Start your weekend right by joining us right after the Stony Brook University Student Affairs Opportunity Expo, for our Spring Happy Hour located at the Port Jeff Brewing Company!
Hosted by StonyBrook University, The Student Affairs Opportunity Expo is a new initiative aimed at enhancing the recruitment efforts of all higher education institutions in the region, focused on student affairs and student services-related positions. The goal of this expo is to offer employers a platform to showcase their institutions and engage with prospective candidates, allow candidates to forge connections with potential employers and foster valuable networking opportunities with peers from various campuses.
Follow this link for more details!
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/studentaffairs/stu/opportunity_expo/sbu_opportunity_expo.php
SAVE THE DATE: Looking to make revisions to your Resume but not sure where to start? Join us on April 5th, 2024 from 12:30PM to 3:30PM for our Resume Review Sessions. Be on the look out for more details to follow!
Join the LICSPA Executive Board in panel discussion on March 22, 2024 at 10 A.M. to learn about the new changes from the Department of Education related to the rollout of the 2024 FAFSA including the challenges institutions are facing and the opportunities for growth. Resigster today!
We will be joined by:
Mildred Santiago O'Keefe (She/Her/Ella)
Director of Financial Aid at SUNY Old Westbury
Nahiyan Islam
AmeriCorps FAFSA Completion Intern at SUNY Old Westbury
Theresa Daly
Associate Director of Refund Processing at Hofstra University
Zoom Link to Join!
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2629458203?omn=82625756476
LICSPA invites you to join us in a conversation that extends beyond the headlines. A space where Professionals of Color can gather and have authentic and real conversations about recent events around the resignation of Dr. Claudine Gay, death of Dr. Antoinette Candia-Bailey, and other issues affecting our communities. Join our Vice President of Finance, Zhakeya Jackson, and Vice President of Marketing & Communication, Doreen Dacilas, as they moderate the conversation and create space.
Register Today for our event this Friday!
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Join LICSPA for our virtual 2023 Annual Business Meeting! This is the year-end meeting where each outgoing Executive Board Officer provides term reviews. In addition, the 2024 Executive Board will be announced, alongside the fees structure for 2024 LICSPA Membership.
**Please note that institutional or individual membership is required to attend this event. To learn if your institution is a member, or to become a 2024 LICSPA member, visit licspa.org/membership.
Join us on Friday, December 1, 2023, at 10 a.m. for our General Meeting
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Our meeting will detail the process of becoming a LICSPA Executive Board or General Board Member and answer any inquiries regarding the commitment and interest.
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Join us on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 10 a.m. for our General Meeting
Our meeting will begin with a presentation and discussion led by Lawrence (Larry) Zacarese, Vice President for Enterprise Risk Management and Chief Security Officer at Stony Brook University.
Topic: Higher Education and Healthcare Safety and Security - Protecting Students, Staff, Patients, and Visitors in a “small city” known as Stony Brook
Larry’s presentation will be discussing the best practices in higher education and healthcare safety and security while focusing on the nuances and specific challenges Stony Brook University faces throughout its campus and the health system.
Join us on Friday, September 22, 2023, at 10 a.m. for our General Meeting. Our meeting will begin with a presentation and discussion led Trill or Not Trill, a full service leadership institute that helps students, professionals, companies and organizations develop successful strategies and innovative leadership skills.
Join the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee on July 20th at 10 a.m. for a Coffee and Conversation. The topic is on the recent ruling from the United States Supreme Court on Affirmative Action.
Join our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee for a virtual meet up for our LGBTQIA+ professionals. You can find the Zoom information through your LICSPA Membership Portal http://thq.fyi/se/wQYoGwE
If you have any questions or would like to set up a one-on-one meeting with the EDI Chair, you can contact them at sandra.buatti-ramos@hofstra.edu.
Join us for our third annual virtual LICSPA Symposium on May 12, 2023, from 10 a.m. –12 p.m. EST.
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Wellness for our Students and Staff Populations
After an ever-changing time in higher education, professional staff and students face a challenge that is not new, but that has become more prevalent in all aspects of our lives: taking care of ourselves. Oftentimes, wellness can be a looked over topic by both students and staff/faculty, the result being harm to themselves and those around them. This symposium serves to re-emphasize the importance of all aspects and areas of wellness. With the assistance of our panelists who all have one or more aspects of wellness within their realm, we desire to answer the question: How do we, as professionals, promote and facilitate proper wellness strategies in both ours and students’ lives? And further, how do we do this in an equitable way?
Join our panelists and specialists as they address this topic at our virtual LICSPA Symposium on Friday, May 12, 2023, 10–12:00 p.m.
Alicia K. Czachowsku, EdD, MPH, CHES (they/them/theirs), Senior Executive Director of Alice! Health Promotion, Columbia Health
Adele Gutierrez, BDN, RN, Registered Nurse: EAP Coordinator at SUNY Old Westbury
Christina Vargas, MS, Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator at SCCC; Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for ERASE Racism, Inc.; Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University
Erin Maurno, MA, Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness at Stony Brook University
Marisa Bisiani, DNP, Assistant Vice President of Student Health, Wellness, and Prevention Services at Stony Brook University
The LICSPA Symposium is free to those with an active 2023 LICSPA membership and current graduate student staff and professionals. For other individuals, the LICSPA symposium is $10 for non-members. Click here to become a 2023 LICSPA member.
Join us on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 10 a.m. for our General Meeting
Our meeting will begin with a presentation and discussion led by Sadia Halim, Director of Counseling and Wellness Services at the New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Topic: Cultivating Compassion and Well-Being for Ourselves and Campus Community through Individual and Institutional Practices
Join the LICSPA Executive Board and the College Student Personnel Association of New York (CSPA) at Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue, NY!
Join us on Friday, February 24, 2023, at 10 a.m. for our first LICSPA General Meeting of the 2023 New Year!
Our meeting will begin with a discussion led by our very own Doreen Dacilas, Vice President of Membership Development on the topic of Mentorship and followed by Executive Board reports and open floor.
Topic: What it looks like for LICSPA Mentorship
Join LICSPA for our virtual 2022 Annual Business Meeting! This is the year-end meeting where each outgoing Executive Board Officer provides term reviews. In addition, the 2023 Executive Board will be announced, alongside the fees structure for 2023 LICSPA Membership.
**Please note that institutional or individual membership is required to attend this event. To learn if your institution is a member, or to become a 2022 LICSPA member, visit licspa.org/membership.
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Join us on Friday, October 14, 2022 at 3 p.m. for our LICSPA General Meeting held at Five Towns College!
Our meeting will begin with a presentation and discussion led by Christine Fishlinger, Financial Aid Counselor; Deseree Wiltshire, Director of Student Access; and Michael Cavalli, Assistant Dean for Campus Life, all from Five Towns College.
Topic: Seeing the Whole Student: Addressing Needs from Humanist Perspective
In the world of art, there are images known as mosaics: photographs made up of many smaller individual photos. Often, when presented with issues or challenges, we try to sum them up with one root cause or solution, rather than recognizing the many smaller issues or challenges at the root of the problem.
As our campuses have responded to the ongoing ebb and flow of the pandemic and social inequity, our students have experienced unprecedented struggles regarding their mental health, housing/financial stability, relationship dynamics, professional trajectories, and each dynamic of their well-being. Higher education professionals stand at the forefront of responding to these challenges faced by the emerging adults that comprise our student communities. Within fully remote, hybrid, and even traditional in-person modalities, practitioners have adapted new approaches to supporting students through these challenges. There are key strategies that can be considered and applied towards better addressing students’ needs.
Join us on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 10 a.m. for our LICSPA General Meeting of 2022!
Our meeting will begin with a social conversation in breakout rooms to share ideas, initiatives, or stress related to the start of the 2022-2023 Academic Year.
Topic: Hitting the Ground Running
A roundtable discussion focused on what innovative strategies institutions have to further engage and support students in the new academic year. Topics include: strategies for engaging students, first-year support, supporting staff, first-generation transitions, equity and diversity focus, general campus programming, advising and support.
Beer, wine, apps, and great company - join us as we come back together for a social in person! RSVP to attend our Summer Social on Friday, July 29 starting at 4:30 p.m. at The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille. View their website for directions and their Happy Hour and Drink Menu
No RSVP is necessary.
Join us on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 10 a.m. for our LICSPA General Meeting of 2022!
Our meeting will begin with a presentation and discussion led by Hayden Greene, Director of Multicultural Affairs and Student Development at Manhattan College.
Topic: I’m a J.E.D.I. Warrior and I Have Pictures to Prove It!
I am a J.E.D.I. (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Warrior, and I am also a professional photographer. The Multicultural Center at Manhattan College boasts of a variety of programs that exist at the confluence of those identities. This session looks at the way we visually represent the ideals of J.E.D.I. Come learn about our Alternative Narrative Art Show, our Halo program, and our Wings of Inclusion.
Mr. Hayden Greene serves as the Director of Multicultural Affairs and Student Development at Manhattan College and oversees the Multicultural Center. He is working to develop inclusion workshops involving students, faculty, and administrators. Greene has held student life leadership positions at Medgar Evers College, Barnard College of Columbia University and Montclair State University during his career. Hayden Greene has also presented all over the world, seeking to broaden people’s understanding of leadership styles, inclusivity, diversity, and justice. In addition, Hayden Greene is a prize winning, fine art photographer with an eye for the ironic and for color. He has been a working professional since 2008 and strives to capture the unnoticed beauty that we walk by every day. His work includes beautiful landscapes and cityscapes, expressive portraiture, and dynamic concert and event photography. An avid photographer, Greene earned his Bachelor’s degree at Baruch College and his Master’s degree at Montclair State University.
Join us for our Annual LICSPA Symposium on April 29, 2022, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. EST.
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The Future of Serving Students in Higher Education
The COVID pandemic has forever changed the way higher education professionals serve students. Our incoming students spent their formative years in high school learning behind a screen. They missed out on traditional milestones such as proms, sporting events and for some even graduation. Because of the unpredictability at the time some students were not even required to take standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT. In addition, these students were witnesses of political turmoil and learned the power of their own voices when it comes to matters of social justice. Now in college, many students have grown accustomed to a virtual way of living, but as institutions we are trying to return to what we once believed to be ‘normal;’ reviving our in-person campus events, offering classes in person and providing students with the ‘traditional’ college experience. How do we work to assimilate this new generation of students whose lives have greatly changed and been shaped by the COVID pandemic? What role will technology grow to play in learning both inside and outside the classroom and how do we teach students to voice their opinions on matters of social justice in an appropriate and effective manner?
Join our panelists and specialists as they address this topic at our virtualLICSPASymposium on Friday, April 29, 2022, 10–12:00 p.m.
Deysi Aguilar-Mpoy, Assistant Dean of the NOAH Program, Hofstra University
Denise Dawkins, Administrative Assistant in the Division of Business Management, Internship Coordinator to PHIT – Public Health Informatics and Technology, Dominican College and 2nd Year Doctoral Student, Manhattanville College
Elizabeth Greenlee, Coordinator of Residence Life, St. Joseph’s College
Dr. Rebecca S. Natow, Director of Higher Education Leadership, Masters program & Co-Director of Educational and Policy Leadership doctoral program, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, Hofstra University
Robin Pitts, Executive Director of Leadership for NYCDOE, Manhattanville Colleges
The LICSPA Symposium is free to those with a 2022 LICSPA membership. For other individuals, the LICSPA Symposium is $25. Click here to become a 2022 LICSPA member.
Join us on Friday, March 18, 2022, at 10 a.m. for our March LICSPA General Meeting!
Our meeting will begin with a panel presentation and discussion moderated by Doreen Dacilas, Vice President of Membership Development. Panelists include:
Topic: The Other Side of COVID
Through much turmoil, stress, and worry, higher education adapted to fit the COVID-19 pandemic into the everyday life of students, faculty, and staff. New programs and initiatives have been created, traditions have been adapted and altered, and institutions have worked tirelessly to provide seamless transitions in a time of confusion and worry. Hear from a few higher education professionals on their experiences and what came from the pandemic, although we are still navigating step-by-step.
Panelists include:
Jerilyn Marinan, Director of Career Planning & Development, SUNY Old Westbury
Jean Peden-Christodoulou, Ed.D, Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Hofstra University
Mechelle Grayson, Assistant Director for Equity, Inclusion, and Campus Partnerships, Hofstra University
Paul Ferrante, Assistant Director for Student Life, New York Institute of Technology
Join us on Friday, February 11, 2022, at 10 a.m. for our first LICSPA General Meeting of 2022!
Our meeting will begin with a presentation and discussion led by Maria Moreno, Interim Director for Student Involvement & Leadership at Manhattanville College and Executive Vice President of LICSPA.
Topic: The Great Resignation: Imperfectly Navigating Change & Burnout
Low staff morale, burnout, restructuring, and more are just some of the effects that many departments are facing due to the Great Resignation. Come join us as we discuss how people can try to retain staff, and their sanity, in the face of this tidal wave of resignations.
Join LICSPA for our virtual 2021 Annual Business Meeting! This is the year-end meeting where each outgoing Executive Board Officer provides term reviews. In addition, the 2022 Executive Board will be announced, alongside the fees structure for 2022 LICSPA Membership.
**Please note that institutional or individual membership is required to attend this event. To learn if your institution is a member, or to become a 2021 LICSPA member, visit licspa.org/membership.
Join LICSPA leaders to learn more about their roles and responsibilities of all LICSPA Officers as well as the elections process.
**Please note that institutional or individual membership is required to attend this event. To learn if your institution is a member, or to become a 2021 LICSPA member, visit licspa.org/membership.
Join LICSPA for an Open Leadership Meeting! Chat with current Executive and General Board Officers about their roles within LICSPA and learn more about the elections process.
**Please note that institutional or individual membership is required to attend this event. To learn if your institution is a member, or to become a 2021 LICSPA member, visit licspa.org/membership.
The 2021 Annual Conference will be held virtually on November 4, 2021!
Visit the Annual Conference section of our website for more information!
**Please note that institutional or individual membership is required to attend this event. To learn if your institution is a member, or to become a 2021 LICSPA member, visit licspa.org/membership.
Join us on Friday, October 22, 2021, from 10–11:30 a.m. EST for our last General Meeting of the year!
Evolve, Exit, or Endure?—Making Moves in Higher Ed and Beyond
presented by Laura M. Coleman, Associate Director of Employer Relations, TC Next, Teachers College
This session is designed for higher education professionals as they consider the next step in their career journey—whether that means a new role at a different institution (or in a different function), transitioning to a job outside of higher education entirely, or finding areas of growth within your current position. We will walk through ways to reflect on your personal career path and what might come next, explore the current hiring landscape in higher ed, and examine your highly transferable skills that could bridge the gap into another industry. The goal is to leave this session feeling confident as you navigate your next professional transition.
**Please note that institutional or individual membership is required to attend this event. To learn if your institution is a member, or to become a 2021 LICSPA member, visit licspa.org/membership.
About Laura: Laura Coleman (she/her) is the Associate Director of Employer Relations at TC NEXT, the career and professional development center at Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, NY). In this role she manages relationships with a network of over 3,000 employer partners and develops opportunities for students and alumni to connect with hiring managers across a wide variety of industries. Previously she was the Associate Director of Alumni & Employer Relations at Sotheby’s Institute Art (New York, NY) where she spearheaded new alumni engagement initiatives, oversaw campus recruitment programs, and produced professional development events. Laura began her career in higher education at Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN), primarily serving in the role of Associate Director for International Admission, leading strategic planning for international student enrollment and overseeing application review and scholarship awarding. Laura is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and the Metropolitan New York College Career Planning Officers’ Association (MNYCCPOA). She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University, has studied at the Universidad de Granada in Granada, Spain, and is currently pursuing graduate studies at Teachers College, Columbia University.
