SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Breakfast - 8:00AM - Tiger Den Dining Hall

Session 1 - April 19, 2018 | 9:30AM
PD The benefits of residential Sam Hutchins, Taylor Sain, UC Beale room (363)
programming for long term & Jackson Smith
independence Lipscomb University

AD Statewide approach to Holly Riddle, Joan Johnson, UC Iris Room (338)

postsecondary education & Deb Zuver
for students with ID NC PSE Alliance

II Creative approaches to Anna Ward UC Poplar Room (308)

Employability and career Appalachian State University

TC Transitioning to PSE programs: Erica Walters UC Shelby Room (342)

Parents and students perspectives Clemson University

AD Student learning outcomes Carol Britton Laws UC Fountain View (346)

and assessment University of Georgia

S Resource and Job Fair Employers, PSE programs Fogelman Executive

and community resources Center (FEC)
Session 2 - April 19, 2018 | 10:40AM
PD REACH Program: Structure and Edie Cusack UC Beale Room (363)
Development of a fully inclusive program College Charleston

PD Empathy in action: Utilizing peer Justin Meijas, Britta Clark, Matthew UC Iris Room (338)
mentors to support IPSE students Humphries, & Ashley Thigpen
University of Georgia

PD Inclusive Life Skill development Rebekah Cummings Mary Strong UC Poplar Room (308)
through coffee talk & Anna Ward
Appalachian State University

AD A case study of collective impact: Susanna Miller-Raines UC Ballroom C (320C)

state IPSE alliance in Georgia Georgia IPSE Consortium

II Multiple Intelligence: Functional Kay Reeves, Memory Turner, UC Fountain View (346)
Transitional school to work Jasmine Thompson
Experience University of Memphis

S Resource and Job Fair Employers, PSE programs FEC

and community resources

Lunch - 11:50AM - Tiger Den Dining Hall

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Session 3 - April 19, 2018 | 1:00PM

PD Alabama PS Alliance of ID Kagendo Mutua & other UC Beale Room (363)
Alabama PSE representatives

PD So how do you really know? Lauren Bethune-Dix and UC Iris Room (338)
Ways to capture satisfaction Elizabeth Schroeder
Vanderbilt University

AD Risk management with IPSE Kathy Hargis and Misty Parsley UC Poplar Room (308)
Programs Lipscomb University

TC Having a plan for your future: Robert Evans and Deb Zuver UC Shelby Room (342)
Live your dream Carolina Institute for DD

TC Where do we go from here: Jabreel Brandon and Baiyina UC Fountain View (346)
Visioning a self-determined future Muhammed
UNC Greensboro

S Resource and Job Fair Employers, PSE programs FEC

and community resources

Session 4 - April 19, 2018 | 2:10PM

PD In the Know: Tools and Lindsey Krech, Katie Cooley, UC Beale Room (363)
Strategies for career & Olivia Murry
Awareness and exploration Vanderbilt University

PD Realizing the Dream: Creating Paula Kohler, Drew Andrews, UC Iris Room (338)
Pathways to success for individuals & Caitlyn Bukaty, Florida
with ID Center for Students with Unique Abilities

TC Our Story: College from the Amy Williamson, Megan Croft, UC Poplar Room (308)
perspective of students with ID & Auntura Tucker
University of Alabama

AD Developing state alliances to Susanna Miller-Raines & Sheryl Arno UC Ballroom C (320C)
speak as one voice Georgia IPSE Consortium

II Culinary School: Lessons from Chelsey Moore UC Fountain View (346)

the heat of the kitchen University of Arkansas Pulaski

S Resource and Job Fair Employers, PSE programs FEC

and community resources

April 20 2018 | 8:15AM

Breakfast Plenary Session: A National Perspective, Susanna Miller-Raines, Rebecca Lazo, Russ Thelin and
Stephanie Smith Lee, Think College, Holiday Inn Ballrooms B & C

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Session 5 - April 20 2018 | 9:40AM
PD Building Faculty Support Gwendolyn Carey and UC Beale Room (363)
Mary Louise Duffy
Florida Atlantic University
PD Supporting the peer supporter John Cayton & Katie Marshall UC Iris Room (338)
Vanderbilt University
II Meal planner iPhone application Friggita Johnson & Erica Walters UC Poplar Room (308)
to increase independence Clemson University
TC TEACH School Transition Glenna Osborne & Kelsey Forest UC Ballroom C (320B)
to Employment and PSE program University of North Carolina
TC Strategies for promoting IPSE Lisa Ulmer UC Memphis B (340B)
Transitions University of Georgia/GA Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency
AAD A qualitative investigation of Laura Lee, Mary Bryant-Likens UC Shelby Room (342)
Experiences of young adults & Chrisann Schiro-Geist
with IDD University of Memphis
S Community Collaborations or Ashley Miller, Former TigerLIFE student, UC Theatre (145)
Student Organizations TigerLIFE student, Lisa Taylor, Director
(2 different presentations) of Special Olympics of Greater Memphis,
William Hunter, University of Memphis, Luann Ley Davis,
UofM Faculty Advisor, & James Meindl, UofM Faculty Advisor

Session 6 - April 20 2018 | 10:50AM

PD Crumbling the walls of a Caroline Jurisich, Donna UC Beale Room (363)
University to build meaningful Wadsworth & Keita Rone Wilson
relationships University of Louisiana Lafayette

TC Preparing for college through Karla Wade UC Iris Room (338)

a summer leadership Kennesaw State University/
intensive program GA Vocational Rehabilitation Agency

II FlipGrid and other Andrea Pewitt & Laura Roberts UC Poplar Room (308)
technology tools Lipscomb University

TC Falcon Flight: Soaring from Hollie Cost, Shari Deason, UC Ballroom C (320B)
high school to independence Carla Layton & Marla Aldridge
University of Montevallo

PD The REACH Program: Modification Edie Cusack UC Memphis B (340B)

in Traditional Courses College of Charleston

AD Determining Intellectual Tammy Day, Vanderbilt University & UC Shelby Room 342)
Disability Chrisann Schiro-Geist, University of Memphis

S Community Collaborations or Ashley Miller, Former TigerLIFE student, UC Theatre (145)

Student Organizations TigerLIFE student, Lisa Taylor, Director
(2 different presentations) of Special Olympics of Greater Memphis,
William Hunter, University of Memphis, Luann Ley Davis,
UofM Faculty Advisor, & James Meindl, UofM Faculty Advisor
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April 20 2018 | 12:10PM

Lunch Plenary Session: An International Perspective, Dr. Alan Bruce, Universal Learning Systems, Holiday Inn
Ballrooms B & C

Session 7 - April 20 2018 | 1:30PM

PD A Descriptive Analysis: Kathleen Becht UC Beale Room (363)
3 types of IPSE programs of study Florida IPSE Consortium

PD Community resources for post- Diana Baucum, Union UC Iris Room (338)
secondary students with disabilities Union University

TC Self-advocacy instruction and Debra Holzberg & Lalenja UC Poplar Room (308)
students with IDD Harrington, UNC Greensboro

II Building on a Dream: Moving Jordan Knab & Danielle Roberts-Dahm UC Ballroom C (320B)
toward statewide Credential Florida IPSE Consortium

II iPhone applications to support Friggita Johnson & Erica Walters UC Ballroom C (320C)
individuals with ID Clemson University

S Multi-Cultural Spring Fling UofM Students/UMID Staff UofM Campus

Closing - 2:40PM: Susanna Miller-Raines, SEPSEA Board Chair, UC Theatre (145)