Student Affairs Research Publishing Highlights of 2023
Editor’s Note: This research corner was created by members of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Program Team, one of ACUI’s eight Association Teams. Visit acui.org/volunteer to learn more about...
View ArticleStudent Health, Diversity & Equity, Free Speech: A Dizzying Year in Search of...
When calendars flipped from 2022 to 2023 last year, as COVID-19 finally waned and higher education professionals raced to remove the word “pivot” from their vocabularies, what lay in wait on the...
View ArticleThe Transformative Potential of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Survey Design
Assessment is a core function of student affairs work and is included as one of the core competencies for ACUI, ACPA, and NASPA. However, assessment is more than simply an audit of an organization’s...
View ArticleAre You Satisfied? Your Organization’s Success May Depend More on...
The State of the College Union, Part One Editor’s Note: This is the first in a year-long, four-part series entitled The State of the College Union that looks to analyze the most current and affecting...
View ArticleLife’s Seasonal Changes, as One of My Favorites Comes to an End
As the seasons change and the year goes by, I think about how certain things remain the same while so many other things change. Each season and time of the year has a purpose and impact on how we move...
View ArticleNavigating World Events
This is the fourth Year in Review issue for the ACUI Bulletin. In 2020, we discontinued printing The Bulletin because of financial challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving The Bulletin...
View ArticleTransformative Voices: Panama Soweto, Alison Malmon, and Renée Welch Headline...
Speakers devoted to a more inclusive and empowered future will take center stage on Wednesday, March 27, at 1 p.m. during ACUI Talks — the closing session of the 2024 ACUI Annual Conference in Denver....
View ArticleACUI Announces Award Recipients at 2024 Annual Conference
ACUI’s 2024 awards and scholarship recipients are being announced throughout the Annual Conference, March 24–28 in Denver. Please congratulate recipients for their achievement and thank them for...
View ArticleLongtime ACUI Volunteer Aikman Receives Association’s Highest Honor
Sarah Aikman, assistant vice president for student engagement and inclusiveness at Northern Kentucky University, was recognized with ACUI’s highest honor, the Butts-Whiting Award, during the March 27...
View ArticleACUI Announces Host of Conference Special Honors
ACUI bestowed Honorary Lifetime Membership, Emeritus Award, and Legacy Leader Award during the 2024 Annual Conference in Denver. A full list of all awards presented as part of the 2024 Annual...
View ArticleACUI Buttons: They Help Mark the Memories
It is your first ACUI Annual Conference and suddenly you feel out of place. It is not the overwhelming number of greetings you receive, or the fact that every one of your questions was answered...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Become a Student Union in the World?
Crediting others for pushing her to volunteer, noting the importance of curiosity in her life experiences, and recognizing her family, peers, and the other women she has worked with in the field of...
View Article2024 ACUI Annual Business Meeting, State of the Association Highlights
During the 2024 Annual Conference in Denver, ACUI President Neela Patel and Chief Executive Officer John Taylor, along with other Board of Trustees members, provided an update on the State of the...
View Article2024 ACUI All-Conference Sessions
ACUI Keynote: Temple Grandin and the Way We Look at Things There is a place for everyone at the education table, and that table may not look the same for everyone, explained renowned professor of...
View ArticleNo Rest During Campus Unrest: ACUI Resources You May Need Today
Campuses across the United States are navigating student protests that have led to hundreds of arrests, including many of students, while creating anxiety, confusion, and anger for students, staff,...
View Article2026 Annual Conference Location Announced
After 112 years it will be a first: the ACUI Annual Conference will be celebrated in Pittsburgh, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center that overlooks the Allegheny River, with views of three...
View ArticleThree ACUI Regions Elect New Directors
ACUI members from Regions III, V, and VII have elected new regional directors. James Contratto of the College of Charleston will represent Region III, Mary Russell, from the University of...
View ArticleRename Game Continues as DEI Programs, Funding Remain Under Fire
The landscape for diversity programming and initiatives in higher education was muddled again last week when the board of trustees for University of North Carolina’s 17 public universities voted to...
View ArticleStrategies and Recommendations in a Time of Ongoing Organizational Change
The State of the College Union, Part Two Editor’s Note: This is the second in a year-long, four-part series entitled The State of the College Union that looks to analyze the most current and affecting...
View ArticleNavigating Change with the Institutional Intelligence Model
A Tool for Use with Organizational Change, Employment Models, and Grad Students In this article, Dr. Michelle L. Boettcher and Dr. Cristóbal Salinas Jr. Provide an overview of their new book, “Law and...
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