The NASPA Region III/SACSA Mid-Manager's Institute is an application based program.
The application process is now closed. You can only register if you have been selected.
The Mid-Manager's Institute is a very focused and unique professional development experience presented by a partnership between SACSA and NASPA Region III. It offers an opportunity for mid-level professionals to enhance and develop the skills, relationships, and dispositions that distinguish them in the profession and enables them to make more meaningful contributions to the people and programs they serve.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn from faculty mentors, guest presenters and their mid-level colleagues; past topics include managing from the middle, navigating politics and campus climate, strategic planning, synergy between academic affairs and student affairs, explore professional competencies and career planning, and leave with strategies and skills to make an impact when they return to campus.
The Mid-Manager's Institute is designed for individuals with at least five years of experience as a full-time professional with oversight and supervisory responsibility of one or more units and professional staff members. To apply interested individuals should complete the on-line application, attach a headshot and submit a recommendation letter from their Chief Student Affairs Officer by March 24. Registration fees include lodging, meals and Institute materials. There is a limit of two participants per institution.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and collaborate with colleagues and faculty mentors at the 2014 Mid-Manager's Institute on the beautiful campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. We look forward to engaging with you in this purposeful and exciting personal and professional development opportunity.
$650 - NASPA/SACSA Member
$800 - Non-member
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EDUCATION
Ed.D. in Higher Education, Florida State University
M.S. in Higher Education, Florida State University
B.S. in International Affairs, Florida State University
Dr. Frank Cuevas currently serves as Executive Director of University Housing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Dr. Cuevas began his Student Affairs career at The Ohio State University where he served as Residence Hall Director. He returned to his alma mater (FSU) in 1995 to work in University Housing. He served as the Associate Director for Administrative Services for University Housing at Florida State University from 1995 to 2010. Originally from Naples, FL, Dr. Cuevas grew up traveling state to state with his family during summers, as they worked as migrant farm workers. He is a first-generation college graduate and earned all three of his degrees from Florida State University. His interests include technology, higher education policy, politics, watching college football, and spending time with his family. Dr. Cuevas and his wife Cathy have two children, Alyssa and Brandon.
EDUCATION
Ed.D. in Higher Education, Florida State University
M.A. in Counselor Education, University of South Florida
B.M.E. in Music Education, Florida State University
Bill Haggard joined UNC Asheville as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs in July 2006. Dr. Haggard came to UNC Asheville from Western Carolina University, where he had served for nine years as Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and for five years as Dean for Student Development. Earlier in his career, Haggard served as Assistant Dean of Students at Florida State University and Director of Youth Ministries at First United Methodist Church in Clearwater, F.L. At UNC Asheville, Dr. Haggard leads the Student Affairs division, which includes Residential Education, Citizenship Education, the Student Activities, Involvement and Leadership program, housing and dining services, the Student Health and Counseling Center, Highsmith University Union, Campus Recreation, Campus Police, student crisis management, Multicultural Student Programs, Emergency Management, and Environmental Health and Safety. He is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences and a guest lecturer on topics related to student judicial affairs and crisis management. Dr. Haggard is active in civic life and has serves on a number of boards, including the Buncombe County Schools Superintendent’s Advisory Council, Asheville Rotary Club Board, the Youth Council of Central United Methodist Church, and the Administrative Board of the Haywood Street Congregation, a ministry for homeless citizens. He and his wife, Linda, have two grown daughters.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Higher Education Administration, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A. Ed. in Higher Education Administration, Virginia Tech
B.A. in Sociology and English, Oral Roberts University
Claressa M. Morton is vice-president for enrollment management & student success at Shenandoah University in Virginia. With a breadth and scope of experience in Student Affairs and higher education, her diverse but progressive range of experience ranges from facilities projects to membership on tasks forces for restructuring the university’s core curriculum for the school of education. In her current role she provides guidance for recruitment and admissions; retention programs; career, health and counseling services; disabilities services; learning resources & support; new student orientation; and other units that are designed for assisting students to successfully manage their collegiate experience.
EDUCATION
Ed.D. in Higher Education, University of North Texas
M.Ed. in Student Services Administration, University of North Texas
B.A. in Communications, John Carroll University
Dr. Moe (as her students call her) started her career in Student Affairs 22 years ago as a work study student in the Dean of Students office at John Carroll University in Cleveland OH. Moe ventured to Texas to earn her Master's degree with every intent to return to life as a Yankee. Moe grew up in Housing as a Hall Director, Coordinator, Assistant and Associate Director and had the great opportunity in housing to see conduct cases for residence hall students who violated the Code of Conduct; and here is where Moe's passion lies. In 2008 Moe was named Assistant Vice President and in 2011 added Dean of Students to her resume. She is responsible for Student Conduct, oversees Greek Life, Student Legal, Substance Abuse and is the Chair of UNT's CARE Team. Moe is responsible for Clery, oversight of student crisis issues and serves as the liaison for families when students die while enrolled. Moe's passion lies in helping students grow and learn from opportunities they may have never seen themselves in. She has done many presentations on active shooters on campus, suicide on campus, crisis issues, working with General Counsel and conduct on campus. Moe is a single mother of three exceptional children who are avid Mean Green and Texas Rangers fans!
EDUCATION
Ed.D. in Educational Administration and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
M.A. in Educational Psychology and Counselor Education, Tennessee Technological University
B.S. in Business Administration, Tennessee Technological University
Dr. Ellen Neufeldt joined Old Dominion University in the summer of 2011 as the Vice President of Student Engagement and Enrollment Services. She leads the areas of student engagement, student success, and enrollment services. In her first year at ODU, she led the formation of a new division focused on student success, recruitment, active learning, and engagement and the creation of a new strategic plan focused on student success. Prior to joining ODU, Dr. Neufeldt served as Vice President of Student Affairs at Salisbury University since 2005 where she led the offices in the areas of enrollment management, student services, student life, and athletics. She oversaw the renovation of student housing to promote the formation of living-learning communities designed to further student participation and interaction. Additionally, she took a key role in the construction of a new, innovative, and sustainable mixed-use residence hall complex completed in 2011. Dr. Neufeldt was named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 2010 by the Maryland Daily Record. Professionally, Dr. Neufeldt has been an active member of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrator, and she is the current president-elect for the Southern Association for College Student Affairs. In addition, she has served as a facilitator for the University of Tennessee Leadership Institute for Tennessee Higher Education Administrators and Staff.
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with Specialization in Higher Education, Union University
M.Ed. in Sociology, Delta State University
B.S. in Education, Delta State University
Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, a student-centered, customer service-oriented, and a transformational leader, became the vice president for student affairs on July 1, 2010 Bethune-Cookman University at the age of 33, making him the youngest vice president in school history. Warmack brings over fourteen years of experience in higher education to the position. He most recently was associate dean of students at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, where he had oversight of student affairs areas including judicial affairs, student activities, Greek life, new student and parent orientation, and multicultural affairs. While at Rhodes, he also served on the institution's SACS Reaffirmation Committee. Warmack has also held positions at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC and Delta State University in Cleveland Mississippi. Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, a change agent, who has a commitment to the development of the ‘whole student,' including learning inside and outside the classroom. In addition, he is actively involved in numerous churches, social, civic and professional organizations.