Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE)
Twentieth Annual Professional and Student Development Conference
Twenty Years: History, Transitions and Empowerment
Friday, March 23, 2012
DePaul University
CONFERENCE PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome/Bienvenidos 9:20 a.m. Morning Plenary Address
Education, Politics, Immigration and Demographics
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Workshops I
1. Civic Engagement as Professional Development?
2. Fostering Partnerships: Tips for Securing Funding for Your Organization
3. Surviving the PhD: A Latina Student Perspective
4. Show Me the Money: How to Find and Win Scholarships
11:45 p.m. Lunch/Afternoon Plenary Address
ILACHE Awards
§ Emerging Leader § Lifetime Achievement
1:30 p.m. Break
5. Beyond College Access: From Admission to Graduation, Then What?
6. The GRE, Why It (Doesn't) Matter
7. Communicating Effectively with the Modern Day Student
8. It takes two (or more): Best Practices for Ensuring Student Success at Community College
9. DePaul University’s Test-Optional Decision: Looking Back and Looking Forward
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Workshops III
11. Leadership is Everyone’s Business in Student Organizations
12. The ENLACE Fellows Program FAQs and Testimonials
13. DePaul University’s Test-Optional Decision: Looking Back and Looking Forward
14. Research Poster Presentation
4 - 7 pm ILACHE Conference 20th Anniversary Celebration and Networking Reception
