ACU Annual Meeting - Higher Education Summit
April 29, 2015
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
Resource Table – Information from participants will be available.
9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Welcome: Laura Anderson (include ten year!)
Governor Herbert video
Introduction of members:
9:20 -9:40 a.m. ACU Business Review: Cheryl Smith
Year in Review
Grants Given & Received
Packet information
Committee Reports
Coldwell Banker (Chris Jensen) - Video 2 minutes
Facebook Review, Instagram, Twitter - FOLLOW US :)
Newsletters Quarterly - send us info to add
Website - snapshot, store,
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. ACU Awards Teresa Cardon (Cheryl will get plaques & video) ACU team and awardees on stage
Cheryl C. Smith Outstanding Person of the Year: Cathy Longstroth
Phillip T. Patten Business of the Year: Doug Smith Auto
Janet Wade, Agency of the Year: Utah Autism Academy
Amy Peters, Educator of the Year: Bob Watson, Shelly Davis, ???
10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Educational Component - Laura (Slide (Amy) that covers all universities as intro)
(autism services, educational components, Ten minutes ONLY, handouts, ppts, etc.)
Bryce Fifield - USU
Patrick Leytham - Weber State
Bill McMahon- U of U
Teresa Cardon - UVU
Terisa Gabrielson - BYU
State University representatives (USU, WSU, UoU, Westminster, UVU, BYU) are being invited to share what their Universities are doing specific to autism services. This will provide the audience with an opportunity to learn what type of research, and programs are being offered and developed to improve services for individuals with and how the universities are making accommodations for students on the autism spectrum. Universities will also share their plans to promote the study of autism: research, education, autism certificates, etc…
10:50 - 11:00 a.m. Conclusion - TEN year Celebration Cheryl
- VERY first video from 10 years ago and a Costco 10 year cake! (Carma & Laura cake and balloons)