renewed Fri 18 Apr 2008

Apsa events | 2007-08

Member meetings are held on Thursdays and include lunch -- but please bring your own beverage.

Upcoming events.
time, event, speaker, dept, location
Tue 6 May 2008
all day
The Rhythms of Work and Life: professional and personal development | Student Services Professional Development Day, a day-long event including plenary and concurrent sessions
Texas Union
Thu 15 May 2008
12 to 1p
End-of-semester celebration + officer elections
CBA 3.304
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Recent events.
Tue 10 Apr 2008 Staff organizations panel discussion | Representatives from ACA, BFSA, GCN, HFSA, PEFSA and UTSC speak about accomplishments this year and their vision for the future
CBA 3.304
Thu 6 Mar 2008
12 to 1p
What's happening in DDCE?
Dr Greg Vincent, vp, diversity and community engagement
CBA 3.304
Thu 14 Feb 2008
12 to 1p
What you need to know about safety and security at UT
Dr Bob Harkins, assoc vp, campus safety and security
CBA 3.304
Thu 10 Jan 2008
12 to 1p
Educational anthropology -- social, cultural, structural factors affecting student education
Dr Kevin Foster, dir, ICUSP Inst for Community, Univ and School Partnerships
CBA 3.304
time, event, speaker, dept, location
Thu 13 Dec 2007
12 to 1p
Curriculum reform at UT
Dr Paul Woodruff, dean, undergraduate studies
CBA 3.304
Thu 6 Dec 2007
12 to 1p
Officer mtg
SSB 4.212
Thu 8 Nov 2007
12 to 1p
Orange Santa service project
Kathy Fries, program coor, Relationship Mgmt and Univ Events
CBA 3.304
Thu 1 Nov 2007
12 to 1p
Officer mtg
SSB 4.212
Thu 11 Oct 2007
12 to 1p
How the National College Health Assessment
can inform our work with students

Sandi Cleveland + Jamie Shutter, Univ Health Svcs
Gregory Gym games room
Thu 4 Oct 2007
12 to 1p
Officer mtg
SSB 3.406
Thu 13 Sep 2007
12 to 1p
SG priorities for 2007-08
Andrew Solomon, student govt president
CBA 3.304 -- the McCombs event room

Apsa history | 2006-07

Apsa 2005-06 featured speakers and topics.
meeting date topic
Tue 22 Aug 2006
12 to 1p
Ice Cream Social
SSB G1.310 | the Glenn Maloney Room
Tue 19 Sep 2006
12 to 1p
Student Affairs Welcome
Dr Soncia Reagins-Lilly, Dean of Students
SSB G1.310
Tue 3 Oct 2006
12 to 1p
Your Staff Council
Erin Waneck, UT Staff Council Chair
SSB G1.310
Tue 14 Nov 2006
12 to 1p
Orange Santa Service Project and Holiday Potluck
Kathy Fries, Relationship Mgmt and University Events
GRE games room
Tue 12 Dec 2006
12 to 1p
What EAP Can Do For You
Connie Deutsch, Employee Assistance Program
SSB G1.310
Tue 16 Jan 2007
12 to 1p
Campus Visioning and question-and-answer session
William Powers, UT president
SSB G1.310
Tue 13 Feb 2007
see conf sched
Student Service Professional Development Day
University Federal Credit Union, sponsor
Texas Union
Tue 13 Feb 2007
5 to 7p
February Social
Austin's Pizza | 2324 Guadalupe
Tue 20 Mar 2007
12 to 1p
Working with Students: Trends and Needs
Dr Douglas Garrard, Division of Housing and Food
SSB G1.310
Tue 17 Apr 2007
12 to 1p
Spring Cleaning service project
Rachel Portnoy, Adult Protective Services
GRE games room
Tue 8 May 2007
12 to 1p
Year in Review and New Officer Elections
Apsa officers
SSB G1.310
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Apsa history | 2005-06

Apsa 2005-06 featured speakers and topics.
meeting date topic
20 Sep 2005 Dr Ed Sharpe, Cracking the Code of UT's Organizational Structure
SSB G1.310 Glenn Maloney Room
15 Nov 2005 Holiday party and Orange Santa service project
SSB G1.310
11 Oct 2005 Alan Constant, assoc dir, UT Learning Ctr
SSB G1.310
13 Dec 2005 Dr Juan C Gonzalez, vp for student affairs, w Apsa history and subcmtes
SSB G1.310
10 Jan 2006 Dr Margarita Arellano, assoc dean of students
SSB G1.310
16 Feb 2006 SSPDD Student Services Professional Development Day
Texas Union ballroom
21 Mar 2006 Dr Gregory Vincent, vp for diversity and community engagement
SSB G1.310
5 Apr 2006 ACA joint meeting
SSB G1.310
9 May 2006 Elections
SSB G1.310
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Apsa history | 2003-04

Apsa 2003-04 featured speakers and topics.
meeting date topic
9 Sep 2003 State of Student Affairs address
Dr James W Vick, vp for student affairs | SSB Glen Maloney Room
14 Oct 2003Ofcr Jeffrey Van Slyke, UTPD chief for student affairs | SSB Glen Maloney Room
18 Nov 2003 Canned food drive
John Rishling, assoc vp for campus planning and facilities
9 Dec 2003 Holiday party
Decorate gift bags for Orange Santa project | GRE Games Rm
13 Jan 2004 Ana Raley, Staff Council Executive Board | SSB Glenn Maloney Room
10 Feb 2004 Creating a Healthy Workplace: Mind, Body and Spirit | SSPDD conference
Clearer Thinking: Focusing the Power of Your Mind
Kay Christopher, keynote | Texas Union
9 Mar 2004 Brian Haley, president, and Sly Majid, vp, student govt | SSB Glenn Maloney Room
8 Apr 2004 Breakthrough Communication Using Type Preferences
Dr Richard Grant, first joint meeting w ACA | Dr Vick gave welcome and attended event | photos
4 May 2004 Elections and Staff Resource Fair | SSB Glenn Maloney Room
Conducted member survey
15 May 2004 Executive end-of-sem potluck | Rachel's house
7 Jul 2004 Executive transition meeting, incoming and outgoing officers | O's Campus Cafe
20 Jul 2004 Ice Cream Social | SSB Glenn Maloney Room
Apsa 2003-04 details.
area specifics
Participation 104 paid members | 136 paid SSPD conference registrants
Funding $6,000 University Federal Credit Union support + $15 annual member dues + $15 early and $20 late conf registration
Goals Collaboration and networking | Plan joint meeting with ACA staff organization for spring semester.
New committee | Create scholarships for members or students to use for professional development or conferences.
Membership | Currently 111; each officer strives to meet 5 new Apsa members at each meeting and encourage them to join a committee.
Web Revised Apsa website created by Cindy Chang-Fricke.
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Apsa history | 2000-03

Apsa 2000-03 featured speakers and topics.
For minutes, press a meeting date below.
meeting date topic
19 Sep 2000 Kyle Cavanaugh, assoc vp for human resources
17 Oct 2000 Dr James Vick, vp for student affairs
14 Nov 2000 Student panel
12 Dec 2000 Holiday potluck
13 Feb 2001 Connexus and other vice provost academic initiatives
20 Mar 2001 Member Conference presentations
10 Apr 2001 Legislative issues in higher education
8 May 2001 Elections
13 Jul 2001 Linda Battles and Michael Collins, Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Bd
18 Sep 2001 Dr Margarita Arellano, first chair of Apsa
16 Oct 2001 Dr Vagdevi Meunier, Counseling and Mental Health Ctr
13 Nov 2001 Char Dison, asst dean, grad studies; Dr David Drum, dir, Counseling and Mental Health Ctr and assoc vp, student affairs; and Ted Pfeifer, registrar
22 Jan 2002 Mary Mercatoris, Ofc of the Dean of Students
Sep 2002 Dr James Vick, vp for student affairs | Enrollment, management and budgetary concerns
15 Oct 2002 Darryl Halstead, officer, UTPD | Campus safety and theft avoidance
Nov 2002 Lynne Milburn and Alan Constant, assoc dirs, Counseling, Learning and Career Svcs | Mentoring
Dec 2002 Annual Holiday Party
Jan 2003 Jerry Wilcox, dir, Intl Ofc | Effects of 9/11 on the Intl Student Population
10 Jan 2003 Executive meeting
Feb 2003 Student Services Professional Development Day
Mar 2003 Don Brown, planner, Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Bd | Closing the Gap Campaign
Apr 2003 Geeta Cowlagi and Cristina Lecluyse, Counseling, Learning and Career Svcs | Voices Against Violence Project
May 2003 Marie Harris, Darcy Barrick, Dorothy McClean, and Elisabeth Moreno, UT Learning Ctr | Student Educators' Conference
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