Committee and Task Force Quarterly Report

Committee/Task Force/Liaison Report

Date: April 18, 2012

Committee/Task Force:  Annual Conference Program Committee  Associates

 Awards and Recognition  Educational Programs

 Graduate Issues and Involvement  Human Relations

 Membership Services  Nominations & Elections Committee

 Placement  Research and Information

 SEAHO Report Editorial Board or Editors SPE

 Webmaster Other:

Chairperson: Anna Hobby

Committee Members (including institutions and states):

Committee Purpose:

The Program Committee solicits, reviews, and selects the program proposals submitted for the annual conference and schedules when programs will be presented. It is the goal of the program committee to select programs which will represent all functional areas and interests. This Committee also selects, keynote speaker, and coordinates Professional Preparation Track, CHO Track, and shares the responsibility of the DREAM program.

Annual Goals and Objectives:

Goal 1: Each year it is the goal of the committee to solicit, review and select a slate of programs that will be appealing and educational for the SEAHO Membership.

Goal 2: Identify a keynote speaker for the Annual conference who will be relevant and engaging to the SEAHO membership

Goal 3: Assess current practices and offerings of the program committee and make adjustments where needed

Progress since Last Report:

This year the Program Committee solicited 194 program submissions, not including Best Of and Faculty in Residence programs resulting in an excellent pool of program to choose from.

During the mid-year conference the Program Committee was able to acquire an 8th program session for the first time to offer more opportunities for presenters to share their information and the SEAHO membership the opportunity to have more to take away from the conference.

The Program Committee secured keynote speaker Dr. Walter Kimbrough from Philander Smith College. Dr. Kimbrough gave a wonderful presentation that seemed to be well received by the SEAHO membership

The Program Committee with the help of the host committee technology liaison was able to request the specific a/v needs of presenters in hopes of improving the presenter experience by having all the needed technology, additionally we purchased speakers to allow speaker availability in every session room.

The Program Committee offered 77 program sessions after the mid-year conference and has kept a full slate of programs by offering alternate programs an opportunity to present as spots opened up. We offered 5 programs from the alternate list to replace original programs. There were no cancellations or open program sessions during the conference.

Average program attendance was around 30 participants with some sessions having upwards of 60 people attending! The additional session proved to be a good addition and was well attended.

With the input of the Human Relations committee and DREAM program developers the Program Committee has begun to assess the revisions of the DREAM Core to update the program for future SEAHOs.

Program submissions by state:

AL- 6, FL- 48, GA- 40, KY-10, LA-9, MS-10, NC-34, SC-18, TN-12, VA-15

Programs selected by State:

AL-3, FL-17, GA-16, KY-3, LA-4, MS-4, NC-14, SC-6, TN-4, VA-6

Problems:

None

Next Steps:

The 2012 SEAHO Conference was a great success for the Program Committee, planning for 2013 is underway.

Identifying the 2013 Program Committee

Continue to work with Human Relations to identify the best “home” for DREAM and identify a group committed to refreshing the curriculum.

Need for Action or Feedback from Governing Council:

None at this time.

Committee/Task Force/Liaison Reports are due to the Member-at-Large

no later than April 1, October 1, and February 1.