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“I wish the rest of my board could hear this...”
Now they can!
Design your own Programming Retreat, Workshop or Training Program. Select the educational programs that fit your needs, and Del will present them for you.
These programs are perfect for training a new programming or union board, or for reinvigorating your current activities committee. Each educational program session is approximately one hour. Del can present a single session, or you can select as many as four to create a training program or retreat that meets your students' needs exactly!
A recognized authority, Del is perhaps the most widely published author in the field of student activities. He has published over fifty articles and columns in Programming, Student Activities Journal, and Campus Activities magazines. Some of these articles are available here.
Please note the Del is also available for staff development. Consider the topics listed below for presentation to your Student Development staff, as a part of their ongoing professional training.
Del Suggs has a Masters’ degree in education, and has served as an adjunct faculty member at Florida State University in both the College of Education and the College of Music. He has also presented these educational programs to more than 4,000 students and staff members at over 100 conferences, conventions, and campuses.
Baffled by the volumes of contracts sent to you by agents? Overwhelmed by the band's rider that asks for things you can't deliver (like alcohol) or seemingly foolish requests (like no brown M&M's...). This session can help you make sense of it all! Disclaimer: the presenter is not an attorney, and will not offer legal advice! But he will help you understand which items in a contract are negotiable and which items are "deal breakers!"
Del's fee includes as many as four programs presented on the same day, and may include leadership development and student activities training.
Please provide a video projector capable of PowerPoint for each program.
The following programs are targeted for staff development. While they can be presented for student activity boards, they present more advanced concepts aimed at the school's professional staff:
Assessment in Student Activities
Assessment is the best means of evaluating the success of your programs and events, and demonstrates your commitment to the educational mission of your institution. Assessment is also the best way to improve your programs, as it indicates where they've been successful and where they have not. This program covers creating straight-forward learning outcomes for your programs. Using these outcomes as a benchmark, this session will discuss methods for evaluating the success of your programs. We'll consider various assessment tools and techniques: anecdotal, web surveys, exit evaluations, interviews, departmental reviews, faculty evaluations, discussion groups, and, yes, even headcounts.Learning Reconsidered and Student Activities
The publication of Learning Reconsidered in 2004 and Learning Reconsidered 2 in 2006 has had a dramatic impact on higher education. In calling for a new outlook in education, these publications have laid the foundation for a new philosophy of teaching and learning that will be affecting your role in Student Development for the next decade. In this session, you will first be introduced to the basic concepts of Learning Reconsidered and understand the principle tenets. Then, you will explore the seven student outcomes for transformative learning, and learn to shape your existing programming into a true Student Development curriculum. Learn to enhance your programming into the holistic, comprehensive, and transformative activities called for in Learning Reconsidered. Mission-driven Programs with Campus Collaboration
It’s perhaps the most common missed opportunity on any college campus. While campus entertainment should be fun, it can also be culturally enriching, or have an educational slant. But more importantly, programs can serve to reach across campus and bring students, faculty, and staff together. You often hear those common buzz-words among the administration on campus, words like "campus community," and "experiential learning." The programming staff on your campus-- whether it's Student Activities, Student Life, Student Involvement, Student Leadership-- can truly be the key to campus collaboration in learning. This program discusses various ways to integrate student activities into the teaching/learning mission of the school, and seek to facilitate a true campus collaboration.Programming for a Commuter Campus
Non-traditional schools have a difficult time meeting the programming needs of their students. It can be an exercise in frustration to present wonderful events in empty rooms. This session will discuss the differences in programming for non-traditional schools: without residence halls, older (or mixed age) student populations, "suitcase colleges" and more. We'll also come up with useful strategies to meet the program needs of these students.
"I can't even begin to tell you what a difference I've seen in the programming since you were here.
The students are truly using what you taught them. Evidence that they really learned is exciting!!!!
Thanks so much. I can't wait to book you again next year..."
"Super Job as always. We've already seen positive results."
"Del did a wonderful job reinforcing all the things programming board advisors tell their students."
"Del was great! He engaged the audience and made many great points. We'll use him in the future"
"His presentations were great! The students enjoyed his talks, and learned a great deal. We'll bring him back."
"Del was fantastic. Our student leaders really learned a lot."
"Del Suggs is a class act. He is the best."
"Always a pleasure to have Del. Students really enjoy him."
Fees
Del speaks primarily at colleges and universities, and his standard fee is $1500 plus accommodations for the day of the appearance.
There is an additional $250-$500 (based on cost) Travel Expense.
For programs presented over multiple days, please add $250 for each additional day plus accommodations.For current availabilities, contact Del Suggs at 1-800-323-1976.
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