Program Proposals
The 2024 VACPA Drive-In will focus on “The Next Chapter: Higher Education & Student Support in Virginia.” Higher education is at a critical point where we must reflect on our current practices and figure out how to adapt to the ever changing landscape and diversified student base.
It is the hope of the 2024 VACPA Drive-In planning team that the experience of the Drive-In will re-engage Virginia’s higher education and higher education adjacent professionals and students who want to think creatively and innovatively about student support services; to critically examine the ways in which higher education looks across the Commonwealth of Virginia; and who are committing to centering racial justice and decolonization in alignment with ACPA’s values and strategic priorities.
The 2024 VACPA Drive-In planning team invites educational session proposals that seek to engage with these goals. This Call for Proposals is limited to 60 minute sessions focusing on a specific topic or theme. We encourage folks to use a multi-modal format and welcome creative ways of presenting including but not limited to lecture, panel, slide presentation, spoken word, art, film and musical performances.
The 2024 VACPA Drive-In planning team encourages program proposal submissions from individuals of Color, transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals, women, disabled individuals, and individuals with additional minoritized or silenced identities.
Submit an Educational Session Proposal
Important Dates
15 March 2024 – Proposals due review completed by Reviewers
29 March 2024 – Proposal review completed
5 April 2024 – Presenters notified
19 April 2024 – Registration deadline for all presenters
Proposal Resources
- Program Proposal Worksheet: The 2024 Virginia ACPA Drive-In team recommends utilizing this worksheet to prepare your proposal before starting the Google form.
- ACPA’s Equity and Inclusion Statement
- ACPA’s Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization
- ACPA’s Values
- Principles of Universal Design
- *Coming Soon* Educational Session Reviewer Rubric
Submission Information
Please submit your program proposal no later than March 1, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. Once programs are reviewed and selected, notifications will be sent out via email no later than March 25, 2024. Should you have any questions please reach out to [email protected].
Presenter Registration Information
If your program is accepted, you have the ethical and professional obligation to register for Convention by 15 April 2024.