Webinar Calendar
The following sessions require Internet and phone access and group participation is welcomed.
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Introduction to Baseline: Assessment Fundamentals
  • Tuesday, May 24, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, June 9, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Monday, June 20, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, July 7, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, July 20, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
For new Baseline users! This beginner's webinar will review the Baseline features and support available to help you conduct assessment: consultation, professional development, Community resources, national benchmarks, online and mobile data collection, rubrics, reporting, and key performance indicators.
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How to Use Baseline Reporting Tools
  • Tuesday, May 17, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, June 2, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, June 15, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Tuesday, June 28, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Monday, July 11, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, July 28, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
During this session we will provide step-by-step instructions on how to use the tools and functions available in the Baseline site to review your data. Even if you haven't collected data yet, it is helpful to know how you will use the data when you are still in the assessment planning stages. Participants will learn how to create and customize graphs, apply filters to view subsets of data, create saved views of data, export data, and set up comparison reports of data across time, between groups or programs, or before and after an intervention.
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Organizing and Analyzing Benchmarking Data
  • Monday, June 13, 1:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, June 23, 1:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, July 6, 1:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern
  • Tuesday, July 19, 1:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern
Now that you have spent time collecting national benchmarking data, how do you "wade through" all of the data in order to make positive changes in your programs and services? Using examples from the NASPA Consortium benchmarking studies, this session will focus on techniques you can use to maximize the use of benchmarking data. It will provide you with tips on where to start with benchmarking data, steps to take in organizing and prioritizing your data analysis, and tips for how to effectively share your data.
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Consortium Benchmarking Report Capabilities
  • Friday, June 3, 1:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Monday, June 13, 1:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, June 23, 1:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, July 6, 1:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Tuesday, July 19, 1:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
This session will take attendees through the process of creating a national benchmarking report for the Consortium studies in which they have participated. This will include a detailed, step-by-step tour of the report "wizard" tool including customizing reports to include historical benchmarking data, peer institution participant data, and national averages. After the creation of the report, a full description of report features and benefits will be provided, along with tips on easing the data analysis process. There will be time allotted at the end of the session for general questions and answers.
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Key Performance Indicators
  • Tuesday, May 31, 1:00 - 2:30 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, June 22, 1:00 - 2:30 pm Eastern
  • Monday, July 25, 1:00 - 2:30 pm Eastern
This session will outline the benefits and best practices of an emerging assessment trend: the use of "key performance indicators," "dashboard indicators," or "balanced scorecards" in higher education. A demonstration of the Baseline Performance Indicator functionality will illustrate how you can use Baseline to develop and measure performance indicators on your campus.

This session will specifically highlight new functionality like dynamic performance indicators, goal lines, and export functions in the 2nd half, so you are welcome to join at 1:45 pm if you are only interested in the technology walkthrough.
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Introduction to CollegiateLink
  • Tuesday, May 10, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Monday, May 16, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, June 9, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, June 22, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, June 30, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, July 13, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Monday, August 1, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
This session will provide a broad overview of the features in CollegiateLink and how they are beneficial to student engagement and office efficiency. The concepts and user interface of the system will be discussed. This session is a great way to be introduced to the look, feel, and basic functions of the CollegiateLink platform.
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CollegiateLink: Forms, Elections, & Registrations
  • Thursday, June 16, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, July 28, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Friday, August 5, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
This session will focus on the tools and concepts that represent the foundation of online form creation, campus-wide elections, and organization registration processes. This session is geared towards the primary administrative user(s) of CollegiateLink who will be managing elections or registrations.
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CollegiateLink: Finance
  • Thursday, May 12, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, June 1, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, July 20, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, August 3, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
This session will deliver an in-depth review of the financial management system in CollegiateLink. This session is geared towards the primary financial administrative user(s) of CollegiateLink who will be reviewing or approving activities fee allocations, managing transactions, and processing funding requests.
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CollegiateLink: Event Management
  • Wednesday, May 11, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, May 26, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, June 8, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, June 23, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, July 27, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, August 4, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
This session will allow participants to take a detailed look at the tools and concepts related to campus event management. From configuration of an approval process to tracking attendance through swipe-card support, the entire range of event processing capabilities in CollegiateLink will be reviewed. Discussion of the multiple reviewer options during the approval process will be a central point of the presentation. This session is geared towards the primary event administrator(s) on campus.
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CollegiateLink: Branding and Marketing for Success
  • Thursday, June 2, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Wednesday, June 29, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Thursday, July 14, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
This session will take a specific look at how CollegiateLink can be branded on campus in a way that leads to higher rates of user adoption and activity throughout the system. Strategies and ideas for using CollegiateLink to support and provide benefit to other functional areas on campus will be presented. Important system configuration options such as header and site name creation will be reviewed, best practice marketing techniques will be shared, and discussion will be held on effective ways to involve faculty, staff, and student organization advisors within the CollegiateLink platform. This session is geared towards the primary administrative user(s) of CollegiateLink on campus.
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Incorporating CollegiateLink into New Student Orientation
  • Tuesday, May 24, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Tuesday, August 2, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
Thinking about ways to use CollegiateLink in your summer orientation programs? Inspiring ideas and tips will be shared to help you brainstorm and think about how CollegiateLink can become a resource and connection point to your campus' involvement opportunities during the critical first impression of the campus. From involvement suggestions to orientation registration, many aspects of the system can be used to augment and amplify your orientation presence.
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Sustainable Leadership: Developing a Student Officer Transition Retreat
  • Tuesday, June 14, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
Each Spring, Suffolk University gathers new student leaders together for a two day retreat that focuses on setting organizations up for success and creating community among the student organization population. This webinar will highlight Suffolk's program and success for engaging new organization leadership in conversations about sustained growth. Information about the learning objectives, operational considerations, and lessons learned from executing the program will be shared.
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Understanding the Impact: Developing an Integrated Community Service Tracking Program
  • Tuesday, June 21, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
As community service continues to be a cornerstone of the collegiate experience campuses are creating integrated programs and systems to quantify the impact that students are making. This webinar will feature Valdosta State University who has designed services and programs that promote, identify, and archive information about service at their institution.
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Web Design Tips and Advice from Experience
  • Tuesday, June 28, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
Sustainable design for the web can be challenging. Nathan Mugg from IUPUI will be presenting on how his campus made a commitment to helping students represent their organizations with style and equitability. Tips and tools will be shared to help your campus succeed in designing for the web as well as a discussion about how IUPUI created and maintains the Multimedia Production Center for its organizations. If your campus is considering design services for organizations this is a great opportunity to learn from someone who has succeeded.
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Living, Linking, and Learning: A Guide to Student Engagement Outcomes
  • Tuesday, July 12, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
Our profession's literature and campus practitioners have made the case that learning occurs both in and out of the classroom. The challenge for involvement professionals is documenting and demonstrating how the work we do contributes to student learning. This webinar examines the creation, implementation, and assessment of learning outcomes within the context of student involvement. By being outcomes-focused, practitioners can assess what students are gaining from involvement in campus activities and more effectively share their contribution to student learning.
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Incorporating Information Systems into Campus Culture
  • Tuesday, July 19, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
    RESCHEDULED FOR Thursday, August 11, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern
Hear the triumphs and challenges that come with launching interactive information systems on campus and learn more about what it takes to garner buy-in from various student affairs stakeholders. Best practices will be shared regarding the implementation concepts and community-building strategies that have proven positive in creating a successful launch and adoption period. Come with questions since this session is intended to be interactive and help you with your campus-specific challenges.
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Planning for Student Leader Transitions and Fall Training
  • Tuesday, July 26, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
How do you help officers transition their leadership positions and make sure new officers are aware of the tools and services at their disposal? Come learn about the ways campuses have developed and executed training materials and sessions for new student leaders in the fall semester and how you can help prepare new leadership to continue going above and beyond as they begin the academic year.
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Capitalizing on Student Involvement Data as the Foundation for Assessment
  • Wednesday, August 10, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern
Connecting involvement to learning is a critical opportunity for student affairs professionals. Strategies for collaboration across student affairs disciplines and projects that lend themselves to success in understanding the impact of involvement will be discussed. Examples of assessment opportunities available from the data gathered in CollegiateLink will be provided and shared.

This webinar is geared towards campuses interested in the connection between the CollegiateLink and Baseline platforms.
These sessions require Internet and phone access and group participation is welcomed.