Conference Schedule

MNACPA 2023 Conference Schedule and Presentations

CONFERENCE OPENING

Welcome – 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Keynote with Dr. Romano – 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Q&A with Dr. Romano – 10:30-10:45 a.m.

BREAK10:45-11:00 a.m.

MORNING SESSIONS – 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

  • Integrating Cultural Humility and Nonviolent Communication Strategies in Conversations about the Climate Crisis  
    Speakers: Leslie Boyle-Milroy, Becca Manthe, and Breanne Hiivala Cahoy
  • Not Just White: Identity Development of White-Assumed Multiracial College Students
    Speaker: Shelby LaFreniere

LUNCH – 12:00-1:30 p.m.

FIRST AFTERNOON SESSIONS – 1:30-2:30 p.m.

  • We Are Resilience: A HMoob American Community Cultural Wealth (CCW) Focus on the Resistance Capital
    Speakers: Sabrina Nkauj Nag Yang, Aeriel A. Ashlee
  • Beyond Land Acknowledgement: Moving from Optical Allyship to Action
    Speakers: Cree Rose Dueker, Jessica Glidden, Lauren Kramer

SECOND AFTERNOON SESSIONS – 2:45-3:45 p.m.

  • The internationalization of student affairs: An integral component to fostering an inclusive and sustainable future in higher education
    Speakers: Aeriel A. Ashlee, Afolarera Onitiju, Yee Ba Lee
  • A Critical Framing of Student Belonging: Honoring the Centrality of Student Identity
    Speakers: Jayne K. Sommers, Christina Holmgren, Katia Colón-LaCroix

CONFERENCE CLOSING

Remarks and Thanks – 3:45-4:00 p.m.