NACA invites staff and students from member institutions and associate members to submit educational program proposals for the NACA® National Convention, NACA® Regional Conferences, and NACA® Webinar Series. Submit your proposals for multiple events with just one online form! Visit https://www.naca.org/EdSessions for more information.

Submission Deadlines

Fall Regional Conferences—June 17, 2016 NACA® National Convention—September 2, 2016 Northern Plains Regional Conference—November 4, 2016 Mid Atlantic Festival—November 4, 2016 Fall Webinars—May 15, 2016 Spring Webinars—September 15, 2016 Summer Webinars—February 15, 2017

Notification Timeline*

Fall Regional Conferences—August 5, 2016 National Convention—October 28, 2016 Northern Plains Regional Conference—December 13, 2016 Mid Atlantic Festival—December 13, 2016 Fall Webinars—June 3, 2016 Spring Webinars—October 7, 2016 Summer Webinars—March 3, 2017 * Dates are subject to change.

Themes for Upcoming NACA® Events

NACA® Central: Building Better NACA® Mid America: NACA® Fit: Mind, Body, School Spirit NACA® Mid Atlantic: Connect the Pieces NACA® Northeast: TBA NACA® South: TBA NACA® West: TBA 2017 NACA® Convention: TBA 2017 NACA® Northern Plains: TBA

Educational Program Topics

Advising/Supervision—Examples: New Supervisors, Supervising Graduate Assistants, Student Employee Management, Students Supervising Students, Advising Students

Assessment—Examples: Closing the Assessment Loop, Learning Outcomes, Survey Design, Assessment Technology, Program Evaluations

Educational Program Topics (cont’d)

Diversity & Social Justice—Examples: Student Protests/ Advocacy, Title IX, Serving Transgender Students, Diversity Dialogue Series, Controversy on Campus/Free Speech, Sustainability

Marketing—Branding, Creative Marketing, Social Media, Incentive Programming

NACA® Member Information—Examples: Doing Business with Schools (Associates), Doing Business with Associates (Students and School Staff), Task Group Updates, Collaboration Reports

Professional Career Development—Examples: Employability Skills, Job Search for Graduate or Professional Staff, Being an Internal Candidate, Careers in Student Affairs, Career as a Performer

Programming Basics/Logistics—Examples: Concert Man-agement, Fundraising, Large-Event Management, Budgeting, Hospitality, Trips, Late-Night Programming, Sound/Lights Operation

Scholarly Research & Best Practices—Examples: Original Research in Student Involvement/Engagement, Retention/Recruitment, CAS Standards, Collaborating with Academic Affairs, High-Impact Practices, Student Development Theory, Risk Management/Legal Issues

Spirit/Traditions—Examples: Homecoming, Spring Fest, Orientation/Welcome Week, Campus Spirit Initiatives, Sibs Weekend, Family Weekend

Student Leadership & Personal Development—Examples: Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, Peer Student Leadership, Retaining Members, Recognition, Strategic Planning/Vision/Mission/Goal Setting, Ethics, Wellness

Student Organization & Student Government—Examples: Student Organization Management, Advising Student Organizations, Risk Management for Student Organizations, Student Government Elections

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

2017 NACA® National Convention, 2016-2017 NACA® Regional Conferences and 2016-2017 NACA® Webinar Series

Presentation Formats

App Chat—Learning lab on cutting-edge apps and technology 30-minute session 60-minute session

Deep Dive—Format providing in-depth discussion on a topic relevant to campus activities typically in a lecture format with some form of audience interaction, such as Q&A session throughout or after presentation, small-group discussions, audience polls, etc. 30-minute session 60-minute session 120-minute session

Flipped Webinar—20-minute pre-recorded webinar providing participants with information about a best practice or latest trend in some aspect of campus activities or student affairs that participants can view on demand, followed by a 60-minute, live, interactive discussion on how participants plan to implement the best practice on their respective campuses.

Give & Take—Format engaging participants in discussion about a particular tpic of common interest to participants 60-minute session

Light Bulb—Format providing participants with information about a best practice or latest trend in some aspect of campus activities or student affairs 20-minute session (National Convention only) 30-minute session

Master Class—Format providing information about how to develop a particular skill and interactive exercises that allow participants to practice or further develop the skill. 20-minute session (National Convention only) 30-minute session 60-minute session 120-minute session

PechaKucha—A simple presentation form, developed by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, in which presenters show 20 images/slides, each lasting for 20 seconds, and talk along with those slides as the images advance automatically. 6-minute presentation

Presentation Formats (cont’d)

Poster—Format for sharing original research or assessment project through a visual display that will be accessible to National Convention delegates. (Note: This format requires a separate submission accessible on the Educational Session website.)

Symposium—Format featuring moderated discussion among a small group of subject-matter experts with facilitated audience Q&A 60-minute session

Webinar—Format providing in-depth discussion on a topic relevant to campus activities, typically in a lecture format with some form of audience interaction, such as live or text Q&A session throughout or after presentation, audience polls, etc.

Learning Levels

Introductory—Designed for those with limited exposure to or experience with the subject or those seeking to gain a better understanding of the subject’s foundation

Functional—Designed for those with some experience that they are seeking to build on, apply, or enhance or those who want to learn more about the subject’s practical applications

Advanced—Designed for those with substantial knowledge of the subject seeking to keep up with trends, technical details and high-impact practices to increase their level of expertise

Expert—Designed by skilled, trained, experienced presenters to engage seasoned professionals in idea sharing, problem solving, and strategy

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General Guidelines for School Members To be eligible to submit a proposal, you must be a student

or staff member at an NACA® member institution and have a username and password to login to the website.

If you are from a member school and do not currently have a username and password, email memberrela-tions@naca.org and someone will connect with you within 24 hours during normal business hours.

To submit a proposal for educational sessions and webi-nars, complete the submission form below.

Educational sessions will be reviewed by a selection com-mittee and all who submitted proposals will be notified at the end of the selection process.

If you are selected as a presenter, you will be required to complete the NACA® Education Presenter Contract, which will be sent to you via email.

For your convenience, NACA provides several PowerPoint template options and encourages you to use one. If you decide to use your own, please display the NACA® logo prominently on the title page and include the event, loca-tion and date.

Presenters must not use the education session to promote a particular product/service they provide. Instead, the fo-cus of the presentation should be on delivering important content that participants will be able to utilize in their re-spective roles at their schools/agencies. (See presenter contract for additional details.)

General Guidelines for Associate Members

To be eligible to submit a proposal, you or your agency must have an active NACA® membership and purchase a booth at the National Convention or regional conference for which you are submitting a proposal. You must also have a username and password to login to the website.

If you are from a member agency and do not currently have a username and password, email memberrela-tions@naca.org and someone will connect with you within 24 hours during normal business hours.

Associate members cannot showcase or be an alternate in any showcase category and present educational sessions marketed to school members, professional staff, and/or students during the same NACA® event. Upon notification of acceptance of both a showcase and educational session for an event, the presenter must choose the type of venue preferred and notify the NACA® office at memberrela-tions@naca.org within 10 days of the announcement of showcase selection or educational acceptance, whichever comes later in the timeline. Associate members will be allowed to showcase and present educational sessions if the latter is designed and intended for associate members only.

To submit a proposal for educational sessions and webi-nars, complete the submission form below.

Educational sessions will be reviewed by a selection com-mittee and all who submitted proposals will be notified at the end of the selection process.

If you are selected as a presenter, you will be required to complete the NACA® Education Presenter Contract, which will be sent to you via email. [Link to sample contract]

For your convenience, NACA provides several PowerPoint template options and encourages you to use one. If you decide to use your own, please display the NACA® logo prominently on the title page and include the event, loca-tion and date. [Link to logos and PowerPoint templates.]

Presenters must not use the education session to promote a particular product/service they provide. Instead, the fo-cus of the presentation should be on delivering important content that participants will be able to utilize in their re-spective roles at their schools/agencies. (See presenter contract for additional details.)

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