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SUBMIT A PROPOSAL!!

• This conference will be a great learning opportunity for members
of the local community and those in nearby states to join in on
the conversation of academic advising in higher education. This
conference presents an excellent opportunity to meet the needs of
academic advisors in addressing various topics, but we need our
colleagues to present to make it a success!

• What is the Criteria when selecting presentations?

• Proposals will be evaluated based on relevance to current issues in
advising, appeal to conference participants, creativity, ingenuity, and
applicability for participants after the conference. We are seeking a
wide range of presentation topics relating to academic advising from a
variety of advising professionals in CT and our neighboring states.

• With the Star Wars theme, feel free to be creative and incorporate that!
Our concurrent sessions will be tied into the movie titles of the
original Star Wars trilogy, if you would like to consider that in your
proposal:
• Episode IV: A New Hope
• Episode V: The Advisors Strike Back
• Episode VI: Return of the Student

• Please submit a program proposal no later than March 31st, 2017.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

TIME WHAT’S HAPPENING
9:00AM – 9:30AM Registration and Networking
9:45AM – 10:00AM Conference kick-off
10:00AM – 10:45AM Keynote Address
10:50AM – 11:50AM Concurrent Session 1 – Episode IV (A New Hope)
12:00PM – 1:15pm Lunch and Networking
1:20PM – 2:20pm Concurrent Session 2 – Episode V (The Advisors Strike Back)
2:30PM – 3:30PM Concurrent Session 3 – Episode VI (Return of the Student)
3:35PM – 4:00PM Final words, Recognition, and Raffles!
Approx. 5:00PM Optional Happy Hour at Willibrew

OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Leo Lachut

• Leo has worked in Higher Education for the past 24 years.
Currently, Leo is the Director of the Academic Support and
Assistant Director of First Year Programs and Learning
Communities, which is part of First Year Programs. Here at
UConn Leo has worked as a counselor, advisor, and with
UConn’s TRiO program. Before coming to UConn, Leo worked in
many areas of counseling from working as a counselor and
advisor at Manchester Community College, with six graders in
the East Hartford school system and adult males involved
with domestic violence issues.

• On campus, Leo serves on many committees surrounding student
retention and success. Leo holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Liberal Arts from UConn, a Master’s degree in Counseling
from Saint Joseph University and is currently completing
national certification and licensure in the Counseling
Psychology Program here at UConn. Leo and his wife Kim live
in Connecticut and have a sixteen-year-old named Zoe.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFO

NAME INSTITUTION EMAIL

Sarah Scheidel University of Connecticut [email protected]
[email protected]
Julie Lynch University of Connecticut [email protected]
[email protected]
Lauren Humphrey University of Bridgeport [email protected]
[email protected]
LaKisha Grant-Washington Capital Community College [email protected]
[email protected]
Jess Hoffmann University of Connecticut

Jessica Ruddy Eastern CT State Univ.

Shannon Sousa University of Bridgeport

Tara Maroney University of Bridgeport

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

• From the West – Interstate 84 East to Exit 68. From exit,
take a right onto Route 195, and follow for 7 miles to
campus.

• Alternate directions from the West – Interstate 84 East to
Interstate 384 East. At end of Interstate 384 East, take
left fork to Route 44 East. Follow Route 44 East to
intersection with Route 195. Take a right onto Route 195 and
follow the signs to campus.

• From the East – Interstate 84 West to Exit 68. From exit,
take a left onto Route 195, and follow for 7 miles to
campus.

• From the Southeast – Interstate 95 to 395 North. Take Exit
81 West to Route 32 North. Follow Route 32 North to
Willimantic. In Willimantic, turn right on South Street and
go over bridge. Continue straight through the light and
follow 195 North for 8 miles to campus.

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PARKING INFO

• South Garage
• 505 Jim Calhoun

Way, Storrs CT
06269

• Across from
Gampel and
connected to the
Co-Op

NAVIGATING THE STUDENT UNION

• Check in and register on the 3rd floor in front of
the SU ballroom (330/331)

BREAKFAST INFO

In an effort to keep ticket prices lower, we will not
be providing breakfast. However, there are some great
options on campus, if you would like to grab some
before checking in at the conference, including:

• In the Student Union (where the conference will be)

• Union Street Market (on lower level of SU)
• Dunkin Donuts (on 2nd floor of SU)

• Starbucks in the Bookstore (connected to South Garage)
• Lizzie’s Curbside

• Food truck located at 1 Whitney Rd., past Bousfield PSYC building

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN MAY!

• If you have any questions, please
email [email protected] or one
of the Conference Co-Chairs:

• Julie Lynch

• [email protected]

• Sarah Scheidel

• [email protected]