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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Sheryl Powell to Serve as NISOD's Interim Executive Director For Immediate Release Sheryl Powell Appointed Interim Executive Director Austin, Texas—August 15, 2024—NISOD is pleased to announce that Associate Director Sheryl Powell has been appointed to the position of Interim Executive Director, effective August 16, 2024. With over 30 years of [...]
PRESS RELEASE: NISOD’s 2024 Conference Celebrates and Inspires Community and Technical College Educators For Immediate Release NISOD’s 2024 Conference Celebrates and Inspires Community and Technical College Educators Austin, Texas—June 4, 2024— Over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) welcomed more than 700 community and [...]
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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: 2022 Annual Fall Virtual Conference Gives Community and Technical College Educators Opportunity for Growth For Immediate Release 2022 Annual Fall Virtual Conference Gives Community and Technical College Educators Opportunity for Growth Austin, Texas—November 18, 2022—From October 19-21, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) hosted more than 1,000 community and [...]
