Upcoming Events

Good Afternoon All,

It has been awhile since I had posted and I wanted to announce a few things in this arena to make sure that everyone was “up to date.”

1. The Partners for Student Success Conference will act as our state conference and house the Fall Meeting for ACTA. This event will be held September 30-October 2, 2015 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. We will come together with higher education professionals from Arkansas College Health Association (ArCHA), Arkansas Association on Higher Education and Disability (Ark-AHEAD), Arkansas Student Affairs Association (ArSAA), and Arkansas Academic Advising Network (ArkAAN) to network and discuss issues concerning our colleges and universities. I encourage you to Submit a Proposal in order to have sessions that are specific to our testing needs. Additionally, ACTA is in charge of Volunteerism and Local Arrangements this year. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer in helping this conference run smoothly. Please click on the links to register, submit proposals, and volunteer. I look forward to seeing you all there!

2. The National College Testing Association Conference will be held September 9-12, 2015 at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida. If you cannot attend but would still like to hear the conference proceedings, you can sign your entire office up for the Virtual Conference and listen in real time! ACTA will have a booth at this conference so if you are interested in volunteering to work the booth to provide information about our organization, feel free to contact me at alfarlough@ualr.edu. Every session at this conference will be geared toward those of us in the testing world. I always return with fresh ideas and solutions to issues. I would encourage everyone who had a budget to attend.

3. During the Partners for Student Success conference there will be a one day workshop on September 30, 2015 for persons who have spent less than 5 years working in Higher Education. The New Professionals Institute provides opportunities to connect with colleagues and engage in group discussion that will allow them to explore:

*   career paths and trends in thestudentaffairs/services profession
*   how to manage our peers, our superiors, and ourselves
*   mentor/mentee relationships
*   ethics
*   professional and personal life balance

If you know of anyone who meets this criteria, please invite them to participate. The fee for this workshop is $60 and can be purchased separately from the conference.

Please like and follow this blog for the most up to date information about ACTA. I’m working on the Twitter Account and Facebook Page to get us more into the now! LOL!

Until we meet again,

Happy Testing!