38th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
*IMPORTANT DATE*
WHEN: Monday, September 19, 2011
WHERE: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
REGISTER: Click here to complete our online registration.
Fees must still be submitted by mail. Payment is required to complete registration.
PROPOSALS: Presentation Proposal (.DOC) / Graduate Student Proposal(.DOC)
Step 1: Fill in proposal template with pertinent information
Step 2: "Save As" .doc file using your first and last name for the filename
Step 3: Email completed proposal as an attachment to: thomas@mcneese.edu
SCHEDULE: Schedule
DIRECTIONS TO University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Driving Directions, Map of campus,
parking pass
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LACUSPA announces Dr. Bonita Jacobs, executive director of the
National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students at the University of North Texas, will be
keynote speaker for its upcoming conference on September 19, 2011 on the campus of the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Jacobs has been named president of North Georgia State
College and University effective July 1, 2011.
In addition to her role with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, Jacobs is a
tenured professor in counseling and higher education. From 1998 to 2009, she served as vice
president for student development at the University of North Texas. Jacobs currently serves as
an executive board member on the Commission on International Programs for the Association
of Public and Land-grant Universities. She previously served as interim vice chancellor for
student development and dean of students at Western Carolina University and in multiple
student affairs roles at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Jacobs is the former editor of The Journal of College Orientation and Transition and has served
on three other editorial boards. Her publications include The College Transfer Student in
America: The Forgotten Student and Starting From Scratch, a first-year experience textbook, and
numerous chapters, journal articles and reviews. She has received more than $3 million in
grant funding to support her work and is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant on transfer
student issues.
Dr. Jacobs has received numerous awards and citations, including the Ted K. Miller
Achievement of Excellence in Assessment from the Council for the Advancement of Standards,
the John Jones Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
(NASPA), and a NASPA "Best Practice Award" in 2010 for her study abroad work in Chile. The
American College Personnel Association (ACPA) selected her as a "Diamond Honoree"
recipient for 2010-2011.
Jacobs earned both a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and history and a master’s degree in
counseling from Stephen F. Austin State University. She earned her doctorate in educational
administration from Texas A&M University.
Visit http://transferinstitute.unt.edu/ for additional information about the National Institute for the
Study of Transfer Students at UNT.
ELECTIONS: The following are open LACUSPA Board positions for the upcoming year:
about these positions, visit www.lacuspa.org/bylaws.html.
DR. DAN SEYMOUR AWARD: Nominations are open for this LACUSPA award. Click here
for award criteria.
*IMPORTANT DATE*
WHEN: Monday, September 19, 2011
WHERE: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
REGISTER: Click here to complete our online registration.
Fees must still be submitted by mail. Payment is required to complete registration.
PROPOSALS: Presentation Proposal (.DOC) / Graduate Student Proposal(.DOC)
Step 1: Fill in proposal template with pertinent information
Step 2: "Save As" .doc file using your first and last name for the filename
Step 3: Email completed proposal as an attachment to: thomas@mcneese.edu
SCHEDULE: Schedule
DIRECTIONS TO University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Driving Directions, Map of campus,
parking pass
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LACUSPA announces Dr. Bonita Jacobs, executive director of the
National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students at the University of North Texas, will be
keynote speaker for its upcoming conference on September 19, 2011 on the campus of the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Jacobs has been named president of North Georgia State
College and University effective July 1, 2011.
In addition to her role with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, Jacobs is a
tenured professor in counseling and higher education. From 1998 to 2009, she served as vice
president for student development at the University of North Texas. Jacobs currently serves as
an executive board member on the Commission on International Programs for the Association
of Public and Land-grant Universities. She previously served as interim vice chancellor for
student development and dean of students at Western Carolina University and in multiple
student affairs roles at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Jacobs is the former editor of The Journal of College Orientation and Transition and has served
on three other editorial boards. Her publications include The College Transfer Student in
America: The Forgotten Student and Starting From Scratch, a first-year experience textbook, and
numerous chapters, journal articles and reviews. She has received more than $3 million in
grant funding to support her work and is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant on transfer
student issues.
Dr. Jacobs has received numerous awards and citations, including the Ted K. Miller
Achievement of Excellence in Assessment from the Council for the Advancement of Standards,
the John Jones Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
(NASPA), and a NASPA "Best Practice Award" in 2010 for her study abroad work in Chile. The
American College Personnel Association (ACPA) selected her as a "Diamond Honoree"
recipient for 2010-2011.
Jacobs earned both a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and history and a master’s degree in
counseling from Stephen F. Austin State University. She earned her doctorate in educational
administration from Texas A&M University.
Visit http://transferinstitute.unt.edu/ for additional information about the National Institute for the
Study of Transfer Students at UNT.
ELECTIONS: The following are open LACUSPA Board positions for the upcoming year:
- TBA
about these positions, visit www.lacuspa.org/bylaws.html.
DR. DAN SEYMOUR AWARD: Nominations are open for this LACUSPA award. Click here
for award criteria.
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Photos courtesy of the University of Louisiana System