AFA's Virtual Seminar Series offers you an opportunity for professional development from the comfort of your own office or conference room. In order to participate in these sessions, you will need an Internet connection to view the visual materials and a telephone to listen to the audio portion. Multiple people can participate at one site by utilizing a speaker phone. Registration is $50/site for members or $65/site for non-members. You can also receive a 30% discount by registering for or purchasing recordings of 5 or more seminars.
New! Interested in both the live seminar and the recording? Members can now purchase both for a reduced rate of $65 (includes S&H).
Virtual Seminar Series
The following programs are coming up. All programs are held 2:00-3:30pm Eastern time. Click on the session title to read more about each program; more session descriptions will be added as the program curriculum is finalized.
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Title |
Description |
Core Competency |
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Creating Leadership Class/Program Curriculum |
Designing a fraternity/sorority leadership development course or program can be daunting when theory, logistics, assessment, and curriculum review boards may be involved. Participants in this seminar will learn about curriculum development and implementation from a panel of experts, each with a unique perspective on student leadership programming.
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Innovator  Educator  |
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Now What? Getting the Most Bang for Your (summer leadership experience) Buck! |
Each year, students have the incredible opportunity to attend summer leadership experiences like UIFI, LeaderShape, and programs offered through their individual organizations. Yet, all too often, we see the eagerness of these students to initiate change/action dwindle following their return to the "real world" of campus life. As fraternity/sorority professionals, are we doing our due diligence to continue to engage in the conversation with our students? Do we have a plan in place to work with these students upon their return to campus? This VSS will explore these initiatives and provide strategies on how to empower our students to continue
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Collaborator
Educator
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| October 2010 |
Crisis Management: How do we plan and address a campus crisis?
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A crisis by definition is something we didn’t plan to have happen, none-the-less we must react, whether it be a tornado, fire, or illness outbreak. This seminar will explore the current technologies that are available for campuses and communities to use for crisis notification. Participants will learn skills, procedures, and techniques for effectively dealing with crisis situations on campuses and in fraternity/sorority communities.
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Innovator
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| November 2010 |
Addressing Professional Burn-out: Assessment and Prevention |
We will be joined by members of AFA who have resisted the burn-out phenomenon that exists within the fraternity/sorority profession. Participants will gain knowledge to continually assess their burn-out rate level and learn prevention measures for resisting the burn-out that often occurs within the fraternity/sorority advising profession.
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Leader
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Virtual Seminar RecordingsCan't participate in the live seminar? Recordings of all previous programs are currently available for purchase and recordings of future programs can be pre-ordered.
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Virtual Seminar Series Committee
Kate Steiner, University of Wyoming, Chair
Michael Bodnarik, Virginia Commonwealth University
Melissa Clarke, Centre College
Julie Drury, University of Missouri
Angie Eichler, SUNY - Oneonta
Kristin Fouts, Eastern Michigan University
Valerie Gregor, Washington & Jefferson
Abigail Myette, Suffolk University
Ryan O'Rourke, Florida Atlantic University
Brent Turner, Rollins College
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be given for cancelling a Virtual Seminar registration. Registration fees can be tranferred to a different seminar or recording.