sunday, october 8 session tracks tuesday ...12:00pm-4:00pm – pre-conference workshop on scholar...
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 812:00pm-4:00pm – Pre-Conference Workshop on Scholar SelectionYvonne Romero da Silva, Vice President for Enrollment, Rice University; Michael Bastedo, Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan; Oscar Sweeten-Lopez, President, College Success Tools, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation; Beth Conrad, Selection Associate, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Additional cost: $135 for NSPA members, $165 for non-members. Select "Pre-Conference" session during registration.
5:00pm-6:00pm – First-Time Attendee and New Member Welcome Event
MONDAY, OCTOBER 96:00am-7:00am - Sunrise Yoga
8:00am-8:45am – Breakfast and Welcome Address
8:30am-9:30am – Keynote AddressThe Power of One - How One Attitude, One Action, and One Scholarship Provider Can Change the World - John O'Leary, Author and Motivational Speaker, Live Inspired. Sponsored by Luckyday Foundation Citizenship Scholars Program at The University of Southern Mississippi
9:45am-10:45am – Learning Circles
11:00am-12:15pm – Breakout SessionsSB: How to Leverage Social Media to Market Your ScholarshipsSB: TheWashBoard.org: How to Build a Successful Scholarship ListingSB: Awarding Scholarships to Community College Students and Preparing Them for Long-Term Success SA: What We Can Do for Our Scholars Over and Above the Financial Commitment We Make to Them:
Scholars Support Services and Added-Value ProgramsCU: Moving from Transactional to Developmental: Creating a Scholars CommunityPA: Cognitive Repairs and Implicit Bias in Admissions and Scholarship SelectionPD: Power Excel Tips and Tricks
11:00am-2:00pm – Leadership Forum for Scholarship Professionals (lunch provided) Sponsored by Strada Education Network
12:30pm-1:15pm – Networking Lunch and Focus Groups - Sponsored by CampusLogic
1:30pm-2:45pm – Breakout SessionsSB: Legal Fundamentals for Scholarship Providers - Sponsored by Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation SA: Scaling Your Scholarship Program through Strategic Partnerships and RelationshipsSA: Why Don't They Finish? A Study on Application CompletionSA: Get Better Applications: What You Can Do to Better Prepare ApplicantsCU: Partnerships for Purpose: Forging Relationships with Minority-Serving Institutions to Best Support Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) StudentsPA: Recognizing Merit Below 3.0: A Model for Student Support
3:00pm-3:45pm - Coffee and Tea Break - Sponsored by TD
3:00pm-5:00pm - WorkshopSB: Scholarship Practices: From Basic to Best - Sponsored by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
3:10pm-3:30pm – Exhibitor DemosAcademicWorks, CampusLogic, CommunityForce, FluidReview, I nternational Scholarship and T uition Services (ISTS), Kaleidoscope , Next Gen Web Solutions, WizeHive
3:45pm-5:00pm – Breakout SessionsSA: Managing Data Privacy and Security RisksSA: More Than a Check: Leadership, Professional, and Personal Development to Ensure Scholar Success SA: Children's Savings Accounts and Scholarships: Practitioners' PerspectivesSA: A Community-Engaged Development Process and Strategy to Increase Postsecondary Attainment CU: The Value and Impact of a Scholarship Retention Program at a Higher Education InstitutionPA: Innovative Scholarship Models that Support Student Achievement - Sponsored by Mat-Su Health FoundationPA: The Role of Financial Aid Literacy and Scholarship Disbursement Practices in Student Success
5:00pm-6:00pm – Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Kaleidoscope
• Scholarship Provider of the Year Awards - Sponsored by Fastweb
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 106:00am-7:00am - Sunrise Yoga
7:30am-8:15am – BreakfastSponsored by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
8:00am-9:30am – General SessionTurning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions - Trisha Ross Anderson, Senior Program Manager, Making Caring Common, Harvard Graduate School of Education
9:45am-11:00am – Breakout SessionsSB: Strategies to Increase Workforce in a CommunitySA: Advocacy for Scholarship Providers: How Maryland Became First in the Nation to Restrict Award
DisplacementSA: Evaluating a Scholarship Program for Non-Traditional StudentsSA: Money, Power, Privilege: A Social Justice Approach to Funder-Program RelationshipsCU: Centralizing Scholarships at a Decentralized UniversityPA: The Impact of the Dell Scholars Program on College Access, Persistence, and Degree Attainment PD: Mastering Qualitative Data: The Process and Tools You Can UseSponsored by Mat-Su Health Foundation
11:10am-11:30am – Exhibitor DemosAcademicWorks, AwardSpring, GradSnapp, SurveyMonkey Apply, TADS, WizeHive
11:45am-12:30pm – Networking Lunch and NSPA Annual MeetingSponsored by Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
12:45pm-2:00pm – Breakout SessionsSB: Scholarship Program PromotionSA: Building a Culture of Alumni Engagement in College and BeyondSA: From First-Generation College Student to First-Generation Young Professional: Building Dynamic
Career Supports and Expanding Networks for Underrepresented Students SA: Addressing College Readiness Gaps through Summer Transition ProgramsCU: A Road Trip to Scholarship Program Efficiency at Colleges and UniversitiesPA: In Pursuit of Grit: From Vision to Practice
12:45pm-4:45pm – WorkshopPD: The Wisdom of Inquiry: Leading with Positively Powerful QuestionsSponsored by Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
2:00pm-2:45pm - Coffee and Tea Break - Sponsored by Indigenous Education, Inc.
2:10pm-2:30pm – Exhibitor DemosCampusLogic, CommunityForce, International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS)
2:15pm-4:15pm – WorkshopSA: Crucial Conversations: Deep Dive with Universities and Private Providers
2:45pm-4pm - Breakout SessionsSB: Investing in Your Scholars: Support Services to Ensure SuccessSB: Demystifying Award DisplacementSA: Advocacy and Lobbying: What the Law Does and Does Not AllowCU: Round Peg, Square Hole: Implementing a University-wide Scholarship Application PA: Closing the Loop: Report Achievement Outcomes of Scholarship Recipients
4:15pm-5:15pm - Gallery of Good Practices- Show Me Democracy- Get Students Thinking Globally: Passport Scholarships- RISE: College Access & Student Success- Veterans Healthcare Administration Scholarship Program- Advocacy on Scholarship Award Displacement: A 5-Minute Primer- The Gates Scholarship- Networking: Connecting Comfortably and with Confidence
5:45pm-10:00pm - Outing to the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 118:00am-8:45am - Breakfast and Closing Address - Sponsored by the Daniels Fund
8:30am-9:30am – General SessionCollege Advising 101 - College Advising Corps Staff and Advisors Audree Hernandez, Yvette Aguirre, Dennis Funes, Sarah Ruderman, and Adeeva Myers
9:45am-11:00am - Breakout SessionsSB: Welcoming LGBTQ Applicants: Tips, Tools, and Tricks for Building an Inclusive Scholarship ProgramSB: Have You Heard? Federal Government Bans Sharing of FAFSA Data with Scholarship ProvidersSB: Unequal Family Income and Unequal Opportunity for Higher EducationSA: Marrying Mentoring with Money in a Scalable, Cost-Effective WaySA: Lessons Learned from a Scholar Coaching PilotCU: Choosing the Best Scholarship Application Software - The Pilot Implementation Year PD: College Advising 101: Working Session - Sponsored by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
11:15am - 12:15pm - Learning Circles
LEARNING CIRCLESMonday, October 9, 9:45am-10:45am, and Wednesday, October 11, 11:15am - 12:15pm
Meet colleagues from similar organizations for a facilitated discussion. Share experiences and learn from others!- Canadian Providers (Monday Only)- Colleges and Universities - Sponsored by Independent Colleges of Indiana- Community Foundations - Sponsored by Horatio Alger Association - Private Foundations - Sponsored by the Terry Foundation- Public Charities - Sponsored by Elks National Foundation
Session TracksSB = Scholarship Program BasicsSA = Scholarship Program
Enhancements and Advanced Topics Sponsored by The Ford Family Foundation
CU = Colleges and UniversitiesSponsored by CampusLogic
PA = Perspectives on Student Achievement Sponsored by Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation
PD = Professional Development
Session Tracks
View the full conference schedule and sessions at:http://bit.ly/nspa2017
2017Conference Highlights
EXHIBITSMonday, October 9, and Tuesday, October 10, 8:00am - 5:30pmAcademicWorks, AwardSpring, Books not Bombs, CampusLogic, College Forward, CommunityForce, Foundant Technologies, GradSnapp, Graduway, Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS), Kaleidoscope, Next Gen Web Solutions, Scholarship America, Show Me Democracy, SmarterSelect, SurveyMonkey Apply, TADS, TheDream.US, WizeHive, ZoomGrants - Additional exhibits available for purchase: http://bit.ly/nspaexhibit
SPONSORSThank You 2017 NSPA Conference SponsorsKeynote: Luckyday Citizenship Scholars Program at The University of Southern Mississippi Leadership: Strada Education NetworkPlatinum: CampusLogic, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, KaleidoscopeSilver: CampusLogic, Daniels Fund, Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation Bronze: Indigenous Education, Inc., TD FoundationCopper: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Elks National Foundation, Horatio Alger Association, Mat-Su Health Foundation, Independent Colleges of Indiana, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, The Terry FoundationScholarship Provider of the Year Award: Fastweb