Professional Development Day, May 14, 2025
| Pre-conference Activity | 9-9:30 a.m. | Location | Presenters |
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| Yoga (Optional) | | Mudd Field (Rain location: Sumers Recreation Center) | Meghann Feely, Recreation |
| Opening Session | 10-11:45 a.m. | Location | Presenters |
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Welcome
Student Affairs Staff Awards
Keynote | | Simon, Room 1 (May Auditorium) |
Anna “Dr. G” Gonzalez, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Dr. Amelia Parnell, NASPA President |
| Lunch | 12-12:45 p.m. | Location | |
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| | Tisch Commons, DUC | |
| Breakout Session 1 | 1-2 p.m. | Location | Presenters |
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| Everything* I’ve Learned as a Therapist at a University Counseling Center | | TBA | Laura Holt, Center for Counseling & Psychological Services |
| It’s Givin’ Vibrancy: Tools & Tricks to Make Your Events Stand Out | | TBA | Carynn Smith and Jasmine James-Milford, Campus Life |
| Improving Collaboration By Recognizing Barriers for Connection | | TBA | Liliana Mata, Taylor Family Center for Student Success |
| Crafting Your Personal Brand | | TBA | Kathy Atnip, Jennifer Ferguson, Becky Goben, Ria Sharon & Jenny Sinamon, Marketing & Communications |
| Instilling Culture through Onboarding and Strategic Communication | | TBA | Christine Keller, Center for Career Engagement and Jordan Cooper, Cross-Cultural Connections |
| BearFIT Leadership: Strengthening our Collaborative Core | | TBA | Meghann Feely, Recreation |
| Blackout Poetry: A Way to Shed Light on Your Personal and Professional Identity | | TBA | Kalpana Bodavula, Justin Barton, Aisha Ghodbane, and Amanda Pendley, Office for International Student Engagement |
| Breakout Session 2 | 2:15-3:15 p.m. | Location | Presenters |
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| Resiliency for Middle Managers: Strengthening Our Core | | TBA | Christine Keller, Center for Career Engagement |
| Be Ted Lasso, not Roy Kent: Build a Peer Collaborative Mentorship | | TBA | Danny Pape, Center for Career Engagement and Sarah Smith, Career Center at Regis University, Denver CO |
| Building Inclusive Pathways: Assistive Technology & Universal Design for Learning at WashU | | TBA | Laura Dieckhaus, Disability Resources |
| Quiet Meets Loud: Harmonizing Introverts and Extroverts in Student Affairs | | TBA | Mari Torres, Dialogue Across Difference and Mary Reid, RSVP Center |
| Beyond Perfectionism: The Power of Belonging | | TBA | Melissa McKenna, Center for Counseling & Psychological Services |
| Event Management 101 | | TBA | Peggy Hermes, Kaitlyn Bourque, Indra Russell and Jen Stanger, Campus Life |
| Balancing Act: Pursuing Advanced Degrees While Excelling at Work | | TBA | Will Andrews, Residential Life, Ivory Woodhouse, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and Katharine Pei, Parent & Family Engagement |
| Closing | 3:30-4 p.m. | Location | Presenters |
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| | Tisch Commons (DUC) | Anna “Dr. G” Gonzalez, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |