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2020 NASPA Region III Summer Symposium


6/10/2020 - 6/14/2020

Purpose, Preparedness, Personal Growth

Disney Swan & Dolphin
Orlando, FL
Conference Website

Program Proposal Deadline: Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST
Notification of Program Status: Monday, April 13, 2020 by 5:00 PM EST

The NASPA Region III Conference Committee invites you to join us in Orlando, FL, June 10-14, 2020 for the Summer Symposium!  The conference will offer opportunities to reflect, connect, and plan. 

As professionals in higher education, we strive to advance leadership, scholarship, and professional development.  Additionally, we seek to value strategic preparation for the upcoming year by allowing space for learning and application.  We are seeking program proposals from presenters that draw upon research and experience to create dynamic opportunities for attendees.  Specifically, we are seeking program proposals that align within one of the following learning themes:

  • Canceling a Full Day of Meetings. Program proposals that address preparing for the 2020 election, activism, campus space/speech policies, dialogue, crisis preparedness, event planning, and other topics that will allow practitioners to better manage campus issues leading up to and in the wake of the election period.
  • Managing Health & Wellbeing. Program proposals that address mental health, changing needs of Gen Z, accommodations, autism and neurodiverse students, alcohol & drug education, step-care models of health/counseling services, food access, and other topics that will allow practitioners to better support the evolving landscape of student care.
  • Career & Workforce Development. Program proposals that address career competencies, internships, undergraduate research, trade & skilled professional programs, major maps and other topics that will allow practitioners to better prepare students for first launch.
  • Access and Completion Initiatives. Program proposals that address diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that will allow practitioners and faculty to better retain and graduate students of underrepresented or marginalized identities.
  • Fostering Student Belonging, Meaning, and Purpose. Program proposals that address orientation, residential living and learning, student activities, student engagement, male engagement, and other topics that will allow practitioners to translate student engagement outside the classroom into educational experiences.

To activate learning and interest in programs at all levels, the intended audience for each session will be identified (new professional, mid-level, and, or senior-level as well as community college, HBCU, liberal arts, regional public/private, R1 public/private) in the conference schedule and we encourage you to consider intended audiences when submitting your proposal through the submission portal.  This will allow participants to customize their schedule on Socio and attend sessions that are most connected to their work.  A variety of program types (poster, traditional lecture, TedX short lecture, panel, and immersive/interactive) will be considered. Please steer away from campus-specific presentations that do not offer means of adaptation to a new campus.

Proposals will be evaluated based on clearly stated objectives and learning outcomes, quality of submission, alignment with learning themes, and adherence to program submission guidelines. 

If you have any questions regarding submitting your program proposal, please contact Programs Chair, Neil Jamerson at [email protected]. We look forward to reviewing your programs.

To submit your program proposal, please complete all of the fields below.  For longer text fields, such as program abstract and outline, you may find it easier to type in a word processing program and cut and paste the text into the space provided. 

 
Coordinating Presenter Information
All coordinating presenters must be members of NASPA. It is the responsibility of the coordinating presenter to communicate with all program presenters (other presenters) concerning the status of the program. By submitting this form online as the coordinating presenter, I attest that I am a member of NASPA. I have communicated with all other program participants, and they have agreed to present this program if accepted. All program presenters understand that they must register and pay for the conference.
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Program Format
Program Format  Required

 Poster Session (50 minute block; presenters present for Q&A)  Traditional Lecture (45 minutes)
 TEDxShort Lecture (15 minutes)  Panel Discussion (45 minutes)
 Immersive/Interactive (45 minutes)  
 
Audio-Visual

Please note: In order to lower overall Sympsium costs, NASPA Region III will only provide an LCD projector. All presenters are responsible for providing their own computer. If you are using a MAC, please also provide the appropriate connection piece.

If you select "Other," describe your needs below. We will do our best to accommodate your request, but we may not be able to provide equipment or materials. If your program is accepted, we will let you know what we can provide and what you will need to bring.
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 Set-up for LCD Projector (please see note above)  Other (Please describe below)
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By clicking this box, I have read the AV statement and understand that no computers will be provided.   Required

   
 
Program Abstract
Please complete the following sections and review the information before submitting.
The text submitted will be used in the Conference Program if your program is selected.

Brief Description (to be printed in the conference program; 60-word maximum)
Abstract  Required
 
PLEASE NOTE: IF A PORTION (OR ANY) OF YOUR TEXT IS NOT SAVING, PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR HELP
 
Learning Themes

Check the one learning theme that most closely fits.

Program Theme  Required

 Canceling A Full Day of Meetings  Managing Health & Wellbeing
 Career & Workforce Development  Access & Completion Initiatives
 Fostering Student Belonging, Meaning, & Purpose  
 
Justification
Briefly explain (500 words or less): (1) Objectives and desired learning outcomes (please state at least two) (2) How your presentation contributes to the knowledge and practice of student affairs (3) Program format (lecture, roundtable, activities, etc.)

Our program review criteria are as follows:
- Clearly stated objectives and outcomes
- Program format and outline (activities, panel, etc)
- Contribution to the knowledge and practice of student affairs
Justification  Required
 
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Target Audience
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Target Audience

 Chief Student Affairs Officer  AVP or Number Two
 Senior-Level Professional  Faculty Member
 Mid-Level Professional  New Professional
 Graduate Student  Undergraduate Student
 Administrators in Graduate and Professional Student Services KC  Adult Learners and Students with Children KC
 African American KC  Alcohol and Other Drug KC
 Asian Pacific Islanders KC  Assessment, Evaluation, and Research KC
 Campus Safety KC  Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement KC
 Creativity and Innovation KC  Disability KC
 Enrollment Management KC  Formerly Incarcerated Students & System Impacted Families KC
 Fraternity and Sorority KC  Gender and Sexuality KC
 Indigenous Peoples KC  International Education KC
 Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Response KC  Latinx/o/a KC
 Men and Masculinities KC  Mindfulness
 MultiRacial KC  New Professionals and Graduate Students KC
 Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services KC  Orientation, Retention, and Transition KC
 Parent and Family Relations KC  Sexual and Relationship Violence Education, Prevention, and Response KC
 Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education KC  Spirituality and Religion in Higher Education KC
 Student Affairs Fundraising and External Relations KC  Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs KC
 Student Career Development KC  Student Government KC
 Student Leadership Programs KC  Student-Athlete KC
 Sustainability KC  Technology KC
 Undocumented Immigrants and Allies KC  Veterans KC
 Wellness and Health Promotion KC  Women in Student Affairs KC
 
Additional Needs

Please provide information regarding any additional accommodations you may need. Podium and/tables will be provided at the front of the room for presenters and all rooms will be set in a theater style.
Additional Needs
 
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Confirmation of Program Information
Please review all information carefully before submitting. The text submitted for Program Abstract will be used in the conference program if the program is selected.

I recognize that should my program be accepted, all presenters must be registered for the conference. I also recognize that I am responsible for communicating all necessary information with my co-presenters.
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 I confirm that all program information is correct and that I understand all responsibilities as Coordinating Presenter.  
 
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