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Keynote Sessions
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Keynote Sessions
Planning Committee Previous Committees Past Programs

Sessions

Time Session Blocks
10:20 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Session Block 1
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Session Block 2
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Session Block 3
2:55 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. Session Block 4

Session Block 1

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Leading with Care: Relational and Strengths-Based Supervision for Today’s Students

Presenter(s):
Alyssa Fenix (They/She)
Bailie Gregory (They/She)
Mary Rose Pedron (They/Them)
Isaac Hollis (They/He)

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The New Survival Skill: How to Find, Build, and Maintain Resilient Communities in a Fragmented World

Presenter(s):
Rhaeza Bruce, LCSW-C, LICSW (She/her/hers)
Tania DeBarros, LICSW, LCSW (She/her/hers)

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Expanding Horizons: Taking Control of Your Professional Growth

Presenter(s):
Kalia Patricio (She/Her)
Kelsey Diggs (She/Her)

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Risk, Resilience, and Re-imagining Support for Communities in Crisis

Presenter(s):
M Pease (they/them/theirs)

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Addressing College Food Insecurity through Research, Advocacy, and Community Partnerships

Presenter(s):
Andrea Kalfoglou (she/her)
Nicole Holt ((she/her)
Faith Borras ((she/her)

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Weaving the Web of Change: Collective Power for Resilient Futures

Presenter(s):
Heather Polonsky (she/they)
Charis Lawson (she/her)

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Creating Sustainable Practices for Graduate Success: Strategies for Balance, Belonging, and Burnout Prevention

Presenter(s):
Stephanie Olson (she/her)
Kaia Lee-Espiritu
Ketsia Mandjila (she/her)

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Standing in the Gap: Using a Justice-Centered Approach to Meet Essential Needs and Help Students Thrive

Presenter(s):
Brian Watkins (he/him)
Chamika Ellis (she/her)
Rocio Fregoso-Mota (she/her/ella)
Yanira Pacheco Ortiz (she/her/ella)
Keyla Whitaker (she/her)


Session Block 2

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Leading with Care: Relational and Strengths-Based Supervision for Today’s Students

Presenter(s):
Alyssa Fenix (They/She)
Bailie Gregory (They/She)
Mary Rose Pedron (They/Them)
Isaac Hollis (They/He)

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The New Survival Skill: How to Find, Build, and Maintain Resilient Communities in a Fragmented World

Presenter(s):
Rhaeza Bruce, LCSW-C, LICSW (She/her/hers)
Tania DeBarros, LICSW, LCSW (She/her/hers)

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How to Keep Doing Good in a Changing Environment: Strategies for Student Affairs Professionals to Sustain Impact and Innovation

Presenter(s):
Tyrese Fenty (he/him)

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Steps For Accessing Coursera Certifications For Professional Skills

Presenter(s):
Ian Sloan

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Resilience through Transition: Insights into the Transfer Student Experience

Presenter(s):
Pearl Lo (she/her)
Laura Widener (she/her)
Daisy Navarro (she/her)
Cierra Nestor-Gray (she/her)
Anthony Zolnier (he/him)

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Beyond the Roster: Cultivating Belonging for Student Parents

Presenter(s):
Kendyl Oliver (she/her)
Amaya Johnson (she/her)

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“Don’t Cost a Thing”… Except It Does: How Burnout, Compassion Fatigue & Emotional Loads Lead to Disengagement

Presenter(s):
Nikita Kimani (she/her)

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Collect and Utilize Near Miss Data

Presenter(s):
Meghan Fox (she/her)
Jairo Cruz (he/him)


Session Block 3

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We’ve been here before: Engaging in Conversations on Belonging & Community During Our Current Political Climate & Beyond

Presenter(s):
Vernon Wall (he/him)

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Working Together to Build Resilient Programming to Support Financially Vulnerable Students

Presenter(s):
Yu-Wei Wang (she/her)
Janet Bello (she/her)
Carl Wachowski (he/him)
Matheshwara Annamalai Senthilkumar (he/him)
Brian Watkins (he/him)

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When the World Follows You to Work: Finding Support through Community & Self-Preservation

Presenter(s):
Nikita Kimani (she/her)
Glo Beauport (she/her)

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The Longest Table: Building Community One Seat at a Time

Presenter(s):
Jenna Womack (she/her)

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Restorative Practices 101: A Holistic Way to Build Resilience in Our Communities

Presenter(s):
Nicole Garcia Diaz (she/her)
Jenn Alberti (she/her)
Sophie Cooper (she/her)
Jenna Sutphin (she/they)

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Still I Rise: Everyday Strategies & Tools to Thrive for Practitioners

Presenter(s):
Brandon Harris (he/him)
Jamese Carrell Epps (she/her)

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Pivot - A Spotlight on Your Restorative Well-Being

Presenter(s):
Natalie Walters (she/her)

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Building Academic Resilience: AI as Instrument of Cultural Integration, Academic and Language Support for International Students

Presenter(s):
Anna Grigoreva (she/her)


Session Block 4

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We’ve been here before: Engaging in Conversations on Belonging & Community During Our Current Political Climate & Beyond

Presenter(s):
Vernon Wall (he/him)

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Cultivating Career Resilience: Strategies to Adapt and Elevate Student Services

Presenter(s):
Rebecca Ryan (she/her)
Kate Juhl (she/her)
Casey Miller (she/her)
Kevin Kenneally (he/him)
Jodi Hammer (she/her)

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Community as a Factor of Resilience in a Changing World

Presenter(s):
Jeremy Lightner (he/him)
Franklin Nunez Simono (he/him)
Amani Johnson (she/her)

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Embodied Persistence: Rethinking Student Development Through Undocumented Activism

Presenter(s):
Camila Ozores Silva (she/her)

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We Belong Here: International Graduate Students’ Pathways to Resilience, Community, Wellness, and Belonging at UMD

Presenter(s):
Kwesi Acquah Sam (he/him)
Caswell Enoch Eshun (he/him)
Michael Adu-Brew (he/him)
Anani Kuwornu (he/him)
Abigail Smith (she/her)
Nicolas Martin Alesso

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Behind the Mic: Interdependent Learning & Unlearning

Presenter(s):
Damien Franze (he/him)
Aaron Hood (he/him)

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From Research to Practice: An Interactive Exploration of Mindfulness for Today's College Students

Presenter(s):
Sarah Wilson (she/her)
Olivia Mays (she/her)
Demi Morris (they/them)

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