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2025 Webinars
Leadership Interview with Dr. Tondra Moore
March 5, 2025
The March 2025 Webinar Wednesday for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Dr. Tondra Moore, the organization's Vice President of Administration. Key highlights from the interview include the importance of incorporating assessment into our work; leaders seeing themselves as models for others; building leaders; and thoughtfully and intentionally testing out ideas before asking your employees to implement them.
Citation: Moore, T., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, May 5). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Dr. Tondra Moore." TACUSPATUBE.
Leadership Interview with Dr. Ashley Spicer-Runnels and Dr. Lacey Folsom
May 7, 2025
The May 2025 Webinar Wednesday for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Dr. Ashley Spicer-Runnels (Treasurer) and Dr. Lacey Folsom (Secretary) with Dr. Anthony Edwards (Director of Research) as moderator. Topics included top skills for student affairs professionals, strategies for the first 90 days in a new role, motivating staff, favorite podcasts, strategies for incorporating data, research, and finance into your student affairs skillset, and ways student affairs and higher education are changing.
Citation: Spicer-Runnels, A., Folsom, L., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, April 7). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Dr. Ashley Spicer-Runnels and Dr. Lacey Folsom." TACUSPATUBE.
Leadership Interview with Neil E. Golemo, PhD
June 4, 2025
This pre-recorded interview for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Dr. Neil Golemo, the organization's Vice President of Education and Research. Key highlights from the interview include the following advice: do the hard things first; be present at your current institution; select your supervisors carefully; and focus on the curricular approach to student affairs.
Citation: Golemo, N., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, May 12). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Dr. Neil Golemo." TACUSPATUBE.
Book Club Meeting, Chapter 1
July 2, 2025
The July 2025 Webinar Wednesday for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) served as the first book club meeting. The book club met to discuss Chapter 1 of "Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs” by Tricia R. Shalka, where members shared their perspectives on trauma definitions and experiences in educational settings. The group explored various aspects of trauma including its impacts on students, the importance of creating safe spaces, and the challenges of addressing trauma in academic environments. Through discussions and personal examples, participants examined trauma-informed practices and the need for professionals to be mindful of trauma signs while maintaining appropriate boundaries and encouraging student resilience.
Citation: Meredith, J., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, July 2). Webinar Wednesdays - "Book Club Discussion - Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs.” TACUSPATUBE.
Book Club Meeting, Chapter 2
August 6, 2025
The August 2025 Webinar Wednesday for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) served as the second book club meeting. The book club met to discuss Chapter 2 of "Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs” by Tricia R. Shalka, where members shared their perspectives on how to apply concepts from the text to their work. Through discussions and personal examples, participants explored ways practitioners can build community, know our students, be change agents, show care and concern, and gather support for ourselves.
Citation: Pamplin, H., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, August 6). Webinar Wednesdays - "Book Club Discussion - Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs.” TACUSPATUBE.
Book Club Meeting, Chapter 3
September 3, 2025
The September 2025 Webinar Wednesday for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) served as a book club meeting. The book club met to discuss Chapter 3 of "Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs” by Tricia R. Shalka. The facilitator, Josh Meredith, asked the participants five questions. Through discussions and personal examples, participants collaboratively answered these questions.
Citation: Meredith, J., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, September 3). Webinar Wednesdays - "Book Club Discussion - Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs.” TACUSPATUBE.
Leadership Interview with Dr. Gabriel Crosby
September 3, 2025
This pre-recorded interview for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Dr. Gabriel Crosby, the Assistant Vice President of Student Success at Lamar University. Key highlights from the interview include the following advice: be a good listener, progress is more important than perfection, trust your employees to do their work without micromanaging them, be a problem solver, be prepared for Student Affairs to look different in the future, and invest in learning more about your leadership style.
Citation: Crosby, G., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, July 23). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Dr. Gabriel Crosby." TACUSPATUBE.
Leadership Interview with TACUSPA President, Shelby Hearn
October 1, 2025
This pre-recorded interview for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Shelby Hearn, the organization’s President-Elect. Key highlights from the interview include the following advice: people are the hardest part of student affairs jobs; conflict simply is; let others see you do the work alongside them; mentor others; continue to show up to do the work; find strategic ways to get leadership’s ear; and your timing is not the same as someone else’s.
Citation: Hearn, S., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, July 29). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Shelby Hearn." TACUSPATUBE.
Leadership Interview with Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) De La Rosa
November 5, 2025
This pre-recorded interview for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) De La Rosa, Dean of Students at Lamar University. Key highlights from the interview include the following advice: no area of an institution can effectively work in a silo; we should offer students a buffet of events/programming; the biggest challenge for a leader will be managing competing priorities; we have to talk to students; avoid seeking to assign blame; and we cannot lead from behind our desks.
Citation: De La Rosa, E., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, August 13). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) De La Rosa." TACUSPATUBE.
Leadership Interview with Dr. Stanley DeMerritt
December 3, 2025
This pre-recorded interview for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) featured Dr. Stanley DeMerritt, Vice President for Student Affairs at South Plains College. Key highlights from the interview include the following advice: leaders must adopt flexibility as they progress to higher levels of responsibility, allow the progression of your career to be organic, mediocracy is not acceptable, leadership is about culture building, and apply patience and grace to our work with others.
Citation: DeMerritt, S., Edwards, A., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, August 19). Webinar Wednesdays - "Interview with Dr. Stanley DeMerritt." TACUSPATUBE.
Book Club Meeting, Chapter 4
December 10, 2025
The December 2025 Webinar Wednesday for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) served as the fourth book club meeting. The book club met to discuss Chapter 4 of "Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs” by Tricia R. Shalka, where members shared their perspectives on how to apply concepts from the text to their work. Through discussions and personal examples, participants explored ways practitioners can know when to listen and when to problem solve, focus on the whole student, show up for others, see students as humans, be good listeners, and cultivate healthy boundaries at work/around work.
Citation: Meredith, J., Billups, H. [Producer], (2025, December 10). Webinar Wednesdays - "Book Club Discussion - Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs.” TACUSPATUBE
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