Join us for a timely and strategic webinar exploring how Student Affairs leaders can navigate governance and compliance challenges while preserving mission integrity. Together, we will examine ethical decision-making in complex policy environments, design high-impact partnerships that elevate Student Affairs as institutional leaders, and develop responsive strategies that meet the evolving needs of today’s students. Participants will also explore how to align Student Affairs initiatives with broader institutional goals—without losing the core values and expertise that define the profession.

Learning Outcomes for the Focus Area:

1. Navigate governance and compliance while preserving mission integrity [Mid-Level & Senior-Level]

Key Questions:

• How do we maintain program integrity amid conflicting federal, state, and institutional policies?
• What ethical frameworks guide decisions when compliance and mission collide?
• How do we advocate when policies threaten student access or belonging?

2. Design strategic partnerships better positioning student affairs as institutional leaders [All Levels]

Key Questions:

• Where are high-impact collaboration opportunities with academic affairs, institutional research, enrollment, advancement?
• How do we translate SA outcomes into language resonating with institutional priorities?
• What barriers prevent collaboration, and how do we dismantle them?

3. Develop responsive strategies meeting evolving needs of emergent student populations [All Levels]

Key Questions:

• How do institutions identify and respond to shifting demographics?
• What evidence-based approaches serve First-gen+, post-traditional, undocumented, limited income?
• How do we scale innovations without losing culturally responsive support? 

4. Align SA strategies with institutional goals while maintaining SA expertise [Senior-Level]

Key Questions:

• How do we demonstrate SA's contribution to institutional strategic plans?
• What does it mean to align without assimilating — strategic partners without losing identity?
• How do we communicate value to boards, legislatures, donors, and campus partners?