Start planning your Academic Initiatives Conference experience and make the most of your time.
Additional details will be available closer to the event, including the full schedule in the conference app for your phone and tablet. All times listed are Pacific Time (US).
Monday, October 7, 2024
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Lunch (On Your Own)
- 12 – 2 p.m. – Portland State University Campus Tour
- 2-4 p.m. – Featured Workshops
- Assessment
- Advancing Holistic Support in the Residential Conduct Process
- 4-4:30 p.m. – Newcomer Welcome
- 5-6 p.m. – Welcome & Opening Reception (light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar)
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- 8-9 a.m. – Breakfast (on your own)
- 9-9:50 a.m. – Education Session
- 10-10:50 a.m. – Plenary Session: Creating, Maintaining, and Sustaining Living-Learning Communities and Residential Colleges.Keynote Speakers (Dr. Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas, Dr. Mimi Benjamin, and Dr. Jody Jessup-Anger | Book signing to follow)
- 11-11:50 a.m. – Educational Session
- Noon-1:30 p.m. – Lunch (provided)
- 2-2:50 p.m. – Education Session
- 3-3:50 p.m. – 3-3:50 p.m. – Plenary Session
- Dr. Julia Metzker – Integrative Learning as Belonging Practice for Equity.
- 4:00-4:50 p.m. – Education Session
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- 7-8 a.m. Fun Run, Walk, & Roll 5K (pre-registration required)
- 8-9 a.m. – Breakfast (on your own)
- 9-9:50 a.m. – Education Session
- 10-10:50 a.m. – Educational Session
- 11-11:50 a.m. – Plenary Session: Dr. Larry Roper: Where Do We Go From Here? Battleground or Sacred Ground? (Exercising our shared responsibility to care for our educational landscape)
- Noon-1:30 p.m. – Lunch (provided)
- 2-2:50 p.m – Educational Session
- 3-3:50 p.m. – Educational Session
- 4-5 p.m. – Plenary Session: Dr. Anna Schmidt-MacKenzie: Transformative Student Success and Living Learning Programs: Telling Your Story
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- 8-9 a.m. – Breakfast (on your own)
- 9-9:50 a.m. – Educational Session
- 10-10:50 a.m. – Educational Session