From coast to coast, our staff is sharing its knowledge and contributing to the field of Student Affairs through conference presentations. Representing a variety of functional areas, we are helping move important conversations forward, highlighting effective practices and showing their continued commitment to student success.
Here’s how our team is engaging with professionals on a national level:
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling
Montgomery, Alabama- Grief and Suicide (Doris Vaughans, Counseling Center)
American Society for Engineering Education Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration
Henderson, Nevada- Data Driven Insights (Appie Millsaps, Career Center)
Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) Annual Meeting – Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana- Implementing 3P2E & Creating an Online Toolkit for Student Event Safety & Success (Tut Wilson and Kathleen Duffy, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, co-presenting with Dr. Lori Hart)
- Chapter Advising as a Full-Time Job: Phi Kappa Psi’s Model at UA (Kathleen Duffy and James Spry, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life co-presenting with Marc Robins)
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education
New Orleans, Louisiana- Overcoming Imposter Syndrome (Zach Cox, University Recreation)
Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE)
San Diego, California- Creating a Heathy Therapeutic Community: Rebuild, Revitalize, Retain (Kelly Miller and Savannah Kiesel, Collegiate Recovery and Intervention Services)
GolbalMindED Conference
Denver, Colorado- A Minoritized Majority: Overcoming Barriers for Female Student Leaders (Dr. Elle Shaaban-Magaña and Dr. Jackie Northrup, Camellia Center co-presented with student assistant and ambassador Paige Huckabee)
Handshake Access 2025
Virtual- Beyond FDS: Unlocking Broader Outcomes Data (Nathan Hunsaker, Career Center)
IPV Peer Education Conference
Virtual- We’re Here, Now What? (Dr. Elle Shaaban-Magaña and Rylie Voyles, Camellia Center)
NASPA Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana- Replacing Your Foundations (Dr. Elle Shaaban-Magaña and Dr. Jackie Northrup, Camellia Center co-presented with Dr. Ruperto Perez, Associate Vice President for Health and Well-Being)
- Enhancing Campus Well-Being: Essential Insights for Evaluating an Institutional Wellness Model (Shae Robinson and Li Kang, Strategic Planning and Assessment co-presented with Dr. Ruperto Perez, Associate Vice President for Health and Well-Being)
NASPA Strategies Conference
Boston, Massachusetts- Collaborative student presentation on new well-being initiatives (Dr. Ruperto Perez, Associate Vice President for Health and Well-Being co-presented with students from SGA and Advisory Council on Wellness)
- Counseling Center Director Group Facilitator (Dr. Greg Vander Wal, Counseling Center and Collegiate Recovery and Intervention Services)
NIRSA (Leaders in College Recreation)
Nashville, Tennessee- Don’t Trust the Process, Improve it! Process Improvement for Campus Recreation (Andrew Deere and Dakota Johnson, University Recreation)
Southeastern Greek Leadership Association
Atlanta, Georgia- How to Lead Well Imperfectly (Brittany Jordan, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life)
- Secure the Grades Then Run the Yard (Brittany Jordan, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life co-presented with Dominic Summerhill)
Southern States Communication Conference
Norfolk, Virginia- The Diffusion of Innovation (Tonya Jenkins, Career Center)