GENERAL INFORMATION

The greatest learning takes place when we learn from each other. We know from our experiences and sharing with others that there are many successful activities, partnerships, and practices that are taking place at each System institution. To optimize this collaborative learning environment, we have designed the 2009 program so that academic staff can share their best work with each other.

Concurrent sessions will be offered between 1:15 pm and 5:00 pm on Thursday, July 23, 2009 and between 9:15 am and 12:00 pm on Friday, July 24, 2009. The 2009 Academic Staff Leadership Conference theme is "on the move;" sessions will be organized into three distinct tracks:

• Personal and Professional Development: Declining budgets, increased student needs, office mergers, and increased availability through technology such as Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, and blogs, are just a few examples of the increasing demands on our time, talent, and energy. As we respond to these escalating demands, it is important for each of us to work to ensure that we maintain a healthy balance between our personal and professional lives, and that we continue to learn and grow as professionals in our fields. Sessions relate to a broad range of both instructional and non-instructional academic staff, and serve as great examples for developing ourselves both personally and professionally.
• Collaboration and Outreach: This track focuses on how academic staff members, both instructional and non-instructional, connect across campuses to work together on similar curriculums, or issues of common interest to share strategies and offer support and advice. Presentations will feature successful collaborations with non-campus groups and involvement in local communities.
• Legislative Issues:  Sessions will be offered focusing on key Federal, state, System, and campus legislative issues or policies including, but not limited to, collective bargaining and personnel matters.

CONFERENCE POLICIES AND GENERAL INFORMATION

• Parking:  All conference participants may park free of charge in the University's Visitor Lot (#7) located on Starin Road behind the Visitor's Center.  Signage directs visitors to the Lot/Visitor's Center from all roads leading into Whitewater.  The Visitor's Lot is located approximately one block from the Conference site (the University Center).  Click on "Maps and Directions" to access the campus map.
• Registration Cancellation/Refund Policy:  To cancel a registration and receive a refund, please send a written cancellation request to Continuing Education Services at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Tracy Chynoweth, Director, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, Fax: 262-472-5210; E-mail: chynowet@uww.edu.  All requests must be received two or more business days before the Conference and will be subject to an administrative fee ($5).
• Late Cancellation/No Show Policy: Registrations who are "no shows" for the Conference, or cancel a registration after 22 July 2009, will not qualify for a refund.  In lieu of canceling a registration, a registrant may send a substitute in his or her place (see substitution policy).  Registrants may request any handout materials from the event, and these will be provided, if available.  To request handouts, please contact Denise Ehlen, Conference Planning Committee Chair, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, Phone: 262-472-5212, E-mail: ehlend@uww.edu.
• ADA Request or "Special Needs:"  If you have a special need or require an accommodation for an event, please include this information in the registration form.  You may also send your request in writing by Tuesday 21 July 2009 to Therese Kennedy, Logistics Subcommittee Chair, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, Fax: 262-472-1875, E-mail: kennedyt@uww.edu.
• Requests for Special Dietary Accommodation: If you have a special dietary need, Pease submit your request for accommodation when you register for the Conference.  You may also send your request in writing by Tuesday 21 July 2009 to Therese Kennedy, Logistics Subcommittee Chair, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, Fax: 262-472-1875, E-mail: kennedyt@uww.edu.

<Last Updated 14 July 2009>