Workshops Committee

Objective

The committee coordinates a network of workshops in the western region to encourage the development and delivery of professional development programs for college and university personnel.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in extending professional special interest programs to new audiences at the middle management and specialist/professional level;
• Provide a vehicle for two and four year colleges and graduate research institutions to join resources, leadership, and professional talents thereby reinforcing the commonality of WACUBO's goals and objectives; and
• Create a forum where potential WACUBO leaders and volunteers are identified and utilized.
• Identifies Site Coordinators and a Workshop Contact to provide accessible locations for the offered curriculum;
• Determines what topics will be presented, the location of workshops and the approximate dates for the workshops;
• Determines the master calendar of training and provides it to the Workshop Contacts as soon as it is developed;
• Provides central communication, identification and coordination of workshop topics;
• Acts as a liaison with NACUBO, and other ACUBO regional associations regarding cluster workshops of mutual interest.
• Coordinate the work of the workshop contact including:
  • Point of contact for the Site Coordinator, Presenters and PDC;
  • Identifies Presenters to deliver training. Develops, or arranges for the development of, the program itself;
  • Determine specific date for workshop in coordination with the Presenters;
  • Approves budget, verifies registration fees with Chair.
  • Works with Site Coordinator in the preparation and timely emailing of the brochure;
  • Reports to the PDC on workshop activities, results and evaluations;
  • Periodically communicates with Presenters about progress of presentation development;
  • Reviews and approves presentation outline;
  • Reviews full presentation two to four weeks prior to event and suggests modifications based on demographics of the registered participants;
  • Periodically requests updated list of registrants from the Site Coordinator and discusses demographics of the audience (members of public, private, small or large institutions) with the Presenter.
  • Coordinate the work of site coordinator contact including:
    • Develops the program budget given parameters from the Workshop Contact;
    • Selects a specific site for the workshop;
    • Work out contract details with the selected site;
    • Coordinate with the Presenters;
    • Works with Workshop Contact in the preparation and timely emailing of the brochure;
    • Regularly communicates with the Workshop Contact on the status of the workshop preparation;
    • Prepares documents, copies and materials for the workshop;
    • Attend to details leading up to the workshop;
    • Attend to details on the day of the workshop;
    • Prepare and submit post-workshop reports to the Workshop Contact;
    • Develops the program budget given parameters from the Workshop Contact;
    • Selects a specific site for the workshop;
    • Work out contract details with the selected site;
    • Coordinate with the Presenters;
    • Works with Workshop Contact in the preparation and timely emailing of the brochure;
    • Regularly communicates with the Workshop Contact on the status of the workshop preparation;
    • Prepares documents, copies and materials for the workshop;
    • Attend to details leading up to the workshop;
    • Attend to details on the day of the workshop;
    • Prepare and submit post-workshop reports to the Workshop Contact;

Members

• Iris Niestas, Chair, University of Texas El Pase
• Megan Glide Villasenor, Chair, University of California President's Office
• Kelli Brandvold, Leeward Community College
• Julie Crea, Lewis and Clark College
• Wendy Davis, Cochise College
• Erin Fujiwara, University of Washington
• Lauren Erlacher, Western Governors University
• Brian Thomason, Chapman University

Page last updated on 7/9/2025