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July 21, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
The fast-paced, people-centered nature of college unions and student affairs work can be deeply rewarding but also emotionally and physically exhausting. “Reignite” is a restorative and empowering professional development session designed specifically for ACUI staff members to address the challenges of burnout and equip them with the tools for long-term well-being. This interactive session will offer a mix of personal reflection, group dialogue, and evidence-based strategies to help participants recognize signs of burnout, understand its root causes in higher education settings, and build individualized plans for renewal and resilience. Participants will walk away with actionable strategies to both heal from current burnout and create sustainable habits that prevent future overload.
Whether you’re currently feeling stretched thin or looking to proactively guard your energy, this session is an opportunity to pause, reconnect with your purpose, and reignite your professional passion.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the early warning signs and symptoms of burnout, especially within the context of campus union and student affairs roles.
- Reflect on the personal, organizational, and cultural contributors to burnout in their work environment.
- Apply practical tools and frameworks to support emotional regulation, time boundaries, and workload management.
- Develop a personalized burnout recovery and prevention plan that includes strategies for self-care, community care, and workplace advocacy.
- Commit to at least one habit or practice to support long-term professional sustainability and well-being.
ACUI Core Competencies
- Organizational Leadership
Registration Details
- Campus Pass for Premium or Full Tier Member Campus: $199
- Campus Pass for Digital Tier Member Campus: $249
- Nonmember: $249
After the initial registration from an individual at a campus, others associated with the campus will be able to register at the $0 complimentary rate. Each person who wants access to event or resources following event should register individually. Members must be associated with the correct campus account to receive the $0 rate, where applicable; please contact acui@acui.org with questions or issues.
Premium and Full Tier members may use a Thought Leadership Voucher toward this event. Please contact acui@acui.org with questions or issues.
About the Presenter
Motivated by honoring the past, defining the present, and working towards a liberated future, Micahela “Mickey” Mobley (she/her) uses her passions for mental health, holistic wellness, education and justice in service to the healing of her communities. Mickey’s professional experience includes five years of experience as a clinical mental health professional and eight years working in higher education at various institutions as a student affairs practitioner, social justice educator, and professor of psychology, Black studies, women’s studies, and student development.
Currently, Mickey is pursuing her doctorate’s degree in clinical psychology at Loyola University–Maryland. Her research, writing, and praxis explores African and African Diasporic identity and culture, race/ism, queer Black feminisms and sexualities, and the use of indigenous ways of healing as tools for a liberated self and collective. As a liberation seeker, Mickey is dedicated to living life with a defiant joy in an oppressive world
About Thought Leadership
Thought leadership events bring in experts from outside of higher education to share information on industry best practices, trends, or research that assists college union and student activities professionals to do their work on campus.