Professional Contributions
Illinois Leadership Center staff recognize the need to share information, ideas, and innovations with peers and colleagues in their community and internationally. Feel free to check out some of the presentations they have done and publications they have written. Where possible, click on the title to be linked to corresponding Power Point slides or a PDF document.
Nourishing Partnerships for the Successful Retention of a Diverse Student Body
2009 NASPA Annual Conference in Seattle, WA
Anna K. Gonzalez, Office of Inclusion & Intercultural Relations, UIUC
Sara Thompson, The Illinois Leadership Center, UIUC
Leadership and Career Development: Partnering for Student Success
2009 NASPA Annual Conference in Seattle, WA
Gail Rooney, The Career Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sara Thompson, The Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Connecting Actions and Outcomes: Examining the Design and Delivery of Collegiate
Leadership Development Programs
International Leadership Association Conference
www.ila-net.org
November 2008 in Los Angeles, CA
Julie Owen, New Century College, George Mason University
Wendy Wagner, University of Maryland College Park
Laura Osteen, Florida State University
Dave Rosch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Collaborating with Alumni to Enhance Student Learning
International Leadership Association Conference
www.ila-net.org
November 2007 in Vancouver, BC
Kirstin Phelps, Program Director, Illinois Leadership Center
Sara Thompson, Acting Director, Illinois Leadership Center
David Rosch, Assistant Director, Illinois Leadership Center
Effective Methods for Assessing and Evaluating Leadership Education Programs
International Leadership Association
www.ila-net.org
November 2007 in Vancouver, BC
Kirstin Phelps, Program Director, Illinois Leadership Center
Sara Thompson, Acting Director, Illinois Leadership Center
David Rosch, Assistant Director, Illinois Leadership Center
Fundraising: A Unique Partnership and Powerful Solution
ACPA/NASPA Joint Meeting
April 2007, Orlando
Renee Romano, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Gail Rooney, Director, The Career Center David Bruns, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Development Sara Thompson, Acting Director, Illinois LeadershipÆ Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Service, Leadership and Local Government as Vehicles to Create Flourishing Communities
International Leadership Association Conference
www.ila-net.org
November 2006, Chicago
Sara Thompson, Acting Director, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Tia Schoth, Graduate Assistant, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kathy Guthrie, Clinical Instructor and Coordinator of Service Learning, Applied Study Program, University of Illinois at Springfield
Enhancing Leadership Development by Using Assessment Instruments and Strategies
International Leadership Association Conference
www.ila-net.org
November 2005, Amsterdam
Ray Price, Director, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Tom Grayson, Assessment Program Coordinator, Student Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sara Thompson, Program Director, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Karen Stein, University of Delaware, Laura Osteen, Florida State University, Bill Tredwell, HayGroup
Leadership: Knowledge Acquisition, Skill Building, and Competency Development
Association of Leadership Educators Conference
www.leadershipeducators.org
July 2004, Memphis, TN
Ray Price, Director, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jeff Moss, Program Director and Adjunct Professor, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Shelly Benson, Program Director, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sara Thompson, Program Manager, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Academic and Student Affairs Partnership for Student Leadership Development
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Conference
www.naspa.org
2004, Denver, Colorado
Potential Issues and Pitfalls in Outcomes Assessment in Leadership Education
Journal of Leadership Education, Volume 8, Issue 1 – Summer 2009
David Rosch, Assistant Director, and Leslie Schwartz, Program Manager, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Can Student Leadership Development Be Measured?
ACPA Interchange, Volume 3, Issue 2, Spring 2008
David Rosch, Program Director, Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Analyzing Single-Institution Results on the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership
Concepts and Connections, Volume 15, Issue 3, Summer 2007
David Rosch, Program Director, Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Student Organizations: Realizing the Potential
NACA Campus Activities Programming, May/June 2007.
David Rosch, Program Director, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and William D. Coplin, Professor of Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
Knowing the Path and Walking the Path: The Matrix of Education
ACPA About Campus, (In press).
David Rosch, Program Director, Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and Trina Nocerino, Residence Director, Syracuse University.
Student Organizations: The Wasted Potential
NACA Campus Activities Programming, January/February 2007.
William D. Coplin, Professor of Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and David Rosch, Program Director, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
Towards an understanding of membership in youth organizations: Sudden changes in the average participation due to the behavior of one individual
Emergence: Complexity & Organization, Volume 8, Issue 4 pgs 30 – 37, 2006
Alfred W. Hübler, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Kirstin Phelps, Program Director at the Illinois Leadership Center
Assessment and Leadership; A Partnership of Intentionality
Book chapter in ACUHO-I Advice for Advisors, 2006.
Stephen St. Onge, Vice President for Student Services, Clinton Community College, David Rosch, Program Director, Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Eric Nestor, Coordinator for Assessment, Operations and Technology, Syracuse University.
Advancing Student Leadership Development, University of Illinois Offers Innovative Approach.
NASPA Leadership Exchange, Winter 2003.
Patricia Askew, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Ray Price, Director, Illinois Leadership Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
