Institutions of higher education are home to individuals from diverse backgrounds. As professionals in education our role is to make sure that we are creating environments that are welcoming to our students, faculty and staff. Providing visible signs of inclusion are important indicators of equitable access and respectful provision of programs & services. As such, we invite you to submit program proposals for ACPA-Michigan’s 2018 Annual Conference, #ACPA18: Creating and Cultivating Change: Inclusive Ways to Transform Environment.
This conference hopes to provide a center for dialogue so that professionals in student affairs work may:
- develop skills and networks
- focus on the specific challenges faced with campus efforts
- present strategies to meet these challenges
- share research in an effort for both individuals and their institutions to make progress towards their goals
Potential topic ideas could include but are not limited to:
- Creating brave spaces on campus
- Managing hot moments in the classroom
- Strategic alliances for building and strengthening equitable access
- Educating for personal and social responsibility
- Creating positive campus climates
- Empowering students to be activists and agents of change
This year’s conference will be held on October 14 and 15 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
If you should have any questions regarding proposal submission, please contact Jennifer Bondy at aa1676@wayne.edu and Megen Rehahn Drulia at ay6086@wayne.edu.
Program Logistics
Each program session will be 40 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes for evaluation, for a total of 45 minutes.
Each program is allowed a total of four (4) presenters. Only the primary presenter will be contacted regarding the status of their submitted program proposal, and will be the main contact for all future conference programming correspondence.
If the program is selected for the annual conference, each presenter must be registered for the conference and have their hotel (Kensington Hotel; Holiday Inn Express) booked by September 20, 2018. Program presenters will be asked to provide their preferred day of presenting: Sunday, October 14, Monday, October 15, or either day. Please note that preferences cannot be guaranteed.
Presenters will also be responsible for bringing any adapters needed to connect laptops to projectors.
Submit a proposal here.