Dear ACPA Colleagues: - ACPA 2014 Indianapolis Convention

Tuesday, March 29
2011 aCpa annuaL Convention
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Program Presenter: Kourtney Gray, Indiana
University-Bloomington
Additional Presenters: Adam Callahan,
Indiana University; Megan Bottoms, Indiana
University Bloomington; Cameron Beatty, Iowa
State University
Engaging students of color in major campus
organizations at predominately white institutions
is difficult. This session will introduce
best practices used by the staff at Indiana
University Memorial Union Board that
led to a 73 percent increase in students of
color on the programming board. Participants
will learn to develop a plan of action
to recruit, retain, and engage students of
color in student organizations at PWIs. Our
experience is with a programming board, this
information can transcend to working with
all students.
900 Orientation, Technology,
and Implications for the Future
Student Success; Student Learning and
Development
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 314
Program Presenter: Jennifer Nakhla, The
Ohio State University-Columbus
Additional Presenters: Rebecca Ascher,
The Ohio State University
Through orientation programs students
receive important information and build
peer relationships, becoming acclimated with
their new, collegiate environment. As masters
students in higher education at Ohio State,
we researched this transition into college
through orientation in the United Kingdom.
Some UK universities use the efficient accessibility
of technology to ensure the majority
of incoming students receive the significant
information needed for smooth, successful
transitions into the university. This program
highlights the potential benefits of utilizing
this same technology in the United States.
901 The Role of Creativity in
the Development of Academic
Identity
Student Learning and Development
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 321
Program Presenter: Robert Aaron, Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis
The purpose of this study was to generate
a grounded theory that explores the role of
creativity in the development of identity and
purpose in undergraduate seniors. A senior
capstone project, like a thesis, an art exposition,
or a music recital, was seen as a technique
allowing for expressions of creativity.
Fourteen undergraduate seniors completing
capstone projects were interviewed, and their
stories, along with concepts from pre-existing
literature, helped form a theory on academic
identity development.
902 ACPA Foundation
Sponsored Program—Using
Research and Theory to Help
Understand Student Veterans’
Experiences
Student Success; Assessment,
Evaluation, and Research (AER)
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 344
Program Presenter: Corey Rumann,
University of West Georgia
This program will present an overview of
current research concerning student veterans’
experiences and transitions at U. S. colleges
and universities. Theoretical perspectives that
can help conceptualize the student veteran
experience will be discussed. The ways in
which student affairs professionals can use
these theoretical perspectives and findings
from current research to inform effective
practices when working with college student
veterans will be emphasized. Participants will
be asked to share their successes and challenges
related to meeting student veterans’
needs.
903 How a Small School
Hosted a Big Emergency
Preparedness Drill
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 340
Program Presenter: Erin Cannan, Bard
College
Institutions are obligated to test emergency
responses, which can be time consuming.
With the help of local agencies, colleges
can consider a new approach to emergency
management. Collaborative emergency preparedness
training utilizing local emergency
agencies can build bridges and strengthen
emergency responses. Hear from the interdisciplinary
planning team that hosted a
full-scale emergency management drill on the
Bard College campus.
904 Coaching Your Team...
Revamping Traditional
Supervision
Leadership; Human and Organizational
Resources
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 339
Program Presenter: Kelly Lough, California
State University-Chico
Additional Presenters: Courri Brady,
California State University-Chico
Supervision can be a significant portion of
job responsibilities, especially for those in
housing and residence life. However, while
many student affairs professionals know
how to supervise undergraduate students
(paraprofessionals), very little training is done
on how to be effective with graduate students
and professionals. This engaging and interactive
presentation will allow for dialogue
and presentation of ways to be an effective
and developmental supervisor for graduate
students and professional staff.
905 Provide a Sense of
Mattering and Purpose
Through Adult Education
Human and Organizational Resources
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 342
Program Presenter: Candace Maddox,
University of Georgia
Additional Presenters: Daysha Pierce,
University of Georgia
Incorporating adult education into a staff
development model yields higher levels of
staff competency, satisfaction, and results in a
more enhanced co-educational experience for
those we serve—students. This engaging presentation
will cover the significance of adult
education and provide participants with tangible
information for integrating a program
into their own staff development model.
References to literature will be provided as
well as details of the Adult Education Program
within the Department of University
Housing at the University of Georgia.
906 Give Your Student
Leaders Some Class
Student Learning and Development;
Leadership
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 345
Program Presenter: Leslie Page, University
of South Florida
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