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NISOD Conference
 NISOD Conference Program
Begin planning your time at the NISOD Conference by downloading the conference program.
Connect with NISOD
 For up-to-date information, follow @NISOD on Twitter—hash tag, #NISOD2012.
 Fan NISOD on Facebook to share your conference pictures.
Registration
Register now!
Preconference Seminar
Listen to a preview of the preconference seminar, "Identifying, Aligning, and Assessing Noncognitive Skills in the Classroom."
Attention Conference Presenters
Looking for ideas to help guide you through a successful presentation? Review these presentation tips. Also, if you would like to provide your session participants with an evaluation, you can download one here for breakout sessions and roundtable discussions.
Excellence Awards
 2012 Excellence Awards Recipients
Check out the Excellence Awards events that will be taking place during the NISOD Conference.
Publications
 Innovation Abstracts
Innovation Abstracts are on hiatus for the summer. Check out the searchable archives or use the summer break to write an article for the 2012-2013 series.
 Hook'Em Up
Check out the April issue of Hook'Em Up.
Sign up here to have a personal copy delivered to your inbox each month!
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Membership
NISOD Membership Renewal
Renew your membership today!
Community College Completion Challenge
 To increase completion rates, everyone—administrators, faculty, and staff—must join forces. Watch a short video of NISOD Excellence Award recipients sharing real suggestions on how to ensure that students are successful.
Faculty and Staff College Completion Pledge
Attending the NISOD Conference? Be sure to stop by the NISOD Store to sign the Faculty and Staff College Completion Pledge. Not attending? Sign it now.
 Watch as Gerardo de los Santos, President/CEO, League for Innovation, discusses action items to boost college completion numbers.
Webinar Series
 Access past webinars and hear about the most ground-breaking learning initiatives and research.
Partners and Friends
 Watch the Phi Theta Kappa Convention (PTK) Highlights Video and hear why Dr. Coral Noonan-Terry, NISOD Interim Director, is proud that PTK is a NISOD partner.
 NISOD Conference: Exhibit Hall Events
Check out the Exhibit Hall Events and the Exhibit Hall floorplan to find out which NISOD Partners will be at the NISOD Conference.
NISODcast
Watch as panelists discuss "Celebrating the Unsung Heroes: Supporting Administrative Support Staff."
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National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD)
Community College Leadership Program | College of Education |
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, D5600 |
Austin, TX 78712-0378
Ph: (512) 471-7545 | Fax: (512) 471-9426 | Email
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Nazar Wright did not allow me to view myself as a failure, but rather a hidden achiever.
-John Alson, Guilford Technical Community College (NC)
[Dr. Lisa Uhlir] not only took an interest in my education, but even after my time in her class was over she has helped me find jobs and scholarships in order to afford to say in school.
-Jose Andino, Tarrant County College—Northeast (TX)
There have been times along my academic journey when [Dr. Carolyn Smith] gave me just the constructive criticism that I needed in order to reach the heights that I have today.
-Bobby Chelette, Baton Rouge Community College (LA)
To just choose one person is a disservice to the whole of [North Idaho College], as it takes each and every instructor, office worker, and student to make a college great.
-Charles Clemmons, North Idaho College
So, Jonathan Gardner, thank you for planting the seed of knowledge and cultivating confidence in my absolute value.
-Charity Griego, College of Southern Nevada
There was something about the compassion in [Nora Linskey’s] voice that gave me just an inkling of hope, that maybe, just maybe, I could do it.
-Fiona Logan, Middlesex Community College (MA)
I never imagined I would be graduating without parents there to congratulate me or support me along the way. But, I will always be grateful for the fact that I had a teacher who took the time and cared to help me become a better person and find a career of which I can be proud.
-Megan Noel, Chippewa Valley Technical College (WI)
My desire is now to help shape another student’s future, just as Professor Vargas helped shape mine.
-Chanelle Castracion, Mt. San Jacinto College (CA)
[Ms. Kathy Malone] believed in me, invested in me, pushed me to do my best.
-Glory Reichard, Fort Scott Community College (MO)
A good professor energizes a student with her knowledge and enthusiasm, but a great professor unfolds the subject and journeys with the student enjoying each triumph and investigating each shortfall.
-Kimberly Ritchie, Collin College (TX)
My return to college as an adult was not easy; but the lesson that it has taught me extends further than any page in a textbook. That is; in life, it is never too late to make a better choice.
-Erica Santos-Buchanan, Middlesex County College (NJ)
[Brian Balman’s] encouragement and committed attitude were what kept me from dropping math.
-Sharon Smith, Johnson County Community College (KS)
Dr. Diane Allen has been so much more than just a professor.
-Charmain Surles, Midland College (TX)
I know that when I feel like I am falling, [Mrs. Tina Sanchez] is there to grab me by the hand hold me and help me always.
-Jocelyn Valdez, San Jacinto College North (TX)
This has allowed us to relate to the teacher as another human being and form a connection that makes learning possible.
-Hewan Yitagesu, Montgomery College (MD)
