2025 Student Affairs Retreat: Monday, August 4
8 am: Check-in with Coffee, Tea, and Pastries
8:45 - 9:30 am: Welcome President Gatrell and VPSA Flaherty
Keynote from Jody Stone
On-Target Customer Service at EIU: Elevating the Student Experience Through Exceptional Customer Service
9:35 - 10:20 am: Session 1
Beyond Insurance…Utilizing the Benefits of EIU Employment and Preparing for Retirement
Led by Fantasy Sharrett and Lori Kern (Virtual SURS Representative)
Gentle Yoga Flow
Led by Raven
The Cost of Belonging: Recognizing and Preventing Hazing at EIU
Led by Brittany Floyd, Arielle Kindred
10:25 - 11:10 am: Session 2
Living Within your Means
Led by Caryn Cross, US Bank
Sound Meditation
Led by Raven
Reimagining Belonging in a Shifting Higher Ed Landscape
Led by John Blue
11:15 am - 12 pm: Roundtables
Assessment & Evaluation
HR Follow-Up
Creating A Campus-Wide Culture of Student Success Book Club & Focus Group Feedback
Adjusting to Grad School, New town, New job, Making the Most of your GA Position
FERPA for Parents
Deescalating Strategies/Crisis Management
Understanding Collective Bargaining
Love Languages in the Workforce
AI in the Workplace
Therapy Dog Penny
12 -1 pm: Lunch
1 - 1:45 pm: Session 3
In Their Own Words: A EIU Student Panel on College Life
Campus Scheduling 101
Led by Misty Kiser, Koty Gough
ALICE Informational Session
Led by Officer Hoh, Officer Stewart
2 - 4:30 pm: Community Building