(note, this post was first submitted to Academica as a guest post which you can see here) “What are we doing to break the vicious cycle of the Age of Whatever?” asked Dr. Michael Wesch during his opening keynote at the annual conference for the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services (CACUSS) in Niagara, Ontario from June 10 to…
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CACUSS 2011 – Presentations
CACUSS 2011 was extremely memorable, mainly as my partner and I welcomed the birth of our son on Father’s Day (or on CACUSS’ timeline – the opening reception). Needless to say, a newborn cut into my conference time! Still, it’s been nearly a month since CACUSS 2011 took place and I’ve…
Interview with CACUSS Executive Director – Jennifer Hamilton
Last June, at the CACUSS Annual General Meeting, a motion was passed that would prove to be pivotal one the organization’s history. The motion was to hire an Executive Director for a two year term, effectively moving CACUSS from a purely volunteer member-based entity to one that saw the importance of employing a sector leader to…
11+1/1/11
It’s a new year! And while for many people it means a new beginning, for those of us in student affairs, it’s the winter term, or in other words: 2/2 That said, each campus has a beat and the 2nd term, while lacking the frantic energy of the 1st term is much more productive. Student…
CACUSS Crib Notes: Part 2 – Komives Keynote & the Student Affairs Collaborative
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a rather huge fan of the Student Affairs Collaborative (aka thesabloggers.org) and what it represents: peer based resource and insight sharing to better our work, ourselves and the communities we serve. So, imagine how thrilled I was when I offered to write a post and they accepted. Now, to find…
CACUSS 2010 Crib Notes: Part 1 – My Sustainability Presentation
Over the coming week, I’ll be posting a number of notes (and pics like UofA’s Butterdome) reflecting on CACUSS 2010 that took place last week in Edmonton. All in, the conference was very well organized so full kudos to the staff and volunteers who hosted over 600 student affair professionals across the 6 divisions of…
CACUSS 2010 Conference – SHINE 2010 Pre Conference Notes
I’ll be heading out shortly for the annual CACUSS conference which is looking very, very impressive. Before I head out, I wanted to let you know of some recent updates. 1. Conference Resources Posted. The Shine 2010 website has been updated and includes pdfs of the conference manual, presentation synopsis and several handouts. This…
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CACUSS Annual Conference – SHINE 2010
Ah, summer is near and student affairs professionals are looking forward to the warmer weather and (hopefully) calmer campus environment. Speaking of which, do you have any plans from June 20 – 23? You may want to check out Edmonton and join hundreds of your colleagues at CACUSS’s annual conference: Shine 2010. The conference committee has…
NASPA 2010 Review – A Canadian Student Affairs Perspective
So I’ve returned from NASPA 2010 and have caught up (for the most part!) with work. After looking at my notes, I thought it’d be insightful to post some reflections both as a NASPA first timer and Canadian student affairs professional. In my earlier post about the conference I noted that the size of…