Program 2
Creating a Foundation for Well-Being: Addressing Our Students' Food and Shelter Needs

This summit will focus on addressing the basic needs of our students' well-being by examining issues related to food insecurity and homelessness.

Session Recordings Now Available!

All sessions from the summit are now available on ACHA's YouTube channel.

PROGRAM 1 SESSION RECORDINGS

PROGRAM 2 SESSION RECORDINGS

Day 1

Monday, October 8
8:45 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Schedule is subject to change. 

8:45 a.m.

Introductory Remarks

• Devin Jopp, EdD, Chief Executive Officer, ACHA

9:00 a.m.

Addressing the Well-Being of a Diverse Student Body

The national student body is more diverse than ever before across age, culture and economic boundaries. This diversity however means there are many different students with their own unique challenges to overcome. This panel will discuss how campuses can work to address disparities in race, gender, and income.

PANELISTS

• Deidra D. Dain, MBA, Senior Program Advisor, The Steve Fund
• Micah Griffin, MS, MHA, Director, Health & Counseling Center, Alabama A&M University
• Mickey Irizarry, MA, CHES, Director, Health Promotion & Advocacy Center, American University
• Sara Oswalt, MPH, Professor and Department Chair, Health & Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Development, The University of Texas at San Antonio

MODERATOR

• Kim Webb, MEd, LPC, Director, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center, Washington University in St. Louis

10:00 a.m.

Tailoring Approaches to Meet the Needs of Your Campus Community

Not all campuses are alike. This panel will discuss how institutions can understand who their students are and how to meet their specific needs. By tailoring resources to students and engaging faculty and staff, administrators can develop a holistic culture of well-being and meet the unique needs of students on a campus-by-campus basis.

PANELISTS

• Cynthia B. Burwell, EdD, RKT, MCHES, FACHA, Professor, Department of Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science, Norfolk State University; Director, Center of Excellence in Minority Health Disparities, Norfolk State University
• Mari Ross-Alexander, PhD, LPC-MHSP, Assistant Vice President-Student Affairs, Tennessee State University 
• Sarah Harte, LICSW, Assistant Director, Outreach, Colonial Health Center, Counseling & Psychological Services, The George Washington University

MODERATOR

• Stephanie Hanenberg, MSN, FNP-C, Executive Director of Health and Wellness, Recreation and Wellness Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; President, ACHA

11:00 a.m.

Building Accessible and Desirable Food Solutions that Work

Issues of hunger among students on campus are on the rise. This panel will examine innovative solutions to solving these typically unseen problems of providing nutritional sources of food to students.

PANELISTS

• Tim Miller, EdD, Vice president for Student Affairs, James Madison University.
• Effie Craven, MPH, MPA, Legislative Content & Partnerships Manager, Feeding America
• Maisie Ganzler, Chief Strategy & Brand Officer, Bon Appétit Management Company
• Kenneth Holmes, MA, Vice President for Student Affairs, Howard University

MODERATOR

• Edythe Cook, MPA, Associate Director for Administrative Services, Student Health Center, American University; Regional Representative to the Board of Directors, ACHA

11:50 a.m. (Lunch and Keynote Speaker)

Session description to come. Lunch will begin at 11:50 a.m; the speaker will begin at 12:30 p.m.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

• Erin McDonald, Vice President, Center for Applied Research in Action, Feeding America

1:15 p.m.

Break 

1:30 p.m.

Addressing Student Homelessness

Housing gaps, rising rents, expanding enrollment, and a reliance on off-campus housing have all stressed a system of housing students that once relied on dorms and cheap apartments. This panel will examine the issue of student homelessness, how the issue is defined, its scope, and prevalence over time and geography.

PANELISTS

• Barbara Duffield, Executive Director, SchoolHouse Connection
• Mayde Henson, Chief Executive Officer, Covenant House Washington
• Jeanne Harris-Caldwell, RN, MSN, CCRN, PHN, EdD, Director, Student Health Services, Saddleback College

MODERATOR

• Susan Hochman, MPH, Assistant Director, University Health Services, The University of Texas at Austin; Vice President, ACHA   

2:30 p.m.

Meeting the Needs of Off-Campus Students

As more and more students live off campus, the ability for universities to help meet their students’ needs and engage in promoting their well-being becomes limited. This panel will explore and discuss how institutions can meet the needs of those students who live away from the campus.

PANELISTS

• David McBride, MD, Director of Student Health, University of Maryland-College Park
• Artie Lee Travis, BA, MA, EdD, Vice President for Student Affairs, Bowie State University
• Cory Peterson, Director, Office of Neighborhood Life, Georgetown University  

MODERATOR

• Brenda Higgins, EdD, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP, Associate Vice President, Student Health & Wellness, Truman State University; Regional Representative to the Board of Directors, ACHA 

Day 2

Tuesday, October 9

Regular Sessions: 8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon Town Hall Session: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Doors open at 8:00 am. Schedule is subject to change. 

8:45 a.m.

Introductory Remarks

• Susan Hochman, MPH, Assistant Director, University Health Services, The University of Texas at Austin; Vice President, ACHA   

9:00 a.m.

Assessing and Measuring Basic Needs Concepts

Through careful data collection and assessment of students' basic needs, campuses can determine strategies to assist their students. Yet, how does one measure and conceptualize “food insecurity” or “homelessness”? This panel will discuss how institutions can measure and evaluate basic needs data as well as determine what their students’ needs are.

PANELISTS

• Sherri L. Darrow, PhD, Director, Health Promotion, State University Of New York At Buffalo
• Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan  
• Devon Payne-Sturges, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland-College Park

MODERATOR

• Jamie Davidson, PhD, Associate Vice President for Student Wellness, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Past President, ACHA

10:00 a.m

Building Communication and Outreach Strategies, Campaigns, and Interventions to Connect Students with Resources

No one knows the challenges and issues of their student bodies better than the college campuses themselves. Coordinating inter- and intra-department and institutional responses and resources can still be a challenge. This panel will examine how institutions can better engage students and staff and provide resources while making their programs and initiatives known.

PANELISTS

• John Cicchetti, PhD, Assistant Director for Student Support and Community Outreach, Student Support and Advocacy Center, George Mason University
• Malika Roman Isler, PhD, MPH, Director of Wellbeing, Wake Forest University
• Jackie Knight, MPH, CHES, Assistant Director of Healthy Carolina Initiatives, University of South Carolina
• Doni Russell, Director, Student Outreach & Leadership Development, University of District of Columbia

MODERATOR

• Scott Tims, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Division of Student Affairs, Campus Health, Tulane University

11:00 a.m.

Building Campus Cross-Functional Partnerships to Address Food Insecurity

The issue of hunger on campus has drawn food banks, nutrition organizations and nonprofits the nation’s college campuses. This panel will examine how these organizations can, and have been, working with campus health officials and leadership to tackle concerns.

PANELISTS

• Julie Yingling, MAE, RN, BA, Director, Health Services, University of Findlay; Executive Committee, ACHA
• Whitney Boroski, BS, Manager, Student Health and Wellness, Michigan Technological University
• Tanya Tatum, MHA, Director, Health Services, Florida A&M University
• Terrence Walker, Administrative Assistant, University Counseling Services, and Faculty Adviser, RamPantry, Virginia Commonwealth University

MODERATOR

• Belinda Vea, PhD, Policy and Program Analyst, University of California Office of the President; Regional Representative to the Board of Directors, ACHA

11:50 a.m. (Lunch Session)

Lunch will begin at 11:50 a.m; the speaker will begin at 12:10 p.m.

Building Innovative Solutions to Student Homelessness

Measuring and defining the issue of homelessness on campus is a necessary starting point to building solutions. This panel will discuss innovative solutions to the problem of student homelessness.

PANELISTS

• Jillian Sitjar, Program Manager, Higher Education, Schoolhouse Connection
• Jeanne Harris-Caldwell, RN, MSN, CCRN, PHN, EdD, Director, Student Health Services, Saddleback College
• Meg McKeon, EdD, LISW, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students, Purdue University Northwest

MODERATOR

• Stephanie Hanenberg, MSN, FNP-C, Executive Director of Health and Wellness, Recreation and Wellness Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; President, ACHA

1:30 p.m.

Healthy Campus 2030 Town Hall

Session description to come.