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Monday March 12, 2012
8:30 - 9:45 am
120ab - Convention center

The leadership university: creating a culture of leadership development
Moderated by judy rogers, miami university

	Steve Ballard, President, East Carolina University
	Virginia Hardy, Vice Chancellor Student Affairs, East Carolina University

Public universities have numerous obligations and current evidence suggests that the public’s trust in universities meeting these obligations has waned significantly. Upon assuming the chancellorship of East Carolina University (ECU) in the spring of 2004, Steve Ballard believed that leadership was one important way for the public university to meet its responsibilities and help restore some of the lost trust. Specifically, his vision that leadership development is central to a university’s mission and that “institutional leadership” is a critical requirement for the future has prevailed in his work the last eight years. Following an extended strategic planning process and the development of new mission and vision statements for ECU, the university presented and the Board of Trustees accepted an institutional strategic plan with five primary goals. The second of these goals was for ECU to be “The Leadership University”. This session examines the values behind this commitment, the infrastructure being developed to ensure its success, challenges in being successful, and potential lessons for other public universities.

monday, March 12, 2012
4:00 - 5:15 pm
120ab - convention center

The changing nature of student demonstrations
moderated by tonantzin oseguera, university of california, riverside

Robert Naples, Associate Vice Chancellor Student Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles

Rameen Talesh, Assistant Vice Chancellor Student Affairs, University of California, Irvine

Joe Virata, Director of Diversity Initiatives, University of California, Riverside

Christina Gonzalez, Associate Dean of Students, University of California, Berkley

Harry LeGrande, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, University of California, Berkley

Griselda Castro, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, University of California, Davis

While student activism and demonstrations have always been a part of university life, this past year higher education experienced a new wave of student demonstrations; Occupy, Police Brutality, and Tuition Hikes. This panel aims to present different perspectives in working with students, approach to policies, best practices and reflection on student demonstrations. The panel is comprised of Senior Student Affairs administrators, mid-level and new professionals from University of California campuses to share insights and perspectives.

tuesday, march 13, 2012
8:30 - 9:45 am
120ab - convention center

knowing our students: patterns of change over 45 years

John Pryor, Director Cooperative Institutional Research Program Higher Edcuation Research Institute, UCLA

The traits, values, behaviors, and expectations of students entering college have changed enormously over time, and greatly impact how and what we do as student affairs professionals. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) has been gathering data on students as they enter four-year colleges for over 45 years. The director of CIRP will take us through a provocative look at how our students have changed over the past four and a half decades.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
3:15 - 4:30 Pm
120ab - convention center

title ix and the dear colleague letter

Jim Long, Senor Attorney, Office for Civil Rights US Department of Education

Join your colleagues for overview of Title IX’s requirements regarding sexual harassment and violence, with an emphasis on the April 4, 2011 Dear Colleague Letter. A representative from the Office for Civil Rights at the US Department of Education will provide an overview and answer questions regarding compliance with Title IX.