Friday, January 24th, 2020 Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Highland Heights, KY
Keynote Speaker Announced!
This year’s keynote speaker will be Craig Elliott (Ph.D) (he, him, his). He has worked in student affairs for over 25 years, and currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services and Assistant Professor at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA. and helps lead the student engagement and success efforts at the University.
Craig is currently serving as President of
ACPA-College Student Educators International and leading the organization in
its efforts to boldly transform higher education. He has also served in a
variety of leadership capacities in ACPA, NASPA, NCORE and WACUHO. Craig is also
a Social Justice Training Institute alumnus, serves on the faculty with Student
SJTI, is a Co-Lead facilitator for the LeaderShape Institute, and is on the board
of World Trust.
Craig recently co-wrote a book with Robert
Brown and Shruti Desai entitled Identity-Conscious Supervision in Student
Affairs: building Relationships and Transforming Systems. It is published by
Routledge and will be available December 2019.
Craig also serves in his local community in
scouting, soccer. He is married to Nicole (over 22 years) and is father to
Jackson and Thomas, and loves soccer, music, time with his family, and really
good, strong coffee.
About This Year’s Conference
This year’s conference theme is Transforming Higher Education Today: Collaboration, Resiliency, and Access, and will examine how higher education and student affairs professionals can take an active role towards creating campus environments that thrive in each of these dimensions. Through collaboration of best practices and discussion of current trends and research, we will discover how each of us can promote student success, create access, and develop resilience in ourselves, each other and our students.
Join us after the conference for the 3rd annual Hall of Fame Reception to honor and recognize colleagues in the Commonwealth who have served their institutions, the state, the region and national associations through leadership and service.
