Perceptions Meet Reality: Community Colleges and the Underprepared Student Perceptions Meet Reality: Community Colleges and the Underprepared Student Many in the field acknowledge that developmental education is broken. As a result, the field is currently in flux regarding processes and working with underprepared students: assessment, placement, curriculum, instruction, delivery of developmental education, and [...]

Next Gen Learning: Are Faculty and Administrators Prepared? Next Gen Learning: Are Faculty and Administrators Prepared? Next generation learning provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to increase student engagement, outcomes, and retention; better prepare students to be successful in today’s workplace; and reduce cost for institutions and for students. Come learn how the [...]

The Emerging Role of Community and Technical Colleges in a National Learning Economy Gregory Haley, Director, Strategic Communications, ACT Foundation

What Does It Take to Be a Successful Department Chair? Jim Hammons, Professor, Higher Education, University of Arkansas

A Matter of Degrees: Practices to Pathways Evelyn N. Waiwaiole, Director, Center for Community College Student Engagement, The University of Texas at Austin; Ruth Dalrymple, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Partnerships, Alamo Colleges

Making the Connection Between Academic Success and Student Mental Health Needs Kevin Kuntz, Counselor and Assistant Professor; David Nardecchia, Counselor and Assistant Professor; Samantha Posey, Counselor and Assistant Professor, Cuyahoga Community College

Helping Students Develop Their Psychosocial and Academic Skills Steve Piscitelli, Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Florida State College at Jacksonville