Conference Agenda
Tuesday, May 19th | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Pre- Conference Workshops
These sessions are intended to provide background on a variety of topics and offer high-value take-aways.
| Time | Session | Speakers | Room |
| 1:00 p.m. | Compliance for 101 Higher Education | Paige
Smith & Amy Missinne Universities of Wisconsin | Beefeaters |
| 1:00 p.m. | Compliance
101 for Student Affairs Practitioners | Blaze Bowers, Drexel University | National Panhellenic Council |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break | Great Hall - Reception Room | |
| 2:15
p.m. | Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Foundations for Higher Education Practitioners - Understanding ERM & Your Role in ERM Framework
| Blaze Bowers, Drexel University | National Panhellenic Council |
| 2:15 p.m. | Wisconsin College
and Career Attainment Network | Rebecca
Larson,
WAICU
Carole Trone, Fair Opportunity Project | Beefeaters |
| 3:00 p.m. | Spotlight on Speech: Panel on Expressive Activity on Campus
| Frank Cella, Marsh | National Panhellenic Council |
| 3:00 p.m. | Compliance 202 Navigating Current and Emerging Issues Through a
Compliance Lense | Blaze Bowers, Drexel University, Paige Smith, Universities of Wisconsin | Beefeaters |
Wednesday, May 20th | 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Conference
| Time | Session | Speakers | Room |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast
and Welcome | Great Hall | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Keynote:
Federal Higher Education Landscape and Constitutional Crisis | Peter
Lake, Stetson University College of Law | Great Hall |
| 10:15 am | Break | Great Hall - Reception Room | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Panel on Student Immigration | Quinn Williams, Universities of Wisconsin | Great Hall |
| 11:30 a.m. | Navigating
Title VI Non-Discrimination and Free Speech in an Evolving Educational
Landscape | Wade Harrison, Universities of Wisconsin | Great Hall |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch | Great Hall | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Belonging
to Flourish in a Culture of Wellbeing in Higher Education | Dr. Tony
Chambers,
Center for Healthy Minds | Great Hall |
| 2:15 p.m. | Panel
on AI and Student Success | Meacie Fairfax, Complete College America | Great Hall |
| 3:30 p.m. | Birds
of a Feather Tabletop Conversations | Great Hall, Beefeaters, Capital View, Langdon | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Evening Reception | Great Hall |
Thursday, May 21st | 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Conference
| Time | Session | Speakers | Room |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast | Great Hall | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Keynote:
Creating Better Connected Colleges and Universities | Elliot
Felix,
Author | Great Hall |
| 9:30 a.m. | Washington Update:
Legislative and Regulatory Developments | Jon
Fansmith,
ACE | Great Hall |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break | Great Hall - Reception Room | |
| 10:45 a.m. | The Future of Financial Sustainability: The Synthesis of Policy,
Practice, and Strategy | Dr.
Chuck Ambrose,
Husch Blackwell | Great Hall |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch and Book Signing | Elliot Felix, Author | Great Hall |
| 12:30 p.m. | The Regulatory Outlook for
Higher Education | Aaron
Lacey,
Coburn Thompson | Great Hall |
| 1:30 p.m. | Designing
Student Success: Aligning Financial Aid Strategies and Holistic Assessment | Elliot
Felix,
Author
Katy Weisenburger, UW-Madison CoraBeth Schmitz, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Zack Goodwin, Marquette University Katie Glass, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | Great Hall |
| 2:15 p.m. | Capstone Fireside Chat | Peter Lake, Stetson University College of Law | Great Hall |
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