UNI RA Conference

35th Annual UNI RA Conference: Embrace Your Element

January 30-February 1, 2026

Keynote Speaker: Suzan Nguyen
Welcome to the 35th Annual UNI RA Conference! We are so excited to host you and your school! It's been an honor for our department to host the UNI RA Conference for these many years. The conference has had an immense impact on thousands of RAs across our region, and they in turn, have impacted on here on our campus. We are honored that so many of you join us each year to network, learn, grow, but to have a fun time. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for taking the time to join us!

Jordan Rockwell
RA Conference Chair
raconference@uni.edu

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Register for the Conference

Registration is now open! We look forward to hosting you at our annual conference.

Suzan Nguyen

Suzan Nguyen is a Life Coach helping people overcome adversity, TEDx speaker, and author of ‘One Arm But Not Unarmed’. At the age of 22, Suzan experienced a life-altering event after a traumatic car accident which resulted in the loss of her right arm. After experiencing depression, hopelessness and bitterness, Suzan re-learned how to live life and coach herself out of her dark place. Using her story, she inspires others to create joy from within and be better, not bitter. She is the “Chief Happiness Encouragement Officer” for her company BBNB Coaching and has helped thousands to overcome adversity.
Susan Nguyen

A Little Something On Us

Who doesn't want an official "35th Annual RA Conference Sweatshirt" to add to their collection? Let us show our appreciation for visiting with a commemorative sweatshirt from the conference committee.

35th Annual RA Conference Sweatshirt

Graduate School & Assistantship Tabling

Institutions that have a desire to table during the social on Saturday night can bring materials and have representatives from their school connect with conference attendees that may have an interest in Student Affairs/Higher Education. You will note your interest in tabling on the registration form.
 
WHEN: Saturday, January 31, 8:30-10:30pm
WHERE: Maucker Union
COST: $100 per institution
PROVIDED: 6ft table & two chairs
Tabling at RA Conference.

Suzan Nguyen

Suzan Nguyen is a Life Coach helping people overcome adversity, TEDx speaker, and author of ‘One Arm But Not Unarmed’. At the age of 22, Suzan experienced a life-altering event after a traumatic car accident which resulted in the loss of her right arm. After experiencing depression, hopelessness and bitterness, Suzan re-learned how to live life and coach herself out of her dark place. Using her story, she inspires others to create joy from within and be better, not bitter. She is the “Chief Happiness Encouragement Officer” for her company BBNB Coaching and has helped thousands to overcome adversity.
Susan Nguyen

A Little Something On Us

Who doesn't want an official "35th Annual RA Conference Sweatshirt" to add to their collection? Let us show our appreciation for visiting with a commemorative sweatshirt from the conference committee.

35th Annual RA Conference Sweatshirt

Graduate School & Assistantship Tabling

Institutions that have a desire to table during the social on Saturday night can bring materials and have representatives from their school connect with conference attendees that may have an interest in Student Affairs/Higher Education. You will note your interest in tabling on the registration form.
 
WHEN: Saturday, January 31, 8:30-10:30pm
WHERE: Maucker Union
COST: $100 per institution
PROVIDED: 6ft table & two chairs
Tabling at RA Conference.

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  • Registration: December 5, 2025 at 5pm
  • Program/Bulletin Board/Door Decoration Submissions: December 12, 2025 at 5pm
  • Case Study Registration: December 12, 2025 at 5pm
  • Delegate Swaps Due: January 2, 2026 at 5pm
    Roster Due Upon Registration
  • Payments Due & No Refunds: after January 5, 2026 at 5pm

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Registration Fees:

Off-campus delegates (including Advisors) = $110/person
On-campus delegates = $130/person

Delegations are capped at a total of 12 on-campus delegates. This is to make sure that we have the opportunity for a wide variety of schools to attend.

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Once your group has registered, each delegate (including Advisors) must complete the Individual Waiver Form. Be sure they carefully read the Release and Assumption of Risk--Alcohol and Drug Policy section of the form before signing the Individual Waiver Form.

Completed forms can be emailed as a group attachment to raconference@uni.edu with subject line: “School Name, Individual Waivers”. If preferred, completed forms can be turned in at conference check-in. Every person must have a signed form to turn in.

‌Individual Waiver Form

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Check-in will be at Towers Center on the second floor. If you require the use of an elevator, please enter on the East side closer to Dancer Hall. To help maintain a steady flow of traffic, please only send 1-3 people as representatives to check-in. You will receive keys and your SWAG items for each delegate at check-in but you will not be staying in this space, so please do not bring in any luggage at this time. Any forms not turned in digitally as explained above should be brought to check-in.

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Wifi on Campus

Our campus uses EDUROAM for our wifi network. Many campuses across the country are also part of this network. If you come from an EDUROAM campus, you can connect automatically just as if you were on your home campus. If you do not come from a campus that uses EDUROAM, you will follow the steps in the link provided to gain guest access. Find out if your campus uses EDUROAM.

I have EDUROAM on my home campus:
UNI has added the EDUROAM wifi network to our system, which allows anyone with a device at an EDUROAM institution to access the wifi network without needing additional login credentials. Simply select EDUROAM from your wifi list.

I do not have EDUROAM on my home campus:
Follow these step-by-step instructions to gain access to EDUROAM.