Micro-Misbehaviors, Macro-Consequences: Setting the Tone for Student Conduct

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

This presentation was voted a favorite session at our 2025 Annual Conference. In today's higher education environment, student conduct challenges do not always arrive in the form of overt violations or extreme disruptions. Increasingly, faculty and staff encounter subtle yet persistent behaviors that undermine civility, strain institutional resources, and disrupt the learning or operational environment. This presentation, Micro-Misbehaviors, Macro-Consequences, will explore the nuanced landscape of low-level student misconduct - including behaviors such as flooding inboxes with excessive emails, monopolizing office hours and campus services, invoking complaint processes as a means of coercion, and displaying passive-aggressive resistance to policy enforcement. Participants will learn to recognize the patterns and intent behind micro-misbehaviors and understand how these seemingly minor actions can have disproportionate effects on morale, workflow, and equitable access to resources. The session will offer practical strategies for early intervention, documentation, and boundary-setting that empower staff and faculty to address these behaviors confidently and consistently. Additionally, the presentation will examine how tone-setting, communication framing, and consistent policy application contribute to a culture of mutual respect and accountability.

Citation: Harris, B., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, February 18). Webinar Wednesdays - "Micro-Misbehaviors, Macro-Consequences: Setting the Tone for Student Conduct." TACUSPATUBE.

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TACUSPA Fellowships

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Join TACUSPA's Director of Education, Jamie Saucedo, for a discussion of the Thomas Moorman Fellowship Program. In this presentation, our 2025 Curriculum Architect Fellow, Emily Gray and her fellowship mentor, Dr. Neil E. Golemo have agreed to discuss their fellowship experiences. Graduate students interested in applying for the fellowship or leaders interested in serving as mentors to fellows should attend this webinar.

Citation: Gray, E., Golemo, N., Saucedo, J., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, February 25). Webinar Wednesdays - "TACUSPA Fellowships." TACUSPATUBE.

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Leadership Interview with Dr. L.T. Robinson

March 4, 2026

Description: This pre-recorded interview for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Dr. L.T. Robinson, Senior Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Robinson was also recognized at our 2025 Annual Conference as the Dissertation of the Year Award Recipient. Key highlights from the interview include the following advice: focus on student wellbeing, remember wellbeing is lifelong, be a good role model, use vulnerability as a skill set, make time to still meet with students, remember what's in it for them, avoid the pot roast fallacy, pause and ask good questions, build a coalition of the willing, and commit to lifelong learning.

Citation: Robinson, L. T., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2026, February 12). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Dr. L.T. Robinson" TACUSPATUBE.

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