Event Information

WACADA Spring Professional Development is heading to UW-Milwaukee for the 2018 Spring Professional Development Day, Monday, May 21, 2018.

We want to provide you some information to help you prepare for the day.

Please note: we will not be accepting “walk-in” registrations for this event nor “substitutions/swapping” for registrations.

Meeting Site

The event will take place on the second floor of the UWM Student Union on campus.

The address of the Student Union is 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee WI 53211. Here is a link to the campus map.

Transportation & Parking

We ask for all individuals to park directly in the UWM Student Union Parking Garage. The price is $12.00 for parking (the parking machines accept cash and most major credit cards).

Please allow ample amount of commuting time to accommodate the traffic in Metro Milwaukee area.

Specific driving directions from your location to the UWM Student Union Parking Garage can be generated by utilizing Google Maps by clicking here).

Schedule

The opening remarks will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. in the Wisconsin Room Lounge of the Union.

9:30-10:30am: Registration

10:00am-10:35am: Welcome and Announcements

  • Dr. Johannes Britz, Provost & Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, UW-Milwaukee
  • Blake Bishop, 2017-2018 WACADA President
  • Dr. Angie Kellogg, Senior Academic Planner, Student Success, Office of Academic & Student Affairs, UW System
  • Kay Eilers, Director of Student Success Center, UW-Milwaukee

10:35am-10:45am: Transition to Concurrent Session #1

10:45-11:45am Concurrent Session #1

  • Dr. Angie Kellogg – “Enhancing Student Success Through 360 Advising“
  • Christina Lorge & Alex Lendved – “Advising the First Year Experience“
  • Dr. Marcus Lewis – “Native American Students 101: A Primer for Serving Wisconsin’s Indigenous Postsecondary Population“
  • Christine Wolf –“Mindfulness Works: Finding Calm Amidst the Chaos”

11:45am-11:50am: Transition to Lunch

11:50am-1:00pm: Lunch, Speed Networking & Keynote Speaker

1:00pm-1:10pm: Transition to Concurrent Session #2

1:10-2:10pm: Concurrent Session #2

  • Colin Daly – “Mission Possible: Success in College Transition Programming”
  • Katie Abbott & Liz Baumgarten –“The Interwebs We Weave: Celebrating Connection in Distance Advising”
  • Dr. Jeremy Page – “Follow Up to Keynote: Talk Back”
  • Marie Smith – “Information Session for the National Career Development Association’s (NCDA) Facilitating Career Development (FCD) Training” 

2:10pm-2:15pm: Transition to Concurrent Session #3

2:15-3:15pm: Concurrent Session #3

  • Alea Cross – “Trading Places: Creating Inclusion and Understanding at PWI”
  • Scott Bollen – “Supporting Students through Transition: Trends, Theory and Tools”
  • Sue Conway & Sharon Kaempfer – “Working Together to Make Study Abroad a Reality”
  • Dr. Mercedes Santana & Lori Bokowy – “Reducing Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Through Self-Care”

3:16-3:30pm: Closing Remarks

  • Fabulous Raffle Prizes that “Celebrates Advising in the City of Festivals”
  • “Celebrating Advising in the City of Festivals”
  • Announcements

Registration

Registration is now full and closed.

Want to take advantage of the WACADA Membership to attend this FREE event but not a WACADA Member? Join today!