The University Life Student Success Symposium is the division’s annual signature professional development experience. The symposium provides an opportunity to connect with colleagues and engage in topics important to our work, evolving our professional practices. Through commitment to the UL collaborative community, we learn more about the impact of our colleagues’ contributions as we strive for student success.
The 2024 UL Symposium invites us to center ourselves in process and preparation to face the challenges and successes of the academic year ahead. The Symposium will provide you/us with interactive and engaging experiences, grounded in the UL Core Values and connected to the ACPA/NASPA Competencies. The UL Student Success Symposium will focus on the new and continued work of student affairs professionals in the ever-changing and evolutionary nature of higher education.
The 2024 UL Symposium is an opportunity for you to enhance your workplace well-being through:
- Engaging with UL colleagues
- Participating in career and leadership development experiences
- Learning about innovative practices and technology to enhance and support your work
- Connecting with UL divisional values
- Engaging in conversations focusing on current trends in Virginia and beyond
Through participation in the 2024 University Life Student Success Symposium, attendees will:
- Discover practices that foster student engagement, student learning, and sense of belonging
- Identify practices that have a positive impact on student retention, timely degree completion, and post-graduation success
- Discover practices that contribute to student well-being
- Identify practices that demonstrate in high levels of care, service, and support for students and their families
- Identify strategies to enhance personal and professional well-being within the field of higher education