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Your aCuHo-i New Business Operations Conference Joins ACUHO-I Conference Series Each year the ACUHO-I Conference Series events provide sessions and information for different niches within the campus housing profession. This year, along with the conferences for apartments, housing facilities, and living-learning programs, ACUHO-I introduces the ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference. All events will be held during the month of October in Columbus, Ohio. The full schedule is below. The Business Operations conference, chaired this year by Bonnie Solt-Prunty from Ithaca College in New York, will meet the needs of members who work in the assignments, information technology, conference services, marketing, and business segments of college and university housing offices. These five significant functional areas were selected because they work collectively within a campus housing office. In some cases, one person may be in charge of all areas while, for other campuses, there are five or more persons responsible for these areas. Regardless of the staffing, one area is not able to function without another. Learn more about this event and the rest of the series at www.acuho-i.org. Registration will open in June. ACUHO-I ASSISTS DISPLACeD WORkeRS The ACUHO-I Executive Board announced last month that complimentary one-year Associate Affiliate memberships will be available for individuals who are displaced from their full-time positions within a college or university housing office due to budget cuts. This membership will allow continued access to the digital version of the Talking Stick magazine and registration discounts, as well as access to the ACUHO-I online professional network and other online resources such as the library catalog. The strength of ACUHO-I has always come from the network of professionals and their willingness to support others by sharing news, advice, and knowledge. The decision was made that reliance on that network is more important than ever, and steps should be taken to retain our highly qualified and dedicated professionals. To take advantage of this opportunity, contact Laura Pietrykowski, the ACUHO-I membership coordinator, at laura@acuho-i.org or call (614) 292-0099. Experts Assemble for ACUHO-I Annual Conference Registration is now open for the 2009 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition to be held June 27-30, 2009, in Baltimore, Maryland. Along with more than 120 valuerich sessions, the volunteer committees have brought together some of the leading minds in campus housing. This year’s keynote speaker will be environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Student affairs legend George Kuh will speak about how housing can identify important factors and contribute to student success. Plus attendees will have the chance to listen to and pose questions for a panel of experts who will speak on current conditions facing higher education as well as their future implications. Gwen Dungy, the executive director of NASPA, and Carol Holiday, the ACUHO-I governmental affairs liaison, as well as others, will speak to these questions from the student affairs, legislative, and economic points-of-view. Attendees who register for the conference before May 13 will save $100 on their registration fees. More information on these programs and the rest of the conference are available online at www.acuho-i.org. 2009 ACUHO-I Conference Series: Hyatt-Regency at the Greater Columbus Convention Center • ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference (October 4-7) • ACUHO-I Living-Learning Programs Conference (October 16-18) • ACUHO-I Apartments Conference (October 24-26) • ACUHO-I/APPA Housing Facilities Conference (October 27-30) Does tHe Talking STick reaCH enougH oF Your staFF? Call (614) 292-0099 or e-mail talkingstick@ acuho-i.org for more information about additional membership subscriptions. in the next Talking STick Coming in our May/June issue: • The latest on sophomore programming • Going global with the business of student housing: A Study Tour of China Plus, more insight into the college and university housing profession. March + april 2009 13

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