Dear ACPA Colleagues: - ACPA 2014 Indianapolis Convention

Tuesday, March 29
2011 aCpa annuaL Convention
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
sponsored by the Commission for Assessment
and Evaluation, will highlight resources
available to assist with the development and
maintenance of assessment; and, offer an
opportunity for discussion regarding what
resources are most useful.
779 Controversies of Race,
Space, and Language: Toward
Inclusion and Equity in Student
Affairs
Leadership in Challenging Times;
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Location: Baltimore Convention Center,
Ballroom II & IV
Program Presenter: Peter Magolda, Miami
University-Oxford
Additional Presenters: Kristen Renn,
Michigan State University; Tricia Seifert,
University of Toronto; Stephen Quaye,
University of Maryland, College Park; Julie Park,
Miami University
This featured panel highlights three critical
and contentious issues—race, space, and
language—perplexing the academy. Dr. Julie
Park explores why race is such a challenging
topic for students and student affairs
educators to discuss openly; she focuses on
the prominence of colorblindness and the
tendency to associate race with overt racism.
Dr. Kris Renn explores various perspectives
on identity centers (e.g., women’s center,
multicultural center), in particular whether
they are sites of “self-segregation” or locations
of strengths-based student development and
empowerment. Dr. Stephen Quaye examines
the power of language, pointing out how
words can marginalize collegiate subcultures.
These are three of 24 critical and contentious
issues raised in a forthcoming book entitled
Contested Issues in Student Affairs. Dr. Peter
Magolda, co-editor of this book, will moderate
the panel.
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
780 Research Paper Session
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
(AER)
Location: Hilton Baltimore, Key 8
Getting a PhD: Tougher for women &
people of color?
Presenter: In Paik, Cornell University
This paper presents a case study of three
population cohorts of graduate students
pursuing doctorates at one elite research
university in the US, to examine the influence
of gender and race on the formation of
faculty advisory relationships within these
student cohorts. Using longitudinal data,
the researcher examine the extent to which
these relationships impact various milestones
en route to Ph.D. attainment and ultimately
PhD completion.
Reconceptualizing the Transition to
Practice for Student Affairs Practitioners
Presenter: Rosemary J. Perez, University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Despite efforts within student affairs
graduate programs to prepare practitioners
effectively for the workplace, discontinuities
between academic training and field experiences
remain. The inconsistencies between
preparatory experiences and practice have
long-term implications for professional
commitment, satisfaction, and retention. As
such, this scholarly paper attempts to create
a new conceptual model for understanding
the transition from graduate preparation
programs to practice within student affairs by
drawing upon literature in related professions
and the theoretical frameworks of socialization,
sensemaking, and reflective practice.
The Current Status of Career Services at
Colleges and Universities
Presenter: Bonita M. Vinson, LeTourneau
University
In 1979, college career planning programs
were a relatively new concept. However,
consolidated vocational and career planning
resources, personnel, and services have
evolved over the last 30 years. Participants
will review and discuss the historical relevance
and results and findings of a recent
research study on the status of career services
compared to 30 years ago. Practitioners of all
levels will leave the session with knowledge
from empirical data that informs practices for
improved college career services.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
745 Lessons from the Lectern:
What Experienced Faculty
Have Learned
Student Learning and Development;
Personal Foundations
Sponsored Program
Location: Hilton Baltimore, Key 7
Program Presenter: Delight Champagne,
Springfield College of Massachusetts
Additional Presenters: Stan Carpenter,
Texas State Unversity-San Marcos; Nancy
Evans, Iowa State Universty; Susan Komives,
University of Maryland, College Park; Michael
Cuyjet, Ph.D. , University of Louisville; Deanna
Forney, Western Illinois University
CSP faculty have challenged graduate
students to “Be More” throughout the
years. A panel of five faculty members who
have taught in preparation programs for
a cumulative total of more than 125 years
will be asked to reflect on the lessons they
have learned from students, practitioners,
and teaching. Panelists will respond to
questions about how graduate students and
the field have changed, progress in the area
of inclusion, and their visions for the future.
Audience questions will be encouraged.
782 Mentoring Students with
Disabilities: Results from a
Mentorship Program
Evidence and Improvement; Advising
and Helping
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 319
Program Presenter: Roger Wessel, Ball
State University
Additional Presenters: Jacqueline Harris,
Ball State University; Larry Markle, Ball State
University; Taiping Ho, Ball State University
This program shares results from an innovative
mentorship program and federal
Department of Education grant for students
with disabilities (SWDs). Ball State University
strengthened its commitment to a quality
education for SWDs by: implementing a
mentorship program, providing learning
opportunities for faculty and student affairs
staff that work with SWDs, and providing
assistance to SWDs through enhanced
learning center support. This program will
share details about the program and data that
demonstrates the program’s success.
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