuss the experiences of
new student affairs professionals. Based on
relevant literature and illustrated through
real-life experiences of current new professionals,
we will guide a discussion about
what to expect in your first job, strategies
for transitioning from graduate work to a
full-time position, and how to stay connected
to current literature in the field. This session
will be particularly useful for those entering
the job market from a graduate program and
others new to the field.
895 Mixed Messages: Parental
Influences on First-Year
Women of Color
Student Success; Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion
Location: Hilton Baltimore, Key 4
Program Presenter: Amanda Blakewood,
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Additional Presenters: James DeVita, Iowa
State University
Drawing on the theoretical principles of
biculturalism (Valentine, 1971), which
suggests that members of minority groups
can simultaneously negotiate multiple
cultures, this study uses qualitative methods
to understand the role of parental influences
on retention for women of color during the
first year of college. Implications for student
affairs practice and policy are discussed.
896 The Benefits of
Maintaining Your Own Off-
Campus Housing Website
Leadership in Challenging Times;
Human and Organizational Resources
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 349
Program Presenter: Jami Campbell,
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Off-campus student services at the University
of South Carolina recently changed its offcampus
housing locator website from work-
be more
ing with a third-party vendor to maintaining
the website internally. With this came many
benefits and challenges. This program will
discuss the process of this change, the pros
and cons of maintaining your own website,
and what we have learned after the first year.
897 Understanding Allyhood
as a Developmental Process
Student Learning and Development;
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 323
Program Presenter: Rhian Waters, University
of Michigan-Ann Arbor
What is an ally? Who qualifies to be an ally?
Who decides? This presentation will propose
a new understanding of allyhood grounded
in developmental theory and inspired by my
experiences with the Growing Allies program
at the University of Michigan. We will
analyze acts of allyhood (attitudes and
behaviors) as a process spanning cognitive,
intrapersonal, and interpersonal development.
We will also explore the model’s relationship
to social justice education, challenge-support
structures in higher education, and student
learning and development.
898 Building Multicultural
Competence in Students
Student Learning and Development;
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 325
Program Presenter: Victoria Livingston,
University of Akron
Additional Presenters: Megan Moore
Gardner, University of Akron
The research presented will identify the common
principles found in published accounts
of multicultural education and training programs
for students and student leaders. The
focus will be on co-curricular education and
training programs. The program commonalities
will be grounded in relevant student
development theory and be used to formulate
suggestions for similar student development
programs.
899 Engaging Students
of Color at PWIs Campus
Programming Boards
Student Success; Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 337
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