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We hope you are getting excited for the NASPA Annual Conference taking place in New Orleans in just a few short weeks. The Annual Conference is always an exciting time for professionals to gather, network, learn from each other, and share knowledge. It is also a time for the Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community to celebrate successes and plan for the next year. We recently selected our national award winners for the KC and hope you can join us at the award ceremony on Tuesday, March 24 at 8:30am. This newsletter, focused on the conference, highlights important opportunities for engagement for those of you planning to spend time in New Orleans. The national mentorship program will make its return at the annual conference, offering a unique way for seasoned members to connect individually with graduate students and new professionals. Additionally, Avani Rana and Jimmy Brown have chaired a wonderful pre-conference program, "Building Resilience Among College Students Through Leadership Development," featuring Paul Pyrz of Leadership as a co-presenter. Our thanks to Rich Whitney, Jimmy Brown, Adam Cebulski, and Aaron Jones, who have put together a program guide that highlights interest sessions on each day that appeal to student leadership educators. Additionally, you will find our sponsored programs and meetings listed. We hope you find these resources valuable as you plan your conference, and we hope to see you in New Orleans!

Danielle Kleist

Washington State University ,

Tri-Cities

Matt Clifford

Wake Forest University

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from the co-chairs

Ashley Spicer-Runnels is the Leadership Institute Coordi-

nator in the Dean of Students Office at Texas State

University. She obtained a B.S. in Family Studies from

Lamar University, an M.B.A. from University of Houston-

Victoria, and a Doctorate of Education in Educational

Leadership from Lamar University. Her research was

broadly based on multiracial student persistence as well as

the implications of social and academic integration. Prior to

her existing role as Coordinator, she was responsible for

the following areas: multicultural programming, new

student programming, student government, Greek life, and

parent and family programming.

Amanda Horton is the Assistant Director for

Integrative Student Services in the Wake

Forest University School of Business. She

received a B.A. in Communication from N.C.

State University and a M.S. Ed. from Baylor

University. Prior to her current role, she

oversaw the My Journey, a class specific

student development initiative, at Wake

Forest. Before her work at Wake Forest,

Amanda worked in the Office of the Chaplain at

Baylor University.

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SLPKC Leadership Team members come together from all over to

share best practices, provide critical evaluation of the field, examine

standards for leadership programs, support national and regional

efforts to develop student leadership programs, make contributions

to the literature, recognize exemplary programs, and cultivate a

forum for the presentation of new ideas.

To meet members of the leadership team and find more ways to

connect with the SLPKC via our WEBSITE.

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March 5, 2015 – 10am PST; 1pm EST

Speaker: Christine Simmons, President/COO of the LA Sparks

Title: Catching the Spark to Get Ahead: A Conversation with Christine Simmons

Biography: Christine Simmons is the President and COO of the LA Sparks, a WNBA

team. Ms. Simmons is a graduate of UCLA and is currently the Vice Chair of the UCLA

Alumni Association. She has worked as the Executive VP for Magic Johnson Enterprises

and has also had senior level positions with the Walt Disney Company and

NBCUniversal. Among her honors and awards are the 2013 Top 25 women of Power

Impacting Diversity, the 2012 UCLA Black Alumni Association Alumnus of the Year

and the 2010 National Association of Professional Women Woman of the Year.

In this webinar, Ms. Simmons will be asked to provide her insight and advice about what

she believes students need as they embark on their career journeys. She will share about

her own experiences in the corporate world as a woman and provide us with insights that

we can then share with our own student leaders.

Click HERE to register for this exciting opportunity!

SLPKC Women in Leadership Webinar

Professional Development Opportunities

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The Leadership Education Academy (LEA) is a three-day immersive training program

for current or aspiring instructional and programmatic leadership educators in higher

education. Designed by a team of faculty and student affairs professionals from across

the nation, LEA aims to help leadership educators learn the seminal content in leader-

ship as well as effective instructional strategies for teaching leadership in and out of the

classroom.

Topics covered at LEA include leadership theory and development, learning outcomes

and assessment, curriculum design, and instructional strategies within the context of

curricular and co-curricular leadership programs. Academy facilitators—including top

leadership educators and published authors from the field—will model best practices

and provide opportunities for participants to engage in a practice-feedback-reflection

loop.

Registration for this summer is now open! LEA will take place August 2-5, 2015 in

Orlando, Florida. Interested in learning more? Please visit the LEA website:

http://www.ila-net.org/LEA/index.html

LEA is a sponsored program of the International Leadership Association (ILA), with

additional support from leadership educators involved in a variety of professional

associations including the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

(NASPA), American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Association of

Leadership Educators (ALE), National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs

(NCLP), and International Leadership Association (ILA).

Register Now for the Leadership Education Academy

Professional Development Opportunities

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Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, publisher of higher education, student affairs and youth development, announced in January it is launching the New Directions for Student Leadership series. This series will explore dimensions of the development of leadership in high school youth and college students to aid leadership educators who design educational programs for students.

New Directions for Student Leadership will premier in February 2015. The first issues and their editors include “Innovative Learning for Leadership Development” (Julie Owen, George Mason University), “Developing Ethical Leaders” (Arthur Schwartz, Widener University), “Engagement and Leadership for Social and Political Change” (Kathleen Knight Abowitz and Michael Evans, Miami University Ohio), and “Student Leadership Development through Recreation and Athletics” (Don Stenta, Ohio State University, and Cara McFadden, Elon College).

Sign up for notifications about issues and

download the call for proposals:

http://news.wiley.com/ndsl

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Lead360 Conference

NASPA and the Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community is proud to co-sponsor the Lead365 National Leadership Conference being held this March 12 - 14 in Orlando. Visit the NASPA website highlighting this program here and it will take you to the Lead365 page! http://www.naspa.org/events/2015Lead365conference

With a collection of nationally recognized speakers (the likes of Michael Miller, Maura Cullen, Tom Krieglstein, Jermaine Davis, Kristin Skarie and Marlon Smith to name a few) who remain all three days as "The Faculty," this conference brings the "best of the best" in leadership development experiences for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals dedicated to building student leaders.

Hosted at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista and in walking distance to Downtown Disney, the conference offers its own "thematic flow" of "Explore - Engage - Evolve." Each theme drives the curriculum from "personal knowing, to collaboration and effective practice, to serving the greater social good."

The professional and graduate student track focuses on four topical areas: Challenging conceptions, Integration and Design, Forging Networks, and Skill Development.

A "Certificate of Completion" containing the logos of NASPA, plus

ACPA, NACA and NCLP will be given to all participants. Members of

these groups receive an additional $25 off of every registration. Sign

up now to receive the EARLY BIRD rate of $439 (less your discount.)

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Each year at the NASPA Annual Conference, members of the SLPKC reconnect face to face and welcome new members!

The Conference Edition Newsletter felt like the perfect time to spotlight one of our members! Meet John Dugan.

Why did you become a member for SLPKC?

I became a member of the SLPKC when I first joined NASPA as there were so many professionals whom I respected working with the group. It felt like an opportunity to engage in further learning and professional development with folks from around the country who were passionate about issues of leadership development as well as connect with leading scholars.

In what ways has your participation in the SLPKC assisted you professionally?

The SLPKC was a critical resource for me in my years as a professional staff member. I remember using web resources to build cases for additional programmatic funding as well as reaching out to colleagues across the country for assistance with ideas and new initiatives. As I transitioned into a faculty role, the SLPKC has been such a wonderful support for my research. Members offer feedback and insights into where to go next, participate in the research itself, and work tirelessly to translate research into practice.

What would you tell someone who is interested in becoming a member for

SLPKC are the benefits of membership?

I would share that you will meet colleagues who will become life long friends. You will

be connected to a network with rich opportunities for personal and professional

development, and through participation you will be shaping the future of leadership

education

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Each year at the NASPA Annual Conference, members of the SLPKC reconnect face to face and welcome new members!

The Conference Edition Newsletter felt like the perfect time to spotlight one of our members! Meet John Dugan.

John currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Higher Education graduate program at

Loyola University Chicago where he teaches courses on leadership, student development

theory, and multiculturalism for social justice. John’s research interests focus on the influences

of higher education in shaping college students’ involvement and leadership development with

a specific emphasis on marginalized voices and ideas. John currently serves as the Principal

Investigator for the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL), an international research

program examining the influences of higher education on socially responsible leadership and

other educational outcomes (e.g., efficacy, resilience, social perspective-taking, identity

development). To date more than 250 institutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and

Jamaica have participated in the study yielding over 300,000 college student participants.

John’s research has generated 24 printed or in press publications (e.g., refereed articles, books,

and book chapters), more than 60 presentations at national and international conferences. John

is a past recipient of the ACPA: College Educators International Burns B. Crookston Doctoral

Research Award, Nevitt Sanford Award for Research in Student Affairs, and was named an

Emerging Professional Annuit Coeptis. Additionally, the National Association for Student

Personnel Administrators (NASPA) recognized John as the Melvene Hardee Dissertation of the

Year Runner Up and the NASPA Knowledge Community for Student Leadership awarded him

the 2009 award for Outstanding Student Leadership Research.

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The Conference Initiatives team has been working hard over the last year to provide more

involvement opportunities to members of the Student Leadership Programs Knowledge

Community! One of the biggest ongoing initiatives is the Graduate Mentorship program, which

pairs up professionals in the field with graduate students over a nice cup of Starbucks Coffee

(which, who does not love?).

Another program we are very excited about is the Pre-Conference. This year, it is focused on

“Building Resilience Amongst College Students through Leadership Development,” please

see the abstract below,

“College students today are faced with numerous conflicting challenges at home, at school, and at

work. By building resilience through leadership development, students can deal with these difficult

situations that may occur. This session will focus on the fundamentals of resilience, how we build

resilience within ourselves as student affairs professionals, and how we can apply those ideas to

build resilience within our students. Individuals will brainstorm with others and create action

plans for their campuses. This session will be highly interactive, and participants will share per-

spectives and lend additional references to the discussion.”

In addition, look for us at the Community Conference! Stop by our table to learn more about other

initiatives going on throughout the year, learn more about the KC, and even get a nice little gift to

show off your support of Student Leadership Programs!

Lastly, please make sure to check out the list of recommended programs by the Knowledge

Community! A few of our leaders got together, reviewed all the programs, and chose a few that are

a great fit for the mission of the KC and the interests of our members!

Enjoy your time at the conference and we hope you learn and develop new skills that will make

you an even greater professional in our field

Gabby Mora

Conference Initiatives

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Saturday, March 21, 2015

9:00am - 4:00pm

Presented by:

James Brown, Associate Director, Student Leadership Development, University of Chicago Avani Rana, Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Leadership, The College of New Jersey Paul Pyrz, President, LeaderShape, Inc.

Find more information HERE!

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Co-Authentic Women’s Leadership Learning:

Using Alumna and EIL to Fund and Develop

11:15 AM - 12:05 PM Blaine Kern Ballroom - B – Marriott

Coordinating Presenter: Laura Osteen

Other Presenters: Marcy Levy Shankman and Erica Wiborg

This interactive session connects women’s leadership identity development, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership scholarship, and innovative ideas in fundraising. Join colleagues to discuss young women’s sense of self, co-authenticity, leadership learning, and how to leverage key stakeholders to support programming potential. This program, presented from a scholarly, practitioner, and fundraising lens, is designed to share our learning and prepare participants in their own contexts. Participants will have the opportunity to create drafts of action steps post-NASPA Annual Conference.

Intersections: Developing Student Capacity for Inclusive Leadership

& Cultural Humility

11:15 AM - 12:05 PM Grand Salon - 9 – Hilton

Coordinating Presenter: Mitchell Sweeney

Other presenters: Aysha Daniels,

This program is designed to guide attendees in conversations that explore opportunities to build on student capacity for inclusive leadership and cultural humility in order to combat social inequities and establish more inclusive environments in their communities. It will introduce the Model of Multiple Dimensions of Identity (MMDI) and present an example of a student development program that is theoretically grounded in the model. Attendees will also have the opportunities to consider options for engaging students in conversations about the intersection of identities in an effort to effect positive change on their campuses.

Monday, March 23, 2015

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** Lessons of Leadership: Reflections of Positive and

Sustainable Change in Action

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM 230 - Convention Center

Coordinating Presenter: Mackenzie Fritz

Other Presenters: Kathy Guthrie, Tura Magley and Kenzie Crane,

The Undergraduate Leadership Certificate at Florida State University provides an environment ripe for reflection, demonstration of knowledge, and charge to create positive and sustainable change in communities, organizations, and society. This program highlights the narratives and lessons taken from current student affairs professionals who have created, taught, and participated in the Leadership Certificate and how it has shaped their perspectives in navigating personal and professional change while empowering students to go forth and do the same.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Collaborative Leadership Training: Using the Social Change Model to Educate

Student Employees in the Division of Student Affairs

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM 221 - Convention Center

Coordinating Presenter: Emily Langdon

Other Presenters: Steve Lerer, Charles Nies, and Jason Juarez

For three years, staff throughout our Division of Student Affairs have participated in a Collaborative Leadership Training, exposing 250 student employees annually to the Social Change Model of Leadership Development (SCM). Our half-day training includes experiential activities, facilitated by supervisors from across the Division, panel discussions, and follow-up conversations about how to apply the SCM to their on-campus jobs, their student experiences and their lives. We will share the planning process as well as the experiential activities and the outcomes, and of course, there is audience participation, it's the Social Change Model, after all!

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 continued

Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM Grand Salon - 6 – Hilton

Coordinating Presenter: Maura Cullen

Conversations around diversity have us walking on eggshells. The presenters of this program will offer practical ways to quickly transform the quality and effectiveness of our interactions. Have you ever found yourself saying, “Some of my best friends are…” or “I don’t think of you as…”? We sometimes make statements intended to be supportive or complimentary, but end up being problematic. Participants will gain knowledge of communication traps, how to avoid them, and what tools to use in their place.

Growing Leadership in STEM: Producing Great Scientists and Citizens

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM Blaine Kern Ballroom - C – Marriott

Coordinating Presenter: Meaghan Miller Thul

Service-learning opportunities and discussions about civic responsibility are common in many disciplines; however, for students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), incorporating these important aspects of personal development require additional attention. The University of Minnesota offered 61 community engagement courses in Spring 2014, yet only three had STEM departmental sponsorship. The College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota has engaged students in service through an innovative leadership program, resulting in greater participation in service and stronger outcomes on various dimensions of civic responsibility.

Enhancing Student Success Through Innovative Advising & Teaching Methods:

The Quantum Advising Model

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM R01 - Convention Center

Coordinating Presenter: Steve Winfrey

Other Presenters: Matthew Skoy, and Brent Hill

Across academic and student affairs divisions, colleges and universities continuously attempt to develop new and innovative ways to impact student success and persistence by developing methods that engage students in and out of the classroom. This program session will share with participants techniques and research results of a new teaching and advising model, called the Quantum Advising Model, designed to impact student mattering, engagement, grit, persistence, academic success, and self-efficacy.

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Strategies for Developing Club and Organization Standards Unique to

Your Institution’s Culture and Learning Goals

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Blaine Kern Ballroom - C – Marriott

Coordinating Presenter: Kate Buckman

Other presenters: Charles Collins

MBA and one-year Masters Students are short-term students that enter into a concentrated and time-constrained college experience. The consistency of a positive experience with the co-curricular environment is as important as the program’s academic work for student’s learning and their lasting impressions of the college. This session highlights our case for establishing minimum standards for student clubs, which are resource constrained, and strategies for exploring a standards based approach at different institutions.

** Student Leaders Navigating the Digital Age

11:05 AM - 11:55 AM R01 - Convention Center

Coordinating Presenter: Josie Ahlquist

‘Snapchat' into what Student Leadership is ‘Instagrammed’ like in the Facebook-Age. Presenters will share the findings of a dissertation that sought out over 30 student leaders, exploring their experiences and perceptions of social media. The study will show how these student leaders are uniquely using digital communication tools, such as Instagram and Facebook, but also Snapchat and Tumblr. Come learn how these leaders are navigating the complex and complicated digital age.

STR8WCM - A Call to our White Male Heterosexual Colleagues to Courageously

Engage in Social Justice Work

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM River Bend - 2 – Marriott

Coordinating Presenter: Victoria Svoboda

Other Presenters: Jorg Vianden

The STR8WCM Project, a multi-institutional qualitative research study, originated from a simple question college educators frequently ask: Where are all the straight White men? Is their absence from diversity or social justice discussions, coursework, or programs a function of widespread apathy and withdrawal? What should college educators, especially White heterosexual male professionals, do differently to engage, challenge, and develop straight White college men to work for social justice? Presenters will provide conversation and dialogue.

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** Leadership Development for NPHC Collegians: Navigating the Issues and

Challenges Using the Alpha Leadership Academy Framework

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM 220 - Convention Center

Coordinating Presenter: Ralph Johnson

Other Presenters: Walter Kimbrough, Robert Bedford, Creston Lynch, Reginald Lane

The presenters will discuss the development of a leadership training academy based on student development theory for college chapter officers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Specifically, they will outline the formation of this academy from conceptualization through execution; how the goals, learning outcomes, and curriculum were developed; the theories selected and how they were used; and finally, how this model can be used in leadership training and addressing the issues for NPHC collegians or any Greek-letter organization members.

NYUTube: Interactive Media Strategies for Engaging Incoming Students

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM R08 - Convention Center

Coordinating Presenter: Zachary Harrell

Other Presenters: Denise Boneta

You Tu can create buzz before students arrive to campus. New York University’s Student Resource Center has utilized technology in a way that enhances and complements the experience of students from the time they are accepted to year round student involvement. Join us to learn various strategies NYU has used to take the video experience to the next level, using orientation as the launch pad that enhances interactive media and helps make the first impressions into positive lasting impressions.

Service Learning to Transform K-12 and Higher Education: How Virginia Tech

and Tulane University Students Taught Actively Caring in Middle Schools

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM R01 - Convention Center

Coordinating Presenter: Shane McCarty

Other Presenters: Laura Danna

Higher education institutions must reinvent themselves. While massive open online courses are “winning” because they are convenient, informative, and nationally reaching, higher education can reinvent itself by doing the exact opposite. The presenters will discuss this paradoxical approach through a service-learning project that stemmed from the Virginia Tech shootings and Hurricane Katrina with three aims – to educate students how to care, develop servant leaders, and reinvigorate education.

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Regional Business Meetings

5:00-6:00pm Convention Center R03-R09

NASPA Communities Fair

7:00-9:00pm Convention Center—Great Hall B&C

Regional Receptions

9:00-11:00pm Hilton—Grand Salon (A-D)

SLPKC Think Tank and Awards Program

8:30-9:45 am Hilton—Steering

NASPA Annual Business Meeting

4:30-5:30pm Hilton—Grand Ballroom B

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Steve Winfrey received his B.S. in Psychology and M.A. in Counseling and College Student Development from Creighton University in Omaha, NE. He has worked in the field of Higher Education and leadership development for the past 21 years. Steve is currently working on his Ph.D at North Dakota State University in Institutional Analysis focusing on accelerated learning techniques, mindsets, and their impact on college student retention and persistence. Serving in various roles at NDSU for the past 11 years, Steve helped re-vitalize the leadership programs and has created a new student learning impact model focused on impacting grit, self-efficacy, and student persistence. Steve has a wonderful wife of 14 years along with daughters Amelia and Scarlett.

AWARD WINNER OF

2015 OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO

STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

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AWARD WINNER OF

2015 OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDENT LEADERSHIP

PROGRAMS KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY AWARD

Daniel Ostick, Ph.D., is the assistant director for assessment, communication, and administration in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union-Center for Campus Life at the University of Maryland. Prior to this position, he was the coordinator for leadership curriculum development and academic partnerships in the same department. Daniel is a co-author of both the Student Workbook and Facilitation and Activity Guide for Exploring Leadership (3

rd edition), a chapter author in the Handbook for Student

Leadership Development (2nd

edition) and a contributing author to Leadership for a Better World. Daniel’s doctoral research at the University of Maryland focused on the development of leadership self-efficacy for LGBT students. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Georgia, and he received his masters in CSPA from Indiana University.

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AWARD WINNER OF

2015 STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS KNOWLEDGE

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT SERIES OF THE YEAR AWARD

The vision of the Circle of Change Leadership Conference is to impact the lives of student lead-ers and create an innovative and life chang-ing leadership

experience that empowers and inspires student leaders with the networking connections, leadership skills and professional development needed to make a positive impact in their community, nation, and world as a 21st Century Leader.

Since 2012, the California State University, Dominguez Hills has partnered with the Circle of Change Leadership Conference to host a three-day National Leadership Conference that is focused on preparing students for career leadership success. During this three day period, student leaders from across the country are empowered and inspired through a variety of speakers, workshops, panel discussions, small group conversations with facilitators, and exciting activities. The conference also includes a community service project, a career fair, and a powerful graduation ceremony.

The first day of the conference is strategically focused on career and professional success. A variety of accomplished speakers, workshop presenters, small group facilitators, and dynamic panelists donate their time and expertise to share life skills and lessons learned around their career journey. During this exciting day of events, students not only have the opportunity to hear from two nationally recognized keynote speakers, they also

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get to participate in cutting-edge leadership workshops that are focused on helping them develop the leadership skills. Mixed in with these different sets of speakers are networking events; powerful dialogues with industry experts from various fields talking with students about the keys to professional excellence and career success. The panel discussions that are provided on this day consist of successful professionals in various areas of expertise who focus on networking, branding, interviewing, professional etiquette, diversity in the workplace, resume writing, and social media professional excellence. In addition to these incredible panel sessions, we also feature two panels focused on senior executive leadership and presidential leadership. Finally, at the end of the first day, student leaders participate in an exciting dinner where they get to network and engage in a variety of activities alongside the individuals from the different companies and organizations.

On day two of the conference, a new batch of keynotes, workshops, activities, and panel sessions took place; however, the strategic focus was centered on leadership success. Similar to the first day of the conference, students had the opportunity to hear from nationally recognized speakers. They participated in cutting-edge leadership workshops that focused on operational and relational leadership success. In addition to these gleaning knowledge amazing speakers, students also have more than 10 panel presentations to choose from ranging from Entrepreneurship, Business, Health Care, Entertainment, Social Responsibility (Non-Profit), and Public Service (Government), to name a few. Students who participated in these panel sessions walked away with practical leadership skills and connections with executives from companies such as Mattel, CNN, Magic Johnson Enterprise, Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, ESPN and many more. At the end of day two, not only is there a corporate reception and community service project, but students engage in an incredible life changing leadership activity!

On the final day of the conference, student leaders participate in small group

discussions to reflect upon the weekend thus far and have the opportunity to engage in

an inspirational graduation celebration that consist of selected student speakers, student

testimonials, free giveaways, dancing, a powerful keynote speech from the president of

UPS, and the dynamic voices of the University of Southern California Gospel Choir. In

addition to the celebration, students receive Circle of Change Leadership Conference

certificates, which indicate their commitment to leave the conference as a change agent

who was inspired, transformed, and empowered with the connections, resources, and

skills to make a positive impact in their community, nation, and world as a 21st Century

Leader.

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AWARD WINNER OF

2015 DR. SUSAN R. KOMIVES RESEARCH AWARD

Josie Ahlquist is a student affairs educator, discovering the intersection of digital

communication technologies and leadership development in higher

education. She believes in challenging how higher education thinks about social

media for community building, leadership development and student services.

Education

Josie is a doctoral candidate at California Lutheran University, studying higher

education Leadership. She is an alumna of Northern Arizona University with a

Masters degree in Counseling and holds undergraduate degrees from South

Dakota State University, where she double-majored in Sociology and Human

Development and Family Studies.

Research

Her dissertation is on college student leaders and their behaviors and

experiences with social media. Utilizing a mixed methodology she is seeking out

an understanding and definition of digital student leadership. She is also in the

final stages of reporting a grant-funded study on Student Affairs Senior Level

Administrators who are high users of social media, which will build to studying

college presidents called “Tweeting from the Top.”

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Student Affairs Educator

She is very attuned to the landscape of higher education and is passionate about

developing leadership capacity of college students, as well as administrators. She

brings over a decade of experience in the field of higher education in areas such as

student activities, campus recreation, student unions, marketing, residence life,

judicial affairs, student leadership and new student orientation.

Speaker and Consultant

As a national speaker represented by Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency, Josie

has trained thousands of student leaders and student affairs

professionals. Her vision is to provide a digital remix on how to empower leaders

of the 21st century. Her presentations balance between education and

entertainment, using high energy and interaction along with learning outcomes and

attendee reflection. She has spoken to a variety of campuses including Occidental

College, Wittenburg University, Fresno State University, Indiana University

Southeast and University California, Merced.

National Presence

Josie is committed to advancing research, knowledge and skill around technology

for higher education faculty and administrative leadership. She has served on the

2014 NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators)

Technology Summit and current is the NASPA Technology Knowledge Community

Emerging Practices Coordinator. Recently Josie was appointed to the ACPA

(American College Personnel Association) President’s Task Force on Digital

Technology, co-chairing the Research and Scholarship team.

She was recently named to the “Top 50 Must Read Higher Education Technology Blogs” by Ed Tech in 2014. She also is a guest blogger at Socialnomics and Student Affairs Women Talk Tech. As a writer, she is a co-author in the Handbook of Student Affairs Administration textbook, writing the chapter on Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media. She is also published in The Journal of Leadership Studies, in a thought piece called Trending Now: Digital Leadership Education using Social Media and the Social Change Model.

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