"What I Would Do Differently:" Three Lessons from 37 Derailed Administrators

November 13, 2020

Most of us would be devastated to lose our job. Join this webinar to learn three lessons from senior-level higher education administrators who lost their job and found meaningful roles again.

Jeff Strietzel, Part-Time Lecturer, Leadership Studies - Baylor University

Building Personal & Professional Resilience

Focusing on health and wellbeing should be a priority for all Student Affairs professionals, serving as a model for our students. Join Paulina as she shares tip, tricks, and cognitive explanations for how you can practice self-care and build resilience both personally and professionally.

Paulina H. Mazurek, Director, Wellness & Professional Formation, UT Health - San Antonio, Long School of Medicine

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Useful Career Skills for Student Affairs Professionals

• Iliana Melendez, Associate Dean of Students, University of Houston - Clear Lake
• Taylor Kemp, Student Development Specialist II, Texas A&M University at Galveston

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Creating Programming & Resources to Support Diverse Student Populations

April 24, 2020

The goal of the webinar is to teach best practices in creating programming & resources for diverse student populations. Will review three tips to develop diverse programming and discuss prior programming done at University of Houston Career Services that supported students who identify as LGBTQ, recovery from addiction, 1st generation, and/or women.

The tips include:

• Showing Students How To Look for Inclusive Employers
• Diversity statement lists for each career fair
• Tailor Resources to Diverse Student Populations
• Drop-in hours at Cougars in Recovery office
• Navigating the Job Search with a Criminal Record handout
• Connect Students to Professionals They Identify With
• Coming Out For Work LGBTQ Panel Q&A with KPMG
• Empower Women Meet and Greet Roundtables with 1st generation panelist

At the end of the webinar will discuss future programming ideas including:

• Empower Women Brunch during Women’s History Month
• Online Presentation Videos on Coming Out For Work or Disclosing Criminal Record History

Donah Justice, Career Development Counselor, University of Houston Career Services

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Identifying and Serving an Invisible Student Population: Foster Care Alumni

April 23, 2020

Foster care alumni, many times an invisible student population on college and university campuses, have many on- and off- campus support systems and resources to assist in their success. Participants in this webinar will learn ways to identify foster care alumni and needed services, the role of legislatively-mandated foster care liaisons, and the challenges of serving this population. The Texas tuition and fee waiver, Education and Training Voucher, Scholarships, Supervised Independent Living, Medicaid for Transitioning Foster Care Youth, and other benefits will also be addressed. Participants will receive a comprehensive resource list.

• Keri Rogers, Higher Education Consultant
• Amy O'Keefe, Executive Director, CARE, Texas Woman's University

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Hidden Tricks and Tips on Changing Functional Areas within Student Affairs

Join us in listening to this 15-minute conversation with Joshua Neaves about useful skills for people looking to make a change in functional areas within Student Affairs.

• Taylor Kemp, Student Development Specialist II, Texas A&M University at Galveston
• Joshua Neaves, Director of Student Engagement, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Community and Self-Care in Turbulent Times (provided by NASPA)

March 27, 2020

Join us for an in-depth dialogue focusing on how we can develop strategies for ourselves and our communities during these unprecedented times. Together, we will uncover new ways to care for ourselves, our communities, and our teams as we lean into the shifting ways we do our work.

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Engaging and Supporting Students Online During COVID-19 and Beyond (provided by NASPA)

March 26, 2020

Engage with the authors of a new NASPA publication that debuts this month, Online & Engaged: Innovative Practices for Online Learner Success. The full schedule of this presentation is available, enabling participants to join when they are able, and for the portions that interest them. With conversations reflecting chapter topics such as The Business Side of Online Student Affairs, Integrity & Student Conduct in Online Environments, and Equity in Online Learning, there should be relevant discussions to every student affairs role. To support our community, the e-book is free to NASPA members through June 30, 2020.