Pre-conference Workshops


Important: Individuals interested in attending any of the pre-conference workshops ONLY, without attending the regular conference as well, should contact Carey Castillo.




Pre-Conference Location & Details

Pre-Conference Workshops will be held at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton. Upon arrival, please go to the Registration desk to get workshop locations. Registration will be in Building X by the Shaw Theatre.


Shuttle buses will be provided between the University campus (U of A Schaffer Residence - Lister Hall and Campus Tower Hotel) and NAIT for pre-conference delegates. Shuttle buses will leave the U of A between 7:45 - 8:15 and return after the sessions are over (12:00 - 3:30).


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Enhancing Student Leadership Development

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (includes lunch from 12:00 - 1:00)

(SASA - open to all conference delegates) - COST: $75.00


Dr. Komives will share findings from the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership with an emphasis on applying leadership theory to develop effective practices and high impact education. She will overview contemporary models of leadership development and incorporate findings on how leadership identity may be developed in college students. Participants will explore their own leadership philosophies and personal leadership development as part of the pre-conference.


Presenter:
Dr. Susan Komives, Professor, College Student Development, University of Maryland
President, Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) in Higher Education




Positive Psychology and Psychotherapy

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

(CUCCA - open to all conference delegates) - COST: $50.00 (CACUSS members), $60.00 (non-CACUSS members)


This preconference workshop will introduce participants to Positive Psychology/ Psychotherapy both theoretically and experientially. At the completion of the workshop participants will have the experience and skill necessary to integrate positive psychotherapy interventions into their individual and group counseling sessions. No familiarity with Positive Psychology/ Psychotherapy is required.


Presenter:
Nathan J Cooper, Psychologist, McMaster University




Investigating Complicated Misconduct Cases

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

(CAISJA - open to all conference delegates) - COST: $75.00


Many of us who are in positions that require investigation into student academic or non-academic misconduct cases have no previous experience or training in investigations, and may feel a little lost when complex cases arise. This session will begin with some fundamental principles of investigation provided by Sgt. Nelson Presley, University of Alberta, Campus Security Services, and a discussion of how these principles fit into the post-secondary context. This will be followed by small group work in which participants will have a choice of academic or non-academic misconduct case studies to apply the investigation principles to. As a large group, participants will work through the steps of an investigation using a complex case example, and gain insights and ideas into how to proceed when faced with the complex issues that can arise.


Presenters:
Sgt. Nelson Presley, Campus Security Services, University of Alberta
Deborah Eerkes, Director, Office of Student Judicial Affairs, University of Alberta




Disability, Accommodations, and the Law: Determining Essential Requirements - How Human Rights Cases Inform Decision Making

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (includes lunch)

(CADSPPE - Open to all conference delegates) - COST: $100.00


Determining appropriate accommodation of disability means achieving a balance between the needs of the student, and the requirements of the task or activity. Human rights decisions pose useful questions that help distinguish requirements that are essential from those that are discriminatory. This full-day session will present these questions and apply them to academic accommodation planning.


The morning session will present the background of the duty to accommodate according to various provincial human rights codes, and the relevant case law decisions that guide the provision of accommodations. Arising from these legal decisions are several key questions that are instrumental in determining essential requirements that can or cannot be accommodated without comprising the nature of the task. These background pieces will be integrated with current models of disability to guide accommodation planning. Recent research applying the test questions to professional education requirements will be presented.


The afternoon session will offer an opportunity for participants to apply the human rights test questions to specific accommodation scenarios in small group discussions. Large group debriefing will be used to share insights. Opportunities for questions and discussion will allow participants to explore the material and see how it might work for their institutions.


This session would be of interest to participants from all divisions, and at all levels. Its broad content about the application of human rights legislation in post-secondary education, the related issues in professional education specifically, and the application of strategies for determining accommodation will offer something for participants from both administrative and direct service divisions.


Presenter:
Barb Roberts, Queen's University




Healthy Settings: Using H1N1 as a case study/example of Healthy Settings Approach


THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED


Cancellation Policy

  • All fees will be refunded if cancellation is received in writing before May 28, 2010.
  • All fees, less an administrative fee of $150, will be refunded if cancellation is received in writing before June 11, 2010.
  • After June 11, no refunds will be issued.



Visioning the Future, with an eye on the Past: A look at Aboriginal PSE in Canada

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (includes lunch)

(NASSA - Open to all conference delegates) - COST: $50.00


This preconference will be split into two activities the morning will be a relfection on where Aboriginal education has come from and the afternoon will be a discussion on the direction of the NASSA division. NASSA is pleased to host Dr. A. Blair Stonechild, author of The New Buffalo: The Struggle for Aboriginal Post Secondary Education in Canada for our morning session. Dr. Stonechild will reflect upon his research and the current situation of First Nations University College. The afternoon session will be a frank discussion of the NASSA membership of the direction of the division led by a facilitator.