Del Suggs
Educational Resource Materials
Del has presented educational sessions at the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities National Convention, Regional Conferences, National Advisers' Institute, and Summer Leadership Workshops, and at the National Association of Campus Activities National Convention and Regional Conferences. He has presented at numerous Leadership Workshops and Student Activities Retreats at campuses across the country, and also numerous district and state Student Government Association conferences. He is perhaps the most widely published author in the field of student activities, and has published over fifty articles and columns in Programming, Student Activities Journal, and Campus Activities magazines.
Del is a regular contributor to The Student Affairs Collaborative Blog, available here at
TheSABlog.org. Take a moment to check it out, and if you find it useful you should subscribe free, either by the email link or with your RSS Reader. This blog features some of the best in Student Affairs and Student Activities sharing ideas and insight. Poke around and search back through past issues, too, and you'll find a wealth of great information.
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Here are the handouts and summaries from many of Del's educational sessions, along with his magazine articles.
Leadership Development Topics
Leading With Integrity
It's perhaps the most difficult challenge facing any potential leader. Leading with Integrity is the most important role you play.
Embracing Technology in Student Activities: Rushing Headlong Into the 21st Century
As your students become more dependent on contemporary technology, it's more important than ever that Student Activities personnel understand and utilize it. Here are some tips to bring you along.
The Power of a Retreat
Need to do some team building and teach your new board members how to do their job? One effective answer is the Board Retreat. Look here for some good advice on getting the most from your retreat.
Being a Better Leader for your Campus Activities Board
It's the beginning of the academic year. Being a better leader should be your "New Year's Resolution!"
Effective Program Board Meetings
“I hate meetings!” Does that sound like your board members? Unfortunately, meetings are a necessity. If your campus activity board members hate to meet, then it’s time to do something altogether different.
Presenting a Leadership Conference
A Leadership Conference can inspire your students to higher goals, stimulate new leaders, and expand your programs into cocurricular education. Here is some advice for putting your leadership conference together.
Student Activities Topics
Promotion Without A Budget
This article contains many inexpensive or free ways to promote the concerts and other programs you present on campus. Check out all these great ideas for drawing a crowd.
Learning Reconsidered: A New Direction in Student Activities
Since the publication of Learning Reconsidered by NASPA and APCA, Student Development has taken a different turn. Read about the most important reassessment of Student Life in two decades, and how it will affect Student Activities.
Fifty Low Cost Program Ideas
It started out with the ambitious goal of soliciting 50 low-cost program ideas in a little less than an hour. Fifty minutes later, the delegates at the APCA National Advisors' Summit in Las Vegas had suggested 91 ideas!
This is a link to the Student Affairs Blog post.
Embracing Technology in Student Activities: Rushing Headlong Into the 21st Century
As your students become more dependent on contemporary technology, it's more important than ever that Student Activities personnel understand and utilize it. Here are some tips to bring you along.
The Power of a Retreat
Need to do some team building and teach your new board members how to do their job? One effective answer is the Board Retreat. Look here for some good advice on getting the most from your retreat.
Presenting Shows The Right Way
The "little things" can make all the difference when you present events on your campus
Building a High Powered Program Board, Part One
Here are some ideas about Names, Structure, Officers, and Responsibilities for your Programming Board
Building a High Powered Program Board, Part Two
Here are some ideas about Time Management, Timelines, Forms, and Conflict Resolution for your Programming Board
Building a High Powered Program Board, Part Three
Here are some ideas about Branding and Marketing for your Programming Board
Getting the Most from the Conference:
Planning Ahead Makes a Difference
Getting ready for a conference means not wasting time or money. Here's how to get the most out of any programming conference.
Being a Better Leader for your Campus Activities Board
It's the beginning of the academic year. Being a better leader should be your "New Year's Resolution!"
Effective Program Board Meetings
“I hate meetings!” Does that sound like your board members? Unfortunately, meetings are a necessity. If your campus activity board members hate to meet, then it’s time to do something altogether different.
Building and Maintaining a (GREAT) Coffeehouse Series
If you're considering starting a Coffeehouse Series on your campus, or if you want to make your series even better, then take a look at this great information.
Cafeteria Shows: Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Performers tend to dislike cafeteria shows because they are generally produced so poorly. Here is a step-by-step approach to change your "cafeteria gigs" into "Dinner Theater."
Bigger Crowds and Better Shows: Planning
Planning is simply following a plan to become and stay organized. And being organized gives you the freedom to be creative. Here's one way to get your act together.
Bigger Crowds and Better Shows: Scheduling
There is more to scheduling than just booking acts and events. Here are some ideas for putting together a balanced and appropriate schedule for your campus.
Campus Collaboration: Integrating the College Mission into Programming
Student Activities can truly be the key to campus collaboration with mission-based programming.
Contracts and Riders 101
Baffled by the volumes of contracts sent to you by agents? Overwhelmed by the band's rider that asks for things you can't deliver (like alcohol) or seemingly foolish requests (like no brown M&M's...). This article can help you make sense of it all! Disclaimer: the author is not an attorney, and will not offer legal advice! But he will help you understand which items in a contract are negotiable and which items are "deal breakers!"
Try Some New Promotional Concepts
This article explains some basic advertising concepts that you can use to promote the programs you present on campus. This may be the answer to your promotional questions!
Residencies: Getting the most from Artists
If you're looking for a way to pull your campus community together, then consider an Artist-In-Residence. By presenting multiple shows, you can reach out to the campus and community, and reach different audiences. You will also generate a positive image for your school and your programs.
Programming for a Commuter Campus
It may be the biggest challenge in the field of Student Activities: programming for a
commuter campus. It’s like having a student body of gypsies or nomads. Sometimes
they’re around; sometimes they’re not. What can you do?
Family Friendly Programs
As non-traditional students become a major population on college campuses, programming boards are facing a new paradigm in activities. Family Friendly programs
may provide one solution to meeting the needs of these students.
Creative Uses for Small Acts: Take Your Show to the Audience
Can't get your students to attend your programs? Maybe you should take the programs to your students! Here are some innovative ideas to utilize those less-expensive and easily-produced acts on your campus.
Get Me to the Show On Time: Being a Traveling College Performer in a Post-September 11 World
Getting to your gigs can be stressful. Here are some helpful hints from the pros to make travel easier!
Staying Healthy On The Road
Here is some good advice for keeping healthy as a traveling musician.
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Campus Event Form
Here is a comprehensive form to help you produce your campus events. It's designed to cover every aspect of each show, and you're welcome to customize it to your campus needs.
Student Affairs in Higher Ed and Student Activities Reconsidered materials
Learning Reconsidered: A New Direction in Student Activities
This article by Del Suggs covers the importance of Learning Reconsidered to Student Affairs. Since the publication of Learning Reconsidered by NASPA and APCA, Student Development has taken a different turn. Read about the most important reassessment of Student Life in two decades, and how it will affect Student Activities.
Learning Reconsidered
This position paper was published in 2004 by NASPA and ACPA. Learning Reconsidered calls for a radical new approach to learning on campus. You can download your own copy of Learning Reconsidered here, and read about Transformative Learning.
Data Don't Drive
This analysis of the force of statistics in higher education was published in 2005 by the Lumina Foundation. Data Don't Drive considers the volumes of data collected by schools, and calls for a movement away from collecting evidence and towards "a culture of inquiry." That means collecting useful data that can help to enhance student learning. You can download your own copy of Data Don't Drive here.
Student Learning Outcomes 101
This a terrific aid for anyone developing student learning outcomes, and it was developed for use by the University of Rhode Island. Highly Recommended!
Campus Collaboration: Integrating the College Mission into Programming
Student Activities can truly be the key to campus collaboration with mission-based programming.
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