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terest. Participants will be given step by step
techniques and useful applications designed
to aid in the transformation of casual observations
into concrete researchable topics that
are relevant, achievable, and applicable.
303 Affirmative Action for Men:
Is it Legal? Is it Ethical?
Law Policy and Governance; Ethical
Professional Practice
Sponsored Program
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 346
Program Presenter: Holly Ennis, Rutgers
University-New Brunswick
Additional Presenters: Amanda Steeber,
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Women are outnumbering men on college
campuses across the nation by a ratio of 57
percent to 43 percent. In an attempt to balance
out the ratio of men to women, some
colleges have attempted to tip the scales by
giving men an advantage during the admissions
process. This program will explore the
legal and ethical issues of gender-conscious
affirmative action plans in higher education.
304 Addressing College
Women’s Perceived Barriers to
Reporting Sexual Assault
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
(AER); Advising and Helping
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 348
Program Presenter: Rebecca Caldwell,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Additional Presenters: Nathan Lindsay,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Although national statistics about the level of
sexual assault among college students show
high incidence, these crimes remain underreported
and the systems set up for redress
remain underutilized. As part of a self study
and review of systems, one campus undertook
a mixed methods study to ask women
students about their perceived roadblocks
to pursuing complaints of sexual assaults to
campus and community officials. Join us to
learn about what we discovered and resulting
action steps.
305 I AM WHITE and I attend
an HBCU
Student Learning and Development;
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 347
Program Presenter: Lauren Berry, Iowa State
University
Additional Presenters: Robert Braswell, Iowa
State University
A great deal of research in higher education
examines the experiences of students from
minority racial groups and their interactions
with individuals from the majority racial
group. However, limited research exists
on how students from the majority racial
group (i.e., White students) experience race
and culture, particularly in the context of
minority racial environments and culture.
This session examines issues of racial identity,
culture, privilege, and social status for White
students who attend Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs).
306 Successfully Mentoring,
Retaining, and Graduating
Underrepresented and
Disadvantaged Students
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 340
Program Presenter: Kenyon Bonner,
University of Pittsburgh
Black male retention and graduation rates
continue to lag behind those of other peer
groups. While many programs designed to
mitigate the risk to Black males have been
successful, many have struggled to develop
successful strategies that yield measureable
and successful outcomes. Now in its fourth
year, the University of Pittsburgh’s Reaching
Inside Your Soul for Excellence (RISE)
Mentoring Program has been successful in
producing measurable differences between
students who complete the program’s requirements
and those who do not.
307 Campus Recreation and
Athletics Institute: Exploring
Evidence and Improvement
Issues in Campus Recreation
and Athletics
Evidence and Improvement; Assessment,
Evaluation, and Research (AER);
Student Learning and Development
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 329
Program Presenter: Kathleen Hill, East
Carolina University
Additional Presenters: Laura Dean,
University of Georgia; Mike Fulford, Georgia
Institute of Technology; Michael Edwards,
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Assessment of institutional effectiveness and
quality assurance are expected in all areas of
higher education, including the contexts of
campus recreation and intercollegiate athletics.
This institute is intended to offer senior
administrators, practitioners, and researchers
with an assessment framework as well as
strategies and practical tools for developing
a culture of evidence and improvement. A
panel of national leaders will discuss what is
known about how participation in campus
recreation and intercollegiate athletics
impacts students, as well as identify key
issues and problems that need exploration to
inform evidence and improvement efforts.
308 Addressing Natural
Disasters Through a
Meaningful Service-Learning
Response
Student Success; Student Learning and
Development
Location: Hilton Baltimore, Key 10
Program Presenter: Patrick Grayshaw,
University of Maryland, College Park
Additional Presenters: Glenn Ireland,
Georgetown University; Matthew Johnson,
University of Maryland, College Park; Robin
Baylor, University of Maryland, College Park
As colleges and universities work in a global
society, service-learning is becoming more
focused on how to address the needs of the
greater community, such as when natural
disasters strike. Student affairs professionals
play an important role in determining how
to support students as they make meaning
of disasters and find ways to address disasters
through service-learning. This program
will draw from examples from a graduate
service-learning course focused on creating a
meaningful service-learning response to the
earthquake in Haiti.
309 Talking Back: Mentoring
Experiences of African-
American Female Doctoral
Students
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion;
Advising and Helping; Student Success
Co-Sponsored Program
Location: Hilton Baltimore, Calloway AB
Program Presenter: Sean Robinson, Argosy
University
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