Program

Learn from fun, interactive workshops.

This one-day conference features nearly 10 intense hours of practical, help, research, and advice on how to improve your Student Government, how to become a more effective and influential officer and leader on your campus, and how to make your SG the best-ever in the history of your school this year.

Conference Location

The conference is being held at the Delta Hotels Orlando Celebration, 2900 Parkway Boulevard, Kissimmee, FL 34747.

Download the hotel floorplan.

2024 Conference Schedule

Friday, July 12, 2024

Community Service Project (on your own)

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Advisors Conference

(Advisors can attend the New Officer Training Conference at no charge if they register for the Advisors Conference)

1:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – New Officer Training Conference Bonus Programming

(Your SG will have an hour with an ASGA expert to discuss your unique issues, problems, and challenges. Contact conferences@asgaonline.com to book a consulting appointment)

  • Private Consulting – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • Private Consulting – 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
  • Private Consulting – 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Private Consulting – 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Boardroom

Saturday, July 13, 2024

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Conference Registration & Buffet Breakfast

  • Pre-Function Area (Conference Registration)
  • The Pointe Restaurant (Buffet Breakfast)

9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. – Welcome

  • Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq., Emcee

Heron/Egret Rooms

9:20 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Networking Break

9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. – Training Block 1

  •  A  13 Steps to a Super Student Government – Butch Oxendine
    Heron/Egret Rooms
  •  B  Who Said There’s No “I” in Team? – Vicky Goodin, Ed.D.
    Osprey Room
  •  C  Ready to Rumble? How to Engage in “Successful” Conflicts – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
    Swan Room
  •  D  Doing the Most: Talented and Overextended (Part 1) – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
    Flamingo Room

10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Networking Break

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Training Block 2

  •  E  The 25 Worst Mistakes Your Student Government Can Make – Butch Oxendine
    Heron/Egret Rooms
  •  F  Jumanji! Leveling Up Your SGA Leadership – Vicky Goodin, Ed.D.
    Osprey Room
  • G   NEW WORKSHOP  (Re)defining Bold & Authentic Leadership – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
    Swan Room
  • Doing the Most: Talented and Overextended (Part 2) – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
    Flamingo Room

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch

Heron/Egret Rooms

1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – ASGA Halftime

Heron/Egret Rooms

1:15 to 2:15 p.m. – Training Block 3

  •  I  How to Make Students Care About Your SG: Create “Signature Programs” – Butch Oxendine
    Heron/Egret Rooms
  • I Made It, I am In Student Government: Now What? – Edson O’Neale
    Osprey Room
  •  K  Student Government is a Bunch of C.R.A.P. (Communication-Respect-Attitude-Professionalism) – Michael A. Cadore Sr., Ed.D.
    Swan Room
  •  L  Lost in Translation: Communication, Non-Communication and Everything in Between – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
    Flamingo Room

2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Networking Break

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Roundtables

  1. Presidents & Vice Presidents – Osprey Room
  2. Secretaries and Treasurers – Swan Room
  3. Advisors – Flamingo Room
  4. Senators, Representatives, Judicial Branch, and Committee Members – Heron/Egret Rooms

3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Networking Break

3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Training Block 4

  •  M  What Can Your Student Government Really Accomplish? Choose Realistic Goals – Butch Oxendine
    Heron/Egret Rooms
  • Vulnerability: The Real Super Hero for Student Government – Edson O’Neale
    Osprey Room
  • O   NEW WORKSHOP  Learn How to Run for Public Office with Elect Her! – Vasundhara Kamath, Director of Learning & Development, Running Start
    Swan Room
  •  P  Impeachment: The Last Frontier – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
    Flamingo Room

4:45 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. – Networking Break

4:50 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – Wrap-Up & Raffle

  • “The Importance of Your Student Government” – Butch Oxendine, ASGA Founder & Executive Director
  • Ultimate Connectors Raffle (return your evaluation form to enter)

Heron/Egret Rooms

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Community Service Project (on your own)

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – ASGA Overtime

(Your SG will have an hour with an ASGA expert to discuss your unique issues, problems, and challenges. Contact conferences@asgaonline.com to book a consulting appointment)

  • Private Consulting – 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
  • Private Consulting – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  • Private Consulting – 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
  • Private Consulting – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
  • Private Consulting – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Boardroom

Workshop Guide & Descriptions