1. Professional Presentations -Thibault
-"Slam Tech: Innovation in Poetry with Michael Coleman, Association of College Unions International
95th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX April 2015
-"Celebrating Poetry Slam and Community Building", Association of College Unions International 94th
Annual Conference, Orlando, FL April 2014
-“Rediscovering Poetry Slam and Community Building”, Association of College Unions International
Region 2 Conference, Brockport-Rochester, NY November 2013
-“Rediscovering Poetry Slam and Community Building” with Anne Miner, Association of College Unions
International 93rd Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO March 2013
-“On the Fringe: Centers Not in the Center of Campus” with Amy White, Association of College Unions
International 92nd Annual Conference, Boston, MA March 2012
-"ACUI Student Programs: Get Involved! “Association of College Unions International 91st Annual
Conference Chicago, IL March 2011
-“What’s in the Core for Advising & Community?” w/ Jason Meier, Association of College Unions
International 90th Annual Conference, NY,NY March 2010
-“College Slam Tournament Style: Enriching the Varsity Sport of the Soul.” Association of College Unions
International 86th Annual Conference Kansas City, MO, March 2006.
-”Risk and Reward-Go Tell it on a Mountain”, Association of College Unions International 85th Annual
Conference, Reno, NV, March 2005.
-”From Here to Civility: a story of trauma and recovery” co-presented with Dr. Jeanne Miller Association
of College Unions International 84th Annual Conference Wash. D.C., February 2004.
-”Sweet Slam Chicago” co-presented with poetry slam founder, Marc Smith Association of College
Unions International 83rd Annual Conference Chicago, IL, March 2003.
-“Exploring New Directions and New Visions of the Poetry Slam in the College Union” Association of
College Unions International 82nd Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, March 2002.
-“Slam Into the Future” Delivered Keynote Address- Association of College Unions International- Region
5 Conference Clemson University, Clemson, SC, October 2001.
-“Rhythms of a Cross-Cultural Community” w/ Michael Salinger & Steve Marsh, Association of College
Unions International 81st Annual Conference Toronto, Canada, March 2001.
-"Promoting with Poetry: Building Vibrant Organizations and Marketing Riffs” Association of College
Unions International 81st Annual Conference Toronto, Canada, March 2001.
-"Poetry Slam”-Using the Spoken Word to Hear Diversity", Association of College Unions International
80th Annual Conference, New York, NY, March 2000.

2. -"Dreaming of the Perfect Poetry Slam" Association of College Unions International- Region 7
Conference, Rochester, MI November 2000.
-"Civil Leadership? No. You're Not Dreaming", Association of College Unions International- Region 7
Conference, Rochester, MI, November 2000.
-"Civil Practices of Leadership" with Nicole Kahl, The Forum on Volunteerism, Service and Learning in
Higher Education , Atlanta, GA, June 1999.
-"Competent Student Employees through Red Hot Job Task Analysis" w/ Gary Fisher, Association of
College Unions International 79th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, March 1999.
-“The Union: Passport to Civility and Citizenship", Association of College Unions International- Region 10
Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November 1998.
- “Civility is Sexy- the campaign", Association of College Unions International- Region 10 Conference,
Marshall, MN, November 1997.
-"Cultivating the Seeds of Community”, Association of College Unions International- Region 10
Conference, Marshall, MN, November 1997.
-“Woodstock: So you feel as if you missed something", Northeast Association of College and University
Housing Officers- International, Regional Conference, Ithaca, NY, October 1994.
-“More than buying Gap Jeans and drinking clear beverages-supervising Generation X Staff", Great
Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers- International, Regional Conference,
Evansville, IN, November 1993.
-"Burpicks: not just a newsletter, a literary magazine", Great Lakes Association of College and University
Housing Officers- International, Regional Conference, Evansville, IN, November 1993.
Notables:
-Established Poetry Slam Inc. (PSI) certified venues in Fargo, ND 1997-99 @ First Avenue and Oneonta,
NY 2005-06 @ Black Oak. Competed at the 1998 National Poetry Slam in Austin, TX and coached at the
1999 National Poetry Slam in Chicago, IL.
-Established two college poetry slams “U-Club Poetry Slam” at the University of Michigan September
2000 and the Big O’ Poetry Slam at SUNY Oneonta on October 2001- both are two of the longest running
college poetry slam series in the nation…