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We will focus on best practices in supporting First Nations, Inuit, and Metis students and work collectively to improve student experiences and success in post-secondary education. We share common concerns regarding accessibility, equity, inclusion, and promotion of barrier-free campus communities for students with disabilities. We will share and discuss campus policies on inclusion as well as implications of federal and provincial legislation. We will focus on exploring and sharing knowledge and practices in academic learning and skill development. Our focus is to discuss the situation of academic learning/skill development within student affairs/services and the unique nature of our work within that context. We bring together advising professionals from a range of roles such as academic, career, learning support, admissions, financial aid, student life, and student success. Focus will be on the core practice of student development and success regardless of the advising scope (i.e. transactional or developmental). We'll discuss issues such as campus coordination, diversity or approaches/structures, increased attention on advising, bridging faculty and student affairs, and more. We are a collaborative, collegial, inclusive, and vibrant community which shares a vision to support student mental health informed by the Systemic Approach/PSSMH Guide. We hope to share knowledge, skills, and expertise that enable improvement of campus conditions for mental health of students. We bring together professionals who are interested in service-learning and community-based learning to network, share resources, strategies and best practices. We hope to share lessons related to building strong community partnerships and citizens equipped for life-long civic engagement. Our purpose is to provide the opportunity and space for professionals across Canada to discuss the design, implementation, and best practices in delivery of a co-curricular record program. We will discuss research and strategies; challenges and successes. We will focus on best practices in digital communications with all audiences within the post-secondary environment. Our primary objective is to create a community of sharing effective engagement strategies using digital mediums. We serve as a space for student affairs professionals to engage in conversations about equity in our professional practice. We encourage sharing best or emerging practices for supporting students from marginalized communities, discuss equity initiatives and challenges on Canadian post-secondary campuses, and critically examine the student affairs profession itself. EDI CoP members include professionals who are doing equity work, as well as those interested in building their EDI competency. Focused on providing a supportive atmosphere to graduate students in CACUSS, as well as connecting them with prospective students and alumni to cultivate a community of continuous learners among student affairs professionals. Functions include helping students transition into graduate studies, managing work-life balance, and transitioning into the field upon completion of studies, through networking, mentorship opportunities, and a platform for knowledge-sharing. The 'Graduate and Second-Entry Students' CoP will focus on sharing best practices and improving support and services for students in graduate and second-entry programs. This population's academic priorities and varied life experience present a range of specific needs which often differ from those of college and university undergraduates. Our aim is to integrate international concerns, broadly construed, into everyday student services programming. We share best practices and develop capacity to support international students and internationalization across Canadian campuses, and internal divisions. Focus areas include promoting intercultural development and cross-cultural communication skills in students, supporting international students through transitions, using the strengths model [...] We are a strong, supportive, and networked community of leadership educators in Canada. We share best practices generate new and innovative ideas, and collaboratively support our emerging professional development needs. We also hope to share research findings between institutions. We will share and discuss promising practices, current issues, and research related to orientation, retention, and transition programs at colleges and universities. Research, assessment, and evaluation of educational programs are a means by which student affairs professionals can measure student learning and development and appraise the quality of co-curricular programs and services. We will promote and share relevant literature and design resources that support skill development in assessment and evaluation. The SVPR CoP provides an opportunity to share research and promising practices in respect to the evolving field of sexual violence at post-secondary institutions. It will discuss current best practices cross-institutionally and promote knowledge sharing in respect to, but not limited to, sexual violence prevention practices, support and intervention, and response efforts. The SVPR CoP seeks to create a sustainable community of practice for Colleges and Universities ... SVPR@cacuss.caWe will focus on sharing best practices, developing tools, strategies and professional development opportunities. We hope to engage in research, discuss issues and emerging trends on campus spirituality and faith programming. spirituality@cacuss.caThe Case Management Network will provide a platform for professionals working within roles which support students who identify at being “at-risk” or in distress due to complex needs that may not fit within the current college or university system. Our goal is to share case management approaches, to communicate, identify best practices, share information, conduct research, and support one another. We will create, encourage, and support opportunities for professional development and resource sharing on the topics of student conduct, and the intersection of mental health, student advocacy, and threat assessment. We hope to build a resource hub on these important topics. We bring together professionals who are focused on student health and wellness in its broadest definition. We include programs, health practitioners and researchers with an interest in health and wellbeing for post-secondary students. We will support the administration of the National College Health Assessment instrument, share data and best practices, and support professional development. We hope to connect professionals that supervise, support and/or coordinate student peer support programs. We hope to share resources, strategies, and best practices in programs such as peer mentors, peer helpers, and peer leaders. We will focus on providing connections across colleges/universities for individuals interested in improving services for students with family responsibilities. We hope to share and generate new ideas for services and programs for this population of students. |
10/14/2025 » 10/30/2025
Canadian Student Affairs Assessment Institute (CSAAI)
10/15/2025 » 10/30/2025
Canadian Institute for Mid-Career Student Affairs Leaders