Well-Being Leadership in Higher Education: A Panel Presentation Exploring Transformational Leadership with Voices From the Field

Well-Being Leadership in Higher Education: A Panel Presentation Exploring Transformational Leadership with Voices From the Field

Please join co-hosts and co-editors, Thad Mantaro and Ryan Travia, for a panel presentation that explores the role of well-being leadership in higher education. The facilitated presentation will feature several co-authors from the book, “Well-being Leadership in Higher Education: A Guide for Successful Well-being Programs,” published by NASPA, sharing their perspectives and experiences leading and guiding the development of well-being programs across a wide range of institutions. The discussion will explore how colleges and universities can center well-being as a strategic priority to enhance student success and institutional effectiveness. Blending theory, research and practice, the book and co-authors share powerful insights and actionable strategies for leading transformative well-being initiatives.

Session Information

Format: Internet live 
Date: November 20, 2025
Time: 3:30 - 4:30pm ET

Format: Internet, self-paced 
Release Date: November 21, 2025 
Expiration Date: November 20, 2027 

After the expiration date, this session will no longer be accessible for viewing or downloading.
CE Credit/Contact Hours must be requested by the expiration date.

Cost:
FREE

Speaker(s)

Thad Mantaro, PhD
Dallas College 

Ryan Travia, EdD
Babson College

Bill Fox, EdD
Otterbein University

Carlos Cruz, EdD
Dallas College 

Melinda Stoops, PhD
Melinda Stoops PhD, LLC

Raphael Florestal-Kevelier, PhD, MPH
University of Illinois Chicago

Intended Audience

• Administrator
• Student
• Anyone interested in leadership and wellbeing 

Learning Objectives

After this session, participants should be able to:

1. Identify key principles and frameworks of transformational well-being leadership in higher education.
2. Describe strategies for building institutional buy-in and cross-functional partnerships to support campus-wide well-being initiatives.
3. Analyze real-world case studies and apply lessons learned to their own institutional contexts.
4. Develop actionable next steps for advancing or initiating well-being leadership efforts on their campus.

Program Planning Committee 

Raphael Florestal-Kevelier, PhD, MPH
University of Illinois Chicago

For more information about this session or its speaker(s), contact education@acha.org.

Credit/Contact Hours and Disclosures

Types of Credit/Contact Hours Available

Refer to the Continuing Education Key.

• CHES: 1.0
• MCHES: 1.0

*Continuing Competency credits, when available, are listed after the total CHES/MCHES contact hours (e.g. CHES: 1.0/1.0)

Deadlines

Claim your credit/contact hours or certificate on each session's Contents tab by the deadline.

If you attended the session LIVE: Credit/Contact Hours must be requested by December 4, 2025.

If you viewed the session as a RECORDING: Credit/Contact Hours must be requested by November 20, 2027.

Relevant Financial Relationships

None of the presenters or planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Successful Completion to Obtain Credit/Contact Hours (or certificate of attendance)

Criteria for successful completion is commensurate with participation and passing of a post-test with a minimum of an 80%.

Select the "Contents" tab above (registered users only) for access to the following components. It is estimated that it will require 60 minutes to view the webinar and complete the post-test. Credit/Contact Hours must be requested by the program expiration date (see "Overview" tab above).

Step 1:  View/Attend the session in its entirety.

Step 2:  Complete the mandatory Attestation and Post-test (passing score of 80%) for CE Credit/Contact Hours. See below for post-test passing requirements.

Step 3:  Select the certificate for the type of credit/contact hour you are requesting. Select "Certificate of Attendance" if no credit/contact hour is being requested. 

Continuing Education Statements 

Continuing Education

Sponsored by ACHA, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category 1 continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level contact hours available are 1.0. There are 0 Continuing Competency credits available.

Policies 

Post-test Policy
It is the policy of the American College Health Association that when a post-test is required upon completion of a continuing education activity, participants must receive a passing grade of 80%. If participants receive a grade lower than 80%, they will be given the opportunity to re-take the post-test one time. If they receive 80% or higher the second time, they will be awarded continuing education credits/contact hours for the activity. We encourage participants to complete the post-test immediately after viewing the program.

Off-Label Product Use
This educational activity does not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Non-endorsement
ACHA does not endorse any products or services that are displayed or referred to in conjunction with this activity and is not responsible for the actual presentation of content during scientific sessions.

Non-discrimination 
The American College Health Association (ACHA) supports institutional, as well as legislative or regulatory initiatives to promote a campus climate guided by the values of inclusion, respect, equality and equity. ACHA rejects all forms of intolerance and bias, whether implicit or explicit. Such a climate is essential to college health and wellbeing.

Consistent with these values, ACHA rejects all forms of discriminatory conduct with respect to: age; race/ethnicity; sex; sexual orientation; gender, including gender identity and expression; marital status; physical size; psychological/physical/learning ability; religious, spiritual or cultural identity; socioeconomic status; veteran status; or any other class of persons. ACHA actively strives to eliminate bias and discriminatory conduct from all its policies, procedures, communications, actions and activities.

Commercial Support

No commercial support has been received for this activity.