Institute for New Senior Student Affairs Officers sponsored by the James E. Scott Academy for Leadership and Executive Effectiveness

October 5 - October 7 Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC

::  Online Registration  ::   THE NEW GENERATION OF THE SSAO Increase your capacity to effectively lead your division. Your expertise and leadership is expected as soon as you assume office as the most senior student affairs officer. The Institute for New Senior Student Affairs Officers is the professional development opportunity designed to help you be successful in your new role. The Institute will addresses the most relevant topics and issues you will face during this specific stage in your career, including:    staff management campus culture and politics working relationships and cabinet fundamentals strategic planning legal issues financial management crisis management professional and personal balance The Institute’s faculty, all highly experienced SSAO’s from a diverse group of institutions, will share their experiences and provide you with insights and knowledge needed to effectively manage your new responsibilities and constituents, as well as broaden your perspectives on critical issues facing senior level leaders. The Institute Participant This program is designed for first-time SSAO’s who have not assumed office or are in the first two years of their SSAO position.  Participants must be the most senior student affairs officer on their campus. The Institute Agenda Sunday, October 5, 2008 - Optional Pre-Conference Workshop Session 10:00 am - 11:30 am On Boarding as a new Vice President of Student Affairs: A Confidential Discussion Participation in this seminar will be limited. All participants will be expected to hold the entire discussion in confidence. Every new vice president of student affairs will face any number of difficult decisions and complex issues upon taking up a new position. For example, during the search process candidates are told about the things that those participating in the process would like to see changed. One potential pitfall for a new vice president is assuming that the message for change articulated during the search process actually constitutes a charge for action. This discussion will be an opportunity for a new vice president of student affairs to candidly reflect and discuss strategies for successfully on boarding to the senior student affairs position at a new institution. This discussion will also include strategies for identifying resources that are available to senior professionals that could be of assistance as you assess and evaluate programs and work to build your staff. Participants must be willing to prepare and present an actual case from their own experience in the form of short written (less than one page) synopsis or to present a question that they wish to have the group consider. Participants will reflect together on the resolution and attendant consequences of each case. The goal of this discussion is for each person to gain a deeper understanding of how to successfully navigate their on boarding process. * This session is sponsored by The Spelman & Johnson Group and will be presented by Ellen Heffernan, Partner. Sunday, October 5, 2008    12:00 Registration    1:00 Welcome, Institute Overview & Faculty Introductions   1:30 Participant Introductions   2:00 What Makes You Stand Out? Discover and Apply Your Strengths   3:00 Break   3:15 Breakout Discussion   4:14 Balance: Professionally and Personally   5:15 Individual Consultations with Faculty   6:30 Reception    7:30 Dinner with Mentor Groups – no host            Monday, October 6, 2008   7:00 Optional Morning Walk   8:00 Continental Breakfast   8:30  Announcements & Questions   8:45 The SSAO as an Executive: Working Relationships and Cabinet Fundamentals   9:45  Break   10:00 Changing a Tire While the Car is Still Moving: The SSAO and Strategic Planning   11:00 Breakout Discussion    12:00 Lunch    1:30 Staying out of Jail: Legal Issues for the Successful SSAO   2:30 Individual Consultations with Faculty   3:30 Break   3:45 Dollar versus Duller: Financial Management for the SSAO   4:45  Breakout Discussion    6:00 Tour and Dinner at USA Today   Tuesday, October 7, 2008   7:00 Optional Morning Walk    8:00 Breakfast   8:30 Announcements and Questions   8:45 Navigating the Water: Campus Culture and Politics   9:45  Now What: Navigating Presidential Change   10:45 Break    11:00 Insights from the Faculty – Current Hot Topics and More! Faculty Panel    11:45  Closing Professional Development Curriculum NASPA has implemented a professional development curriculum to assist you in making your professional development experiences more intentional and purposeful at NASPA events. By using the NASPA Professional Development Curriculum, continuing education courses and professional development programs will help to supplement formal degree programs in student affairs and higher education. The Institute for New SSAO's focuses on the Leadership, Administration and Management cell of the professional development matrix. Required Reading StrengthsQuest - Discover and Develop Your Strengths in Academics, Career, and Beyond by Donald O. Clifton, Edward Anderson and Laurie A. Schreiner Gallup Press, August 2006 ISBN: 1595620117 Program Director James Conneely Associate Provost and Vice President for Student Affairs Eastern Kentucky University Program Faculty and Presenters Johnetta Cross Brazzell Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs University of Arkansas Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy Executive Director NASPA Shannon Ellis Vice President for Student Services University of Nevada-Reno William Flanagan Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Beloit College Henry Gee Vice President, Student Services Rio Hondo College Joyce Jones Vice President for Student Services Augusta State University Jim Vick Vice President for Student Affairs (Retired) Eastern Michigan University Institute Fees   Early by 8/1 Regular by 9/5 Late  Members  $795 $895 $995  Non-members  $895  $995 $1095     Payment Payment must be received by September 5, 2008. Payment received after September 5th is subject to a $100 late fee. Purchase orders are accepted, but receipt of a purchase order does not constitute payment. It is the participant's responsibility to process the purchase order so as to ensure NASPA receives full program fees before the start of the program. Cancellations and Refund Requests Cancellation deadline for a full refund is September 5, 2008 (less $100 administrative fee). All cancellation and refund requests must be received in writing. No refunds will be given after that date for any reason. Please make refundable flight reservations in case of event cancellation. Hotel Information A block of rooms is being held for Institute participants at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The hotel rate is $229.00. Hotel rate does not include 14.5% tax. Please mention the group name "NASPA".  Reservations must be made by Thursday, September 11, 2008. Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street NW (at Connecticut Avenue) Washington, DC  20008 1-800-THE-OMNI 202.234.0700 The hotel is Metro accessible on the Red Line.  The hotel is located one block from the Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan stop.  Once you have exited the Metro via the escalators, go to the right and down the stairs. Go to the left and walk to Calvert Street (1 block). Cross the street and take a right. The hotel will be on your left hand side. Travel Information Travel plans should allow for participants to arrive by 11:00am on October 5th and stay until 12:00 noon on October 7th. Participants should book flights which depart after 2:00pm. Train Washington, DC, is serviced by Amtrak via Union Station. If you are traveling via Union Station, it is a short cab ride to the Institute hotel. You can also take the Metro to the hotel which will cost less than $3 and is convenient if you do not have much luggage. Union Station and the hotel are both on the red line. Air Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is the closest airport, but visitors may also use Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) or Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI). For information about ground transportation, please visit each of the airport's Websites. Other Information Attire The dress for NASPA Academy events is business casual. Dinner with USA Today on Monday evening will not be formal, but will be slightly dressier than events during the day. Weather Temperatures in Washington, DC in October tend to be in the 50's and 60's. Remember to pack an umbrella in case of rain. Tourism We hope that you will explore Washington, DC when not busy with the Institute or if you arrive in the city before the program begins. There are plenty of things to do and see.  Visit the official website for Washington, DC for more information and ideas. About James E. Scott A native of Michigan, Scott started his career in education in 1969 as a high school history teacher and guidance counselor in the Willow Run, Michigan, public school system. Scott received his bachelor's degree in history from Eastern Michigan University in 1969 and his master's in guidance and counseling, also from Eastern Michigan, in 1971. He earned a doctorate from the University of Michigan's Center for the Study of Higher Education in 1978 and did postdoctoral studies at Harvard University in 1988. From 1972 to 1976, Scott was assistant dean of students at Eastern Michigan University. He then served as associate dean of students and director of the Office of Campus Life at Eastern Michigan until 1981. In 1981 he became the dean of students at the University of Florida. In 1993, he left UF to become vice president for student services at Georgia State University, but returned to UF six years later where he served as vice president of student affairs until his untimely death in 2003, after a 16-month battle with cancer. Scott served NASPA with distinction in many different positions, including conference chair (1992) and president (1994). Scott, the winner of many awards, was a Fred Turner Award recipient in 1998 and named a Pillar of the Profession in 2002. Scott was instrumental in the creation of the Academy and provided vision and goals that have provided SSAO's with cutting edge leadership and training since its inception. In July of 2003, the Board of Directors unanimously approved naming the Academy, the "James E. Scott Academy for Leadership and Executive Effectiveness" in his honor. Institute Sponsors The Spelman & Johnson Group USA Today Contact Information Joey DeSanto 202-265-7500, Ext 1172 jdesanto@naspa.org