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We are pleased to announce Jaime Williams, Assistant Director of Residential Life and Housing for Assessment at Virginia Commonwealth University, as our keynote speaker for our 2022 User Conference.

In her keynote address titled Leading With Equity In Assessment, Jaime will discuss how combining a focus on inclusive student experiences with equity in our assessment practices can ensure we tell the story of our students. Furthermore, she will examine using assessment to inform how we can best serve our residential students, specifically how we measure learning and effectiveness in residence life and housing units.

Jaime Williams serves as the Assistant Director of Assessment for Residential Life & Housing at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. In this capacity, she coordinates the outcomes-based assessment and continuous improvement processes for the department. She leads the department assessment planning process, assists her colleagues in implementing various measures of effectiveness and student learning, and designs training and professional development opportunities for Residential Life & Housing staff. In addition, she serves on the Division of Student Affairs Assessment Council, a group charged with building assessment culture and capacity throughout the Division. Jaime also recently completed a three-year term on the Directorate Board for ACPA’s Commission for Assessment and Evaluation and served as faculty multiple times for the Student Affairs Assessment Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in Higher Education from Virginia Tech and is currently a doctoral student in the Research, Assessment, and Evaluation Ph.D. program at Virginia Commonwealth University, where her research focuses on how institutional culture influences the implementation of equity-centered assessment practices.

We feel this keynote will provide our community with the opportunity to dive into the ways that we can use assessment to promote concepts of equity and inclusion, tying them back to the student experience in a meaningful way.

Our 2022 eRezLife User Conference runs from September 21-22 in Minneapolis, MN. In addition to this incredible keynote, the conference will provide delegates with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of our system, the capabilities, best practices, and more! Learn more and register today!

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