“Demystifying Advising”
Location: Virtual Conference through Whova
Conference Date: Friday, May 12, 2023
Conference Time: 9:30AM-2PM EST
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jennifer (Jenny) Sumner
Dr. Jennifer (Jenny) Sumner, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Student Digital Initiatives, Division of Digital Learning, University of Central Florida; Executive Director of the UCF Higher Education Coaching Academy; and Board Certified Coach (BCC)
Jenny Sumner serves as an Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Student Digital Initiatives in the Division of Digital Learning at the University of Central Florida. In her role, Jenny works to cultivate a culture of student success coaching to internal and external partners; to extend UCF’s high-quality, innovative, and exceptional services to transfer and online students; and to develop and implement innovative projects and initiatives that benefit students’ academic, learning, engagement, satisfaction, and graduation success. Jenny has led multiple, unit and University-wide, partnership-based projects aimed at enhancing student success and the overall student experience. Jenny also is the co-founder and Executive Director of the UCF Higher Education Coaching Academy, a training and resource center dedicated to formalizing and advancing the practice of student coaching within higher education.
About the Conference
The FLACADA conference is an opportunity for you to network with advising professionals from across the state of Florida to discuss ground-breaking practices and enhance your own professional development. Participants will share innovative ideas with colleagues and learn how Florida advisors are impacting students.
In preparation for our Annual 2023 Conference, be sure to create an account and get acquainted with our official conference app:
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Make Your Case to Attend
Conference At-a-Glance
Sponsors
Exhibitors
Justify Your Attendance to the FLACADA Conference!
We know that training budgets are tight, and it can be difficult to get approval to attend events and conferences. We are here to help. Here are some tips on how to communicate to your supervisor why you should attend the FLACADA Conference.
- Do not leave it at the conference — share your wealth! Let your supervisor know that you will commit to a post-conference briefing for staff where you’ll highlight what you’ve learned from the conference. Tie your learning to your school’s long-term and short-term goals or strategic plan – it’s important to show your supervisor that the conference was not just good in theory but that it gave you real, actionable solutions that you can implement at your school.
- Justify the cost of the conference by comparing it to other educational courses and offerings. Almost any alternative will prove to be more time consuming and expensive.
Conference Schedule At-a-Glance
(pending updates)
Sponsors
FLACADA would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support: TBD
