ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership “Drivers of Change: Summaries and Forecasts”

Ethical Consumption

SUMMARY: Younger U.S. consumers are engaging in more “ethical” and values driven spending on products and services, and investing in companies seen as doing good. The values and demographic weight of the millennial generation suggest that this trend will grow.

Higher Education 3.0

SUMMARY: Traditional educational models are under tremendous pressure as changes in work, technology, and student expectations demand both new curricula and new modes of instruction. Higher education is facing new threats of disintermediation by online education and alternative credentialing systems. While the knowledge economy places a premium on analysis and thinking, it is also creating new alternatives to the university that threaten to transform how students receive postsecondary instruction.

SUMMARY: “Fast data” emphasizes realtime decision making, based on the idea that the greatest value from data comes when the analytics can be used immediately. Examples include fraud detection, recommendation engines, personalization, and real-time demand forecasting. In all of these cases, the value comes from quickly processing and acting on the data—and this value can diminish quickly as the data get stale.

Fast Data Virtualized Meetings

SUMMARY: Ubiquitous broadband, the mainstreaming of virtual reality, and robotics are accelerating the capabilities of telepresence technologies. These technologies could enable the telepresence of both speakers and participants at meetings. Or meetings could take place entirely in a shared digital reality. While these technologies can broaden participation and generate novel experiences, the social and experiential benefits of “real life” may prove challenging to replicate.

September 11-14, 2021

Waycross Conference and Retreat Center

Learning Objectives

• Develop a fraternal network

June 18-21, 2022

Waycross Conference and Retreat Center

• Build an awareness of the influence of assumptions and bias in leadership

• Clarify personal values

• Construct a path for approaching difficult situations

• Define the change process

• Develop a comprehensive set of professional and leadership skills

• Examine leadership styles, strengths, and areas of development

• Reflect on the experience and develop personal action steps

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STUDENTS SELECTED

Due to continued Covid-19 restrictions, the 2021 Academy took place in September instead of June, causing both the 2021 and 2022 Academies to take place within the same fiscal year. However, it was able to be held in person, and fellows of the virtual Academy in 2020 were invited to attend alongside the 2021 fellows.

Student Participants (2021)

Aaron Kellett, NJIT ‘19

Adway Raje, Texas at Dallas ‘19

Annabel Schulze, New Jersey ‘20

Christopher Aguirre, Texas Tech ‘18

David Hartless Jr, Central Washington ‘19

Ellie McDougal Ramapo College of New Jersey ‘20

Jacob Idani, Nova Southeastern ‘18

Kaitlynn Hores, Pittsburgh at Johnstown ‘19

Kendry Rodriguez, Central Florida ‘20

Maddy Bridges, Auburn ‘20

Megan Cox, Missouri State ‘19

Robert Obermair, Loyola Maryland ‘19

Ryan Maas, Kansas ‘18

Xiulan Li, Michigan - Dearborn ‘19

Students Selected

The 2022 Academy was held inperson in June, and 16 fellows attended. The fellows developed their self-awareness skills, developed stronger teamwork skills, and received a new perspective on one recurring theme in business: change. They explored the questions of how one can learn the fundamentals of leadership while keeping pace with the speed of change in technology and the workplace, and where personal values, teamwork, and an awareness of self fit in this technology-driven world.

Student Participants (2022)

Dylan Bushelle, Indiana ‘21

Muhammad Waleed Cheema, NJIT ‘21

Havillyn Felder, Howard ‘21

Grishma Geedipally, Texas at Dallas ‘20

Jerome Gilmore, Illinois State ‘21

Nate Herkelman Iowa ‘21

Muhammad Hassan Irshad, Texas Tech ‘21

Kevin Jose, Texas at Dallas ‘21

Facilitators

The 2023 Academy will take place in Morgantown, IN in June of 2023. Applications will open November 2022 and will close February 2023. Students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) to apply.

Learn more at akpsi.org/academy

Zachary Murdzia, Western Washington ‘21 Madison O’Brien, Alabama ‘21

Demetris Papaloucas, Trinity ‘21

Keara Powers, Baylor ‘20

Santosh Ramesh, Oregon State ‘21

Ali Steger, Nebraska - Lincoln ‘20

Nabiha Syed, Delaware ‘21

Ryan Von Fiedler, Central Washington ‘20