Schedule

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Additional details will be available closer to the event, including the full schedule in the ACUHO-I Events app for your phone and tablet. All times listed are Eastern Time (US).

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

• 12-1:15 p.m. – Opening Session
  • Featured Speaker: Brenda Ice, ACUHO-I Workforce Development Director | Assistant Vice President for Residential & Community Living at Brown University
• 1:30-2:20 p.m. – Breakout Session 1:
  • The Road Less Traveled: Re-Imagining Career Pathways into Student Housing Leadership
    • Elizabeth Cox, Ph.D., Senior Director, Housing Facilities, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Intergenerational Supervision and Coaching Strategies
    • Dean Kennedy, Ph.D., Executive Director of Residential Life, Housing, and Food Services, University of Nevada Reno
• 2:30-3:45 p.m. – Breakout Session 2
  • Public Policy Roundtable
  • Panel: Bridging the Gap: Voices of Emerging and Seasoned Leaders
• 4-5 p.m. – Spotlight Session  

Thursday, November 6, 2025

• 12-1:15 p.m. – Spotlight Session:
  • Leadership Through Change
    • Alvin Sturdivant, Vice President for Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence, University of Portland 
    • Doug Hallenbeck, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs, Clemson University 
    • Kathy Collins, Ph.D, Higher Ed Consulting Director, Huron 
    • Vennie Gore, Executive Vice President for Administration, Michigan State University 
• 1:30-2:20 p.m. – Breakout Session 3
  • Leading While Leaking: Supporting Postpartum Professionals in the Evolving Workplace
    • Alli Adams-Hurtado, Associate Director, Housing and Residence Life, Kennesaw State University
• 2:30-3:45 p.m. – Breakout Session 4
  • Panel: Supporting Parents and Families in Housing and Residence Life
    • Curtis Jackson Jr., Associate Director for Residential Learning, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    • Demarcus Merritt Sr., Assistant Director of Residence Life, George Mason University
    • Ashley Owens, Assistant Director for Academic LLCs, American University
    • Krystyne Savarese, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 
    • Bernie Savarese, Ed.D., MBA, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Research, and Student Success, The University of Tennessee System
  • Panel: Working in Housing and Residence Life at HBCUs, HSIs, and Tribal Colleges
    • John Lowney, Ph.D., Executive Director of Housing, North Carolina A&T State University
    • Kevin Conn, Ed.D., Executive Director: Student Housing and Residential Life, California State University, Northridge
    • Ray Gordon, Ed.D.,  Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life, The University of Texas at El Paso
    • Stuart Sparvier, Director of Housing, Northwest Indian College
    • Jennifer Wilder McKinney, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration, Florida A&M University
• 4-5 p.m. – Closing Session
  • Featured Speaker: Walter M. Kimbrough, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research and Member Engagement, United Negro College Fund (UNCF)