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Please join the Higher Education Administration Department (HEA) and the division of Student Affairs as we welcome Kris Renn, professor of higher, adult, and lifelong education and the associate dean of undergraduate studies for student success research at Michigan State University, Thursday and Friday, April 11 and 12. Dr. Renn currently serves as president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, is a co-principal investigator for the National Study of LGBTQ Student Success, and coauthored the widely used textbook Student Development in College, third edition. She will offer the following speaking engagements during her visit:

Bridging the Gap: Improving Collaboration between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs
Thursday, April 11 | 12:15–1:30 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center 214
(Lunch provided)

For decades, student affairs and academic affairs areas have operated with different philosophical and theoretical foundations and beliefs. The resulting silos are firmly entrenched, even though there is a consensus that higher education is not meeting its potential for creating environments that promote student learning, development, and success. Dr. Renn will propose an ecological approach to organizing higher education and working across institutional subcultures to improve student outcomes and discuss barriers to and facilitators of collaboration.
Register for this event.

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Enhancing LGBTQ Cultural Competence to Address the Unique Needs of LGBTQ Students
Thursday, April 11 | 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Bacon Hall 117

Abundant evidence attests to the homophobia, harassment, and discrimination that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students face in K–12 schools and college, yet growing evidence demonstrates that many LGBTQ students thrive academically, personally, and socially. This evidence suggests that it is possible to shift campus climate to address the needs of LGBTQ students. Dr. Renn will discuss what research says about becoming more culturally competent and creating campus environments that support LGBTQ student success and enable students to thrive.
Register for this event.

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CPSA-NYS Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Renn
Friday, April 12 | 9:00–10:30 a.m.
Costello Hall (LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center)

Dr. Renn will repeat Thursday's conversation, “Bridging the Gap: Improving Collaboration between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs.” This event is co-sponsored by the College Personnel Association of New York State (CSPA-NYS).
Register for this event.

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These events have been funded in part by the Faculty-Student Association Founders Fund.

For more information, please contact Amy Wilson, associate professor and interim chair of HEA, 878-4083.