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Keynote - AICAD Presidents Panel
Join us in kicking off AICAD Student Success with a moderated Panel of current A...
Lorne Buchman (President at ArtCenter College of Design)Lorne Buchman
Melanie Corn (President at Columbus College of Art and Design)Melanie Corn
Sanjit Sethi (President at Minneapolis College of Art and Design)Sanjit Sethi
Ana Serrano (President at OCAD University)Ana Serrano
60 min

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Identifying Key Factors that Influence Student Success on Your Campus
Student success is a complex phenomenon influenced by a variety of factors, and ...
TCTracie Costantino
BHBrian Harlan
BHBree Howard
60 min

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Pandemic Pivot: internships and equity - what happened and what’s next.
For the third consecutive year, employers surveyed by the National Association o...
Rosalie Shemmer (Dean of Career & Professional Experience (CAPX) at School of the Art Institute of Chicago)Rosalie Shemmer
Katharine Schutta (Director of Career & Professional Experience (CAPX) at School of the Art Institute of Chicago)Katharine Schutta
Theresa Gimpel (Assistant Director of Employer Relations at School of the Art Institute of Chicago)Theresa Gimpel
Michelle Webb (Programming Coordinator and Career Advisor at School of the Art Institute of Chicago)Michelle Webb
60 min

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Keynote - AICAD Presidents Panel

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (60 min)

Join us in kicking off AICAD Student Success with a moderated Panel of current AICAD Presidents discussing the state of student success in Art and Design Education, the challenges of the past year, and how they envision the future of defining what a successful student will look like.

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM (15 min)

Identifying Key Factors that Influence Student Success on Your Campus

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (60 min)

Student success is a complex phenomenon influenced by a variety of factors, and institutions are continuously engaged in the search for programs and policies that will provide the most impact. Research in higher education has provided insights on the benefits of specific programs, but ultimately each institution must determine which programs will work best for the needs of their specific community. The discovery process starts with a deep knowledge of the community and the dynamics of how the community interacts. Without question student success is a community issue, and must engage both staff and faculty in the effort. Although the aim is to improve student success, in order to achieve this, institutions need to have an understanding of goals and expectations, demographic compositions, cultural backgrounds, individual experiences, and the overall campus climate for everyone at the institution. This session will present the approach CalArts took to design a major initiative around student success. Although each institution’s plan will necessarily be unique, the grounded inquiry-based approach CalArts has taken to collect and analyze disaggregated data in order to reveal issues, develop strategic goals, and monitor progress can be replicated.

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM (15 min)

Pandemic Pivot: internships and equity - what happened and what’s next.

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (60 min)

For the third consecutive year, employers surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) identified internship experience as the top differentiator between two equally qualified candidates. Due to the pandemic and economic downturn, the number of students who completed internships during the summer 2020 semester dropped sharply.

There has been an increase in the number of internships made available to students since the lockdown began. Some sites have offered in-person internships, while most are offering remote and hybrid opportunities. The benefits of moving to a virtual internship format are emerging. Students have the ability to complete internships with organizations outside of their geographic area without the cost of travel and living expenses. Layered on top of these changes is a heightened awareness of the lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and the workplace.

This presentation will explore how career centers evolved over the past year - pivoting from the first adjustments and accommodations that were put into place during the Spring 2020 semester through the discovery of what form internship experiences will take in the future. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Career and Professional Experience team will provide examples, lead breakout sessions, and conclude with a summary of best practices. There will be three breakout sessions highlighting the pivots undertaken during the pandemic.

Track 2

Building Dream Pathways: The Collaborative Journey of Supporting Art Foundation Students in Declaring their Major
At Virginia Commonwealth University, the Writing Center, Career Center and Schoo...
Anna Umbreit (Senior Assistant Director: Arts, Design & Entrepreneurship of Virgina Commonwealth University)Anna Umbreit
Trey Burnart Hall (Writing Center Coordinator at Virgina Commonwealth University)Trey Burnart Hall
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Campus Pride Ranking: An Unexpected Opportunity to Support LGBTQ+ Students
This presentation will provide participants an opportunity to learn how Otis Col...
Laura Kiralla, Ed.D (Vice President of Campus Life at Otis College of Art and Design)Laura Kiralla, Ed.D
Nicholas Negrete, Ed.D (Dean of Student Affairs at Otis College of Art and Design)Nicholas Negrete, Ed.D
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Building Dream Pathways: The Collaborative Journey of Supporting Art Foundation Students in Declaring their Major

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (60 min)

At Virginia Commonwealth University, the Writing Center, Career Center and School of the Arts’ Art Foundation Program collaborated to pilot AFO 101, a non-credit bearing course designed to support and facilitate the holistic development of about 500 first year students. This project, utilizing the Canvas platform, created and retooled existing student resources. All partners incorporated playful activities into the student process to assuage the angst and stress that had been a part of the declaration process in previous years. The end result was a self-guided, asynchronous course that guided first year students step-by-step through exploring their academic options, their written voice, and their career possibilities, which collectively empowered students to say, “I do declare.”

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM (15 min)

Campus Pride Ranking: An Unexpected Opportunity to Support LGBTQ+ Students

Tuesday Jun. 08 - 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (60 min)

This presentation will provide participants an opportunity to learn how Otis College of Art and Design completed the Campus Pride Index last year and was awarded with 4 out of 5 stars and given premier campus designation. In addition, the presenters will share how the journey to complete the index turned out to be a campus wide benchmarking opportunity that has shifted support and resources to expand LGBTQ+ support across campus.
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