WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 36am–7am – Sunrise YogaSponsored by The Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation

8am–8:45am – Breakfast and Welcome AddressSponsored by the Daniels Fund

8:30am–9:30am – Keynote PresentationSponsored by Kaleidoscope

11am–12:15pm – Breakout SessionsSB: Mission–Based Scholarship Programs: Meeting the Needs of All StudentsSB: Measuring Impact and InfluenceSA: Learning & Improvement: Using Data to Shape Scholarship ProgramsCU: Efficiency & Effectiveness: Centralizing the Scholarship Administration ProcessSA: College Success Scholarship Advisor Programming and ImplementationSB: Not So Fast: The Benefit of Providing Second Chances to Scholarship Award WinnersSA: Communicating Inclusion: How to Truly Engage Diverse AudiencesPD: Strategic Planning for Scholarship Providers

12:30pm–1:15pm – Networking Lunch and Focus GroupsSponsored by Luckyday Citizenship Program at The University of Southern Mississippi

1:30pm–2:45pm – Breakout SessionsSA: Wait, What? Scholarships are Taxed?SB: This is Heavy: Scholarship Program Policies Related to Weighted GPAsSA: How Will We Know If We Are Making a Difference? Issues in Measuring the Impact of Scholarships – on Students and on Society – Sponsored by TD Scholarship for Community Leadership SA: College Access and Success through Culturally Responsive Scholarship ProgramsCU: That's So 1978! Our Journey to a Relevant University Policy and Scholarship ManualSB: Partnering with Universities to Ensure Student ConfidentialitySA: Shopping Sheet – A Way to Standardize Student Information for Donors

1:30pm–3:15pm – WorkshopPD: Board Development for Scholarship Providers

2:45pm–3:30pm – Coffee, Tea, & Snack BreakSponsored by the Coca–Cola Scholars Foundation

3:00pm–3:20pm – Exhibitor DemosAcademicWorks, CampusLogic, ISTS, Going Merry, Graduway, Next Gen Web Solutions,Scholarship America, and WizeHive

3:30pm–4:45pm – Breakout SessionsSB: Evaluation Framework for Scholarship ProgramsCU: Matching Scholarship and Student Employment Opportunities through Cross-Campus Collaboration SA: Ignite Session: Supporting Students from Specific Populations

• Native Student Identification Models: Selecting Highly Qualified Native American Community Members

• RISE Impact: Refugee Scholarships & Public/Private Partnerships• Intersectionality: LGBTQ and Racial Equity for Scholarship Programs• Equity for All: Supporting Education for Incarcerated Students• Supporting the Needs of Active Duty Military Servicemembers, Veterans, and Family

Members• English Language Learners in the Scholarship Process

SB: Holding Scholarship Recipients Accountable for College SuccessSA: 500–$500–529s: Empowering Young Students to College via 529 College Savings PlansSB: Supporting Community College and Transfer Students to College and Career SuccessSA: Strategies to Maximize Award Impact: Supporting Students in the Financial Aid ProcessPD: Heartwiring Your Leadership to Hardwire Success!

5pm–6pm – Welcome ReceptionSponsored by Native Serving Scholarship Providers: American Indian College Fund, American Indian Graduate Center, American Indian Science & Engineering Society, Indigenous Education, Inc.

• Scholarship Provider of the Year Awards – Sponsored by Fastweb

After Welcome Reception – Informal Dinner Outings

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 212pm–4pm – Pre–Conference SessionAddressing Biases and Barriers: How to Encourage Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scholarship Programs. Sponsored by Independent Colleges of Indiana

5pm–6pm – First Time Attendee/New Member Welcome EventSponsored by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 46am–7am – Sunrise YogaSponsored by The Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation

8am–8:45am – Breakfast and NSPA Annual MeetingSponsored by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

8:30am–9:30am – General SessionChanging the Conversation about Mental Health

9:45am–10:05am – Exhibitor DemosAwardSpring, CampusLogic, Community Force, Kaleidoscope, GradSnapp, Graduway, SurveyMonkey Apply

10:15am–12:15pm – WorkshopsSB: Legal Fundamentals for Scholarship Providers: A Deeper DiveSB: Public & Private Universities and a Community Foundation: An Intersection of Scholarship AwardingSA: Ignite Session: Software & Technology for Scholarship Providers

• How High–Impact, Low–Effort Scholarship Management Reduced University of Arizona's Reliance on Institutional Funding by $6M – CampusLogic

• Utilizing the Salesforce Technology Solution to Be More Effective and Efficient! – Salesforce• Connecting Students and Donors through Technology – Meeting the Needs and Expectations

of Donors through Optimum Use of an Online Scholarship Management System– Next Gen Web Solutions• Meeting Students Where They are: Using Their Phone for Professional Purposes – ZeeMee• Creating a Virtual Alumni Community – Graduway• Process Improvement is a Team Event – Foundant Technologies

SB: How Not to Be the Next Data Breach: Protecting Your Scholar DataSA: Making the Clearinghouse Clear: Tips for Users of NSC DataSA: The FAFSA Form: How to Help Students Apply for Federal Financial AidSB: Designing Scholarships for Specific Student PopulationsPD: Collaboration: Engagement and Tools to Improve Team Effectiveness

12:30–1:15pm – Networking LunchSponsored by GradSnapp

12:45pm–1:15pm – General SessionShowing Gratitude Through Success

1:30pm–3:15pm – WorkshopSB: Scholarships 101: Basic to Best

1:30pm–2:45pm – Breakout SessionsSB: The Ethics of ScholarshipsSA: Alumni Partnership: Planning from A to Z for Long–Term SuccessCU: Changing the Conversation: Supporting the Mental Health of Scholars on College CampusesSB: Student Privacy, Financial Aid & Scholarship Programs: Best Practices for Working with Financial Aid Offices while Serving Students & Following Federal RegulationsSA: Supporting Undocumented Students in Troubled TimesSA: Breaking Down the Scholarship Silo: Learning From and Integrating Your Scholarship ProgramSA: Transforming Community Foundation Scholarships: Manageable Steps for Achievable Change

2:45pm–3:30pm – Coffee, Tea, & Snack Break

Thursday, 3pm–3:20pm – Exhibitor DemosAcademicWorks, CampusLogic, Community Force, ISTS, Next Gen Web Solutions, Scholarship America, SurveyMonkey Apply, and WizeHive

3:30pm–4:45pm – Breakout SessionsSB: Supporting Students by Examining Implicit Bias in the Review Process and Celebrating GritSB: Moving Forward – FAFSA Data Sharing IssueSA: Ignite Session: Scholarship Program Enhancements and Effective Practices

• Collaborating for Persistence: Building a Community–Wide Emergency Grant Program• A Simple, Inclusive Way to Predict Who Will Benefit from Your Scholarship• Study Abroad Scholarships Impact Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion• Hack4Impact: Collaboration + New Technology = Student Access• Gaining Momentum: Why Culture Building Drives FAFSA Completion• Accounting for Diversity and Inequities in Evaluating Applicants• How Honor Societies are Changing Lives

PD: Across Type: Communication with Different MBTI "Types"CU: Better Together! Connecting Donors and College Employees to Increase Scholarship AwardingSA: Timely Interventions to Improve Student Success and RetentionSA: Helping Your Scholars Avoid Recommendation and Reference Pitfalls...While Maintaining Your SanitySA: Living By Your Values: A Tool for Providers to Enrich Recipients' Development

5pm–6pm – Networking Happy Hour ReceptionCollaborate and Connect with Your Peers

After Networking Reception – Outing to Old Town Albuquerque

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 58am–8:45am – Breakfast and Closing AddressSponsored by The Ford Family Foundation

8:30am–9:30am – General SessionGeneration Z: Preparing Students to Thrive in the Future Workplace

9:45am–11am – Breakout SessionsSB: It's Not Just about the Money: Building Community and Support Networks through

Cohort–based Scholarship ProgramsSA: Bridging the Applicant Gap through Collaborative and Coordinated OutreachSA: 529 Plans–An Innovative Option for Scholarship FundsCU: Is Your Institutional Scholarship Office Organized for Success?SA: Mergers, Partnerships and Collaborations Oh My!SA: Using a Public School Foundation Scholarship Program to Improve Student Outcomes SA: Philanthropy and Scholars: Moving Forward by Giving Back PD: Collaborating Successfully in a Multigenerational Workplace

LEARNING CIRCLESWednesday, October 3, 9:45am–10:45am

• Colleges and Universities Learning Circle: Best Practices in Awarding • Community Foundations Learning Circle: Scholarship Criteria Building • Private Foundations Learning Circle: How to Choose the Best Scholarship Management

Software for Your Program• Public Charities Learning Circle: Best Practices for Scholarship Providers• Providers and Institutions Joint Learning Circle: Working Collaboratively to Better Serve

Students and Each Other• Canadian Providers Learning Circle

Friday, October 5, 11:15am–12:15pmFriday learning circles will focus on lessons learned and Conference debrief.

ON YOUR OWNFriday Afternoon, October 5 Saturday Morning, October 6

• Visit Sante Fe • Balloon Fiesta

Session TracksSB = Scholarship Program

BasicsSA = Scholarship Program

Enhancements andAdvanced Topics

CU = Colleges and UniversitiesPD = Professional Development

Session TracksSB = Scholarship Program

BasicsSA = Scholarship Program

Enhancements andAdvanced Topics

CU = Colleges and UniversitiesPD = Professional Development

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THANK YOU 2018NSPA Conference Sponsors!

View the full conference schedule and sessions at:http://bit.ly/2018NSPA

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