Education Sessions
Over 20 educational sessions to choose from on topics including:

• Student Activities
• Union Management/Facilities Operations
• Student Government
• Auxiliary Services
• Leadership
• Social Justice/Responsibility
• Assessment
• Student Learning Outcomes

Click here to learn more about the Education Sessions.

Roundtables
We will holding one session designed to interact and share what you’re doing on your campus or ask each other questions. We hope to have round tables in several topic areas including (but not limited to):

• Student Government
• Late Night
• Student Managers
• Advising
• Club & Organization Management

If you wish to co-facilitate one of these sessions or suggest a topic, please email the conference chair harclewg@oneonta.edu. All that you’ll be expected to do is lead a discussion, no presentation or expertise required.

Case Study
Students, who wish to, may participate in a case study during the conference weekend. Teams of interested students will be formed on site and given a challenging issue facing a student group. Teams will meet throughout the weekend to formulate a response to the situation and then present their solutions to a panel on Sunday morning. The panel of judges will ask questions relating to the team’s solution and choose the winning team.

Campus Spotlight - Drawn to Diversity at Alfred University Championing Equality.

Through creative exhibits and programs, Alfred University's Drawn to Diversity program aims to “teach history, inspire artists, cultivate dialogue, and fight ignorance using popular art and media forms.”
This program is the perfect connection with our Action Hero theme. Come and see how AU students have taken action and develop your own Action Hero altar ego!

Professional Development Lunch
Stumbling Blocks to Collaboration: Collaborating with Teaching Faculty by Dr. Robert Beodeker.
What factors support or inhibit faculty and student affairs professionals in their efforts to work collaboratively to improve student learning and increase institutional effectiveness? One factor that has a significant impact on the collaborative process is the dissonance between the academic and administrative cultures. Borrowing from the field of intercultural communication, Dr. Robert Beodeker helps professionals explore the significant cultural differences between academic and administrative cultures. More importantly, he focuses on ways individuals and institutions can support increased collaboration while avoiding some of the stumbling blocks to effective communication and collaboration.

Dr. Beodeker is currently the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Chief Student Affairs Officer for Suffolk Community College in Riverhead, New York. Dr. Beodeker is also an Instructor in the Organization and Leadership Department at Teachers College, Columbia University where he teaches on Intercultural Communication.