CCPA & NorCal NASPA Drive-In Conference – January 28, 2011

SESSION I: 10:00-10:50am

PROGRAM TITLE: How Student Affairs Programs Assess and Contribute to Student Learning and Development

PRESENTER(S): Mylon Kirksy, Ed.D., Director of Special Projects, University of the Pacific

ABSTRACT: Participants will be presented with an overview of a recent 2010 qualitative research study on assessment of student learning and development in Student Affairs. After the brief presentation, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with the presenter about the research and ways the findings may be significant to scholarship, practice and the future of the profession.

SESSION I: 10:00-10:50am

PROGRAM TITLE: Student Activism: Millennials, Technology, and the First Amendment

PRESENTER: Amanda Carlton, Director of Student Involvement, University of California, Berkeley

ABSTRACT: Student activism in the United States and abroad has intensified over the past 18 months, largely due the current economic and social climate of the world. This session will examine current instances of student activism in institutions across the United States and how the methods and trends of today’s millennial student populations compare with their activist predecessors of the 1960s, specifically in terms of operation, strategy, and accountability.

SESSION I: 10:00-10:50am

PROGRAM TITLE: Becoming Agents of Change: Social Justice and Student Affairs

PRESENTER: Craig M Elliott II, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment and Student Services, Samuel Merritt University

ABSTRACT: The history of oppression in the United States is well documented and is built within its social, political and economic structure. Often, institutions of higher education reflect this same structure, creating the same conditions for oppression on campus. As institutions accept the challenge to create inclusive learning environments, Student Affairs practitioners are poised to lead. This workshop will provide professionals the theoretical and practical connections to social justice and tools for leading the change on campuses.

SESSION II: 11:00-11:50am

PROGRAM TITLE: Academic Coaching Techniques for College Professionals

PRESENTER: Charity Romano, Director of Student Success, California College of the Arts

ABSTRACT: The challenge of Student Affairs professionals continues to be how to best guide students in a way that propels them to reach their highest potential. Academic coaching is an effective method that focuses on the relationship between student and coach, setting goals and identifying specific ways to reach those goals. This program will focus on how to adopt coaching techniques in your work with students as well as give some tangible coaching tools and activities to get you started.

SESSION II: 11:00-11:50am

PROGRAM TITLE: Why Toast is Sexy: Understanding Personal Bias in Leadership

PRESENTERS: Brandon Tsubaki, Coordinator, Fraternity & Sorority Life, University of California, Berkeley and

Zackary Hull, Program Coordinator of Student Involvement, University of California, Berkeley

ABSTRACT: You’ll never look at toast the same. Find out why leaving your personal life at home just doesn’t work. This interactive session will explore personal biases in thoughts, words, and actions. Participants will learn how explicit and discrete biases impact relationships and leadership. *Explicit and offensive language may be explored as part of the session.

SESSION II: 11:00-11:50am

PROGRAM TITLE: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Fundamentals for Student Affairs Professionals

PRESENTER(S): Mitchell Friedman, Term Assistant Professor/Director of MBA Professional Development, University of San Francisco

ABSTRACT: Discord is inevitable in organizations. In extreme cases, conflict ensues and can undermine group and organizational effectiveness to the point where little substantive work can be accomplished. Aspiring student affairs leaders and administrators committed to assuming greater responsibility thus would be advised to understand conflict and master skills to resolve it if they aim to succeed. To this end, this program explores the nature of such conflict in different contexts and considers negotiation strategies for successful conflict resolution.

SESSION III: 2:00-2:50pm

PROGRAM TITLE: Leadership Self-Efficacy in University Co-Curricular Programs

PRESENTER(S): Andy Fields, Ed.D., Director of Stanford Outdoor Education, Stanford University

ABSTRACT: Outdoor Education research has traditionally focused on program participants; but what of the students who become leaders? This study examined student-leaders through a co-curricular student development theory: leadership self-efficacy. Learn the results and how to apply them to your program in order to create tomorrow’s leaders.

SESSION III: 2:00-2:50pm

PROGRAM TITLE: Building and Sustaining a First-Year Leadership Program

PRESENTER: Keegan Mills, Assistant Director, University of San Francisco

ABSTRACT: Impactful. Eye-Opening. Inspiring. Is this how students describe your leadership program? This presentation will showcase bridging several leadership frameworks to create a holistic first-year leadership program that is sustainable and impactful. Learn about the University of San Francisco’s Start Your Journey Leadership Program that focuses on identifying a personal leadership definition, creating a community vision, and developing a leadership action plan. Data from the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership will be shared to highlight student’s sense of belonging and leadership competency.