NEW: Annual Meeting Poster Presentation

The Annual Meeting Planning Team is excited to unveil a new component to the 2009 Developmental Resource Center (DRC) at the Annual Meeting. AFA members are invited to offer campus and inter/national organization programs and initiatives via a Poster Presentation. The 20x30 posters will be displayed throughout the Annual Meeting space and allow attendees the opportunity to view a combination of text, graphics, and other elements of a program or initiative such as a program agenda, an assessment tool, learning outcomes, curriculum, and photos from the event. The programs submitted should be considered a “Best Practice.” It is also expected that the initiative featured was successfully implemented for a measurable period of time. Poster Presentations will be grouped according to AFA's Core Competencies for Excellence in the Profession, and the program description should indicate how the program aligns with a specific Core Competency.

An example poster presentation:

Title: Coffee and Conversation
Core Competency: Collaborator

Description of poster/program: The Coffee and Conversation program series at Alpha Beta University was designed with campus faculty/staff advisors in mind. Meeting monthly for one hour in the afternoon, faculty and staff are invited to explore topical areas related to advising fraternities and sororities and balancing their role as a campus professional. Sessions included: “Advising 101: Understanding the role of a faculty/staff advisor”, “Book Clubs, Dinner Dashes, & More: Innovative approaches to working with your chapter”, and “Assumption of Risk: Navigating the social policies of fraternities and sororities”. This program series has been in existence for three years and we consider it a “Best Practice” for the way in which it meets our faculty/staff advisors where they are. This program aligns with the AFA Core Competency of “Collaborator” by continually strengthening the partnerships our office has with our faculty/staff advisors.

Materials we will include on the poster: Year-long program agenda with session topics, pre- and post- assessments, detailed curriculum for one of the hour-long sessions, learning outcomes, and survey data from the past two year’s faculty/staff participants.

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Please submit all information electronically with supporting materials. This application and all supporting documents must be received by Friday, October 30, 2009.

The selection committee will be reviewing applications using AFA's Core Competencies for Excellence in the Profession as a guide in making final decisions. Presentations selected will be notified by Friday, November 13, 2009.

If selected, you will be expected to bring to the Annual Meeting any material that is to be displayed on the poster board. AFA will provide one (1) white foam-core board (20” X 30”) and spray glue for each presenter to build the poster board on-site. Any questions should be directed to Michelle Marchand Rebholz.