Learn from fun, interactive workshops.
This one-day conference features nearly 10 intense hours of practical, help, research, and advice on how to improve your Student Government, how to become a more effective and influential officer and leader on your campus, and how to make your SG the best-ever in the history of your school this year.
Conference Location
The conference is being held at the Holiday Inn Resort Lake Buena Vista, 13351 State Road 535, Orlando, FL 32821.
2023 Conference Schedule
Community Service Project (on your own)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Advisors Conference
(Advisors can attend the New Officer Training Conference at no charge if they register for the Advisors Conference)
1:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – New Officer Training Conference Bonus Programming
(Your SG will have an hour with an ASGA expert to discuss your unique issues, problems, and challenges. Contact conferences@asgaonline.com to book a consulting appointment)
- Private Consulting – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Private Consulting – 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
- Private Consulting – 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Private Consulting – 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Vista Pre-Function Room
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
- Discovery Room Foyer (Conference Registration)
- Magic & Vista Rooms (Continental Breakfast)
9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. – Welcome
- Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq., Emcee
Discovery Room
9:20 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Networking Break
9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. – Training Block I
- A 13 Steps to a Super Student Government – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - B Student Government is a Bunch of C.R.A.P. (Communication-Respect-Attitude-Professionalism) – Michael A. Cadore Sr., Ed.D.
Adventure/Wonder Room - C Inclusive SG Leadership: Tackling the Difficult Conversations – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
Magic Room - D Doing the Most: Talented and Overextended (Part 1) – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Vista Room
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Networking Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Training Block II
- E The 25 Worst Mistakes Your Student Government Can Make – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - F NEW WORKSHOP Magnus Principles: I am, You Are, We Are Magnus! #Greatness – Michael A. Cadore Sr., Ed.D.
Adventure/Wonder Room - G Knowing When and How to Call Someone Out: Confronting Members within the SG – Suzette Walden Cole, Ph.D.
Magic Room - H Doing the Most: Talented and Overextended (Part 2) – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Vista Room
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch
Magic & Vista Rooms
1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – ASGA Halftime
Discovery Room
1:15 to 2:15 p.m. – Training Block III
- I How to Make Students Care About Your SG: Create “Signature Programs” – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - J NEW WORKSHOP I Made It, I am In Student Government: Now What? – Edson O’Neale
Adventure/Wonder Room - K NEW WORKSHOP 101 Activities & Action Items for SG’s – Kat Klawes
Magic Room - L Lost in Translation: Communication, Non-Communication and Everything in Between – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Vista Room
2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Networking Break
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Roundtables
- Presidents & Vice Presidents – Adventure/Wonder Room
- Secretaries and Treasurers – Magic Room
- Advisors – Vista Room
- Senators, Representatives, Judicial Branch, and Committee Members – Discovery Room
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. – Networking Break
3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Training Block IV
- M What Can Your Student Government Really Accomplish? Choose Realistic Goals – Butch Oxendine
Discovery Room - N NEW WORKSHOP Vulnerability: The Real Super Hero for Student Government – Edson O’Neale
Adventure/Wonder Room - O NEW WORKSHOP Getting Student Feedback: How & Why – Kat Klawes
Magic Room - P Impeachment: The Last Frontier – Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
Vista Room
4:45 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. – Networking Break
4:50 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – Wrap-Up & Raffle
- “The Importance of Your Student Government” – Butch Oxendine, ASGA Founder & Executive Director
- Ultimate Connectors Raffle (return your evaluation form to enter)
Discovery Room
Community Service Project (on your own)
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – ASGA Overtime
(Your SG will have an hour with an ASGA expert to discuss your unique issues, problems, and challenges. Contact conferences@asgaonline.com to book a consulting appointment)
- Private Consulting – 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
- Private Consulting – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Private Consulting – 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
- Private Consulting – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- Private Consulting – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Vista Pre-Function Room
Workshop Guide & Descriptions
- 2023 Workshop Guide & Descriptions coming soon
- 2022 Guide to New Officers & Members workshops
- 2022 Workshop Descriptions