Please contact Cyril Millendez (cyrilm@stanford.edu - 650-725-1730) and/or
Samantha Cooper (scooper6@stanford.edu - 262-818-6574)

To kick off CLASS Academy, co-chairs Samantha Cooper (Student Services and Capstone Coordinator, Program in Human Biology) and Cyril Millendez (Student Services Manager, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures) invite everyone to attend our Welcome Address.

Start your day with a guided meditation practice with Dominique Del Chiaro, she/her (Director, Healthy Living Programs). This short, engaging practice will help you set the tone for your day and create an intention for your own learning at CLASS Academy. Come early to register so you can participate fully in the meditation and be centered for the first keynote speaker address.

A welcome to everyone from the co-chairs Samantha Cooper (Student Services and Capstone Coordinator, Program in Human Biology) and Cyril Millendez (Student Services Manager, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures) along with an opening address from our keynote speaker.

Dr. Anne Friedlander is an adjunct professor in human biology where she teaches classes in exercise physiology and applied science. She has broad research experience in the areas of enhancing human performance, environmental physiology, and using physical activity to promote healthy aging. Professor Friedlander feels passionate about the benefits of movement on aging and health and specializes in giving talks translating scientific findings into practical applications for people.

Meditation is a grounding practice which helps you know yourself better, appreciate yourself and others more, and let go of the daily stressors and challenges. In this dynamic meditation movement practice led by Dominique Del Chiaro, she/her (Director, Healthy Living Programs), you will learn a sequence that you can use at any time to energize your body and mind through calm and purposeful breathing and gentle postures. This practice can help you to feel relaxed, focus more clearly, be more creative, and make decisions from an empowered state. Please bring a yoga mat or towel to the workshop.

This workshop will provide a FERPA refresher for those who work with student records. We will discuss what to do when you receive FERPA requests, and will discuss best practices for handling student records. This session will be led by Allegra Molmud, she/her (Compliance Specialist, Stanford Student Services Center).

The curriculum build process at Stanford involves updating the Bulletin and program degree requirements, creating new courses, updating existing courses, managing your department schedule, and ultimately managing your department enrollment. The Curriculum and Scheduling team has developed an approach to managing these complex tasks to ensure that you never miss a step. By attending this session led by Shunit Harpaz (Academic Affairs and Curriculum Management), Hillary Ferguson (Student and Academic Services), Leilani Pecher-Reyes (Academic Committee Assistant Coordinator and Communications Specialist), you will receive a refresher on the curriculum process and where to find all the resources and information such as our checklists, training videos, and other resources to support you and your department in your curriculum cycle.

Do you support graduate students? This panel will feature panelists who will share their experiences working with graduate students at Stanford University along with the resources and opportunities they provide to them. Panelists include:

• Katy Bechler, she/her (Student Services Manager, Department of Bioengineering)

• Mitch Dandignac, he/him (Learning Specialist, Stanford Learning Lab)

• Imee Diego DuBose, she/her (Associate Director of Scholar Engagement and Community, Knight-Hennessy Scholars)

• Alyssa Ferree, she/her (Assistant Dean of Student Services, School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences)

• Christine Gibo, she/her (Assistant Dean of Students and Associate Director, Stanford Graduate Life Office)

• Julie Heinrich, she/her (Director of Degree Programs, Graduate School of Education)

• Vanessa Sutter, she/her (Assistant Dean of Programmatic and Student Support, School of Humanities and Sciences)

This session will be moderated by Cyril Millendez (Student Services Manager, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures), and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions openly or anonymously.

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm PST | Dining Room: Understanding & Navigating Conflict

Understanding your Conflict Style and How Best to Help Yourself and others Navigate Conflict Productively: In this session led by Brenda Berlin, she/her (University Ombudsperson, Institutional Equity & Access), participants will identify their own preferred conflict style and engage in small and large group discussions on each style and when they are most effective and ineffective. The session will also cover some basic principles around the neurobiology of conflict and why this can impair our ability to successfully navigate "high stakes" conversations, and will share resources and tips on helping yourself and others to navigate conflict more productively and safely.

What do we know about the history of well-being, and how that is realized in our modern world? What are the ingredients of mental health and well-being (MHWB), and how do I build my own unique experience of well-being? What are the most common causes of distress in our communities, and what signs of languishing can we see and respond to? This session will be led by Colin Campbell, he/him (Program Manager, Health Education, Vaden Health Services).

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm PST | Denali: AY22-23 Curriculum and Scheduling Roadmap

Over the last year we have launched Coursedog as a tool to replace the old Bulletin and to replace Axess Course webforms. This coming year, Coursedog will also be used to replace CPS/CLSS for scheduling, VCA for WAYS course approvals, and many of our academic structure PDF forms. This session led by Jessie Muehlberg (Associate University Registrar), Sarah Cho (Assistant University Registrar), and Shunit Harpaz (Academic Affairs and Curriculum Management) will review the plans for the coming year, when you can expect training, and if the implementation schedule allows, we may be able to provide a demo of Coursedog Class Scheduling as well.

Do you support undergraduate students? This panel will feature panelists who will share their experiences working with undergraduate students at Stanford University along with the resources and opportunities they provide to undergraduate students. Panelists include:

• Lori Cottle, she/her (Student Services Officer, Management Science and Engineering)

• Lisa Woodcock, she/her (Assistant Director of Student Services, Earth System Science)

• Dave Malacki, he/him (Program Advisor, Bing Overseas Studies Program)

• Kathryn Payne Gray, she/her (Director, Stanford Learning Lab)

• Tim Randazzo, he/him (Director, Student Learning Programs)

• Warren Chiang, he/him (Interim Director, Academic Advising)

This session will be moderated by Samantha Cooper (Student Services and Capstone Coordinator, Program in Human Biology), and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions openly or anonymously.

What if you could avoid taking classes and jumping right back in without discussion time? What if you could go to a conference where all the content is valuable to your personal goals?

I am spending my summer building a 3-day personal summit that includes a curated schedule of classes/workshops virtual and in person that reflect the variety of work that I'm curious about. I will also be including networking opportunities for myself via scheduled informational interviews and discussion groups.

I would like to share my experiences putting this together, and share tools to help people put together their own Self Symposium to ensure that they get all the value possible from their professional development dollars!

This event will be moderated by Shavon Borjas, she/her/hers (Manager of Employee Relations and Outcomes, Stanford Career Education).

The opportunities at Stanford are endless and it's hard to know all the resources that are available to you. During this rapid fire resource panel, panelists will share briefly about the work they do at Stanford and how they collaborate with student services staff. Featured panelists will include:

• Allegra Molmud, she/her (Compliance Specialist, Student Services Center)

• Brenda Berlin, she/her (University Ombudsperson, Institutional Equity & Access)

• Christine Gibo, she/her (Assistant Dean of Students and Associate Director, Stanford Graduate Life Office)

• Ake Saethia, he/him (Senior Disability Advisor, Office of Accessible Education)

• Jamie Silacci, she/her (Associate Program Manager, BeWell Events & Outreach)

• Angela Amarillas, she/her (Associate Director, Financial Wellness: Mind Over Money)

• Talia Trepte, they/them (Interim Programs Coordinator, O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm)

• Dave Malaki, he/him (Program Advisor, Bing Overseas Studies Program)

This event will be moderated by Cyril Millendez & Samantha Cooper (CLASS Academy Co-chairs). All panelists and participants are invited to stay for the happy hour to continue the conversations that begin during this session. Slides from this presentation are available here.

Please contact Cyril Millendez (cyrilm@stanford.edu - 650-725-1730) and/or
Samantha Cooper (scooper6@stanford.edu - 262-818-6574)