2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference
Jun 15, 2019 - Jun 18, 2019
2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference will consider how higher education professionals across the academy can develop effective approaches to support and improve the outcomes of first-generation college students.
This year, the 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference will join the 2019 NASPA Assessment, Persistence, and Data Analytics Conference, the 2019 NASPA Closing the Achievement Gap Conference, and the 2019 NASPA Student Financial Wellness Conference to comprise the inaugural 2019 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education. As a registered participant for this conference, you will receive access to attend sessions across all conference offerings.
Pre-Conference (come back to this...)
ABOUT
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference will examine a breadth of topics critical to advancing the holistic outcomes of first-generation students. The conference program will consider the vast intersectionality of first-generation students, the systemic and institutional barriers to success, evidence-based practices and approaches to student support and services, the role of assessment and evaluation, opportunities to build celebratory campus environments, and strategies for building networked campus approaches to scaling support.
Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the Center for First-generation Student Success while engaging with practitioners, scholars, and advocates in multiple presentation formats, research discussions, and networking events.
ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE TO:
- Understand the lived experiences and vast intersectionality of first-generation college students across academic years, institutional types, and sectors.
- Discuss systemic and institutional barriers first-generation students face in higher education and identify strategies for advancing change.
- Identify and utilize strategies for supporting first-generation students and bridging gaps in cultural capital through asset-based programmatic approaches, services, and skill building.
- Discuss and implement approaches for creating an engaged campus community that identifies, supports, and celebrates first-generation college students.
- Recognize and engage with scholarly literature and current research critical to understanding and advancing first-generation student outcomes.
- Consider evaluation, assessment, and data strategies for understanding and improving institutional and programmatic first-generation initiatives.
CONFERENCE BENEFITS:
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference is a valuable opportunity to engage with institution leaders, student affairs and student success practitioners, faculty, and first-generation advocates to advance the importance of supporting first-generation college students and to exchange ideas, approaches, and successful practices. By registering to attend the 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference, you receive the benefit of attending programming across the 2019 NASPA Closing the Achievement Gap Conference, the 2019 Student Financial Security and Wellness Conference, and the 2019 NASPA Assessment, Persistence, and Data Analytics Conference co-located as part of the 2019 NASPA Conference on Student Success in Higher Education.
CALL FOR PROGRAMS:
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference committee seeks proposals that effectively advance the understanding of holistic success and improved outcomes specific to first-generation college students across all institutional types and sectors. Presenters will be asked to identify the content level of their session; foundational, intermediate, or advanced. Additionally, the content advisory committee will select programs based upon their relationship to the Conference's learning outcomes.
Are you considering submitting a program but would like additional resources? We recommend viewing this On Demand event to learn what separates a good from great program. While this resource is specific to the 2019 NASPA Annual Conference, it contains critical information to strengthen your program submission.
SIGN-UP TO REVIEW PROGRAM PROPOSALS:
Our program proposal review process is critical to the success of the 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference. We encourage you to sign-up to be program reviewer by clicking here, which will navigate you directly to the position posting.
CONFERENCE THEMES & SUGGESTED TOPICS:
- Understand the lived experiences and vast intersectionality of first-generation college students across academic years, institutional types, and sectors.
- Discuss systemic and institutional barriers first-generation students face in higher education and identify strategies
- Identify and utilize strategies for supporting first-generation students and bridging gaps in cultural capital through asset-based programmatic approaches, services, and skill building.
- Discuss and implement approaches for creating an engaged campus community that identifies, supports, and celebrates first-generation college students.
- Recognize and engage with scholarly literature and current research critical to understanding and advancing first-generation student outcomes.
- Consider evaluation, assessment, and data strategies for understanding and improving institutional and programmatic first-generation initiatives.
REGISTRATION:
Registration as a member is based on individual membership status. If you are employed by a college or university that is an institutional member, you can join as an individual member at the $75 rate. This gives you the conference registration and a year of membership for less than the non-member registration fee. If your institution is NOT a member, then you will need to join at the associate affiliate rate of $242 and then you can pay the individual member rate for conference registration. Visit the Membership section of the NASPA website to learn about membership types.
The 2019 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education converges four events into one. Please select the conference which is most applicable to you, though you are welcome to attend sessions and presentations from any conference on site.
VENUE
All conference activities will take place at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, FL.
NASPA has arranged special room rates for conference attendees at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld starting at $189/night (not including $20 resort fee and 12.5% occupancy fee). The cut-off date to receive the conference room rate is Friday, May 24, 2019. Rooms in the conference block may sell out prior to the cut-off date, so please make your reservation as soon as possible.
Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, 407-351-5555.
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference will consider how higher education professionals across the academy can develop effective approaches to support and improve the outcomes of first-generation college students.
This year, the 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference will join the 2019 NASPA Assessment, Persistence, and Data Analytics Conference, the 2019 NASPA Closing the Achievement Gap Conference, and the 2019 NASPA Student Financial Wellness Conference to comprise the inaugural 2019 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education. As a registered participant for this conference, you will receive access to attend sessions across all conference offerings.
Pre-Conference (come back to this...)
ABOUT
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference will examine a breadth of topics critical to advancing the holistic outcomes of first-generation students. The conference program will consider the vast intersectionality of first-generation students, the systemic and institutional barriers to success, evidence-based practices and approaches to student support and services, the role of assessment and evaluation, opportunities to build celebratory campus environments, and strategies for building networked campus approaches to scaling support.
Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the Center for First-generation Student Success while engaging with practitioners, scholars, and advocates in multiple presentation formats, research discussions, and networking events.
ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE TO:
- Understand the lived experiences and vast intersectionality of first-generation college students across academic years, institutional types, and sectors.
- Discuss systemic and institutional barriers first-generation students face in higher education and identify strategies for advancing change.
- Identify and utilize strategies for supporting first-generation students and bridging gaps in cultural capital through asset-based programmatic approaches, services, and skill building.
- Discuss and implement approaches for creating an engaged campus community that identifies, supports, and celebrates first-generation college students.
- Recognize and engage with scholarly literature and current research critical to understanding and advancing first-generation student outcomes.
- Consider evaluation, assessment, and data strategies for understanding and improving institutional and programmatic first-generation initiatives.
CONFERENCE BENEFITS:
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference is a valuable opportunity to engage with institution leaders, student affairs and student success practitioners, faculty, and first-generation advocates to advance the importance of supporting first-generation college students and to exchange ideas, approaches, and successful practices. By registering to attend the 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference, you receive the benefit of attending programming across the 2019 NASPA Closing the Achievement Gap Conference, the 2019 Student Financial Security and Wellness Conference, and the 2019 NASPA Assessment, Persistence, and Data Analytics Conference co-located as part of the 2019 NASPA Conference on Student Success in Higher Education.
CALL FOR PROGRAMS:
The 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference committee seeks proposals that effectively advance the understanding of holistic success and improved outcomes specific to first-generation college students across all institutional types and sectors. Presenters will be asked to identify the content level of their session; foundational, intermediate, or advanced. Additionally, the content advisory committee will select programs based upon their relationship to the Conference's learning outcomes.
Are you considering submitting a program but would like additional resources? We recommend viewing this On Demand event to learn what separates a good from great program. While this resource is specific to the 2019 NASPA Annual Conference, it contains critical information to strengthen your program submission.
SIGN-UP TO REVIEW PROGRAM PROPOSALS:
Our program proposal review process is critical to the success of the 2019 NASPA First-generation Student Success Conference. We encourage you to sign-up to be program reviewer by clicking here, which will navigate you directly to the position posting.
CONFERENCE THEMES & SUGGESTED TOPICS:
- Understand the lived experiences and vast intersectionality of first-generation college students across academic years, institutional types, and sectors.
- Discuss systemic and institutional barriers first-generation students face in higher education and identify strategies
- Identify and utilize strategies for supporting first-generation students and bridging gaps in cultural capital through asset-based programmatic approaches, services, and skill building.
- Discuss and implement approaches for creating an engaged campus community that identifies, supports, and celebrates first-generation college students.
- Recognize and engage with scholarly literature and current research critical to understanding and advancing first-generation student outcomes.
- Consider evaluation, assessment, and data strategies for understanding and improving institutional and programmatic first-generation initiatives.
REGISTRATION:
Registration as a member is based on individual membership status. If you are employed by a college or university that is an institutional member, you can join as an individual member at the $75 rate. This gives you the conference registration and a year of membership for less than the non-member registration fee. If your institution is NOT a member, then you will need to join at the associate affiliate rate of $242 and then you can pay the individual member rate for conference registration. Visit the Membership section of the NASPA website to learn about membership types.
The 2019 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education converges four events into one. Please select the conference which is most applicable to you, though you are welcome to attend sessions and presentations from any conference on site.
VENUE
All conference activities will take place at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, FL.
NASPA has arranged special room rates for conference attendees at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld starting at $189/night (not including $20 resort fee and 12.5% occupancy fee). The cut-off date to receive the conference room rate is Friday, May 24, 2019. Rooms in the conference block may sell out prior to the cut-off date, so please make your reservation as soon as possible.
Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, 407-351-5555.