#RoadtoCACUSS

#ROADTOCACUSSA transformational journey across

Canada + the United States.

MEET THE TEAM● Brandon Smith - Residence Life and Education Coordinator● Hamza Khan - Coordinator, Student Affairs Creative● Jen Gonzales - Director, Student Life● Kait Taylor-Asquini - Leadership Development Facilitator● Nicholas Asquini - Varsity Coordinator● Troy Murray - Sponsorship and Fundraising Officer

LEARNING OBJECTIVES● Learn about the #RoadToCACUSS. ● Learn about the #RyersonSA story● Learn how it inspired and informed our work.● Learn how replicate it.

THE #RYERSONSA STORY1. Community Building2. Mental Well-Being3. Personal Development 4. Professional Development5. Learning

Good + Different

“HERE’S AN IDEA…”“What if we drive?”“What if we make this more than a drive?”“How do we make this meaningful?”

WHERE WE WEREAND WHO WE WERE BEFORE THE TRIP.

WE DIDN’T KNOW WE WANTED THIS

UNTIL IT HAPPENED, OF COURSE.

TRANSITIONS

REFLECTIONS CONNECTIONS

WHY?

WHY: TRANSITIONS

WHY: REFLECTIONS

WHY: CONNECTIONS

WHAT WE DID

MEETINGS BLOGGING HANDOFFS UPDATES SHARING

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE STUDENTS

OUR JOURNEYWHERE WE WENT & WHAT WE DID

DAY 1: Toronto to Monroe

DAY 2: Monroe to Chicago

DAY 3: Chicago: Northwestern

DAY 4/5: 5AM Chicago to Calgary

DAY 6: Calgary to Kelowna

DAY 7: Kelowna to Vancouver

KEY TAKEAWAYSWHAT WE LEARNED

1. What is the biggest success/challenge facing your students?

2. What is the biggest success/challenge facing your department?

3. What is the biggest success/challenge facing Student Affairs?

4. What does Student Affairs look like in 2020?5. If you had $100,000 in sponsorship/funding what

would you do with it?

QUESTIONS WE ASKED

SPONSORSHIP + FUNDRAISING

How we offset costs.

THE NUMBERS ARE IN

Twitter● 1,400+ tweets● 1.3M+ impressions

Blog● 9,000+ unique users● 50,000+ pageviews

EARNED MEDIA

● CACUSS● ACUHO-I● Academica Top Ten● University Affairs● The SA Collective● Ryerson Today● More to come...

THEMES: REFLECTIONS

● Taking Chances● Cold Feet● Coaching● Diversity● Tradition● Spirituality

● Introversion● Sponsorship● Transition● Community● Challenges● Conclusions

CHECKLIST

1.Find champions2.Dream big3.Ask “why”4.Plan it out5.Get buy-in6.Move

LET THEM TRY

MAKING CONNECTIONS

You don’t need to hop in an RV and drive across the country to make a

connection.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO RELATIONSHIPS.

THANK YOU!The #RoadToCACUSS Team

Revisit The Journey @ roadtocacuss.ca