Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Chair: Shawn Ficadenti, James Madison University (VA)
Vice Chair: Melissa Ward, St. Mary's High School (MD)

Special Interest Groups bring colleagues together to explore a topic or population in higher education / K-12 through discussion, networking and resource sharing. PCACAC has served as a leading affiliate in many ways, including launching our very own SIGs in 2018. Since then, we have grown from three to ten SIGs.

 Special Interest Groups Directory
  • Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander: 
  • Community Based Organizations (CBOs):  
    • SIG Leadership search in progress
  • Community College & Transfer Students:  
  • First-Generation College Students:  
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  • Independent Educational Consultants
  • Latiné:
  • LGBTQIA+ Ally:
    • Andi Burke, St. John's College, (MD)

    • Raquel Sobczak, University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

      Want to learn about Baltimore’s secret lesbian society? Or why gay people love iced coffee? Come swap stories and secrets of every color of the rainbow with the LGBTQIA+ SIG this Pride month. Join us for a Pride PowerPoint Party on June 25 from 2pm to 3pm! Come ready to learn from Raquel and Andi or B.Y.O.P (Bring Your own PowerPoint) to share. Five slide maximum, please.
      Join us on Zoom. 


If you have an idea for a new SIG or would you like to get connected to the leaders and members of our current SIGs, please contact the chair. We are looking forward to seeing the number of SIGs grow. YOU may be just the leader that we need for our newest SIG!