IPDS: New Professionals Seminar
Gain the foundation needed for a successful career!
IPDS: New Professionals Virtual Seminar lays the foundation for a successful career in the college unions and student activities field.
Participants will:
- Further skills in multiple competency areas, including communication, supporting students, and leadership
- Build a network of peers from other institutions to call on for advice and continued learning
- Discover relevant trends impacting higher education—including change management, social justice, mental health, and fiscal management
- Hear lessons learned and best practices from experienced professionals
- Find solutions to common issues in the profession—whether entering the field out of graduate school or making a career change
Schedule
July 20
- Noon–12:30 p.m. – Welcome & Introductions
- 12:45–2 p.m. – General Session: Role of the College Union
- 2:15–3 p.m. – Speed Sharing
- 3–4 p.m. – General Session: Silent Terrorism: A Threat to an Inclusive Campus Environment
- 4–4:30 p.m. – IPDS Cohort Networking
July 21
- Noon–1:15 p.m. – General Session: Identity-Conscious Supervision in Student Affairs
- 1:30–2:30 p.m. – Roundtable
- 2:45–3:30 p.m. – General Session: Change Management & Managing 360
- 3:30–4 p.m. – ACUI Involvement Panel
- 4–4:30 p.m. – Virtual Social Networking
July 22
- Noon–1:15 p.m. – General Session: Event Planning & Crisis Management Panel
- 1:30–2:15 p.m. – Flash Session: Using Assessment, Evaluation, Research to Stay Relevant, Grow Stronger, and Move Forward
- 2:30–3:45 p.m. – ACUI Talks: High Impact Practices
- High impact practices and their impacts on minoritized identities
- High impact practices and student employment
- 3:45–4 p.m. – Closing
Content Topics
Content covered during IPDS includes:
Role of the College Union
Functional Area Sharing
Social Justice in the College Union
Supervision & Advising (Identity Consciousness)
Change Management + Managing 360
Event Planning & Crisis Management (Panel)
Assessment/Budgeting
ACUI Talks (High Impact Practices & Student Employment)
Registration
Registration includes access to educational sessions, all-conference sessions, and networking opportunities throughout this virtual event. Please find the cancellation policy here.
Regular Registration (through July 9)
- Member: $225
- Nonmember: $325
Late Registration (July 10–16)
- Member: $325
- Nonmember: $425