PreCertification Application
Event Detail
Event Received Date:
5/26/2021
Requestor Name:
Gordon Stone; Higher Education Partnership,
(on behalf of) Firm/Group:
Higher Education Partnership,
Invitees:
Attendees will include University SGA Leaders, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Presidents, and business leaders from across the state, as well as some legislators
Purpose/Event:
Our annual STARS Leadership & University Advocates Conference (SLUAC) will be held August 4-6, 2021 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Destin, Florida. Planned by the Higher Education Partnership and funded through the Higher Education Partnership Foundation, the conference provides student leaders hands-on training so they are prepared to become Alabama’s future statesmen. The program features engaging activities and seminars on leadership led by well-known speakers. University faculty, staff, alumni and other friends are also asked to attend to learn of key issues facing higher education. The training and awareness of the attendees is built around themes of university voices and Alabama’s future. Participants are given the opportunity to hear from panels of state policy-makers, corporate leaders, elected officials and motivational speakers. The conference provides an educational experience which energizes the participants to identify and pursue goals for making Alabama the best it can be. The legislative participants and the other key speakers share insight on a variety of topics ranging from budgets to economic development to leadership. The participants receive information and deliver specific feedback on a variety of topics. The specific topics can include but are not limited to the Impact of a Pandemic, the Future of the Education Trust Fund, Understanding Alabama’s Educational Challenges, and Opportunities for Improving Alabama’s Economic Outlook. These topics are addressed by both legislative, academic and private sector leaders. Legislators are invited to participate in both panel discussions and the breakout sessions in smaller groups across the spectrum. These groups include a mixture of faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and private sector. Legislators typically are listeners and learners during the remaining aspects of the program. Depending on the schedule and the activities that are included as a part of the program, there could be some programming that is attached to a meal. Meals include a Thursday breakfast and lunch and a Friday breakfast. Most legislators will only stay and participate for a maximum of two nights due to their schedules. Occa-sionally, a
Event Date:
8/4/2021
Approved/Denied Date:
6/10/2021
Approved/Denied:
Approved
Denied
Purpose/Event
Event Date
Documents associated to this event
Event Description:
Our annual STARS Leadership & University Advocates Conference (SLUAC) will be held August 4-6, 2021 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Destin, Florida. Planned by the Higher Education Partnership and funded through the Higher Education Partnership Foundation, the conference provides student leaders hands-on training so they are prepared to become Alabama’s future statesmen. The program features engaging activities and seminars on leadership led by well-known speakers. University faculty, staff, alumni and other friends are also asked to attend to learn of key issues facing higher education. The training and awareness of the attendees is built around themes of university voices and Alabama’s future. Participants are given the opportunity to hear from panels of state policy-makers, corporate leaders, elected officials and motivational speakers. The conference provides an educational experience which energizes the participants to identify and pursue goals for making Alabama the best it can be. The legislative participants and the other key speakers share insight on a variety of topics ranging from budgets to economic development to leadership. The participants receive information and deliver specific feedback on a variety of topics. The specific topics can include but are not limited to the Impact of a Pandemic, the Future of the Education Trust Fund, Understanding Alabama’s Educational Challenges, and Opportunities for Improving Alabama’s Economic Outlook. These topics are addressed by both legislative, academic and private sector leaders. Legislators are invited to participate in both panel discussions and the breakout sessions in smaller groups across the spectrum. These groups include a mixture of faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and private sector. Legislators typically are listeners and learners during the remaining aspects of the program. Depending on the schedule and the activities that are included as a part of the program, there could be some programming that is attached to a meal. Meals include a Thursday breakfast and lunch and a Friday breakfast. Most legislators will only stay and participate for a maximum of two nights due to their schedules. Occa-sionally, a
08/04/2021
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