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Hello SACSA Members,
I hope everyone enjoyed the summer and I can't believe it is over for some. We, at the University of West Georgia start classes on the 9th. Despite summer coming to a close, I must say it was a very productive one for SACSA. We completed two institutes with NASPA Region III, developed a new opportunity for graduate students - the SACSA Presidential Scholar Internship - which is further explained below, made progress on our Strategic Plan, advanced our Social Innovation Task Force, and developed a new branding campaign to be revealed at the conference. The conference team has also been hard at work creating a great experience for our members. I hope you have registered for the conference and reserved your hotel room as the conference is only a few months away.
Matt Varga, Ph.D.
SACSA President
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SACSA Presidential Scholar Internship
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SACSA is excited to announce the development and implementation of the SACSA Presidential Scholar Internship. The SACSA Presidential Scholar is a yearlong (2017 - 2018) internship designed for a 1st year Master's student in a College Student Affairs Graduate Preparation Program. The Presidential Scholar will work one-on-one with the President (currently President-Elect) of SACSA for the duration of the President's term (November 2017-November 2018). The purpose of this experience is to provide a master's student with a unique professional development opportunity.
To learn more information, please click
here
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Attend SACSA 2017 with NASPA Region III
As a SACSA member, we value your commitment to the professions of Student Affairs and Higher Education, and formally invite you to attend the 2017 SACSA Annual Conference with NASPA Region III in the beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee!
We encourage you to forward this email along to colleagues you think may benefit from attending the annual conference. Each year, undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty from around the region convene at the annual conference to share knowledge with one another and participate in professional networking. SACSA provides a welcoming and engaging environment for individuals at any level in their career to get the most out of their conference experience.
We look forward to seeing you and your colleagues in Chattanooga!
Conference Guest Speakers
We are excited to have Dr. Bettina Love, Payton Head, and Matt Nash join us in Chattanooga! You won't want to miss these fantastic guest speakers! You can read each presenter's bio on the SACSA website.
Conference Hotel
Don't forget to book your room at the conference hotel before it's too late! Rooms are filling up fast at $159 a night, so don't miss your chance to get the conference rate.
Volunteers Needed
SACSA's Annual Conference with NASPA Region III cannot be as successful without the help of each and every one of you. Each year, our attendees take the opportunity to serve as volunteers for this amazing association. We hope you take the opportunity to give back in some way to our association. If you would like to serve as a volunteer during the annual conference, please contact Christopher Ndiritu,
[email protected]. As the conference nears, specific volunteer opportunities will be shared.
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College Student Affairs Journal
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We are pleased to announce the Call for Associate Editor
for
the College Student Affairs Journal. Associated Editors are a integral part of the the Editorial Team, and, along with the Editor, evaluate submissions and make publication decisions.
Associate
Editors:
- Ensure a high-quality, fair, and timely review process.
- Develop pipelines to promote quality submissions.
- Based on a synthesis of reviews and a reading of the manuscript, write a short evaluative and constructive report reflecting the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript for the authors and the editor.
- Evaluate the relative importance of the issues raised by the reviewers.
- Participate in editorial board meetings and conference calls to discuss strategies for soliciting papers, reviews of papers in the pipeline, and other editorial matters.
- Promote and serve as an ambassador for CSAJ both inside and outside of SACSA.
The requirements of an Associate Editor include:
- At minimum, a doctoral degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling or a related field.
- Experience in publishing scholarly works.
- Experience in reviewing for a journal.
- Familiarity with the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition formatting guidelines is ideal.
- Must be a member of SACSA.
To be considered for the Associate Editor position, please submit the following:
- Letter of intent that highlights your qualifications and summarizes your special skills and abilities you could contribute in this role (e.g., research methods, content knowledge, work experience, etc.)
- Résumé or curriculum vita
Letters of intent and résumé or CV should be submitted electronically to [email protected] by Friday, September 29, 2017.
Ideally, the newest addition to the team will be able to join us in Chattanooga for the SACSA conference in October.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Brian Bourke, CSAJ Editor at [email protected].
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Lifetime Honorary Memberships
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Lifetime Honorary Memberships shall be presented to long-term members of SACSA who have made notable contributions to SACSA and the College Student Affairs Profession. Criteria are as follows:
- Should no longer be eligible for regular membership.
- Should have been a regular member for at least seven years.
- Should have been actively involved in SACSA by serving in some leadership capacity, either as a committee chair and/or participating in at least one of the SACSA-sponsored professional development activities (i.e., the annual conference, Mid-Managers' Institute or New Professionals' Institute) as a coordinator or presenter.
Anyone seeking to nominate an individual for a Lifetime Honorary Membership should contact Beau Seagraves, Past President, at [email protected].
*Nominations should be submitted by Friday, September 8, 2017 at 5:00pm.
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Nominations and Elections
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Call for Nominations!
SACSA nominations for the following positions are now open:
- President-Elect
- Vice-President for Professional Development
- Vice President for Marketing/Outreach
- Member-at-Large
We encourage you to consider nominating yourself or someone else for these open positions. In addition, we ask that you encourage committee members to self-nominate or nominate someone else for the open positions. Nominations are open until August 25, 2017.
For more information, or to nominate, please go
here.
*Please note that you must log into your SACSA account to access the link.
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Non-Conference Programming
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Upcoming Webinars
Please join your SACSA Colleagues for the upcoming webinars listed below.
Tuesday, September 19 at 1:00pm EST
Title: FLSA: How did we get here? Where do we go now?
Presenter: Luke Morrill, Associate Dean of Students at Jacksonville University
Webinar Description:
This webinar will review the developments that have occurred since the announced updates to the Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay for employees. The presentation will revisit the FLSA developments since the original announcement in May of 2016, and will lead directly into a synopsis of the current state of the FLSA updates. Webinar attendees will have an opportunity to share their experiences related to the FLSA updates and provide feedback on the future of FLSA updates.
Tuesday, October 3 at 1:00pm EST
Title: Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Student's Story
Presenters: Aimee Bishop, Academic Success Coach, Florida State College at Jacksonville, and Elisabeth Bishop Community College of Rhode Island Student with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Webinar Description:
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are accessing a higher education at greater rates, therefore presenters seek to provide SA professionals with a better understanding of ASD, directly share personal journey of challenges and successes in navigating the college environment with ASD, and provide strategies to include and support them utilizing patience and understanding. With the proper support, most people with ASD have the potential to attend college and attain gainful employment.
Please consider submitting a non-conference program for the SACSA Webinar Series. Feel free to suggest your own topic or select a topic from the list below:
Best Practices in Student Conduct
Leading Behavioral Intervention Teams
Hazing Prevention and Awareness
Effective Retention and Persistence Strategies
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Preparation Faculty Grant
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Faculty are encouraged to attend SACSA with their students. This has been a practice in the past. We would like to continue this by offering the Preparation Faculty Grant. This grant allows faculty to receive a complimentary registration to the conference. Only one faculty member from each program is eligible. The association will grant five faculty members the complimentary registration if they have a minimum of seven graduate students registered for the conference. The grant is non-transferable.
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Research and Assessment Committee
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The deadline is drawing near! Submit your Proposals by August 16th for consideration in SACSA's 2017 Research Grant Award and Dissertation of the Year competitions!
SACSA 2017 Research Grant Awards
SACSA encourages scholarly inquiry among its membership by annually awarding small grants to advance proposed research projects. Any individual or research team may apply for these competitive grants. The average award granted a single project is $500. However, the selection committee may choose to award funds in excess of this amount to grant proposals they feel are exceptional. Multiple research grants may be awarded in a given year depending on the availability of funding and the discretion of the selection committee.
SACSA 2017 Dissertation of the Year Award
The Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) annually presents a Dissertation of the Year Award (DOY) to recognize high quality research by doctoral students in student affairs in the SACSA region. The award recipient(s) will be honored at the Fall 2017 SACSA conference with a small monetary prize. Prize money is intended to supplement the cost of registration and travel to the Fall 2017 SACSA conference where the recipient(s) will be given a session in the program schedule to present the results of their dissertation research. The DOY award winner(s) is also encouraged to submit an article about the research for possible publication in the College Student Affairs Journal within a year after receiving the award.
Applications for both of these research related opportunities are due by 11:59 p.m. on August 16th to Dr. Danielle K. Molina, Chair of the Research and Assessment Committee at
[email protected]
. For additional information about evaluation criteria, qualifications, application requirements, and submission guidelines, please visit SACSA's Research and Assessment Committee webpage
here.
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Thank you to the nearly 40 members that attended our three SACSA socials across the region last month! The SACSA's Newest Committee has received great feedback and we plan to continue the the initiative in those cities and others! A special thanks to Chelsea Tirrell from Texas Christian University for her leadership, as well as our social hosts and committee members for their support.
If you are interested in assisting with a future SACSA Social or hosting one in your city, please contact Fred Tugas, SACSA's Newest Chair, at
[email protected].
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SACSA recognizes and is committed to our core value of inclusiveness. SACSA values and supports the diversity of all of our members. SACSA is committed to the development and implementation of programs and resources that promote our commitment to inclusiveness.
SACSA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, economic status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, veterans status, age, ability, ethnic background in any of our volunteer activities, programs, policies and procedures.
SACSA will actively promote diversity and inclusion in all of or our programs and services.
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Statement on Conference Locations
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In support of SACSA's Core Value to Inclusiveness, SACSA will make every effort to select conference cities and locations that provide comprehensive non-discrimination policies that provide protection for all attendees. Recognizing that our members are located in many states, we also believe it is important to support our colleagues in all states.
In cases where cities do not have comprehensive non-discrimination policies or allow for the exclusion of any person(s)the conference planning team must ensure the following practices are in place:
- All venues including hotel space, off-site excursions, and any other space which hosts SACSA events, must have established non-discrimination policies.
- Conference planners and volunteers must plan, promote and implement educational programs focused on inclusion and best practices.
- Conference materials must include the non-discrimination policies for all venues.
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Join the Conversation on Social Media
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Don't forget to stay connected with SACSA through social media! Follow us on Facebook (Southern Association for College Student Affairs) , Instagram (@SACSAgrams), and Twitter (@SACSAtweets). In addition, if you would like to join our social media team please contact Jackie Clark,
[email protected].
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