Dear ACPA Colleagues: - ACPA 2014 Indianapolis Convention

Monday, March 28
2011 aCpa annuaL Convention
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
The recent trend towards internationalization
in higher education has created a need for
student affairs practitioners to be prepared to
engage in the development of intercultural
competence and respond to the needs of
an increasingly diverse student body, both
within the United States and abroad. This
program will discuss the potential for shortterm
study abroad programs to facilitate the
development of intercultural competence in
student affairs educators using the example of
a recent study abroad course in Doha, Qatar.
340 Crossing Developmental
Borders Through Participation
in HIV/AIDS-Focused Service-
Learning
Student Learning and Development;
Evidence and Improvement
Sponsored Program
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 321
CEs: 1
Program Presenter: Lucy LePeau, University
of Maryland, College Park
Additional Presenters: Susan Jones, Ohio
State University; Claire Kathleen Robbins,
University of Maryland, College Park
Service-learning is a pedagogy educators
use to engage college students civically
and enhance their knowledge about and
commitments to social justice. Alternative
break (AB) programs, involving short-term
immersion in culturally specific settings, offer
one promising approach to service-learning.
Presenters will share results and student
affairs practice implications of two studies
investigating longer-term outcomes of an AB
program focused on HIV/AIDS. Participants
will engage in an interactive discussion about
the possibilities and limitations of servicelearning.
341 Partnerships in Action:
A Critical Look at Service-
Learning Partnerships
Student Learning and Development;
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
(AER)
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 350
Program Presenter: Amanda Johnson,
Syracuse University
Additional Presenters: Timothy Eatman,
Syracuse University
This program will demonstrate the exchange
of knowledge that occurs between students
and community partners engaged in an
institution-community partnership. An
overview of the service-learning courses will
be provided. The presenters will share the research
methodology and themes developed in
student focus groups and community partner
interviews. Presenters will facilitate a discussion
about the study’s findings, program
attendees’ professional experiences, and how
to contribute to community-based research.
342 More Than Just Study
Skills: Helping Students
Succeed in Academics
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 324
Program Presenter: Sherry Woosley, Ball
State University
Additional Presenters: Kathleen Gardner,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Academic self-efficacy has a significant impact
on motivation, behaviors, and outcomes
but how much do you know about selfefficacy?
This session will discuss self-efficacy
theory, research, and practice as related to
first-year college students. Specifically, we
will talk about the origins of self-efficacy,
the relationship of self-efficacy to students’
expectations and motivation, and the impact
of self-efficacy on behaviors and academic
outcomes. Finally, the relationship of this
information to practice will be made through
concrete examples and group discussion.
343 Inside the Classroom:
Preparing LGBTQ Competent
Student Affairs Professionals
Student Learning and Development;
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 341
Program Presenter: James DeVita, Iowa
State University
Additional Presenters: Carrie Kortegast,
Iowa State University
Preparing student affairs master's students to
work with LGBTQ students requires more
than just reviewing identity models and
campus climate studies. Graduate preparation
programs and faculty members have a
responsibility to academically and emotionally
prepare students to adequately discuss,
advocate, and support LGBTQ people and
issues. Program participants will engage in
conversations on how we 1) teach about LG-
BTQ issues, 2) discuss LGBTQ issues in the
classroom, and 3) prepare students to work
with LGBTQ issues and people.
344 “Quizzes in Student
Affairs?”: The Benefits of
Using Direct Assessments
Evidence and Improvement;
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
(AER)
Sponsored Program
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 342
Program Presenter: Nathan Lindsay,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Additional Presenters: Jenn Smist,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington;
Aimee Hourigan, University of North Carolina-
Wilmington; Larry Wray, University of North
Carolina-Wilmington
Assessment in student affairs has often been
limited to indirect assessments, in which
administrators ask students to self-report
their development and degree of learning.
Assessment experts are now encouraging
staff to use direct assessments that require
students to demonstrate their learning in
quizzes, tests, and portfolios. This presentation
highlights three separate programs in
housing, substance abuse prevention, and
student leadership that used direct assessments
to provide a more accurate picture of
their student leaders’ learning.
345 Engaging Campus Agents
of Change in Student Decision
Making
Student Success; Advising and Helping
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 316
Program Presenter: Allison Pearlman Sax,
Loyola University Maryland
Additional Presenters: Cynthia Parcover,
Loyola University Maryland
Through the Department of Education
Grant to Reduce High Risk Drinking, Loyola
University Maryland has created a training
model for cultivating behavior change among
students by partnering with faculty and other
leaders who work directly with students. The
training is grounded in the concepts of Motivational
Interviewing. Conference attendees
will receive a training module to apply to
their own campuses. In addition, presenters
will explore the processes of training imple-
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