December 3, 2025
Noon - 4:30 p.m.
Bill R. Foster Ballroom U, Colvard Student Union
Cost to attend: $30 (includes lunch)
Please join other NASPA members prior to the 2025 MSU Legal Issues Conference for the 2025 NASPA Region III - Mississippi Drive-in Conference. This will be an opportunity to connect with other NASPA Region III- Mississippi members as well as learn about important topics in higher education. A full schedule of sessions will be posted soon. The program will begin at noon and end at 4:30 p.m., in time to join the opening social for the 2025 Mississippi State University Legal Issues Conference. Lunch will be included. While we encourage you to stay for the MSU Legal Issues Conference, registration for the 2025 NASPA Region III - Mississippi Drive-in Conference will be separate. If you would like to stay for the MSU Legal Issues Conference, too, you must register for both.
For more information, please contact one of the Assistant State Directors for Conference Coordination or the State Director.
Assistant State Directors for Conference Coordination
Dr. Susan Powell-Jones at Susan.e.Powell-jones@jsums.edu
Karolina Kastsiuchenka at kkastsiuchenka@aos.msstate.edu
State Director
Dr. Jackie Mullen at jmullen@saffairs.msstate.edu
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Check-in, grab lunch, mingle and welcome
12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Student Counseling Services
Mississippi State University
Work, Life & a Little Bit of You - Best Practices for self-care and work/life integration-
1:25 - 2:10 p.m.
Kyle McDill, Project Manager, Center for Cyber Education
Mississippi State University
Smart Support: Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Student Engagement
2:20 - 3:05 p.m.
Dr. Danielle Molina, Associate Professor & Program Coordinator of Higher Education Leadership
Mississippi State University
Drinking from a fire hydrant: Making sense of crisis events in today’s chaotic times
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Q & A Session with Vice Presidents for Mississippi State University
Dr. Regina Hyatt, Vice President for Student Affairs
Ms. Ra'Sheda Boddie-Forbes, Vice President for Access, Opportunity, and Success
Staying the Course in Changing Currents
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Wrap up with Karolina Kastsiuchenka