2025 Monday General Session Keynote Dr. Carrie B. Kisker President, Kisker Education Consulting We Are All Guardians: Teaching, Learning, and Leading as Mission Protection As confidence in higher education reaches an all-time low, declining enrollments threaten public funding, and legislative priorities force changes to student support programs, community college stakeholders—faculty, staff, administrators, [...]

2025 Excellence Awards Dinner and Celebration Video  The NISOD Excellence Awards provide member colleges with the opportunity to honor the remarkable contributions of faculty, staff, and administrators who shape the futures of community and technical college students. Recognizing these individuals not only validates their hard work but also strengthens a culture [...]

2025 Tuesday General Session Keynote Dr. Mike Flores Chancellor, Alamo Colleges A Journey to Excellence In 2024, the Alamo Colleges District became the only community college system in the nation to be awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award twice in award history, after previously winning the award in 2018. The Alamo [...]

2024 Excellence Awards Dinner and Celebration Video

2024 Monday General Session Keynote Navigating 2024: Striving for Excellence in Leadership Leadership excellence is a verb and a noun. As we journey through 2024, our unwavering focus must be on achieving excellence. Whether we lead, innovate or mentor, our commitment to excellence remains paramount. Each individual’s pursuit of excellence involves continuous [...]

2024 Tuesday General Session Higher Education Today: Reigniting Your Passion to Teach, Engage, and Grow! Disruption in higher education is happening at an unprecedented pace. The traditional approach to teaching and learning is being challenged, as well as how we enroll and engage students. These conditions present an opportunity to explore new [...]

2023 Tuesday General Session Keynote The Art and Science of Engaged Teaching: A Framework for Transformative Instruction Join Dr. Claire H. Major as she explores the crucial role of engaged teaching in higher education. Discover how passionate, committed teachers can ignite the joy of learning, inspire intellectual growth, and create a vibrant [...]

2023 Monday General Session Keynote A Culture of Caring: Moving From Transformational Initiatives to a Transformational Institution The fundamentals of higher education are broken. The higher education structures for learning, finances, and employment place colleges and universities at risk of losing the political and social support necessary to survive. Companies are creating [...]