Axe ’Em, Jacks!
The E.L.E.V.A.T.E. Summit highlights the scholarship, pedagogy and personal experiences that shape and elevate students to perform at their best. The summit is designed to create a platform for sharing knowledge, experiences and strategies related to factors impacting college student identity development and experiences and to generate interest in future scholarship. Our goal is to support research and empower individuals and organizations to build more empirically validated inclusive environments that support successful student development.
This event showcases students’ various experiences through stand-up presentations, panels, art museum, music and dance performances in collaboration with faculty and staff. This is open to all interested parties within and outside the university.
* Online registration for next year's summit will open at a later date.
Call for Submissions
Calling for submission for presentation, panel or art for display for next year's E.L.E.V.A.T.E. Summit will open at a later date. This will be open to all faculty, staff, students and community members free of charge. For questions, contact Dr. Gina Fe G. Causin at causingf@sfasu.edu.
- Conference proposal submissions: View the E.L.E.V.A.T.E. Summit submission guidelines.
- Selected manuscripts will be published in the RAISE Center Journal.
- Art Museum submissions: Send a photo of your art entry to Dr. Lacey Folsom at lfolsom@sfasu.edu.
* The proposal submission form for next year's summit will open at a later date.
2026 E.L.E.V.A.T.E. Summit [archived]
Theme: Unlocking the Power of Student Experiences
- Friday, March 20, 2026
- 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Baker Pattillo Student Center
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Kent L. Willis
Senior Vice President for Enrollment and Student Engagement
The RAISE Center Journal
The RAISE Journal aims to reshape the discourse around college student identities, understanding of inclusive and transformative experiences on college student development and the transition beyond college. This peer-reviewed publication serves as a platform for original research, promoting collaboration among SFA researchers, graduate students, administrators and practitioners. It aims to enhance research capacity in higher education and form a network of scholars dedicated to this vital field.