Featured Speakers

Peter Pereira

Bio:

Peter is the Coordinator for Campus Activities at Texas State University – San Marcos. In his current position, he serves as the advisor to the Student Association of Campus Activities (SACA), oversees Cat Camp - Texas State’s first-year camp experience, as well as Off-Campus Student Services. He has worked in student affairs for almost ten years, primarily in residence life and campus activities. Peter is also active in NACA, currently serving as the Conference Logistics Coordinator for the 2012 NACAŽ Central Regional Conference.
Peter has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Sports Management) from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT and a Master’s Degree in Counseling (College Student Personnel) from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Abstracts:

Professional Development Luncheon

In Search for the Student Affairs Holy Grail: Life-Work Balance
There is not a year that goes by in which professionals in Student Affairs do not discuss how one goes about trying to juggle everything that they have going on in life both personally and professionally. So, why are we still discussing this? Peter will share his perspective as to why this is still in issue in our profession.

March 30, 1:30-3:00pm

Tech Tools to Help Improve Your Programming Board
Come learn about various technology tools that they can use to be more productive and improve communication within your programming board. The focus will be on web and app-based tools such as Groupme, Google, and Wiggio. All of the tools will be demonstrated and participants are welcomed to try them out as well.