EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS 1 FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 | 2:10 – 3 p.m. The Importance of Early Exposure Location: Tower Court B
Track: Tour Technicalities University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR | Institution Size: 10,001 – 20,000 | Public | 100+ Ambassadors | Unpaid Join the University of Central Arkansas ambassador program leaders who helped pioneer early education experiences on our own campus as we explore the opportunities to connect younger audiences with your program. Attendees will then learn how to implement early education experiences within their program in three key steps: community outreach, activity/route development and tour guide training.
Master Your Membership Location: Tower Court A
Track: Strengthening Your Team James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | Institution Size: 20,001 – 30,000 I Public | 100+ Ambassadors | Unpaid This presentation will cover the new member experience of James Madison University's Student Ambassadors, sharing the ways in which they select, welcome, and integrate new members every year. Through sharing the process by which new members are welcomed into their organization, they will highlight intra-community engagement. Lastly, they will apply the experiences of their new member process so that other organizations can foster leadership and professional development as early as onboarding.
Students in Crisis Location: Tower Court C
Track: Advisor Only James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | Institution Size20,001-30,000 | Public | 100+ Ambassadors | Unpaid Have you ever had a student come to you in crisis? Did you know the best way to respond? Did you find yourself thinking, I’m not trained for this? Guess what, we’ve all been there. In this session for advisors, we will talk about how to best prepare ourselves and our students to respond to others in crisis. This session will explore basic crisis counseling techniques through roleplay and small group situations to teach us how to respond in crisis mode. Your campus and your community also have resources available to these students so that you don’t have to be an expert to know how to best assist them. By utilizing them in this way, we can also better showcase their impact with our prospective students. Let’s be prepared so that we know what to do and say in the moment and can best serve our students and our peers.
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