#ROADTOCACUSS A transformational journey across Canada + the United States.
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#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