CACUSS Conference
May 24 – 27, 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia
The cover art for the CACUSS 2015 conference booklet represents a gathering of
professionals coming together to share their experiences of working with students in
the areas of mental, physical, and spiritual health. Their work is complicated, difficult
to measure, yet positive and essential. The design captures an essence and impression
of what these professions do in a non-literal fashion.
The letters are also students, the colours bright and positive. The overlapping suggests
the melding of mental, physical and spiritual health; the motion is active and lightly
anarchic to illustrate the healthy, even exciting chaos as students develop and grow.
Contents
Conference at a Glance 2
Communities of Practice 4
Bus Schedule 5
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby campus map 7
Pre-Conference Workshops
8
Opening Ceremony
9
Concurrent Sessions 1
10
Poster Sessions
11
60 Ideas in 90 Minutes
12
Concurrent Sessions 2
12
Concurrent Sessions 3
13
Concurrent Sessions 4
15
Concurrent Sessions 5
17
Concurrent Sessions 6
18
Concurrent Sessions 7
20
Concurrent Sessions 8
21
Degree’s of Well-being:
The Role of Well-being in Higher Education
21
Concurrent Sessions 9
23
Concurrent Sessions 10
24
Closing Panel
25
Closing Banquet
26
Featured Speakers
27
Optional Excursions
28
Extras28
Downtown Vancouver Map
Conference at a glance
SATURDAY, MAY 23
SUNDAY, MAY 24
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration open
Vancouver Convention
Centre (vcc),
East Exhibition Lobby
Pre-conference workshops
sfu, Burnaby campus
Saywell Hall and Blusson
Hall / Quest University /
Douglas College
Early Risers Club – meet
in the main foyer of vcc,
East building
SUNDAY, MAY 24
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration open Simon
Fraser University (sfu),
Burnaby campus,
Blusson Hall
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Pre-conference lunch
sfu, Burnaby campus,
Academic Quadrangle,
MacKenzie Café
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Capilano Bridge*
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration open vcc,
East Exhibition Lobby
9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Opening Ceremony
and Keynote, address
by Dr Evan Adams, vcc,
East Ballroom ABC
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
sfu, Burnaby campus tours
Break / Exhibitors / Posters
vcc, East Exhibit Hall A
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Pre-conference workshops
sfu, Burnaby campus
Saywell Hall and Blusson
Hall / Quest University
Keynote Dr. Evan Adams
– follow up q & a session
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Newcomers reception sfu,
Burnaby campus, Diamond
Alumni Centre
2
MONDAY, MAY 25
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions 1
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch / Exhibitors / Posters
vcc, East Exhibit Hall A
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Opening reception
sfu, Burnaby campus,
Convocation Mall
60 Ideas in 90 Minutes
East Meeting Rooms,
East building
9:00 PM – Late
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Extended networking,
Elephant and Castle
385 Burrard Street
Break / Exhibitors / Posters
vcc, East Exhibit Hall A
for a detailed list of conference locations,
see cacuss.ca/conference or download the cacuss digital app
*additional fee required
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions 2
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Community of Practice
and Networks Lunch
Concurrent Sessions 3
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
5:45 PM – 7:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions 5
Degrees of Well-being:
The Role of Well-being
in Higher Education
sfu Morris J. Wosk Centre
for Dialogue – sold out
580 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver
Colleges / Polytechnic /
CEGEP Reception,
vcc,West Level One,
Ocean Foyer
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Community of Practice
Extended Networking
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions 6
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Student Conduct
Living Library, vcc,
East Ballroom A
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Concurrent Sessions 9
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Nutrition break,
vcc, East Ballroom
concourse
Vancouver Boat Cruise*
Nutrition break,
vcc, East Ballroom A
10:00 PM – Late
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Extended networking,
Steamworks Brew Pub
375 Water Street
Concurrent Sessions 7
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Lunch and Annual General
Meeting – all are welcome
vcc, East Ballroom ABC
Concurrent Sessions 8
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
TUESDAY, MAY 26
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Early Risers Club – meet
in the main foyer of vcc,
East building
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration open for
day registrants vcc,
East Exhibition Lobby
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions 4
Community of Practice
Extended Networking
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Grouse Mountain*
10:00 PM – Late
Extended networking,
Mahoney and Sons
1055 Canada Place, #36
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Nutrition break,
vcc, East Ballroom A
Early Risers Club – meet
in the main foyer of vcc,
East building
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Community of Practice
Meetings and Networks
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration open for
day registrants vcc,
East Exhibition Lobby
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions 10
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Closing Panel:
How Do We Create Healthy
Campus Communities?
vcc, East Ballroom ABC
6:00 PM – Midnight
Closing Banquet, vcc,
West Ballroom CD
11:00 PM – Late
Extended networking,
The Portside Pub
7 Alexander Street
THURSDAY, MAY 28
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Directors of Counselling
Centres, 470 Hamber
Foundation Boardroom,
sfu Morris J. Wosk Centre
for Dialogue 580 West
Hastings Street, Vancouver
*additional fee required
3
Communities of Practice
What is a Community of Practice?
• designing and delivering programs and
resources that promote the professional and
personal development of our members,
• identifying issues that require advocacy,
and/or
• identifying trends and key initiatives that
could become new organizational priorities.
cacuss communities of practice are the
formal professional communities of the
association and are based on the concepts
of communities of practice. Communities
of Practice provide an entry point to the
association for new professionals, facilitate
professional networking and community
for all members, and support the vision
and strategic goals of the association by:
• creating and sharing knowledge,
• supporting professional networking
and connections,
• fostering and promoting relevant research
What is a Network?
networks provide a less formal
mechanism for members with common
interests or roles to discuss shared concerns,
challenges and ideas. Networks may be based
on regional differences/issues, institutional
roles (e.g., new professional through senior
student affairs officers) and emerging issues.
Community of Practice
Room
Aboriginal Student Services Assembly (formerly NASSA)
E2
Post-Seconday Counselling (formerly CUCCA)
E3
Student Case Managers
E5
Academic Learning
E6
Community of Practice
and Networks Meetings
Individuals working with students with Family Responsibilities
E8
Leadership Educators’
E9
10:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Student Conduct
E10
Spirituality & Religious Pluralism
E11
Student Peer Support Programs
E12
Accessibility and Inclusion
E14
Senior/Chief Student Affairs Officer Roundtable
E15
Co-Curricular Record
E16
Digital Communications in Higher Education
E17
Equity-Seeking Groups
E18
Community-Engaged Learning
E19
Integrated Academic and Professional Advising
W107
International Educators/Internationalization in Student Affairs
W108
Orientation, Transition, Retention
W113
Post-Secondary Student Mental Health
EB-B
Research, Assessment, Evaluation
EB-C
Tuesday
MAY 26
Student Health
4
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
E1
EB = East Ball Room, EAST Building
Bus Schedule
Pick Up Location
Drop Off Location
Pick Up Time
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
7:40 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
7:55 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
8:00 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
8:05 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
8:05 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
8:10 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
8:15 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
11:30 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
12:00 AM
Pan Pacific Hotel
Capilano Suspension Bridge
12:15 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Capilano Suspension Bridge
12:00 PM
Capilano Suspension Bridge
SFU Burnaby Campus
4:00 PM
Capilano Suspension Bridge
SFU Burnaby Campus
4:00 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
3:20 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
3:25 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
3:30 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
5:20 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
5:30 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
5:30 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
5:35 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
5:35 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:05 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:10 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:15 PM
SUNDAY MAY 24
PRE-CONFERENCE MORNING
PRE-CONFERENCE AFTERNOON
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE
NEWCOMERS RECEPTION
OPENING RECEPTION
OPENING RECEPTION – RETURN
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Pick Up Location
Drop Off Location
Pick Up Time
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:15 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:20 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:20 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:20 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:30 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:30 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:30 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:40 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
9:00 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
9:00 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
9:10 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
9:15 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
Pan Pacific Hotel
9:20 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
7:50 AM
SFU Burnaby Campus
6:00 PM
SFU Burnaby Campus
7:40 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
Granville Island Dock
5:45 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
Granville Island Dock
6:00 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
Granville Island Dock
6:15 PM
MONDAY MAY 25
CONFERENCE
SFU Burnaby Campus
CONFERENCE – RETURN
Pan Pacific Hotel
COMMUNITY COLLEGE – RETURN
Pan Pacific Hotel
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – VANCOUVER BOAT CRUISE
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – VANCOUVER BOAT CRUISE – RETURN
Granville Island Dock
Pan Pacific Hotel
10:15 PM
Granville Island Dock
Pan Pacific Hotel
10:25 PM
Granville Island Dock
SFU Burnaby Campus
10:15 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
8:20 AM
SFU Burnaby Campus
6:15 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
Grouse Mountain
6:15 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
Grouse Mountain
6:20 PM
TUESDAY MAY 26
CONFERENCE
SFU Burnaby Campus
CONFERENCE – RETURN
Pan Pacific Hotel
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – GROUSE MOUNTAIN
6
Pick Up Location
Drop Off Location
Pick Up Time
Grouse Mountain
Pan Pacific Hotel
10:00 PM
Grouse Mountain
SFU Burnaby Campus
10:00 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
7:50 AM
SFU Burnaby Campus
3:15 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
5:45 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
10:00 PM
Pan Pacific Hotel
SFU Burnaby Campus
11:00 PM
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – GROUSE MOUNTAIN
WEDNESDAY MAY 27
CONFERENCE
SFU Burnaby Campus
CONFERENCE – RETURN
Pan Pacific Hotel
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – CLOSING BANQUET
SFU Burnaby Campus
SOCIAL ACTIVITY – CLOSING BANQUET
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Saturday
Registration
MAY 23
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Registration open
Vancouver Convention Centre
Sunday
vcc, East Exhibition Lobby
Pre-conference
SFU Burnaby campus, 8888 University Drive
MAY 24
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration open sfu, Burnaby campus
Title
Pre-conference Workshops
Room
1A
The Intercultural Campus:
Concepts and Strategies
for Inclusion
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Facilitators: Karen Rolston, Director, Joenita Paulrajan, Program
Manager (UBC Continuing Studies Centre for Intercultural
Communication)
SH10051
1B
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Exploring a Stepped Care Model Facilitators: Peter Cornish, Director of Counselling Centre,
SH10051
to Mental Health Treatment
Associate Professor (Memorial University of Newfoundland); Rice
Fuller, Senior Director, Psychologist (University of New Brunswick)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Pre-conference lunch, sfu, Burnaby campus
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Capilano Bridge
aq 3169 MacKenzie Café
2A
Spirituality and Religious
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM 12:00 (lunch)
Pluralism on a Secular Campus:
Facilitator: Graphic recorder, Sam Brad
Challenges and Celebrations
3A
Experience Quest University
Canada
3B
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Implementing Interventions for
Facilitators: Charlene Y. Senn, PhD, Professor, Department of
Long and Short Term Prevention
Psychology and Women’s Studies Program; Anne Forrest, PhD,
of Sexual Violence on Campus
Director, Women’s Studies (University of Windsor)
3C
Introducing Ceremony into the
Post Secondary Environment
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Facilitators: Dr Lee Brown, Dr Ethel Gardner, Eugene Harry
SFU
Indigenous
Student
Centre
3D
Supporting Students with
Mental Health Conditions on
Campus: Critical Elements,
Skills and Techniques
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Facilitators: Anna Barrafato, Disability Accommodation Specialist,
Access Centre for Students with Disabilities; Gordon Dionne,
Manager, Access Centre for Students with Disabilities
(Concordia University)
BH10011
SH10051
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Facilitators: Quest University staff and students
SH = Saywell Hall, SFU Burnaby campus
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Blusson Hall
BH = Blusson Hall, SFU Burnaby campus
AQ = Academic Quadrangle
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Quest
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Sunday
Pre-conference
SFU Burnaby campus, 8888 University Drive
MAY 24
Title
Pre-conference Workshops
3E
Promoting Student Success
through a Strengths Based
Approach to Student Affairs
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Presenter: Roberta Burke, Educational Developer, retired from the
Centre for Teaching and Learning at Mohawk College and former
Gallup Strengths/Quest Seminar Leader.
BH10021
Facilitators: Kate Bowers, Student Life Coordinator, Paula
Greenwood, Student Life Coordinator (University of Toronto); Kelin
Flanagan, Assistant Manager-Student Services, Jane Lee, Senior
Manager-Student Services (University of Alberta Students’ Union)
3F
Sexual Violence, Alcohol
Harms, and Mental Health/
Illness: Whole Person, Whole
Campus Issue
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Facilitators: Pat Kostouros, Co-Chair, CACUSS Post-Secondary
Student Mental Health Community of Practice; James Sanford,
Executive Director, Student Services (Acadia University); Amanda
Unruh, Health Promotion Coordinator, Student Services (McGill
University); Gaye Warthe, Co-Chair, Department of Child Studies
and Social Work (Mount Royal University)
SH = Saywell Hall, SFU Burnaby campus
BH = Blusson Hall, SFU Burnaby campus
Room
AQ = Academic Quadrangle
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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Newcomers reception, sfu, Burnaby campus
Diamond Alumni Centre
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Opening reception, sfu, Burnaby campus
Convocation Mall
9:00 PM – Late
Extended networking – Elephant and Castle
385 Burrard Street,
Downtown Vancouver
Monday
Opening Ceremony
Vancouver Convention Centre, 999 Canada Place, #200
MAY 25
9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Early Risers Club
Main foyer of vcc,
East building
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration open
Vancouver Convention Centre
vcc, East Exhibition Lobby
9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Opening ceremony
with keynote address by Dr Evan Adams
vcc, East Ballroom ABC
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Break / Exhibitors
Posters (see pg. 11 for more details)
vcc, East Exhibit Hall A
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Follow up q & a
with keynote speaker Dr Evan Adams
vcc, East Ballroom ABC
9
Monday
Concurrent Sessions 1
75 minute interactive sessions
MAY 25
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
101
Preparing for Uncertainty – Strategy and Scenario
Development for SSAOs
Sheldon Pereira (Wilfrid Laurier University)
E1
102
Developing Community-Driven
(and Community-Impacting) Trainings
Mitchell Miller, Amanda Unruh (McGill University)
E2
103
Alcohol Strategies for All!
Ryan Flannagan (Carleton University)
E3
104
Creating Conditions for Well-being
Through Physical Spaces
Crystal Hutchinson, Marcos Olindan, Marc
Fontaine, Caitlin Pugh (Simon Fraser University)
E5
105
Road From Ryerson: A New Pathway
for Graduating Student Transition Support
Rachel Barreca, Bailey Parnell,
Andrew Bisnauth (Ryerson University)
E6
106
HiFIVE: Let’s End Stigma Against Mental Illness
Erika Horwitz (Simon Fraser University)
E8
107
Designing Surveys to Assess Student Learning
and Development
Jeffrey Burrow, Diliana Peregrina-Kretz, Kathleen
Moore, Jacquie Beaulieu (OISE/University of
Toronto), Tricia Seifert (Montana State University)
E9
108
Housing Master Plans 101
Tracey Mason-Innes (Simon Fraser University),
Buddy Hall (Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas +
Company)
E10
109
Internationalization of Student Affairs Panel
Dale Mullings, Cathy Maloney (University of
Toronto), Abu Arif (Ryerson University)
E11
110
Early Alert Unplugged: A systemic approach for
building campus capacity to support student
well-being and success
Joanne Elliott, Ryan Holliday, Patty Hambler
(University of British Columbia)
E12
111
Holistic Student Development and Learning
with Student Life at Guelph: An Outside the
Classroom Curriculum
Jessica Carter, Laurie Schnarr, Cara Wehkamp,
Daniel Poulin (University of Guelph)
E13
112
Religious Accommodation: Creating Inclusive
Spaces for Religious Diversity
Richard Chambers, Sandra Carnegie-Douglas,
Allison Burgess (University of Toronto)
E14
113
Redefining Community and Student Development
– not your Living Lab
Patience Adamu, Liza Arnason
(University of Toronto)
E15
114
Modeling Learning and Community: Raising
Susan Hopkirk, Sandra Moffat
Awareness of Learning Strategies for Inclusiveness (University of Toronto)
E16
115
Community Animation: Enabling and Facilitating
Community-building on Campus
Jolanta Lekich, Eve Court, Gloria Eid
(University of British Columbia)
E17
116
From Intention To Action: A student focussed
mental health program that really works
John Meissner, Larry McCloskey, Dana Truelove
(Carleton University)
E18
117
“Storientations”
Neil Buddel (Centennial College)
E19
118
Shared Meaning with Aboriginal Community
– Overcoming Communication Challenges
Dan Odenbach (University of British Columbia)
E20
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
10
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
119
Conceptualizing a Campus-Wide Co-Curriculum
Amber Scholtens, Brad Clarke (Brock University),
Katie Felton (Campus Labs)
W107
120
Creating Whole Campus Collaboration
(for Student Success)
Brendan Schulz, Lara Ubaldi (York University)
W108
121
Active Engagement: Collaborative Planning to
Increase Student Physical Activity on Campus
Michelle Brownrigg, Kay Dawkins
(University of Toronto)
W113
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch / Exhibitors / Posters
East Exhibit Hall A
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
0 Ideas in 0 Minutes
East Meeting Rooms, see page 8
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break / Exhibitors / Posters
East Exhibit Hall A
Monday
MAY 25
Poster Sessions
VCC, East Exhibit Hall A
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM / 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM / 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Title
Presenters
P01
Transition Programs:
Assisting Students to Make the Leap to University
Marti Alger (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
P02
Building Whole Capacities and Community: Training and
Training-the- Trainer Using Impactful Techniques
Joan Butterworth (McGill University)
P03
Student Experience + Culture Change
Alexander Oster, Andrew Woodall, Laura Glover
(Concordia University)
P04
Collaborating for Success:
Appreciating all the Cogs in the Campus Wheel
Diliana Peregrina-Kretz, Kimberly Elias, Christine
Arnold (University of Toronto); Tricia Seifert
(Montana State University)
P05
The Portage Experience:
Trees and Transition, Challenge and Awe
Deena Shaffer, John Hannah (Ryerson University)
P06
Starting the Conversation Early:
Pairing Academic and Career Pursuits
Jennifer Ksionzena (University of Calgary)
P07
Inter-Cultural Relations Between Students’ Unions
and Universities in Canada
Josephine Steeves (University of Saskatchewan)
P08
Spirituality and Religious Pluralism on a Secular Campus:
Challenges and Celebrations
Adriana Tulissi, Adriana Tulissi (University of
Calgary); Patty Hambler (University of British
Columbia); Victor Thomas (Simon Fraser
University)
P09
Ready. Set. CLICK:
Welcoming Students with Online Orientation
Shari Walsh (Humber College)
P10
Engaging the whole campus in student support:
A “Student support certificate” for staff and faculty
Kate MacIsaac (Trent University)
P11
Lecture Recorded, What Next? A New, Multi-Sensory
Approach To Engaging With Information To Enhance
Learning For All Students
Dave Tucker, Jackie Wheeler (Sonocent)
11
Monday
60 Ideas in 90 Minutes
VCC, East Meeting Rooms, East Building
MAY 25
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
#
Presentation
Room
1
Social Media and Digital Communication
E1
2
The Changing Post-Secondary Landscape E19
3
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
E3
4
Transition and Support
E8
5
Campus Safety
E18
6
The Student Affairs Profession
E11
7
Research and Assessment
E16
8
Student/Campus Life
E10
9
Collaboration
E12
10
Learning and Development
Engage, network and create new connections.
Six presenters will share their expertise across
ten rooms, totalling 60 ideas. Time is built into
each session so people can connect with each
other and the presenters regarding the topic.
After three -minute presentations, there will
be a chance to switch rooms so that delegates,
if they like, can move to another room and
topic area.
E9
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
Monday
Concurrent Sessions 2
45 minute breakout sessions
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
MAY 25
#
Presentation
Presenters
201
Assessing the Fresh Start Retention Program:
Three years of Data Explored
Casey Dorrell, Ryerson University, Andrea Moon
E1
(Ryerson University)
202
Making the Most of our Community: A Holistic
Approach to Understanding Student Success
Scott Emerson, Stephanie McKeown, Ian Cull,
(University of British Columbia Okanagan
campus), Mary DeMarinis (Justice Institute of
British Columbia)
E2
203
Journey to Wellness: A Student Life Professional
approach to Self-Health
Jana Luker, Amanda Unruh (McGill University)
E3
204
A Hidden Wholeness: The Way is Made by Walking
Karen Cornies (Redeemer University College),
Tricia Seifert (Montana State University)
E5
205
Certificate in Civic Engagement and Global
Citizenship: The 360 Experience
Janet Doner, Daniel Poulin
(University of Guelph)
E6
206
Planning for Emergence
Christina Halliday, John Hannah,
Estefania Toledo (Ryerson University)
E8
207
Situating Career Services at the heart of SEM
Nancy Johnston, Tony Botelho
(Simon Fraser University)
E9
208
Wellness Alert in Residence – A Systemic Approach
to Managing Disease in Residence
Kevin Friese (University of Alberta), Marianne
Mantyla (TelASK Technologies Inc.)
E10
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
12
Room
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
209
Engaging Student Leaders in Assessment
Melinda Scott (University of Toronto)
E11
210
Student Voice: Meaningfully engaging students
for a Healthy Campus Community
Crystal Hutchinson, Katie Mai, Ravina Gill
(Simon Fraser University)
E12
211
Nobody Puts Student Life in a Corner:
Increasing Access to Student Services for Success
Emzhei Chen, Nadia Rosemond, Alyssa
Graham (University of Toronto Scarborough)
E13
212
Holistic Student Success: An Approach, A Model
and Some Food For Thought
Laurie Smith, Terri Flanagan
(Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
E14
213
Developing a culturally competent framework
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student
support at the University of Sydney
Tanya Griffiths, Ana Munro
(The University of Sydney)
E15
214
Alternate Formats 101
Tara Robertson (Langara College, Caper BC),
Heidi Nygard (University of British Columbia)
E16
215
Doing it Different: An Alternative Model to Providing
Counselling and Accessibility Services
Laureen Janzen, Andrea Johnston, Chad Smith,
E17
(Red River College)
216
Solving The Retention Conundrum Among
Mature Learners Through A First-Year Experience
Intervention
Brian Poser (York University)
E18
217
Responding to Changes and Meeting the Needs:
Transferring a First-Year Guide to Electronic Form
Kelly Knight (Memorial University)
E19
218
Admitting the “Whole Student”:
Insights From Two Masters Research Projects On
The Institutional and Student Impact From UBC’s
Use of an Applicant Personal Profile In
The Undergraduate Admissions Process
Natalie Hargott, Andrew Arida
(University of British Columbia)
E20
219
Volunteers: More than just free labour!
Scott Dempsey (University of Ontario Institute
of Technology), Mannix Chan
W107
220
Journey Through the Changing Landscape for
McGill’s Indigenous Community
Kakwiranóron Cook, Allan Vicaire,
Alyse VanEvery (McGill University)
W108
221
The Canoe of Life: Indigenous Prior Learning
Assessment and Portfolio Development
Tania Smethurst, Janet Sinclair,
Richard Charlie, Ivy Richardson
(Vancouver Island University)
W113
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
Monday
Concurrent Sessions 3
75 minute interactive sessions
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
MAY 25
#
301
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
Presentation
Presenters
Room
Integrated and Engaged Learning @ Laurier
Dave Shorey, Associate Director, Residence
Education (Wilfrid Laurier University), Clayton
McCourt, Manager Residence Life (University
of Waterloo)
E1
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
13
Monday
concurrent sessions 3 continued
75 minute interactive sessions
4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
MAY 25
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
302
Bridging Research and Practice: Exploring the Role
of Learning Experiences in Enhancing Student
Well-being
Alisa Stanton, Rosie Dhaliwal, David Zandvliet,
Sarah Louise Turner (Simon Fraser University)
E2
303
Understanding Bystander Efficacy and Male
Hesitancy towards Dating Violence Prevention
Programs in a Post-Secondary Setting
Alysha Cooper, Patricia Kostouros
(Mount Royal University)
E3
304
By Design: using enrolment intelligence to foster
student success
Janet K. Morrison, Michelle Miller, Mario Verrilli
(York University)
E5
305
Addressing cyberbullying in the campus community:
Creating a safe and kind cyberspace for universities
Chantal Faucher, Wanda Cassidy, Margaret
Jackson (Simon Fraser University), Natalie
Sharpe (University of Alberta), Lida Blizard
(Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
E6
306
Conversations across religious differences: The role
of secular institutions in engaging students of faith
backgrounds in diversity initiatives
Patty Hambler, Robert Daum (University
of British Columbia), Richard Chambers
(University of Toronto), Ellie Hummel
(Concordia University)
E8
307
The Role of a Campus-Wide Advising Conference In
Building a Community of Practice at UBC
Darran Fernandez, Carol Naylor, Michelle
Mallette, Susanne Goodison,
(University of British Columbia)
E9
308
Key Considerations:
Designing a Peer Mentoring Program To Support
Students With Mental Health Issues
Mira Dineen (Queen’s University)
E10
309
What’s App Doc?
Using Phone Applications to Engage the Whole
Student in the Counselling Process
Sonya Flessati (Mount Royal University)
E11
310
Community Cousins: Planning for the Whole Student
Sylvia Scow, Sylvia Scow, Gary Manson,
Ivy Richardson, Patrick Aleck
(Vancouver Island University)
E12
311
Meeting the Needs of the Whole Student: A Dynamic
Delivery Model for Counselling Services
Christine Tauer Martin, Linda Mackay
(University of Waterloo), Dr. Mohsan Beg
(University of Windsor)
E13
312
Career-Life Intervention: A mental health strategy
supporting the whole student and creating healthy
communities.
Kathy Offet-Gartner, Jack Dobbs,
Michael Huston, Mount Royal University
E14
313
Active Health – A Prescription for Exercise
Martin Mroz, Tammy Blackwell, Marc Pope
(Simon Fraser University)
E15
314
SCORB Self-Compassion Oriented Resilience
Building
Megan Pinfield (Simon Fraser University),
Lauren O’Keefe, Craig Lee
E16
315
Advising as a Community Hub
Linda Pardy (University of the Fraser Valley)
E17
316
Developing Students Into Complex Thinkers,
Reflective Collaborators and Community Leaders.
How One UBC Faculty, Is Doing It All
Carol Naylor, Robyn Leuty, Kyle Nelson,
Will Valley (University of British Columbia)
E18
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
14
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
317
Exploring Anti-Oppressive Principles as a Framework
for Emancipatory Student Affairs Practice
Christina Meredith, Sarah Hunter
(Georgian College)
E19
318
Providing Quality Student Services to students
attending Satellite Campuses
Greg Marsh (University of Lethbridge)
E20
319
Whole Student – Whole Campus – Healthy Team
– Whole Counsellor: A counselling department’s
process of change to meet the Mental Health needs
of students at KPU (2011 to 2015)
Karen Mitchinson, Robyn Rushford (Kwantlen
Polytechnic University), Patrick Crawshaw
(Consultant)
W107
320
Ethical Decision Making for Professionals Working
within Post-Secondary Institutions
Nigel Scott, Emily Drew, Tanny Marks
(Vancouver Community College)
W113
321
Career aspirations of midlevel Student Affairs
Professionals
Richard Wikkerink
(Redeemer University College)
W108
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
5:45 PM – 7:30 PM
Colleges / Polytechnic / CEGEP reception
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Community of Practice Extended Networking cacuss.ca/conference for locations
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Vancouver Boat Cruise
10:00 PM – Late
Extended networking – Steamworks Brew Pub 375 Water Street
Tuesday
West Level One, Ocean Foyer
Concurrent Sessions 4
45 minute breakout sessions
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
401
A Foodless Food Bank:
Creative Ways to Fight Hunger on Campus
Kimberly Daniels, Mellissa Khuai (Humber
College – Humber Students’ Federation)
E1
402
Drinking with Class
Brandon de Krieger (CLC – TRU), Stephen
Marchment (CLC – Algonquin)
E2
403
The In Their Shoes Project
Heather Lane Vetere (Ryerson University)
E3
404
“Whole Campus, Whole Student, Whole Student
Organizations: Developing curriculum to develop
and improve the capacity of clubs and groups”
Kristen Wallace (University of Toronto)
E5
405
When Health Care Institutions and Post Secondary
Collaborate to change the Landscape for Student
Mental Health: The Case of the Mobile Mental
Health Team
Karen Cornies (Redeemer University College),
Louisa Drost (Mohawk College), Su-Ting Teo
(Ryerson Unviersity)
E6
406
Nurturing UD implementation:
The Case of Student Affairs
Tanja Beck, Frederic Fovet, Lina Di Genova
(McGill University)
E8
407
Enhancing The Student Experience for Professional
Graduate Students
Drew St. Laurent, Rana Hakami,
(UBC, School of Nursing)
E9
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
15
Tuesday
concurrent sessions 4 continued
45 minute breakout sessions
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
408
Whole Health from the Heart
Janet Miller (Mount Royal University),
Jan Crook (University of Calgary)
E10
409
See Me for Who I Am: Responding to the
Interconnected Needs of International and
Recent Immigrant Adult Students Through
Cross-Departmental Collaboration
Wincy Li (Ryerson University), Christian Noumi
(OISE, University of Toronto)
E11
410
Whole Lotta Change:
Changing Orientation for a Changing World
Chelsea Butchart, Bing Lee, Deborah Ho,
Paul Godman (Simon Fraser University)
E12
411
Fostering inclusivity: Investigating the unique
factors influencing the retention of mature
university students
Tricia van Rhijn, Sandra Pericak, Victoria Fritz,
Jennifer Closs, Anna Dawczyk (University of
Guelph)
E13
412
Standards of Practice for Disability Service
Professionals
Boris Vukovic, Somei Tam, Bruce Hamm
(Carleton University)
E14
413
Passport to Leadership: an innovative approach to
co-curricular program design and holistic student
development
Kimberley Thee, Illiana Mijares
(Simon Fraser University)
E15
414
Engaging The Whole Campus: Addressing the
diverse needs of the OFF-Campus students ON
campus through Conversation and Collaboration
Cristina Peter, Bergita Petro
(University of Toronto)
E16
415
Reducing barriers to accessing mental health
support for international scholars: Developing a
wellness program
Jacqueline Gruter-Andrew, Jolanta Lekich
(University of British Columbia)
E17
416
Reviving Risk Assessment: Transforming Traditional
Risk Assessment to Nurture the Whole Student
Alyssa Graham, Scott MacDonald (University
of Toronto Scarborough)
E18
417
Building community and profound change through
group ’individual’ therapy: This is one cool group!
Laura Girz, Sarah Thompson (Ryerson
University, Centre for Student Development
and Counselling )
E19
418
ASD Team Intervention – Creating Student Success
Lyn Benn, Susan Vincent, Marti Alger,
Karen Mitchinsen, Catherine Dube
(Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
E20
419
Mentoring Connection: Redefining Mentoring as a
Margaret Colton, Rosalia Felice, Penny KaillHolistic Community Approach to Sharing Knowledge
Vinish (McGill University)
and Building Networks
420
Mental Health Nurse Pilot Project at SFU
Tammy Blackwell, Sheryl Zentner
(Simon Fraser University)
W108
421
Campus Climate and Institutional Equity Policies:
A Thin Veil for Inclusion?
Jude Tate (University of British Columbia)
W113
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
16
W107
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Nutrition break
vcc, East Ballroom A
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Community of Practice Meetings – pg. 4
see cacuss.ca/conference
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Community of Practice and Networks Lunch
vcc, East Ballroom A
Tuesday
Concurrent Sessions 5
75 minute interactive sessions
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
501
Open Book XII: Recent Literature in Student Affairs
Deanne Fisher (OCAD University), John Austin
(Ryerson University), Tim Fricker (Mohawk
College), Nona Robinson (Trent University),
Joseph Henry (Sheridan College), Heather
Lane-Vetere (Ryerson University), Ross
McMillan (York University)
E1
502
Embracing the Unknown: Getting New Ideas Off the
Ground
Jane Lee, Kelin Flanagan
(University of Alberta Students’ Union)
E2
503
How Canadian Campuses are using The Guide to
Systematic Approach To Mental Health?
Tayyab Rashid (University of Toronto
Scarborough), Patricia Kostouros
(Mount Royal University)
E3
504
Making Meaning of Student Leadership: Using
experiential learning theory to transform leadership
experiences into career development opportunities
Catherine Salole, David Ip Yam, Glendon,
Sandra Yu (York University)
E5
505
Holistic Student Support – a reflection and review of Darran Fernandez, Matthew Isherwood
UBC Enrolment Services’ generalist advising model (University of British Columbia)
E6
506
Student Residence and Accessibility:
Current trends, best practice and hot topics
Sarah Knitter, Sarah Knitter, Karla Gouthro
(University of British Columbia)
E8
507
It Takes A Village: Lessons Learned from the Back
on Track Student Retention Program from 2007 to
present.
Annette Santos (Simon Fraser University)
E9
508
Post-secondary case management: Reviewing
models and approaches to case management in
Canadian colleges and universities
Anh Brown (Western University), Joanne Elliott
(The University of British Columbia), Karyn
Baker (Georgian College), Michelle DeIrish
(Centennial College), Shawna Bava (University
of Calgary), Jodie Schoenbeck (University of
Manitoba)
E10
509
A novel partnership: Collaborating for policy and
well-being at SFU
Tara Black, Jo Hinchliffe, Martin Mroz
(Simon Fraser University)
E11
510
Get Involved with and Help Shape CACUSS
Communications
Mitchell Miller (CACUSS), Katrina Persad
(Dalhousie University), Shannon Travers
(St. Francis Xavier University)
E12
511
Learning as participation: Engaging in communities
of practice in higher education
Patty Hambler (University of British Columbia),
Laurie Schnarr (University of Guelph), Shaylyn
Streatch (Canadian Mental Health Association)
E13
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
17
Tuesday
concurrent sessions 5 continued
45 minute session
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
512
Anti-Oppression 101
Krista Lambie (Quest University Canada)
E14
513
A Unique Collaboration: A Behind the Scenes
Look at the Building of the Toronto Pan Am Sports
Centre.
Scott McRoberts, Desmond Pouyat
(University of Toronto Scarborough)
E15
514
From application to admission to attending:
campus-wide collaboration and support for
Aboriginal students.
Jeannine Kuemmerle, Michelle Davis
(University of British Columbia – Okanagan)
E16
515
Residence Life: Unionized
Colleen Lewis (University of Victoria),
Chelsey Evans (University of Victoria)
E17
516
From Risk to Reality: Creative Solutions to
Marketing and Communications Across Portfolios
Lucas Gobert, John Austin, Hamza Khan,
Tesni Ellis, Donica Willis, Troy Murray, Bailey
Parnell (Ryerson University)
E18
517
Home away from home: The importance
of creating intentional communities for
Out of Province Students
Leslie Gloor Duncan (Western University)
E19
518
Toward a Sandbox Campus: Building a culture of
critical thinking, leadership and innovation
Jimi Bursaw
(Queensland University of Technology)
E20
519
Facilitating Students’ Career Decision Making
Process during Uncertain Times
Anna-Lisa Ciccocioppo (University of Calgary)
W107
520
A Residence for All
Tanja Beck, Emily Clare, Xindi Li,
Cameron Butler (McGill University)
W108
521
See ___ Through my Eyes: Awareness Raising
through Participatory Photography
Gordon Dionne (Concordia University)
W113
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
Tuesday
Concurrent Sessions 6
75 minute sessions
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
601
Ensuring Wellness is Priority #1 for Student Staff
Ian Crookshank, Brandon Smith
(Ryerson University)
E1
602
Incoming Student Transitions:
Using the Summer Months!
Melanie Koenderman
(Quest University Canada)
E2
603
Breaking down barriers: Examining access to
policies and programs for mature post-secondary
students
Tricia van Rhijn, Jacqueline de Guzman, Caitlyn
E3
Osborne, Donna Lero (University of Guelph)
604
Using Logic Models to link Student Affairs
Programming to the whole campus context.
Mary DeMarinis (Justice Institute of British
Columbia), Ian Cull (UBC Okanagan)
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
18
E5
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
605
A Strategy for Developing Strategic Thinking
Shaun Carson (Humber College)
E6
606
Professional Development CACUSS Style
Karen Cornies (Redeemer University College),
Jack Dobbs (Mount Royal University), PD
Committee, Assorted, David Newman
E8
607
Club Hubs instead of Fight Clubs: Fostering
Collaboration and CCR Recognition with Campus
Organizations
Kimberly Elias (University of Toronto), Adam
Kuhn (University of Toronto), Kristen Wallace
(University of Toronto)
E9
608
Creating Canadian Tutor Training Standards
Lyn Benn, Alice Macpherson
(Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
E10
609
Career Education Re-imagined: Ryerson’s New
Model of Holistic Career Development
Caroline Konrad, Rachel Barreca
(Ryerson University)
E11
610
ReNEWing Leadership: Increasing Accessibility,
Collaboration, and Student Participation in
Leadership Development Programming
Jill Charnaw-Burger (University of Toronto)
E12
611
Engaging the Community in creating a Healthy
Campus at SFU
Rosie Dhaliwal, Martin Mroz, Tara Black,
Alisa Stanton (Simon Fraser University)
E13
612
Flourish: a strength-based approach towards student
well-being
613
Systemic change at the University of Manitoba:
Implementing the recommendations of the
“Cooper Commission” report on accessibility and
accommodations
Brandy Usick, Carolyn Christie, Laurie Anne
Vermette (University of Manitoba)
E15
614
Does higher education support the integration of
people with disabilities in Canadian society?
Jeanette Parsons (Queen’s University)
E16
615
Creating settings and supports that promote
wellbeing and social inclusion of international
graduate students: Launch of the graduate
International Mentorship Program
Karin Kosarzova (Simon Fraser University)
E17
616
Speaking Your Language: Enhancing Mental Health
Support for International Students
Nicole Kelly (University of Toronto),
Arif Abu (Ryerson University)
E18
617
Cancer-related Psychosocial Issues and Intervention
Karen Flood (University of British Columbia)
within the University Student Population
618
From Cycle to Circle: Indigenous Ways of Knowing
and the Assessment Cycle
Lisa Endersby (Higher Education Assessment
and Technology Consultant), Jill Treen, Jill
Thompson (University of Ontario Institute of
Technology)
E20
619
“Defining Success”: Building Community and
Facilitating Faculty-Student Connections for First
Year Students in Transition
Andrea Moon, Dan Cantiller
(Ryerson University)
W107
620
Under the radar: Identifying and supporting
university students with a history of undiagnosed
reading difficulties
Bradley Bergey, Annie Laroche, S. Hélène
Deacon (Dalhousie University)
W108
621
Supporting the Whole Student: Integrating Writing
Support and Holistic Student Development
Natalya Androsova (Ryerson University)
W113
E13
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
E19
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Student Conduct Living Library
East Ballroom A
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Nutrition break
East Ballroom A
19
Tuesday
Concurrent Sessions 7
45 minute sessions
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
701
UR Guarantee Program
Naomi Deren (University of Regina)
E1
702
First-year Transition Strategy: Tearing Down Silos to
Maximize Collaboration. A Case Study of Glendon
College, York University
David Ip Yam, Rosanna Furgiuele, Amanda
Sartori (Glendon Campus – York University)
E2
703
Knowing Me, Knowing You – It’s the Best I Can Do
Jeffrey Burrow, Jacqueline Beaulieu,
Kathleen Moore (OISE/University of Toronto),
Tricia Seifert (Montana State University)
E3
704
You Had Me at Zombie: Career Planning in the
Walking Dead Era
Cliff Robinson (Thompson Rivers University),
Shyann Vosper, (TRU – Kamloops)
E5
705
The Mental Health Framework in Action – from
Strategy to Implementation
Deanne Fisher, Jennifer Robinson
(OCAD University)
E6
706
Acknowledging the whole student: the leadership
identity development of supplemental instruction
(si) leaders
Tracey Mason-Innes (Simon Fraser Universityº)
E8
707
Putting Politics Aside: Understanding and Working
With Your Students’ Union
Josie Steeves (University of Saskatchewan)
E9
708
Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a new
Routine Adult Vaccine Program for Students, Staff,
and Faculty
Gabriella Szabo
(Concordia University Health Services)
E10
709
Successful Starts: Enhancing Orientation and
Transition Programming
Melinda Scott (University of Toronto),
Leah McCormack-Smith, Cameron McBurney
(University College, University of Toronto)
E11
710
Journeying Towards Mino-Bimaadiziwin: Holistic
Support for Aboriginal Learners
Cara Wehkamp, Natasha Smith
(University of Guelph)
E12
711
Shared care for students: a marriage made in heaven
Janine Robb, Andrea Levinson, Sandra Yuen,
David Lowe (University of Toronto)
E13
712
Creating a Safer Campus Community
at Mount Royal University
D. Gaye Warthe, Rachelle McGrath
(Mount Royal University)
E14
713
Career In Gear: The Right Fit for the Right Program
Lillian Lake (Nova Scotia Community CollegeTruro campus), Constance Huyer (Nova Scotia
Community College – Waterfront campus)
E15
714
“Digital Communications – not a ’like to have’
anymore.”
Michael Ferguson, (Humber College), Jill
Charnaw-Burger, Kaitlin Klaas (University of
E16
Toronto), Hamza Khan, Ryerson, Bailey Parnell,
Tesni Ellis (Ryerson)
715
Online and Blended Training for Student Staff/
Volunteers
Brock Richardson (University of Alberta)
E17
716
Utilizing a Coordinated Community Response
Approach to Creating Effective Accommodation
Support Plans for High Needs Students
Jesmen Mendoza, Amanda Masterton
(Ryerson University), Natalie Roach
(University of Manitoba )
E18
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
20
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
717
The READ Initiative: enhancing access and inclusion
within the campus community and beyond. The
Carleton experience
Dean Mellway, Larry McCloskey
(Carleton University)
E19
718
Destination Collaboration! Launching A New StudentLed Peer Support Program
Jennifer Lingbaoan, Susan Vincent,
Alisha Chauhan, Rehana Campbell
(Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
E20
719
Good Practises for Creating a Culture of Consent on
College and University Campuses
Ashley Bentley (AMS Sexual Assault Support
Centre, UBC )
W107
720
Building Success: Advancing Accessibility through
the use of Volunteer Programs in a College/University
Environment
Bruce Hamm (Paul menton Centre)
(Carleton University)
W108
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
Tuesday
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
Concurrent Sessions 8
75 minute sessions
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
801
Paper Launch: Service Assessment Tool for
Post-Secondary Student Mental Health
Su-Ting Teo (Ryerson University) Meg
Houghton (Humber College) Cheryl Washburn
(UBC) John Meissner (Carleton University)
E1
802
What’s In It For Me? Engaging Students Who Don’t
(Seem To) Give A Crap
Freeman Woolnough, Carmen Law
(Queen’s University)
E2
803
Standards for Canadian Co-Curricular Recognition
Programs
Chris Glover (Dalhousie University)
Kimberly Elias (University of Toronto)
E3
804
Helping Students with Eating Disorders to Flourish
on Your Campus
Caroline Stewart, Samantha Durfy
(Homewood Health Centre)
E5
805
Advising Student Leaders in a Canadian Context:
Exploring Programs and Resources
Shannon Thibodeau (University of Guelph)
E6
806
#RoadtoCACUSS: A Reflective Journey of Personal
and Professional Development
Kaitlyn Taylor-Asquini, Jen Gonzales,
Hamza Khan, Brandon Smith, Troy Murray,
Nick Asquini (Ryerson University)
E8
807
The importance of Faith/Culture and understanding
in a diverse environment! How to foster a dialogue
focused around mutual understanding
Mitch Reiss (Ryerson University)
E9
808
WHAT’S STOPPING YOU?
Michele Matthews, Farbod Moheb
Khosravi, David MacKenzie, Kim Matthews
(Speed Badminton Canada)
E10
809
PLAN: Post-secondary Links to Academic
Navigation
Candice Kavanagh (Paul Menton Centre,
Carleton Universty), Amanda Bettencourt
(Carleton University )
E11
810
What are the health promotion needs of the
aboriginal students?
Pierre-Paul Tellier, Paige Isaac, Lina DiGenova
(McGill University)
E12
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
21
Tuesday
concurrent sessions 8 continued
75 minute sessions
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
MAY 26
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
811
Chili’n’Conversation: Feeding the whole student;
building a healthy community
Kathy Offet-Gartner, Kelli Rae Morning Bull
(Mount Royal University)
E13
812
Resilience: Implications for Post-Secondary Students
Diagnosed With AD/HD
Mirjam Knapik (Mount Royal University)
E14
813
Trends, Challenges and Competencies: A Snapshot
of SAAS in Canada Today
Jennifer Browne, Diana Boyd
(Memorial University of Newfoundland)
E15
814
Building a Mindfulness Community On Campus
Erin Bradford, Naomi Ball
(University of Toronto Scarborough)
E16
815
How Much Therapy is Good Enough?
Tayyab Rashid
(University of Toronto Scarborough)
E17
816
Avoiding the morning news: Developing a wholecampus misconduct prevention strategy
Nona Robinson, Barry Townshend
(Trent University)
E18
817
Workplace Wellness: Practicing What We Preach
Nathan J. Cooper (McMaster University)
E19
818
Integration within Student Affairs to support
Experiential Learning across the institution:
Beyond traditional cooperation and collaboration
Susan Grossman, Kim Kiloh, Carol Naylor,
Katherine Beaumont (University of British
Columbia)
E20
819
Collaborative Resilience: Working across differences
to support the whole student
Luke Dawson Tam Uden (UBC – Student
Support and Advising) Peter Wanyenya
(UBC – International Student Development)
Yuko Ikegami Lee (UBC – Faculty of Science)
W107
820
Supporting Student Staff: Fostering Personal
Development for a Post-Graduation Life
Leah McCormack-Smith (University of Toronto)
W108
821
Restorative Justice Workshop
Dr. Brenda Morrison (Simon Fraser University)
W113
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Community of Practice Extended Networking cacuss.ca/conference for locations
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Grouse Mountain
10:00 PM – Late
Extended networking – Mahoney and Sons
Wednesday
MAY 27
1055 Canada Place, #36
Degree’s of Well-being:
The Role of Well-being in Higher Education
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
SFU’s Morris J Wosk Centre, 580 West Hastings Street, downtown Vancouver
tied to the conference theme of whole campus, whole
student; creating healthy communities. A cornerstone of healthy
communities has to be centered in sharing institutional knowledge
through dialogue. Participants will explore Degrees of Well-being:
The Role of Well-being in Higher Education.
22
Wednesday
Concurrent Sessions 9
45 minute sessions
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
MAY 27
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
901
“THANK University”
Blake “Fly" Fleischacker, Author, Speaker,
Music-Maker
E1
903
Who is the Whole Student to a Community?
Megan Sager (University of Guelph)
E3
904
A Tailored Approach to Career Development
for Graduate Students
Ferzeen Sammy (University of Toronto)
E5
905
Building tools for innovations in e-mental health
outreach and care
Emily Yung, Nancy Low, Giuseppe Alfonsi
(McGill University)
E6
906
Whole-systems thinking and design: Engaging
internal and external community consultants to
enrich student life programs and services
Valeria Cortes (Tlatoa Consulting),
Ian Simmie (McGill University), Sarah Manolson E8
(McGill University/Manolson Consulting)
907
Wholistic approaches to Indigenous learning
support and community engagement
Sean Hoogterp, Candace Brunette,
Amanda Bragg (Western University)
E9
908
Equity Movement Retreats: Version 1.0 and 2.0
Susan Lee, University of Toronto, Asma Khalil
(University of Toronto)
E10
909
Paws for Mental Health Awareness
Stephanie Muehlethaler, Greg Hum (Campus
Living Centres) Jessica Charbonneau (Colorado
State)
E11
910
Easing Disorientation: Creating a Collaborative
Andrew Bisnauth, Brandon Smith,
Approach to Orientation on a Decentralized Campus Stephen Kassim (Ryerson University)
E12
911
Clockwork Enterprise: Learn how counselors and
administrators can streamline management of
George Melendy, Barouch Chai
Disability Services Departments through this simple, (Microcomputer Science Centre Inc.)
but powerful application
E13
912
The Balancing Act: Revising Policy and Procedures
to Respond to Mental Health Concerns Among Staff
E14
913
Good2Talk: An anonymous and confidential helpline
Alisa Simon (Kids Help Phone)
for post-secondary students in Ontario
E15
914
Clients’ Experiences of Yoga-Integrated Counselling:
Implications for Higher Education Settings
Samantha Beveridge
(University of British Columbia)
E16
915
Who You Are Matters!:
An Exciting New Career Development Tool
Laurie Detwiler, Izgy Gocer
(Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
E17
Lindsay Winger (University of Guelph)
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Nutrition break
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
East Ballroom concourse
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Wednesday
Concurrent Sessions 10
75 minute sessions
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
MAY 27
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
1001
Re-imagining the student circle of care at Laurier
Leanne Holland-Brown, Andrew Piticco,
Karen Ostrander, Adam Lawrence
(Wilfrid Laurier)
E1
1002
Juggling Protocols: Opportunities and Challenges
of Cultural Event Planning within Post-secondary
settings
Shawna Cunningham (University of Calgary)
E2
1003
Sexual Violence – Prevention, Response
and Support: What we’ve learned
Deanne Fisher (OCAD University),
Janet Morrison (York University), Ann Tierney
(Queen's University), David McMurray
(Wilfrid Laurier University)
E3
1004
Threat Assessment: The Canadian Landscape
Stephen Hart (Proactive Resolutions)
E5
1005
Stepping Up: Reducing Dating Violence
on a Post-Secondary Campus
Patricia Kostouros, D. Gaye Warthe,
Alysha Cooper, Alex Christison
(Mount Royal University)
E6
1006
The Washroom Inclusivity Project
Allison Burgess, Kaye Francis, Richard
E8
Chambers, Scott Clarke (University of Toronto)
1007
Building Whole Communities Through Building
Happiness and Resilience
Sonya Flessati, Mirjam Knapik
(Mount Royal University)
E9
1008
What would Pepper LaBeija Do: Lessons in Student
Affairs from Drag Culture
Adam Kuhn (University of Toronto),
John Austin (Ryerson University)
E10
1009
Taking Action on Mental Wellness: A Whole-Hearted Natalie Roach, Don Stewart
Approach to Creating a Mentally Healthy Campus
(University of Manitoba)
E11
1011
Maximizing efficiency, effectiveness, and staff
engagement. Pie in the sky or real possibility?
Sarah Thompson (Ryerson University)
E12
1012
Establishing effective relationships between
chaplains and the institution: Considerations for
developing memorandums of understanding
Adriana Tulissi, Adriana Tulissi (University
of Calgary), Victor Thomas (Simon Fraser
University)
E13
1013
Bridging the Gap from Hospital to School:
Lessons learned from the NAvigaTe Project.
Janine Robb, Andrea Levinson, Sarah Bell,
(University of Toronto), Su-Ting Teo (Ryerson
University)
E14
1014
The Head, Heart and Hands of Higher Education:
Through the Lens of Student Transition
Ashley Wall, Lindsay Morris, Lindy Garneau
(Trent University)
E15
1015
A shared commitment: laying the foundation for
International Student Success
Nancy Johnston (Simon Fraser University),
Christa Ovenell (Fraser International College)
E16
1016
A Collaborative Multi-Sector Approach to Working
with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASDs): Reducing Student Anxiety by Incorporating
Holistic Principles
Maureen Barnes (York University)
E17
1017
The Question of Transformation in Service-Learning:
Jimi Bursaw
Building and Maintaining Transformative Experiences
(Queensland University of Technology)
for Students
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
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E18
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
#
Presentation
Presenters
Room
1018
Build Them and They will come: Counselling Groups
Erika Horwitz, Dylan LeRoy
(Simon Fraser University)
E19
1019
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy:
A Bottom-Up Approach to Counselling College and
University Students
Wendy Belter (Kwantlen Polytechnic
University), Nzula Tavormina (University of
British Columbia)
E20
1020
Whole Campus, Whole Residence, Whole Student
Sarah Burley (University of Toronto)
W107
1021
Whole Campus, Diverse Communities:
Student Promotion of Intercultural Understanding
C.J. Rowe, Peter Wanyenya, Hedda Hakvåg
(University of British Columbia)
W108
E = East Meeting Room, EAST Building
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch and Annual General Meeting
– all are welcome
Wednesday
W = West Meeting Room, WEST Building
vcc, East Ballroom ABC
Closing Panel: How Do We Create
Healthy Campus Communities?
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
MAY 27
Panelists
The conference closes with a
moderated closing panel representing
diverse perspectives that will focus
on the question, “How do we create
healthy communities?” designed to
challenge our perspectives and expand
our opportunities to enhance the
collective student and staff experience
on our diverse campus communities.
Stephen Smith, Director, Mental Health Promotion and Mental Illness
Prevention, (Government of British Columbia)
Trevor Hancock, Professor and Senior Scholar, (University of Victoria)
Paola Ardiles, Founder of Bridge for Health, Adjunct Professor,
(Simon Fraser University)
EB
Katie Allan, Program Manager, Peer Support Centre,
(University of Alberta)
Louise Cowan, Vice President, (University of British Columbia)
EB = East Ball Room, EAST Building
Thursday
MAY 28
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Directors of Counselling Centres
470 Hamber Foundation Boardroom,
sfu Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
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Closing Banquet
6:00 PM – Midnight | May 27 – Vancouver Convention Centre | West Ballroom CD
Overlooking spectacular views of the Burrard inlet and North Shore mountains, celebrate
CACUSS 2015. Join us for an evening of dinner, dancing and entertainment featuring Tedx
conference host, featured Tedx speaker, and author of “The Campus Life Guide”, Blake Fly.
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Cocktail reception featuring Juno award winning
“Blues Piano Man Extraordinaire”, Murray Porter
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Dinner, awards and entertainment with emcee Blake Fly
10:00 PM – Midnight
Dancing with tunes by DJ Rob Thompson
12:00 AM – Late
The Portside Pub
7 Alexander Street, Vancouver
Featured Speakers
Dr. Evan Adams
evan tlesla ii
adams is a Coast
Salish physician
and actor from
the Sliammon
Band near
Powell River,
BC, Canada.
He stars in the
Emmy-winning
tv-movie Lost in
the Barrens and
its nominated
sequel Curse
of the Viking Grave. He also stars as Thomas
Builds-The-Fire in the Miramax feature
Smoke Signals, written by Sherman Alexie and
directed by Chris Eyre. Smoke Signals won the
coveted Audience Award for best film and the
Filmmakers Trophy when it premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival in .
Aside from his career in the arts, Evan has
a Medical Doctorate at the University of
Calgary (00), completed his Aboriginal
Family Practice residency – during which he
was Chief Resident – at St. Paul’s Hospital in
Vancouver, BC, Canada, and has a Master of
Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health (Baltimore, md). He is
the past-President of the Indigenous Physicians
Association of Canada (ipac), and the former
Director of the Division of Aboriginal People’s
Health in ubc’s Faculty of Medicine. He is also
a 0 Indspire Award winner in Health.
From 0-, Dr. Adams was the Deputy
Provincial Health Officer for Aboriginal
health, British Columbia Ministry of Health,
and as of December , 0, the Chief Medical
Officer of the First Nations Health Authority
in Vancouver.
Blake Fly
blake is a huge
fan of The Teenage
Mutant Ninja
Turtles, is heavily
lactose intolerant,
and his favourite
movie is
admittedly
The Notebook.
Blake has been a
Tedx conference
host, a featured
Tedx speaker, and
is the author of
The Campus Life Guide. He has even shared
the stage with cbc’s Rick Mercer. Blake spent
nearly a decade living, learning and leading in
university residences as a Residence Advisor,
Don and then in his first career as a Residence
Manager of one of the country’s largest student
buildings. During his university days, Blake
lived with over 000 roommates and in that
time, he led groups of students on service
learning trips throughout the usa and the
Dominican Republic. Blake is known for his
creative approach to community building,
both back in school and in present day. He
transfers his lessons from campus life to his
daily life. He is the co-creator of several social
initiatives, one being called Train Reaction,
where Blake and his band play live music
inside city subway cars. They don’t play for
money, but rather to brighten up the mood for
people riding the train. Blake’s work has been
featured on city tv, cbc, and even the
national news.
Blake’s family means the world to him, and
his partner is the girl he plans to cook Kraft
Dinner for during the next 7 years.
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Optional Excursions
SFU BURNABY CAMPUS TOURS
explore sfu and take in the incredible views
on a guided campus tour.
Sunday May 24, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Select the tour that suits your interests:
1 General Campus Tour
2 General Campus Tour
including Indigenous Student Centre
3 General Campus Tour including Health
and Counselling Services Burnaby clinic
CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE
experience the west coast rainforest
70m above North Vancouver’s Capilano River
at the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park.
please note: The Suspension Bridge, Treetops
Adventure and Cliffwalk are not wheelchair
accessible. Visitors in wheelchairs receive
complimentary admission into the park.
Sunday May 24, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Transportation provided from the Pan Pacific Hotel
VANCOUVER BOAT CRUISE
join us for a luxury evening of delicious
food and incredible views with Accent Cruises.
Monday May 25, 7:00 PM – 10 :00PM
Transportation provided from the Pan Pacific Hotel
Boarding time is 6:00 PM
GROUSE MOUNTAIN
join us at grouse mountain restaurant for
a delicious meal and breathtaking panoramic
views of the city, sea, and surrounding
mountains.
Tuesday May 26, 7:00 PM – 10 :00PM
Transportation provided from the Pan Pacific Hotel
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Extras
with the focus of this year’s cacuss
focusing on ‘Creating Healthy Communities,’
we will be offering delegates the opportunity
to participate in a variety of activities related
to physical and mental health throughout the
conference. Samples of activities include but
are not limited to, the following:
RECREATION MEMBERSHIP
TO SFU BURNABY CAMPUS
come for a swim in our pool, or a workout
in our fitness centre. Just present your cacuss
name badge to the Recreation staff.
HOTEL GYMS
most of the hotels in which our delegates
are staying have some type of fitness centre
available. Please see your hotel concierge
for more details.
EARLY RISERS 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
led by certified and knowledgeable
Recreation staff, the following activities are a
sure fire way to start off your day (meet in the
main foyer of the vcc – East building).
Hatha Yoga / Morning Walk / Morning Run
LUNCH TIME FUN
lunch time walk – first 20 minutes of lunch
break (meet in the main foyer of the vcc –
East building).
THE WELLNESS ROOM
unwind, socialize, relax, in our ‘wellness
room’. From yoga mats, to stability balls and
ping pong tables, this is your place to stretch,
meditate, or play. Plenty of space for everyone
to choose an activity, or just have a nap or
shivasana. (located in the convention centre)
1 Mahony and Sons
2 Elephant and Castle
3 Steamworks Brew Pub
4 Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue
5 The Portside Pub
6 Pan Pacific Hotel
7 Delta Suites
8 Sandman Hotel City Centre
9 Pinnacle Hotel Habourfront
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