Learn from fun, interactive workshops.
This weekend, two-day training summit features nearly 16 intense hours of practical help, research, and advice on how to improve your Student Government and how to become more effective and influential on your campus.
Conference Location
The conference is being held at the Holiday Inn Resort Lake Buena Vista, 13351 State Road 535, Orlando, FL 32821.
2022 Conference Schedule
Community Service Project (on your own)
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Conference Registration & Buffet Breakfast
- Discovery Room Foyer (Conference Registration)
- Applebee’s Restaurant (Buffet Breakfast)
9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. – Welcome
- Michael A. Cadore, Sr., Ed.D., Emcee
Discovery Room
9:20 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Break
9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. – Training Block I
- A 13 Steps to a Super Student Government – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - B Vulnerability: The Real Super Hero for Student Government – Edson O’Neale
Magic Room - C Knowing When and How to Call Someone Out: Confronting Members within the SG – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
Wonder Room - D FOR ADVISORS Good Leadership Needs H.E.L.P. (Honor, Encouragement, Loyalty, Professionalism) – Michael A. Cadore, Sr., Ed.D.
Adventure Room
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Networking Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Training Block II
- E The 25 Worst Mistakes Your Student Government Can Make – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - F I Made It, I am in Student Government, Now What? – Edson O’Neale
Magic Room - G Inclusive SG Leadership: Tackling the Difficult Conversations – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
Wonder Room - H FOR ADVISORS Be an Uncle M.I.K.E. (Mentor-Inspire-Knowledge-Encourage) – Michael A. Cadore Sr., Ed.D.
Adventure Room
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch
Discovery & Magic Rooms
1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – ASGA Halftime
Discovery Room
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. – Training Block III
- I How to Make Students Care About Your SG: Create “Signature Programs” – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - J NEW WORKSHOP Extending Governments Across the Nation – Edson O’Neale
Magic Room - K FOR ADVISORS Advising 2.0: Navigating and Negotiating Institutional Politics – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
Wonder Room
- L Doing the Most: Talented and Overextended (Part 1) – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Adventure Room
2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Networking Break
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Roundtables
- Senators, Representatives, Judicial Branch, and Committee Members – Discovery Room
- Presidents & Vice Presidents – Magic Room
- Secretaries and Treasurers – Wonder Room
- Advisors – Adventure Room
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Networking Break
3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Training Block IV
- M How Your SG Can Connect With Students: Survey Them! – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - N NEW WORKSHOP FOR ADVISORS Infusing Cultural Humility into Your Advising Practice – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
Wonder Room - O Doing the Most: Talented and Overextended (Part 2) – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Adventure Room
4:45 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. – Break
4:50 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Raffle
- Raffle
Discovery Room
5:00 p.m. to ? – Dinner, entertainment (on your own)
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Buffet Breakfast
Applebee’s Restaurant
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Training Block V
- P How to Improve Your SG’s Web & Social Media Presence – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - Q Lost in Translation: Communication, Non-Communication and Everything in Between – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Wonder Room - R NEW WORKSHOP Magnus Principles: I am, You Are, We Are Magnus! #Greatness – Michael A. Cadore Sr., Ed.D.
Adventure Room
10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – Networking Break
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – Training Block VI
- S What Can Your Student Government Really Accomplish? Choose Realistic Goals – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - T Impeachment: The Last Frontier – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Wonder Room - U Student Government is a Bunch of C.R.A.P. (Communication-Respect-Attitude-Professionalism) – Michael A. Cadore Sr., Ed.D.
Adventure Room
11:15 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. – Break
11:20 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Wrap-Up & Raffle
- Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq., Emcee
- “The Importance of Your Student Government” – Butch Oxendine, ASGA Founder & Executive Director
- Ultimate Connectors Raffle (return your evaluation form to enter)
Discovery Room
Workshop Guide & Descriptions
- 2022 Workshop Guide & Descriptions coming soon