Profile for Andrew Ives

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center; Jesimiel Banjiram, Multicultural Student Services; Andie Coxey, Residence Life; Amanda Abrahamson, Student Life; Luke Fannin, Student Support Services; and Jacob Hart, University Centers; served Eagle Excellence in Leadership Awards Nomination Review Committee. Your dedication to ensuring a fair and thorough selection process was instrumental in honoring our outstanding students! Thank you!

Submitted on: May 3

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center, presented "From Disability Rights to Disability Justice: Exploring the Intersections of Marginalization, Queerness, and Disability" at WI-NAME Conference on April 27 in La Crosse, WI.

Submitted on: May 2

Quortne Hutchings, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center; and Becki Elkins, Student Affairs Administration; presented "Living Mosaics: Student Affairs Professionals in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders" at annual convention of ACPA College Student Educators International on March 19 in Chicago, Illinois. Building on personal stories and research, this session explored how student affairs professionals in recovery re-build lives. Presenters and participants considered how these stories offered rich images of hope, beauty, strength, and sustainability, building a larger mosaic of substance use recovery among student affairs professionals.

Submitted on: Mar. 24

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center and Becki Elkins, Student Affairs Administration, co-authored the article "Queer crip enrollments: 2SLGBTQ mad, mentally ill, neurodivergent, and/or disabled college students" in Journal of LGBT Youth and was accepted for publication by Taylor & Francis, Inc.. Queer crip enrollment patterns describe the unique ways Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and disabled college students enter and persist in higher education.

Submitted on: Feb. 9

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center and Jenni Brundage, Residence Life, convened and organized the first Universities of Wisconsin Housing Accommodation Summit. This summit brought together all UW campuses to discuss how Housing and Disability Services can collaborate to ensure access for students with disabilities across Wisconsin.

Submitted on: Feb. 9

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center, presented "Coming Out Disabled in College" at Wisconsin Association on Higher Education and Disability on Nov. 3 in Whitewater, WI. This presentation explored the ways in which coming out dialogue intersects and diverges for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and disabled college students. Navigating safety, disclosure, and stigma is central to the ways in which LGBTQ disabled college students navigate the university. Importantly, LGBTQ disabled college students seek community and connection as ways to navigate a hostile living and learning environment.

Submitted on: Nov. 6, 2023

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center, presented "Dreaming about Disability in Higher Ed: Activities and Programming Edition" at Wisconsin Network of Activities Professionals Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 8 in La Crosse, WI.

Submitted on: Aug. 8, 2023

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center and Robyn Beahm, Student Support Services, presented "Universal Design in Advising " at the UWL conference on Holistic and Proactive Advising Tuesday, May 23. They shared their expertise in advising students with disabilities and making accommodations universally applicable for students. They discussed universal design in conjunction with space, communication and advising.

Submitted on: May 23, 2023

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center, presented "LGBTQ+ & Disabled: Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education" at WCPA's Professional Development Institute: Disability on Campus: Advocating for Accessibility on April 20 online. Andrew's presentation covered the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and disability identity on college campuses. Specific attention was made to the ways higher education can be more accessible for LGBTQ+ college students with disabilities.

Submitted on: May 1, 2023

Andrew Ives, ACCESS Center, received the award for the dissertation of the year at the annual convention of ACPA College Educators International on March 27 in New Orleans, LA. The Marylu McEwen Dissertation of the Year award recognizes a completed dissertation that demonstrates scholarly excellence and makes a substantial contribution to knowledge in the general field of student affairs/student services. Dr. Ives's dissertation, "Queer Connection, Access, and Identity: Investigating the Lived Experiences of Queer, Mad, Mentally Ill, Neurodivergent, and Disabled Students in Higher Education," was selected from a highly-competitive pool of scholarship.

Submitted on: April 10, 2023