Conference Program

Keynote: Creating Change to Improve Ourselves and Our World, by Paul Wesselmann (The Ripples Guy)
Watch the Keynote Here! Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5

Speaking with Success and Significance
Presented by Bradley Taylor, High Point University
Presentation, Handout

Social Media - Unknown Brand Opportunities
Presented by Anthony Helms, Western Michigan University
Powerpoint

Round Table: How Much Does a Polar Bear Weigh? (icebreakers)
Presented by Mallory McConathy, Northwestern State University, and Abiral Pandey, George Mason University
Brochure

Is There Such a Thing as Work-Life Balance?
Presented by Dr. Karlea Brunelle-Joiner, Saint Anselm College
Presentation, Self Care Quiz, Self Care Wheel

ALD 101
Presented by Lisa Ruch, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and Trish Maxwell, ALD National Office
Presentation

Round Table: Large Chapters, Large Solutions
Presented by Deborah Manzanares, Baylor University
Presentation, GRAPES Membership Handout, Sample Chapter Info Sheet, ALD Reminder Letter, Sample Chapter Scholarship Info

Motivating the Middle: Involvement at Its Best
Presented by Tracy Hart, Northern Kentucky University
Handout

How to Craft a Killer $cholarship Application
Presented by Lisa Ruch, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Handout, Trow Rubric, Stemler Rubric, Fellowship Rubric

Round Table: Facing the Giant! A Discussion for Small Schools
Presented by Rhonda Gifford, California University of Pennsylvania
Discussion Questions

The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus: How to Get BIG Things Done in Your Workshop All Year Long
Presented by Reatha Cox, Northwestern State University
Presentation

Creating an Ahhh-mazing Scrapbook: Be the Next Order of the Torch/Maintaining the Flame WINNER!
Presented by Dr. Edna Steele, Converse College, and Mallory McConathy, Northwestern State University
Presentation, Scrapbook Rubric, Winning Scrapbook Examples

Round Table: Best Practices from Your Peers
Facilitated by Eileen Merberg, ALD National Office
Student Presenters: Ragan Kelley and Faith Prochaska, IUPUI; Justina Wakefield and Katherine Zerit, University of Memphis; Tamia Gaitwood and Melayna Harley, North Carolina A&T State University; Michael Lowry and Jacob Genuise, University of Oklahoma; Danielle Chorba and Alexandra Gerstel, Saint Vincent College; and Charlotte Kim and Madison Boezinger, University of Southern California
Presentation

Advisor Track

Advisor Open Session
Presented by Dr. Sharon Emerson-Stonnell, Longwood University, and Eileen Merberg, ALD National Office
Session Outline Notes, ALD SWOT Analysis

Chapter Programming: The Induction Ceremony is Over, Now What?
Presented by Eileen Merberg, ALD National Office

Membership Recruitment Panel
Facilitated by Eileen Merberg, ALD National Office
Panelists: Justin Badgerow, Elizabethtown College; Dr. Dan Bureau, University of Memphis; Darrell Hairston, North Carolina A&T State University; and Deborah Manzanares, Baylor University

Q&A Session for Advisors
Presented by Dr. Sharon Emerson-Stonnell, Longwood University; and Trish Maxwell, ALD National Office