Professional Development Committee

September 12, 2012
Today’s Chinese Student: What Really Matters Webinar
3:00 ‐ 4:30 PM MUB Ballroom A-2
 

September 20, 2012
How to Raise a Child Discussion Group
A psychologist in Marin County, Calif., says everything today’s parents think they’re doing right is actually wrong. To read the article visit The New York Times website at: http://nyti.ms/LS0nYp
11:00 AM - 11:45AM Rekhi Hall, Room 101
 

September 23, 2012
Accelerate Your Potential (Student session by invitation only)
Dr. Marcy Levy Shankman
MLS Consulting
7:00 ‐ 8:30 PM  Wadsworth Hall Annex
 

September 24, 2012
Leverage Your Talent with Emotionally Intelligent Leadership 
(Exclusively for Student Affairs Directors)
Dr. Marcy Levy Shankman
MLS Consulting
8:30 ‐ 10:00 AM Wadsworth Hall Annex
 

September 24, 2012
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership‐What's in it for You? 
(General session for Student Affairs staff and campus community)
Dr. Marcy Levy Shankman
MLS Consulting
10:30 AM ‐ 12:00 PM Wadsworth Hall Annex
 

September 27, 2012
Student Affairs New Staff Orientation
10:00 AM ‐ 1:00 PM Rekhi Hall, Room 101
 

October 9, 2012
What Does Justice Look Like? “The Struggle for Liberation in Dakota Homeland”
Dr. Waziyatawain Angela Wilson, Associate Professor
University of Victoria, British Columbia
7:00 ‐ 9:00 PM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom B
 

October 23, 2012
Pedagogy with an Inclusive Lens: Trends/Practices for Meeting the Needs of All Students
Dr. Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D
Educator, Author, Professor, Speaker
California State University Fullerton
12:00 ‐ 1:00 PM Memorial Union Building Ballroom B
 

October 24, 2012
Strategic Alignment and Planning for GLBTQ‐Inclusive Campus Community
Dr. Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D
California State University Fullerton
Educator, Author, Presenter, Speaker
8:30 ‐ 10:00 AM Wadsworth Hall Annex
 

November 2, 2012
Helping Prospective Students Understand Value Beyond Cost Webinar
1:00 ‐ 2:30 PM Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC) Building, Room 508
 

January 17, 2013
What Makes Faculty "Tick"? (specifically for Student Affairs Directors)
Dr. Christa Walck, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Michigan Technological University
9:00 – 11:00 AM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom A-1
 

January 21, 2013
MLK History and the Legacies of the Civil Rights Era Dr. Tricia Rose,
Author Brown University
6:00 – 8:00 PM Memorial Union Building Ballroom

January 29, 2013
Successful Careers in Student Affairs
Dr. Kevin Kruger, President of NASPA
12:00 PM Administration Building, Room 404
 

January 30, 2013
Helping Prospective Students Understand Value Beyond Cost Webcast
Dr. W. Kent Barnds, VP for Enrollment, Communications and Planning,
Augustana College Dr. Robert J. Massa, VP for Communications, Lafayette College 
1:00 - 3:00 PM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom A-1
 

February 25
Lunch/Personal Foundations in Leadership
(Student Affairs Directors' Session)
Dr. Peg Blake, Vice President for Enrollment Management 
and Student Affairs Humboldt State University
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom A-2
 

February 25
This Much I Know to be True
(Student Affairs/Campus Community Session)
Dr. Peg Blake, Vice President for Enrollment Management 
and Student Affairs Humboldt State University
3:00 - 4:00 PM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom A-2
 

February 26
Looking Back/Thinking Forward: 30 Years of Retrospective
(Student Affairs/Campus Community Session)
Dr. Peg Blake, Vice President for Enrollment Management 
and Student Affairs Humboldt State University
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom A-2
 

March 21, 2013
Pop Culture…..Students of Today, Students of Tomorrow Lunch and Learn
Travis Pierce, Director of Housing and Residential Life Michigan Technological University
12:00 - 1:00 PM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom A-1
 

March 21, 2013
Black and Gay in America
Keith Boykin, JD Broadcaster, author and commentator; 
former White House aide to President Bill Clinton
7:30 - 9:00 PM Memorial Union Building, Ballroom A
 

April 4, 2013
Google Drive
The Student Affairs Technology Advance Committee recommends that division use Google Drive to improve work processes and collaborative efforts. Bring your mobile devices to this session and learn how Google Drive can help simplify your file management system and workflow. If you don't have a mobile device, come anyway--Google Drive can run on your desktop computer as well.
At this Lunch and Learn you will:

• Learn what Google Drive is.
• Discover how to incorporate Google Drive in to your work day/flow.
• Install Google Drive on mobile devices and computers.

May 7, 2013
Touch the Future
Faculty and staff are invited to come and see what the Center for Pre-college Outreach Mind Trekkers' program is all about, and witness the exciting and engaging atmosphere Mind Trekkers delivers at events nationwide. This year’s event is a collaborative event between KeweenawCAN! (Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties’ career and training/college access network), and Michigan Tech’s GEAR UP, Michigan Tech's Mind Trekkers, and the Copper Country Intermediate School District. This annual event exposes all 500 plus 8th grade students to training/skill sets, the job market, and potential careers available. This year students will get to engage in a hands-on Science Festival.
10:00 - 11:00 AM Student Development Complex Varsity Gymnasium
 

May 9, 2013
Technology Day
Click here for the Technology Day page