WASSA Conference Schedule

Check below for all the interesting and informative sessions, workshops and meetings we have lined up for everyone this year!

Also included in this schedule are the fun tour and activity options we've created for your time in Boise. It's action-packed, but includes plenty of time for relaxation, too.

Coloring Contest, Drawings, Business Card Exchanges, Marketing Materials
Spuddy Buddy Coloring Contest Look in your conference bag for your very own Spuddy Buddy Coloring Book, a package of crayons and a ballot. Get wild, crazy and creative! Choose your favorite Spuddy Buddy picture, color it, and submit it, with your name on the back, to the Conference Office in the Embassy Room no later than 8:00 am on Wednesday. We will post all the entries, anonymously. Beginning Wednesday at 11 am, cast your ballot for your favorite picture. Winners will be announced at the banquet on Thursday and prizes awarded.! Conference Drawings Remember to bring t-shirts and other items from your school for the “evaluation drawings.” These are great fun and everyone goes home with something special. Bring them with you or send them ahead. See the mailing address under Summer School Materials. There will also be a “special” drawing for a basket of Boise gifts! Business Card Exchanges Remember to bring business cards to exchange with new people you meet at the conference. It’s easier than scribbling phone numbers and email addresses on the backs of napkins!! Summer Marketing Materials All attendees learn from seeing catalogs, posters and other materials from your university summer school program. Plan ahead and mail or Fedex your materials to our office and we will deliver them to the conference site for you. Send materials to: Kellie Rose, Boise State University, Division of Extended Studies, 1910 University Dr., Boise, Idaho 83725-1120
WASSA Conference Schedule
Monday, October 9
7:30 AM.-6:00 PM	Registration- Owyhee Plaza Hotel Mezzanine Named for the majestic Owyhee Mountain Range and the white water river, this historic yet renovated hotel has been a downtown Boise landmark since 1910.
8:00 AM	Breakfast on your own in hotel or surrounding area
8:30 AM	Executive Committee Breakfast Meeting - Cameo Room
10:00 AM	New and Seasoned Administrators Workshop This workshop is open to new and seasoned administrators. Topics to be discussed include programming, faculty, marketing, research and finances. By highlighting general conference topics in one session, participants will be able to decide which conference sessions are most relevant to their needs. Allyson Morris, Regis University
12:00 PM	Mentor Lunch - Crystal Room During lunch, workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet with a seasoned professional. Allyson Morris, Regis University Other Early Birds explore Boise and lunch on your own.
1:00 PM	Committee Meetings - Ambassador Room Standing committees meet at this time. Your committee chair will contact you.
2:00 PM	Early Bird Tours Meet in the lobby to depart on your tour. Visit Tours for more details. Be sure to register in advance. Tours include: • Glean Potatoes for Idaho Food Bank • Walking Tour of Galleries/Shops • Trolley Tour of Boise
5:00 PM	Return to Hotel from Tours All tours will be back by 5:00 PM.
6:00 PM	Early Bird Reception - Owyhee Plaza Hotel Terrace Join other early arrivals for complimentary hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages. Meet old friends and make new ones.
7:30 PM	Dinner Outings with Themed Options There is never enough time to cover all topics of interest in the conference format. If there is a special topic you would like to discuss with others, post it on a dinner sign-up sheet in the registration area. Look for the sheets and join a group for dinner. Sample restaurant menus will be available in the registration area.

Tuesday, October 10
7:30 AM-Noon	Registration/Conference Office- Owyhee Plaza Hotel, Embassy Room
7:30 AM	Buffet Breakfast- Ivory/Cameo Rooms
8:30 AM	Welcome & Roll Call- Regency Room Patricia Suske, President, WASSA, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
9:00 AM	Welcome- Regency Room Sona Andrews, Ph.D., Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Boise State University
9:45 AM	Break with Refreshments
10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation- Regency Room "Strategic Planning: A Roadmap to Success" Why it's important, how it should be used and what kind of planning is best for professional organizations. Aaron Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology, Eastern Kentucky University
12:00 PM	Break
12:15 PM	Depart to Boise State University- (transportation provided) Founded in 1932 as a junior college, Boise State University is now a metropolitan university with a student body of 18,599 on its 175-acre main campus bordering the Boise River. On the way to the Student Union Building, stop for a look at the unique Bronco blue turf football field.
1:00 PM	Buffet Lunch - Boise State University Student Union Bldg., Barnwell Room
2:00 PM	Break
2:15 PM	Roundtable #1 - Boise State University Student Union Bldg., Barnwell Room
3:15 PM	Break with Refreshments - Boise State Student Union Bldg., Barnwell Room
3:30 PM	Roundtable #2 - Boise State Student Union Bldg., Barnwell Room Suggested Round Table Topics: * Credit & Noncredit Options-Florrie Wilcoxin, University of Alaska, Fairbanks * Inter Sessions- Beth Acree, University of Arizona * Pre College Programming- Tryna Luton, Oregon State University * Assessing Study Abroad- Ara Pachmayer, Arizona State University * Risk Management- Allyson Morris, Regis University * Human Resource: Student Workers- Linda Schoepflin, Washington State University * Assessment & Accountability- Bill Kops, University of Manitoba * Faculty Pay Issues - Rebecca Gubser, Central Washington University * Revenue Sharing - Martin Barry, Oregon State University * Developing Long-range Marketing/Communication Plan- Patricia Suske, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4:45 PM	Return to Hotel - (transportation provided)
6:30 PM -8:30 PM	President's Reception at Boise Art Museum (transportation provided) The Boise Art Museum, located in historic Julia Davis Park on Capitol Boulevard, the main gateway into the city, is a fitting setting for this annual event. Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages as you visit with friends, both old and new, view the current exhibit, Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful, and browse the eclectic museum gift shop.
8:45 PM	Return to Hotel - (transportation provided)

Wednesday, October 11
7:30 AM-6:00 PM	Registration/Conference Office- Owyhee Plaza Hotel, Embassy Room
8:00 AM	Deadline - Spuddy Buddy Coloring Contest Submission- Embassy Room
8:00 AM	WASSA/NAASS Breakfast - Ivory/Cameo Room This hearty breakfast is an annual event sponsored by NAASS
9:00 AM	NAASS Notes with NAASS President John LaBrie- Gallery Room John will provide up-to-the minute information about NAASS activities. John LaBrie, Simon Fraser University
9:30 AM	Presentation “An Interactive Exploration of Creativity” Shrinking budgets and enrollments, changing needs for skills and knowledge, alternative means of delivering education and training mean that educational institutions today need creative thinking more than ever before. In this session, we will learn some tricks and tips for recovering that most valuable part of ourselves, creativity. It will be fun! Murli Nagasundaram, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Business and Economics, Boise State University.
11:00 AM	Voting Begins for Spuddy Buddy Coloring Contest - Embassy Room
11:15 AM	Break with refresments
11:30 AM	Grand Roundtable- Gallery Room "What I Learned Over the Summer. " Loy Lytle, University of California at Santa Barbara
12:30 PM	Break
12:45 PM	Lunch at Owyhee Plaza Hotel - Ivory/Cameo Room
1:45 PM	Break
2:00 PM	Best Practices: Catalogs - Regency Room Join Allyson as she provides an overview of the Summer 2006 catalogs submitted for award consideration. Allyson Morris, Regis University
2:30 PM	Discussion Groups by Institution Types - Dana Dudley, Pepperdine University • Public Large (>10,000) - Regency Room • Public Small (<10,000) - Senate Room • Private - Capitol Room
3:30 PM	Break with Refreshments
3:45 PM	Best Practices: Marketing - Regency Room Review the Summer 2006 marketing strategies of member institutions. Rebecca Gubser , Central Washington University
6:00 PM	Dinner Outings with Themed Options The successful themed dinner groups continue. Check the conference bulletin board in the registration area for tonight's topics.

Thursday, October 12
7:30 AM	Buffet Breakfast - Owyhee Plaza Hotel, Ivory/Cameo Room
7:30 AM	Executive & Planning Committee Meetings - Ivory/Cameo Room
8:45 AM	Depart to Northwest Nazarene University (transportation provided) Founded in 1913 and hosting a student body of 1,469, Northwest Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts university fully committed to an educational process that pursues both intellectual and spiritual development.
9:45 AM	Presentation- Northwest Nazarene University, Brandt Center Lobby “Designing a Student-Centered Summer Session: A Work in Progress” What does a student-centered Summer Session look like? Faced with declining enrollments and new bargaining agreement challenges, the provost asks this question. This session follows the process used by one experienced administrator to redesign a struggling program. Claire Cross, Southern Oregon University and Loy Lytle, University of California at Santa Barbara
10:30 AM	Break with refreshments
10:45 AM	Best Practices: Programming - Northwest Nazarene University, Brandt Ctr. Lobby Review submissions for the programming award from member institutions. Learn some new programming ideas from your colleagues. Dana Dudley, Pepperdine University
11:00 AM	Grand Roundtable - Northwest Nazarene University, Brandt Center Lobby “What I Learned Over the Summer” Michelle Bartlett, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
11:45 AM	Break
12:00 PM	Best Practices: Web Sites - Northwest Nazarene University, Brandt Center Lobby Learn from others as Steve surfs us through the websites of member institutions. This guided tour will offer insight into what might work well on your summer website. Steven Angelo, University of California at Los Angeles
1:00 PM	Box Lunch- Northwest Nazarene University, Brandt Center Lobby Business Meeting - Northwest Nazarene University, Brandt Center Lobby
2:00 PM	Return to Hotel or Take a Tour The tour to the World Center for Birds of Prey goes directly from NNU. Everyone else will return to the hotel and leave for the other two tours a few minutes later. See Tours web page for details. Be sure to register in advance. * World Center for Birds of Prey * Old Penitentiary and Boise Foothills * Walking Tour of Basque Block
5:45 PM	Depart for Awards Reception and Banquet (transportation provided)
6:00 PM	Beverage Reception at the Historic Boise Depot From the hilltop site of this Spanish-style structure, built in 1925, enjoy a panoramic view of the Boise Front and the city. A trip to the top of the Bell Tower provides an even better view. Enjoy complimentary wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages as the Boise Basque Dancers perform their exuberant traditional dances.
7:00 PM	Awards Banquet at the Historic Boise Depot We will enjoy the banquet, presentation of awards, and conference photo show in the Great Hall, the grandiose waiting room of this former Union Pacific Depot.
9:00 PM	Return to Hotel (transportation provided)
Friday, October 13
8:00 AM	Buffet Breakfast - Owyhee Plaza Hotel, Ivory/Cameo Room Depart Boise or spend a few days in the area enjoying one of your new favorite places
10:00 AM	Executive & Annual Meeting Committees - Ambassador Room
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