Missouri AHEAD (MO AHEAD) invites you to attend Finding Your Midwest Connections, our 2016 Annual Spring Conference. This two-day conference will focus on sharing ideas and expertise with other professionals in Missouri and across the Midwest. Join us June 2nd - 3rd at the University of Missouri - Columbia to learn more about best practices in our field and to meet fellow disability service professionals in the state of Missouri and beyond.
Here's what you can expect to enjoy at the conference...
Plenary Speakers
Claire Fitzgerald will join us on Thursday, June 2nd as our first guest plenary speaker to discuss recent legal issues in the field of disability services. Claire has been an attorney with the Kansas City, Missouri office of the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) since 2001. She provides legal guidance and conducts investigations in the area of civil rights compliance under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amandments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabliitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disablities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act.
Christy Hutton will join us on Friday, June 3rd as our second guest plenary speaker. Christy is a Staff Psychologist and Assistant Director for Outreach and Prevention at the University of Missouri - Columbia's Counseling Center. She will facilitate an interactive presentation that provides a basic overview of RESPOND, an innovative program designed to assist staff and faculty with addressing mental health concerns on campus. She will discuss how and why this program was developed, provide an overview of campus mental health concerns, discuss common signs of mental health problems, and offer two specific skills for effectively responding to students in emotional distress. She will also discuss how you can take this campus resilience and prevention program to your home campus.
Breakout Session Topics
DAY 1:
"Providing Services to Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" (Presenter: Regina Driskill)
"Life Coaching: What do I need to know, and how can this help my students?" (Presenter: Linda Nissenbaum)
DAY 2:
"Choose Your Own Adventure: Purchasing a Data Management System" (Presenters: Barb Hammer, Melissa Hill, & Anna Kisting)
"It Takes a Village: Developing Collaborative Partnerships on Campuses to Support the Needs of Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder" (Presenters: Lea Ann Lowery & Justin Lozano)
Conference Agenda
DAY 1: Thursday, June 2nd
9:00am -10:00am Conference Check-in and Continental Breakfast
10:00am - 12:00pm Plenary Session with Claire Fitzgerald
12:00pm - 1:00pm Catered Buffet-style Lunch
1:15pm - 2:15pm Breakout Sessions
2:30pm - 3:30pm Hearing Our Students' Perspectives: A Student Panel
3:45pm - 4:45pm MO AHEAD Annual Meeting
5pm - Happy Hour and Appetizers at The Roof (1111 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201)
DAY 2: Friday, June 3rd
9:00am - 10:00am Conference Check-in and Continental Breakfast
10:00am - 12:00pm Plenary Session with Christy Hutton
12:00pm - 1:00pm Catered Buffet-style Lunch
1:15pm - 2:15pm Breakout Sessions
2:30pm - 3:30pm Discussing Disability Services: A Professional Panel and Q&A
3:30pm - 4:00pm Conference Wrap-up and Prize Drawings
This looks amazing, but how do I register?
MO AHEAD members receive a discounted rate for registering... and EVERYONE receives a discounted rate for registering early (before Friday, May 20th)! Prices currently listed are Early Bird prices, but they will jump up by $15-25 after May 20th, so please register soon! Rates include electronic access to all conference materials, campus parking, as well as a delicious catered buffet-style luncheon each day.
You can pay online using a credit card, mail in a check, or bring cash to the event. To pay online with a credit card, select "Credit card or Bank account (Via Paypal)" as your payment method. You do not need to have a Paypal account to register online.
You will then select "Pay with a credit or debit card" as your way to pay, enter your credit card information, and click the yellow "Review & Continue" button at the bottom.
You will receive a confirmation email once your order is complete. For questions about this process, please call Anna Kisting at 314-529-9374 or email her at akisting@maryville.edu.
Friday's attendees will have the chance to win Universal Design in Higher Education:
From Principles to Practice (2nd Ed.), edited by Sheryl Burgstahler!
Need a hotel recommendation? Check out our list below!
The Tiger Hotel
South 8th Street
Phone: (573) 875-8888
Average cost $169/night
*Hotel is only 0.5 miles from MOAHEAD Conference site.*
Website: http://www.thetigerhotel.com/index.html
Broadway Double Tree Hotel
1111 E. Broadway
Phone: (573) 875-7000
Average cost $169/night
*Hotel is 0.5 miles from MOAHEAD Conference site.*
Website: http://thebroadwaycolumbia.com/
Hampton Inn
1225 Fellow’s Place Blvd.
Phone: (573) 214-2222
Average cost $119/night
*Hotel is 1.5 miles from MOAHEAD Conference site.*
Website: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/hp/reservation/book.htm?execution=e2s1
Ramada-Columbia
901 Conley Rd
Phone: (573)443-4141
Average cost $85/night
*Hotel is 3 miles from the MOAHEAD Conference site.*
Website: http://www.reservations.com/hotel/ramada-columbia?gclid=CJ7SopWQ1csCFQgoaQodeuUHiw
Holiday Inn – Executive Center
2200 I-70 Drive SW
Phone: (877) 288-5143
Average cost $108/night
*Hotel is 5 miles from MOAHEAD Conference site.*
Website: http://www.holidaycolumbia.com/
