ACBSP Region 7 Conference

Western Council of Business Schools & Programs

October 26 to 27, 2017

Denver, Colorado

Call for Presentations

Call for Papers:Transnational Journal of Business

Transforming Student Success through

Recruitment, Retention, and Reentry

“Transforming Student Success through Recruitment, Retention, and Reentry” is the theme of the ACBSP Conference 2018in Kansas City, Missouri from June 8-11, 2018. This is also the theme for our regional meeting, which is being held on October 26 to 27, 2017 in Denver, Colorado and hosted by the University of Phoenix and Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence.

In 2008, for the first time, regions that adopted the theme of the ACBSP Annual Conference during their regional conference the year prior were provided a slot in an educational track set aside for a category titled “Best of the Regions”. Two regions participated that first year. Participation has grown so, that allten regions were represented at the ACBSP Conference 2017 in Anaheim, California. The Western Council of Business Schools and Programs is one of the regions that participated in the Best of Regions – June 2017, with a presentation by Rr. Doug Rice, Notre Dame de Namur University, when the theme was Preparing Students for Career Success. The title of his/her presentation was Dr. Doug Rice (Notre Dame de Namur University) “Killing Two Birds with One Lesson: Using a Matrix Model to Create Synergistic Positive Externalities.”

As a new feature initiated in 2012, one of the regions participating in the Best of the Regions program at the Annual Conference is selected and honored with recognition of the International Best of Regions Excellence Award. Modeled to some extent after the ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award, a panel of judges at the Annual Conference judge the Best of Regions presentations on Friday and Saturday using a rubric, and determine the best of the presentations. The honoree is announced during the Salute to Regions Luncheon on Sunday and presented with a crystal award and a $500 check in recognition of this achievement.

We invite you to respond to this Call for Presentations for our region in anticipation that your presentation may be selected to be given at the regional conference. All presentations given at the Western Council of Business Schools and Programs conference will be evaluated by the region’s officers, and one will be selected for presentation at the ACBSP Conference2018 as a “Best of the Regions” presentation. More information is available in another section of this Call for Presentations.

Details on the Western Council of Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference

The Western Council of Business Schools and Programs (Region 7) is composed of the following geographic area: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Canadian Provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Canadian Territories of Yukon Territory, Nunavut Territory, and the Northwestern Territories. The 2017 conference for our region will be held in Denver, Colorado hosted by the University of Phoenix and Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence. The dates of the meeting are October 26 to 27, 2017 with a pre-conference on October 25. Lodging will be provided at the Holiday Inn, Cherry Creek at a group rate of $99. Registration fees will be $195 through September 30 and $225 thereafter and will include attendance at all business meetings, tours, and presentations. All presenters selected will be responsible for payment of all costs to attend the Region 7 conference, including the registration fee.

Responding to this Call for Presentations:

To submit a presentation for consideration for the upcoming conference:

  • Submissions must be received no later thanOctober 6, 2017 using the Response Form included in this Call for Presentations. Further instructions for submission are included on the form.
  • All presentations will be reviewed by a committee of members responsible for organizing our regional conference.
  • Concurrent sessions will be 45 minutes in length with 5 minutes of introductions. Please allow about 5-10 minutes for questions and discussion, giving a total of 30-35 minutes for presentation of content.
  • You may submit multiple responses to this Call for Presentations. You may also submit presentation proposals to more than one region of ACBSP.
  • To be eligible, presenter must be currently at an ACBSP Member Institution. For a presentation with multiple presenters, at least one presenter must be from a member campus.
  • You will receive notification concerning your submission by October 3, 2017.
  • If you have any questions, please call or email Doug Gilbert, or

720-900-1312.

The theme is Transforming Student Success through Recruitment, Retention, and Reentry

Faculty have a profound impact on the overall student experience. In today’s complex Higher Education market, faculty are required to engage in nearly every aspect of the Three Rs. Once reserved for professional staff, faculty responsibilities may now involve recruiting students, developing new methods of engaged teaching practice to retain students, as well as serving students who are returning to school after an interruption in their studies. Join us on this journey to identify strategies for transforming student success in the ever-changing 21st Century.

Selection for Participation in the ACBSP Conference 2018

A rubric is used to evaluate all presentations. If your presentation is selected as the best from Region 7, you will be invited to give the presentation as part of the educational track during the ACBS Conference 2018.

The ACBSP Conference 2018will be held on June 8-11, 2018in Kansas City, Missouri. Lodging will be provided at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown at a group rate of approximately $159. Registration fees will be approximately $625 for early-bird. The presenter(s) selected will be responsible for payment of all costs. One presenter from each region will receivea discount of 50% off their registration fee. For more information on the ACBSP Conference 2018, please check the ACBSP Web site, after October 1, 2017 or call the ACBSP office, 913-339-9356.

The region officers and others evaluating the quality of each presentation in their region reserve the right not to recommend any presentation for participation in the ACBSP Conference 2018. This may be influenced by a very small number of presentations submitted in response to the Call for Presentations and/or by a small number of presentations being given at the regional meeting. The presentation must be of high quality to be considered for the ACBSP Conference 2018.

Call for Papers for TheTransnational Journal of Business

As you consider the proposal of a presentation at our regional meeting, also consider the submission of an article for the 2018 issue of The Transnational Journal of Business (TJB). The TJBwelcomes authors to submit their original research papers, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, and commentaries on developments in the literature, practice, and excellence in business education, for review and consideration for publication. While this can be on a variety of topics, a special priority for the next issue of the TJB is the theme for the ACBSP Conference 2018, Transforming Student Success through Recruitment, Retention, and Reentry. Your scholarly contribution can be linked to the topic and focus of your presentation.

More information regarding the TheTransnational Journal of Business and responding to the Call for Papers is available at the ACBSP web page for The Transnational Journal of Business.

For More Information

This activity is being coordinated by the person listed on the Response Form on the next page. As Chair of the Regional Meeting Presentation Committee, this person will receive all documents and provide notice for selection or rejection of the proposal. On occasion this person may be required to consult with other members of the regional meeting planning committee or the ACBSP office before a response can be provided.

The staff at the ACBSP office will be able to provide information on the ACBSP Conference 2018or how to enter your presentation in other regional competitions. Please contact ACBSP at 913-339-3956 or .

Western Council of Business Schools and Programs (Region 7)

Response to Call for Presentations

“Transforming Student Success through

Recruitment, Retention, and Reentry”

Best of the Regions Competition

Submissions site:

Please submit to the submissions site prior to October 6, 2017

For questions or information contact:

Doug Gilbert

Staff Faculty

University of Phoenix