Proposal Submission Guidelines

Each year, the South Dakota Personnel Association invites graduate students to participate in an award competition.  The students are encouraged to explore a topic of interest, which has bearing on student affairs work.  The proposals are reviewed by the SDCPA President, Past-President and President-Elect.  The graduate student will present the winning proposal during a 60-minute general session at the Mid-Winter Conference.  Cash awards up to $600 may be awarded for up to 3 graduate student award recipients.  This is an excellent professional development experience.  To learn more about this award and to pick up an application, see your Graduate Program Professor or any SDCPA Executive Board Member.

A complete submission packet includes the submission form and narrative proposal.  Proposals should address the following information.

1. The program title (limited to ten words);
2. A program abstract suitable for publication, fifty (50) words or less;
3. A program description, no longer than five hundred (500) words, that includes:
   a.  Introduction (including purpose and rationale)
   b.  Relevant conceptual/theoretical bases including a brief review of the literature
   c.  Method of program presentation (including program agenda)
   d.  Learning objectives and outcomes (clearly specified)
   e.  Closing/Evaluation (how will you know if outcomes are achieved?)

There is a yearly deadline for the program proposals.  Proposals may be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail to the immediate past-president.

Past Graduate Student Award Winners

2007     Shawnda Carmichael, SDSU-WRGC
                    "Refocus and Enhance Student Services"
              Craig Miske, SDSU-WRGC
                    "Parent Orientation Program based on Chickering"
              Julie Doss-Danielson, SDSU
                    "Thirty-Year-Old Pizza:  College Students' Knowledge of Personal Finance"
2006     Joquel Rudningen, SDSU
                    "Why Can't They Choose?"
2005     Amy Pederson, SDSU
                    "Explore the Impact of Work on College Students' Academics & Activities"
2004     Tracey Pease, SDSU
                    "Focusing on the First Year"
2003     Michelle Frye, SDSU
                    "Facilitators of Exponential Teaming to Promote College Preparedness"
2002     Cindy Welle, SDSU
                    "Building Community.com"
2001     Lorelyn Kuechle, SDSU
                    "Attracting New Professionals to Staff & Keeping Them"
2000     Jarrod Meyers, SDSU
                    "Decision Making Model"
1999     Julie Biehl, SDSU
                    "Co-Curricular Service Learning in Higher Education"
1998     Lorien Kendorski, SDSU
                     "Retention:  It's Everybody's Job"
1997     Kristi Armstrong, NSU
                    "Co-Workers:  Conflict or Communication"
1996     Rebecca Glynn, SDSU
                    "Sexual Attitudes & Situations of The College Freshman"
1995     Tami Petersen, SDSU
                    "Current Trends with Student Affairs"
1994     Karleen Bornbach, USD & Mathew Aschenbrener, USD
                    "Freedom Rins & the Pink Triangle"
1993     Teresa Bertness, SDSU
                    "College Loss"