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3 for 60: a 360 Proof Webinar

Title: #3for60: High Risk Events: Prevention Opportunities on College Campuses

Description: Several holidays or high-risk events for alcohol (e.g., St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Break) or cannabis (4/20) are right around the corner as spring approaches. In this “3 for 60” webinar, we’ll hear from some of the nation’s leaders in studying these high-risk events (with insights and opportunities for prevention on your campus!).

Featuring

Dr. Tracey A. Garcia, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Murray State University

Dr. Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Houston

Dr. Katherine Walukevich-Dienst, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine

Moderated by Jason R. Kilmer, Ph.D., University of Washington

3 for 60 - Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabis Use: What Campus Prevention Professionals Need To Know

Research has increasingly put a spotlight on simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis/marijuana (i.e., using both substances such that effects overlap) and concurrent alcohol and cannabis/marijuana use (i.e., using both substances but not necessarily at the same time). In our next “3 for 60” webinar, 3 of the nation’s leading researchers will describe their own research addressing the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of simultaneous use, with an eye toward what campuses need to know and opportunities for prevention.

Featuring
Dr. Ashley Linden Carmichael, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Christine Lee, Ph.D., University of Washington
Dr. Nadine Mastroleo Ph.D, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Moderated by Dr. Jason R. Kilmer, Ph.D., University of Washington

Students’ Lived Experiences of NACE Competencies Within Residential Life

Interested in learning about how students perceive various experiences within their collegiate experience in relation to the National Association of College and Employers (NACE) Competencies? At Southern Methodist University, the presenters conducted an IRB-approved research study, investigating how students experience the NACE competencies throughout their residential experience. The research team utilized the Project CEO national benchmark complimented by a constructivist, qualitative, phenomenological study design to examine how residents are experiencing the NACE competencies. Findings from a thematic analysis of 15 semi-structured interviews resulted in three emergent themes around which students connect their residential life experiences to the competencies: unique context, engagement with residence life, and utilization and growth. This research is important for scholars and student affairs professionals alike as it advances knowledge in both career readiness and our understanding of how the residential student experience contributes to transferable skills. Presenters will facilitate a dialogue around methodology, research findings, and implementation strategies at your institution.

 Utilizing Career Readiness Competencies to Elevate Student Employment

Student employees play a vital role in the success of an institution. But the struggle to hire students has become more pronounced in the last year. As educators, we have a responsibility to not only give students a paycheck but also help them connect with the broader skills and learning that result from on-campus employment. Adopting a career readiness framework for student employees can help add value for both you and your students.

Iowa State University embarked on this journey several years ago, resulting in the creation of the ISU Career Ready framework. Attendees will be given a brief overview of the data surrounding the need for career competencies. Next, we will cover the creation of the ISU Career Ready framework and highlight several departments and offices on campus implementing the competencies, most prominently Recreation Services. Finally, we will walk through and share a practical toolkit full of ready-to-use documents and materials to help you in your journey

It’s Not a One Trick Pony: Career Flexibility Opportunities with a Masters in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Join this session to complicate the myth that higher education and student affairs (HESA) master’s degrees only allow for working on a college campus. Facilitators will bust the myth, share the numerous ways to use the degree across sectors, and showcase how competencies learned in HESA programs are transferable and valuable to other fields. Participants are encouraged to bring their questions and explore the many possibilities of what they can do with a HESA master’s degree through the creation of a career flexibility plan.

Developing and Implementing Programs for First-Generation College Students

This webinar will offer participants an opportunity to engage in a discussion on the development and implementation of first-generation student programming. Discussing key themes identified in the book, Developing and Implementing Promising Practices and Programs for First-Generation College Students (Troy et al., 2022), presenters will provide insight into key strategies to develop and implement programs and practices for first-generation students.

When this World is not Enough: On Leadership, Liberation and Impossibilities in Higher Education

The COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing acts of systemic racial violence, and a deteriorating campus- and environmental-climate have shown that this world is coming to an end and that our collective existence in this world cannot and will not serve everyone in meaningful and humanizing ways. In 2021, Jordan Harper and Adrianna Kezar introduced a new student leadership development framework titled Leadership for Liberation which was meant to prepare students to address these vexing issues, challenge oppressive systems, and work collaboratively to envision and create a new world. In this NASPA live briefing, the presenter shares new thinking around the Leadership for Liberation framework—notably, embedding theories of madness and ideas around speculative practices. The presenter also extends the Leadership for Liberation framework for higher education/student affairs professionals in an effort to better prepare them for collective action toward liberation and all the meanings and feelings that come with it.

Reimagining Student Well-being: Leading Innovation Through Digital Interventions

In light of hybrid learning environments, campuses are working tirelessly to find innovative and effective means to support holistic student health and success. This presentation will overview the importance of system-level leadership in fostering innovative changes that support the mission of supporting holistic student well-being through a case study of a digital tool implementation at the California State University System.

Where Do We Go From Here: Demonstrating Sensitive, Caring, Justice-Centered Leadership

In order to advance the conversation among student affairs professionals, we have convened a roster of leaders in our field to candidly discuss ways that our profession and our institutions should move forward. Speakers include Penny Rue, Shaun Harper, Sam Museus, Sumun Pendakur, Larry Roper, and Miguel Macias.

What Matters to Students? Using the Critical Incident Technique in Student Affairs Assessment

This program provides a detailed overview of the critical incident technique (CIT), highlights its benefits and limitations, and offers specific recommendations for applications of the CIT in higher education/ student affairs assessment practice.

Wellbeing and Religious Identity: How We Are Missing a Component of the Student Experience

When student affairs professionals discuss wellbeing, we often consider financial wellbeing, physical wellbeing, emotional wellbeing and social wellbeing. But often forgotten is the importance of spiritual wellbeing, an element highlighted extensively in the 2003-2005 UCLA Study of Spirituality in Higher Education. Follow up work to this seminal study by Dr. Jenny Small and others have found that this area of wellbeing may be extraordinarily important for college students. Yet, the data finds that marginalized religious students may be missing out on these benefits due to environmental conditions present on the college campus. Learn more in this program.