Monday, May 31 | Tuesday, June 1 | Wednesday, June 2

Monday, May 31, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Ballroom G, Level 4

The Role of Faculty in the Accreditation Process

The quality of the instructional program is in the hands of the teaching faculty. This session will focus on the role of faculty in ensuring that quality is reviewed during the reaffirmation of accreditation process.

Belle Wheelan, President, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) (GA)

Monday, May 31, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Room 18C, Level 4

Doubling the Numbers: Acceleration and Scale

Senior administrators and faculty will learn about expectations of the new Developmental Education Initiative (DEI) (funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and gain insights on how colleges are organizing and engaging faculty and other stakeholders to improve student outcomes in developmental education and accelerate achievement.

The session will begin with an overview from a national perspective of why there is a current, critical focus on developmental education and why the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded DEI. Example policies and practices will be distributed to provide an opportunity for the attendees to learn about and discuss implications. There will be a panel with Q&A, during which representatives will discuss what their colleges and the foundation are doing to address the DEI goals and close identified gaps.

Thomas Baynum, President, Coastal Bend College (TX); Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Instruction, Houston Community College (TX); Margaretta Mathis, Associate Director, Achieving the Dream Initiative, The University of Texas at Austin; Diane Troyer, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (WA); and Byron McClenney, Project Director, Achieving the Dream, Community College Leadership Program, and Senior Lecturer, Fellow, Community College Leadership Endowment, The University of Texas at Austin (Moderator)

Monday, May 31, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Ballroom G, Level 4

Leadership in the Community College: From Revolution to Evolution

A decade later, the paradigm of the learning college is thriving, with an increased focus on faculty development, teaching and learning, student achievement, and strategic allocation of limited financial resources. Despite ongoing challenges, community colleges are experiencing higher enrollments, an increased visibility in society, and recognition from policymakers for their contributions to higher education and training the American workforce. But this is not enough. A quiet revolution has led to a larger focus on accountability, assessment, and data-driven analysis in garnering meaningful outcomes. Colleges who have been able to build and sustain this culture of evidence are among the transformational leaders in the evolving learning college of the future.

George Boggs, President and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges (DC); Myrtle Dorsey, Chancellor, Baton Rouge Community College (LA); Katherine Johnson, President, Pasco-Hernando Community College (FL); John Roueche, Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair in Community College Leadership, The University of Texas at Austin; and Evelyn Waiwaiole, Suanne Davis Roueche NISOD Director and Lecturer, The University of Texas at Austin (Moderator)

Monday, May 31, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Ballroom G, Level 4

Town Hall Gathering: New Faculty

Are you new to teaching at a community college? Is it what you expected? What is it about the students that has surprised you (and perhaps encouraged you to change the way you teach)? What do you now know that you wish you had known when you started? This session is for all of you new (and relatively new) community college faculty and designed to dispel the myths of teaching at a community college and highlight teaching strategies—that work!

John Corum, Associate Dean of the Northern Panhandle, Western Nebraska Community College; Erika Glaser, Research Associate, Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), The University of Texas at Austin; Angela Oriano-Darnall, Associate Director, Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), The University of Texas at Austin; and Evelyn Waiwaiole, Suanne Davis Roueche NISOD Director and Lecturer, The University of Texas at Austin (Moderator)

Monday, May 31, 2:45–3:45 p.m.
Room 18C, Level 4

The K-16 Bridge Program

The K-16 Bridge Program was created by a group of educators to address the college-going rate at their school. Currently, 10 community colleges and more than 70,000 students, grades 4-12, are part of this program that combines in-class lessons, career education, and technology to create a college-going culture.

Mary Retterer, President, Cerro Coso Community College (CA); and Chris Piercy, Director, The Bridge Program (CA)

Monday, May 31, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
Ballroom G, Level 4

Terms of Engagement: Surviving and Thriving in Today’s College Classroom

Engaging students is a compelling concern in higher education today, but creating a course that motivates and involves students is a tremendous challenge. This interactive session offers educators a dynamic model for understanding student engagement as well as strategies and techniques for promoting it in the face-to-face and online classroom.

Elizabeth Barkley, Instructor, Music, Foothill College (CA)

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Tuesday, June 1, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Ballroom G, Level 4

Key Trends and Innovative Practices in Community Colleges

During this presentation, educational, economic, and social dynamics that position the community college as a key player on the national and international scene will be explored. Making the most of community colleges in the face of these dynamics, however, will mean grappling with and planning for key trends, as well as seeking innovative approaches to address local, state, and national needs. To that end, innovative and promising practices from Sinclair Community College and Johnson County Community college will be central to this interactive session.

Terry Calaway, President, Johnson County Community College (KS); Gerardo de los Santos, President and CEO, League for Innovation in the Community College (AZ); and Steven Johnson, President and CEO, Sinclair Community College (OH)

Tuesday, June 1, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Ballroom G, Level 4

Magic in the Classroom: Effective Practices in Teaching and Learning

It’s not just smoke and mirrors—Learn the strategies for creating magic in the classroom from two Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Outstanding Professors of the Year and a recognized administrator. Specific examples and tools for creating a magical and engaging experience for your students will be revealed.

Eugenia Paulus, Professor, North Hennepin Community College (MN); Elaina Bleifield, Dean of Science, Math, and Health Careers, North Hennepin Community College (MN); M. Vali Siadat, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics, Richard J. Daley College (IL); and Coral Noonan-Terry, Associate Director, NISOD, The University of Texas at Austin (Moderator)

Tuesday, June 1, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Room 18C, Level 4

Presidents Promote Partnerships for the Transfer Pathway

The University of Texas System is actively engaged in Transfer 101: Community college to university. Two community college and two university presidents discuss their collaborative, systemic approach to student transfer success. Gather insights into the elements of comprehensive measurable actions plans. Hear the challenges and solutions for the college/university culture and relationships needed to smooth the pathway for students.

Martha M. Ellis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships, The University of Texas System; L. Michael Metke, President, Tyler Junior College (TX); Rod H. Mabry, President, The University of Texas at Tyler; Shirley A. Reed, President, South Texas College; and Chuck A. Sorber, Special Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas System

Tuesday, June 1, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Room 18C, Level 4

Mastering Emerging Trends in Professional Development

This interactive session will provide practical examples of what works in collegiate professional development. The presenters bring years of experience and will share: research-based core programming components, methods of delivery and assessments, ways to get faculty buy-in, and emerging trends in professional learning. New and experienced practitioners will find value in this presentation.

Karinda Barrett, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Tallahassee Community College (FL); Sherry Schumann, Associate Vice President, Distance and Weekend College, Collin County Community College (TX); and Fay Rouseff-Baker, Professor Emeritus in Humanities, Parkland College (IL) (Moderator)

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Tuesday, June 1, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Ballroom G, Level 4

New Pathways Through Developmental Mathematics

This session will describe emerging pathways in developmental math education with special attention to the statway: a collaborative project of the Dana Center and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching designed to take developmental students to and through a college credit-bearing, transferable math course in one year.

Uri Treisman, Professor of Mathematics and of Public Affairs, Executive Director, Charles A. Dana Center, The University of Texas at Austin

Read "Make Math a Gateway, Not a Gatekeeper" by Anthony S. Bryk and Uri Treisman in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Tuesday, June 1, 2:45–3:45 p.m.
Room 18C, Level 4

Building a Community of Learners

Gateway Technical College is located in Southeast Wisconsin, a region that provides a unique opportunity for collaboration and innovation. In developing new programs, Gateway has engaged new education models such as boot camp training and on-demand programming. This session will highlight strategies and solutions to meet the needs of growing enrollments and changing community needs.

Bryan Albrecht, President; Debbie Davidson, Vice President, Workforce and Economic Development; and Zina Haywood, Executive Vice President/Provost, Academic and Campus Affairs, Gateway Technical College (WI)

Wednesday, June 2, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
Room 18C, Level 4

Diversity: Ties that Bind and Separate

The Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count initiative inspired Danville Community College to provide professional development around the topics of race, ethnicity, language, religion, and socioeconomic status. This session will share painful and exhilarating lessons learned while endeavoring to prepare students to live and work better in a multicultural environment.

Janet Laughlin, Dean, Student Success and Academic Advancement, Danville Community College (VA)

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