Association of College Unions International Region 5 Conference

Doin' The Charleston

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The Association of College Unions International is a non-profit higher education organization that has existed since 1914. ACUI is a network of nearly 1,000 member institutions from urban and rural campuses, four-year and two-year schools, large universities, and small colleges. Their common goal is to help college unions improve their programs and services and to be effective contributors to individual growth and development. Through committees, conferences, and newsletters, students and staff learn about the role of the college union on campus and share in fulfilling that role.

Register Now for Pre-Conference Tours!

The 2007 Host Committee is excited to include a variety of educational and informational tours prior to the official start of the conference (see Conference Tour page on this site). The deadline to receive registrations for these tours is Friday, October 26, 2007.

If you need to register and pay for a tour separately from your conference registration, please contact Scott Testy at the ACUI Central Office at stesty@acui.org or 812-245-8060 and he will be happy to assist you.

Conference Hotel Update

The block of rooms reserved for the 2007 ACUI Region 5 Conference at the Courtyard by Marriott is sold out. The following two hotels are suggested as possible alternatives and shuttle service will be provided from these properties to the College of Charleston campus during the conference. If you have not made a hotel reservation yet, plan to do so as soon as possible as rooms become difficult to find on weekends in the Fall and our conference dates are the same weekend as The Citadel's Homecoming. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Keynote Speakers

Marsha Herman-Betzen

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Marsha Herman-Betzen is employed as Executive Director of the Association of College Unions International. She has worked in ACUI’s Central Office for 23 years and served the association as the Coordinator of Educational Programs and Services and Associate Executive Director before becoming the Executive Director in August of 1994. Marsha began her college union career at the Oklahoma State Student Union as the Manager of Conferences and Scheduling.

Marsha has a bachelor’s degree in secondary education with an emphasis in speech education and sociology from the University of New Mexico and a master’s degree in interpersonal communication from the University of Michigan. In addition, she has completed over 60 hours of course work at the State University of New York at Buffalo in organizational communication.

She is one of the most traveled executive director’s, logging more than 900,000 air miles, presenting numerous educational sessions, workshops, and keynotes for campus, state, national, and international organizations. Herman-Betzen represented ACUI at the Presidents’ Summit on America’s Promise in Philadelphia, the White House Conference on Hate Crimes, and has served on the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights task force to identify best practices in diversity education in higher education.

Lincoln Johnson

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Lincoln Johnson has had the great fortune to be associated with the University of Washington since 1996 as the Director of Student Activities & Union Facilities. Prior to his arrival in Seattle, he served at Louisiana College, Baylor University, and Mississippi State University. He has worked in student life and development since receiving a College Student Personnel degree in 1988. In the volunteer tradition of ACUI, he has volunteered regionally and internationally for over 15 years. He has served as a Regional Director, volunteered on Regional Leadership Teams, presented numerous educational sessions, chaired a two Regional Conferences, hosted several Regional College Bowl and Recreation Tournaments, and presently serves as ACUI President.