Student Life staff present at regional student affairs conference

The Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) held its annual conference on Nov. 4 – 6 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference theme was REIMAGINE: Our Path Forward and called on attendees to move and go in new directions while addressing the ever-evolving challenges in the student affairs profession. The conference welcomed over 500 attendees from across the southeastern region of the United States.

Six Elon Student Life staff presented at the SACSA regional conference. The two presentations were selected from among more than 160 submissions.

Luis Garay from the Gender and LGBTQIA Center, Emily Krechel from New Student Programs and Megan Notlemeyer from the Office of the Vice Present of Student Life offered a presentation entitled “Establishing an Early Career Professional Institute: From Division Workgroup to University Implementation.”

The session discussed the university’s current Elon Early Career Institute from its inception as a workgroup in the Division of Student Life to what now is a universitywide initiative representing four divisions.

Andrew Moffa from the Kernodle Center for Civic Life, Alexis Swider from Student Involvement and Abigail Wiatrek from the Kernodle Center for Civic Life offered a presentation entitled ‘CΩLLAβΩRαTIΩN: Two Weeks – One Community.’ The session discussed highlighted the impact that can be made through engaging fraternity and sorority students and the local community through direct service and philanthropy.

Visit the SACSA website for more information.