Leadership Educators Institute
Developed for New and Mid-Level Student Affairs Educators

University of Maryland
College Park, MD, USA
Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Center for Campus Life
December 4 - 6, 2008

Register Online

Call for Programs - Submit a Call for Program
Registration Information - Tentative Schedule
Leadership Resource Exhibits
Roundtable Discussions
Attire
Sponsors

Overview of Institute

Leadership education of college and university students is an important and ongoing process within higher education institutions. Student affairs professionals play a quintessential role in coordinating, shaping, and evaluating this area through developing leadership courses and programs, creating co-curricular opportunities, and utilizing new technologies. The Leadership Educators Institute (LEI) is an innovative forum geared specifically towards new to mid-level student affairs professionals and leadership educators with these responsibilities.
Participants will learn from plenary speakers and educational sessions, as well as through engaging in active learning and dialogue with one another during roundtable sessions. The Institute will assist participants with program and leadership course development and provide opportunities to learn through participation in smaller group environments on leadership education across institutional type and identity groups.

Call for Programs - Submit a Program

The Leadership Educators Institute will provide a professional development experience where new and mid-level student affairs educators will discuss timely leadership topics. The Institute Planning Coleittee is seeking concurrent session proposals that are highly interactive and content driven to provide participants with new learning and information focused on the following topic areas:

• Leadership Development Theory and Models
• What are effective strategies for translating theory to practice for today’s diverse student generation?
• How are institutions successfully using leadership development theories and models to successfully engage students?
• Leadership Curriculum and Programs
• What are innovative practices for both credit and non-credit courses with innovative syllabi, curriculum, effective teaching methods, and incentives for students?
• How are successful cohort leadership programs designed focusing on various groups (emerging leaders, multi-year programs, identity groups)?
• What are strategies for overcoming development issues and lack of funding for leadership programs?
• How do leadership curriculum and programs effectively incorporate service, service-learning, and experiential learning?
• What are ways leadership programs educate students about citizenship, ethics, and political engagement?
• Technology, Research, and Assessment in Leadership Programs
• What learning outcomes guide successful leadership programs and what are steps for their development? How are CAS Standards applied thoroughly in leadership?
• What are innovative uses of technology in leadership education such as virtual leadership portfolios, communities, and programs?
• What new research and scholarship guides our understanding of leadership?

The Institute Planning coleittee encourages program proposals that are proven practices with content that will intentionally engage participants in discussions and provide meaningful content to bring back to their campuses. Content should be geared specifically towards new to mid-level student affairs educators.  Concurrent session presentations are 75-minutes in length. The Call for Programs deadline is Friday, August 15, 2008. 

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Keynote Speakers

Dr. Gill Robinson Hickman Gill Robinson Hickman is currently a Professor of Leadership Studies in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies... read more.

Richard Couto Richard Couto is a senior scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership... read more.

Registration

Individuals must be fully registered in order to attend any LEI session or event. You may register online or print a registration form from either the ACPA or NASPA Web sites. 

Download the registration forms: [Word] or [PDF]. Completed registration forms can be mailed, or faxed, to:

ACPA-College Student Educators International
at the National Center for Higher Education
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036, USA

Cancellation Policy:
Refunds will be given for cancellations, received in writing by November 15, 2008, less a $35.00 processing fee. In addition, a processing fee of $35.00 per registration will be charged for credit cards declined or to change payment methods after the initial payment is processed. The Institute may be cancelled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case, fees will be refunded; however, ACPA, National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs, and NASPA will not be responsible for additional costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, and/or travel agencies.

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Lodging

UMUC Inn & Conference Center by Marriott
(Primary hotel for Institute; adjacent to campus)
3501 University Blvd. East
Adelphi, MD 20783
Reservations: Call 800-676-6137 or 301-985-7300
Single Room:  $159.00 per night (no tax)
Double Room: $169.00 per night (no tax)
Reservation Deadline: November 5, 2008

Marriott Greenbelt
(Approximately 4 miles from the University of Maryland, College Park campus. Transportation provided)
6400 Ivy Lane
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Reservations: Call 800-228-9290 or 301-441-3700
$110.00 per night (not including 13% state and local taxes)
Reservation Deadline: November 13, 2008

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Pre-Conference Institute

Title: Navigating LEI: Introduction to College Student Leadership

Abstract:  
This pre-conference institute is designed for participants new to the area of college student leadership.
Based on feedback from past evaluations, this session was created to provide a nuts and bolts understanding of theories, concepts, and language of leadership.  The presenters (representatives from ACPA, NASPA & NCLP) will provide this foundation to help introduce you to college student leadership education and to help you navigate your first LEI experience. Continental breakfast and a copy of The Handbook for Student Leadership Programs are included.  

Time: Thursday, Dec 4th, 8:30am-12pm

Cost: $50.00  

Transportation

Airports:
The closest airports are Reagan Washington National (DCA) and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI).

• Travel Options from local airports to the UMUC Inn & Conference Center.

• Travel Options from local airports to the Greenbelt Marriott.

• Travel Options to the University of Maryland, College Park.

Leadership Resource Exhibits

All participants are invited to share successful and tested leadership programs and initiatives as an LEI leadership resource exhibit.   Tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis to participants who would like to share resources through information sharing in the form of poster displays.  Displays must be staffed during the Institute opening reception, and will remain up for the duration of LEI for participants to obtain materials and new ideas.

Roundtable Discussions

A unique component of LEI is the chance for participants to engage in dialogue around numerous topics in leadership education.  Small group roundtable discussions will be offered each day of the Institute to provide a more intimate environment for student affairs educators to share common challenges, new ideas, and helpful resources for enhancing leadership education efforts at their home institution.  Some topics will be pre-determined and others may emerge during the Institute. 

Attire

Dress for the Leadership Educators Institute is business casual.

Weather

Temperatures in the College Park area in December generally range in the early to mid 40s.  Please dress warmly. 

Sponsors

ACPA-College Student Educators International
National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs
NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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Contact Information

For questions or concerns, contact Vernon Wall, 202.835.2272