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2010-2011

 

October 5, 2010
Smith College

Social Networking and Useful Technology
Facilitator:       Nick Tatar

December 1, 2010
Wesleyan University

Student Affairs Role in Retention
Facilitator:      Alex Vasquez

Mini-topic:       Generational Differences in the Workplace
Facilitator:       Dawn Eades

February 17, 2011
Wheaton College

Reconceptualizing Student Conduct – Reframing,                   Flexibility and Social Justice
Facilitators:  Julie Ohotnicky and Jack Kuszaj

Mini-topic:  Budgets – the new normal with budgets
Facilitator:       Alan Ward

April 8, 2011
Clark University

Legal issues- case law decisions impacting higher education
Facilitator:     Tony Esposito

Mini-topic:      Orientation – new approaches and key points of emphasis.

 

 

 

2009-2010


October 8, 2009
Hampshire College

“What is the new normal in student affairs in these challenging fiscal times?

(What is central to our mission as we re-organize, merge?)Facilitator:   Joe Austin

Mini-topic:   Pandemic Planning
Facilitator:   Julie Ohotnicky

November 18, 2009
Bridgewater State College

Best Practices in AOD, Mental Health, gate-keeper training
Facilitator:  Scott Kane

Mini-topic:  Crisis planning  (campus evacuation plans)

February 9, 2010
Olin College

Collaborations with Academic Affairs
Facilitators: Jack Kuszaj & Drew Klein 

Mini-topic:   Medical/Personal
                    leave policies

Facilitator:   Peter Troiano

April 16, 2010
Brown University

Legal issues- case law decisions  impacting higher education
Facilitator:     Tony Esposito

Mini-topic:      Higher Education Reauthorization Act (sample policies, protocols


2007-2008

October 11, 2007
Smith College
Main Topic: VTech, Emergency Protocols, Campus Impact/Responses
Facilitator: Julie Ohotnicky
Mini-topic: Innovation in Health Ed/Mental Health

 

November 14, 2007
Brown University
Main Topic:  Legal Issues
Facilitator: Tony Esposito and Bob Sloss
Mini-topic:  Performance Evaluations—GenY and Long term employees
 

February 12, 2008
Assumption College
Main Topic: Reaching the Students in the Middle
Facilitators: Nick Tatar and Elisabeth Hogan
Mini Topic: Student Media and Publications
 

April 16, 2008
Bentley College
Main Topic:  Parent Connections
Facilitators: Lee Burdette Williams, Kristine Cyr Goodwin, Michelle Lepore
Mini Topic: Using Research to Inform Our Work
 

June 11, 2008
Salve Regina University
Retreat/Reflection
Facilitators: Sarah Neill, Joe Austin and Jack Kuszaj

 

2006-2007

October 5, 2006
University of Connecticut
Main Topic: Supervising entry level staff, the Gen X group

Facilitators: 
Joe Austin &
                     Lee Williams
M
ini-topic:  Student activism

 

November 15, 2006
Assumption College
Topic:  Mental Health: legal issues/ADA, parental notification, etc.
Facilitators:  Sarah Neill, Scott Kane
                     & Elisabeth Hogan
 

February 6, 2007
Emmanuel College
Topic:  Innovations in Judicial Affairs, restorative justice, managing behaviors
Facilitator:  Alan Ward

 

April 18, 2007
Rhode Island College
Topic:  Assessment
Facilitator:  Tony Esposito
 

June 12, 2007
Salve Regina College
Topic:  A more experiential meeting focusing on self-assessment, retirement issues, etc. as well as the year end review.
Facilitators:  Michelle Lepore &
                     Sarah Neill


 

2005-2006

October 4, 2005
Clark University
Topic:  College Student Mental Health: A Discussion of Richard Kadison’s “College of the Overwhelmed”
Facilitator:  Roger Danchise

 

November 17, 2005
Wheaton College
Topic:  Gender Issues
Facilitators: Sarah Neill & Jack Kuszaj

 

February 8, 2006
Wellesley College
Topic:  Socio-economic issues: The impact on students
Facilitators:  Michelle Lepore &
                     Julie Ohotnicky

 

April 12, 2006
Holy Cross College
Topic:  MYSpace and Facebook; Student Use of Social Networking sites
Facilitator: Tony Esposito

 

June 14, 2006
Salve Regina University
Topic: Student Affairs/ Academic Affairs Collaborations/End of year retreat
Facilitator: Nick Tatar

2004-2005

October 5, 2004
Brandeis
University
Topic:  Transgender Student Issues
Facilitator:  Sarah Neill
Reflection Coordinator: Joe Austin

December 8, 2004
Bryant
University 
Topic:  Student Deaths
Facilitators:  Bob Sloss &
                     Kristine Goodwin
 

February 10, 2005
Clark University
Topic:  Professional Development
Facilitator:  Carole Hughes
 

April 5, 2005
Mount Ida
College
Topic:  Technology – How do we use it
Facilitators:  Nick Tatar &
                     Tony Esposito

 

June 8, 2005
University of Southern Maine
Topic: Reflection/Planning
Facilitator: Michelle Lepore

 

 

 

2003-2004
 

All meetings were held at Olin College 

October 8, 2003
Topic:  Emergency Preparedness
Facilitators: Sarah Neill &
                    Latanya Purnell

 

December 3, 2003
Topic: The Role of Student Affairs in Higher Education(relationship to Academic Affairs)
Facilitators: Stefanie Sullivan &
                    Kristine Cyr Goodwin

  

February 11, 2004
Topic: The Role of Higher Education in Society
Facilitators:  Joe Austin &
                     Zach First

 

April 11, 2004
Topic: Mid career issues
Facilitators: Roger Danchise &
                    Carole Hughes

 

June 9, 2004
To
pic:  Behavioral Issues in the Classroom
A
lcohol Incidents: Parental Notification and Good Samaritan 
Facilitators: Scott Kane &
                    Michelle Lepore