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Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT	Awards of Excellence Gala (ticket required) Location: Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050218:3020:30 043	MON, MAY 2
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT	Edmund J. Gleazer, Jr. Opening Lecture Location: Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043017:0018:30 039	SAT, APR 30
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Compassionate Technology (REALLY), What one college asked Ferrilli to do, and why In 2021 Clark State realized they could do more to assist students if they stopped the humiliating telling and re-telling of their life’s shortcomings and embarrassing stories. On each level at the college the student’s had to tell and re-tell their stories multiple times, from Workforce Development, through to the degree level this happened repeatedly. To aid in their brainstorming, and solution design, college officials reached out to a contractor they worked well with, and whom they trusted, Ferrilli. Please join this session to discover what the solution was, what was involved, how it was developed and what makes Ferrilli different. Speaker(s): Robert Ferrilli Marcia Daniel Tiffany Hunter Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 000	SUN, MAY 1
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	The Pandemic Shift in Higher Education – Observations & Impacts Higher Education faced major adjustments during the 2020-2021 academic as the norm for students changed which will likely never be reversed. Long after the pandemic has left the forefront of the media and society as a whole, the lingering affects will remain and become the standard. We will look at the top issues institutions are facing and how both administrative practices and the universal acceptance of technology will shift in order to optimize efficiency and performance for student success. Speaker(s): Robert Exley Digi Edwards Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 000	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Creating Pipelines for Future Classroom Teachers In this session, participants will examine and discuss a recently developed 2 + 2 Articulation Agreement for K-6th Grade Teacher Education, between Bergen Community College and a partnering state university. This model is a sustainable and replicable framework to support future teachers. Attendees will discuss how developing transfer frameworks is an equitable strategy that can help eradicate opportunity disparities for community college students. Speaker(s): Melissa Krieger Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	How did Broward College Solve For Equity Gaps in Student Achievement? In a three-year study designed to measure the effectiveness of evidence-based teaching on student outcomes, Broward College found that the passing gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell-eligible students was eliminated, and the completion gap was closed for Black students in courses taught by faculty who were certified in Effective College Instruction. Leaders from Broward will walk through the equity outcomes research, share the steps they took to engage faculty in the impactful work, and provide a look into their future path toward student success and equity. Speaker(s): Jeffrey Nasse Melissa Zantello Lisa Burgess Location: Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rendezvous Trianon, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 000	SAT, APR 30	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	“Outside the Lines” Wraparound Student Services in Athletics This presentation will provide a detailed overview of the wraparound student services in athletics that Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) provides its student-athletes. The presentation will overview the services that contributed to 100 percent of MGCCC’s student-athletes graduating, completing or transferring in the 2020-2021 academic year, resulting in the college winning the prestigious David M. Halbrook Award. Speaker(s): J. Ladd Taylor Tammy Franks Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT	A Conversation with U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal Mr. Kvaal will provide an overview of the Biden Administration's higher education policies, including student financial assistance, workforce education, loan repayment, career pathways, accreditation, innovation, gainful employment regulation, and other topics. He will also discuss implementation of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Mr. Kvaal will also respond to attendees' questions. Speaker(s): David Baime James Kvaal Walter Bumphus Location: Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0013:15 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT	A Conversation with U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal Mr. Kvaal will provide an overview of the Biden Administration's higher education policies, including student financial assistance, workforce education, loan repayment, career pathways, accreditation, innovation, gainful employment regulation, and other topics. He will also discuss implementation of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Mr. Kvaal will also respond to attendees' questions. Speaker(s): David Baime James Kvaal Walter Bumphus Location: Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0013:15 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	A Flood, a Deep Freeze, a Pandemic: The Making of Generation R What can we learn from students who have persisted despite life-changing challenges? This presentation will outline the strategies undertaken by Lone Star College (LSC) campuses to address mental health, economic hardship, and academic challenges during and after Hurricane Harvey, “Snowmageddon” and the COVID-19 pandemic. Using both quantitative and qualitative data, the narrative of students’ discovery of their own “Generation R – Resilience” will be explored through the voices of students themselves. Speaker(s): Shah Ardalan Rebecca Riley Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	A Framework for Reconciliation at Long Beach City College How can community colleges meaningfully work toward dismantling racism? What does it mean to champion intersectional equity? In June 2020, Long Beach City College adopted a Framework for Reconciliation, modeled on South African President Nelson Mandela’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The framework consists of four steps: acknowledging racism; listening to accounts and experiences of racial injustice; convening stakeholders to evaluate feedback and shape reform; and catalyzing action via short-, medium-, and long-term solutions. Speaker(s): Mike Munoz Uduak-Joe Ntuk Herlinda Chico Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	A Futures Focus to Build Just, Equitable and Sustainable Futures Come learn how a college can thrive in these volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous times through developing a futures focused community. MiraCosta College is the first community college in the nation to comprehensively and broadly apply a Futures Framework in creating just, equitable, and sustainable futures. Working with partners across the nation and world, MiraCosta hopes to lead the way in empowering colleges in building the futures we seek. Learn about the tools and skills that can help develop Futures mindsets. Speaker(s): Christopher Tarman Sunita Cooke Luke Lara Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	A Global Pandemic, a Storm and us Within 18 months, community colleges in South Louisiana were battered by COVID-19 and a category 4 hurricane. Two campus CEOs will share the challenges of leading during multiple crises and will speak to the essential skills needed to navigate a world of ongoing challenges within higher education. The presenters will share the challenges and lessons learned, but will also reflect on what this means to lead in higher education today and in the future. Speaker(s): Kristine Strickland Tina Tinney Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	A Monumental Task: Renaming a 60-Year-Old College Dabney S. Lancaster Community College's (DSLCC’s) local board voted to remove the former state superintendent of public instruction’s name from its institution. Where do you start? What does a complete top-to-bottom rebrand require? Is it possible to appease local stakeholders who oppose the name change? And, of course, the elephant in the room is how much will this cost and who will pay for all of this? Speaker(s): John Rainone Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	A new audience: COVID disruption as an enrollment advantage The COVID pandemic caused middle- and upper-income families to rethink the standard migration from high school graduation to a 4-year residential campus. Edison State used a 100% tuition waiver for high school graduates in our area to position our college as the preferred alternative to deferring college enrollment. Follow up data on the students using the waiver document dramatic enrollment gains alongside sustained retention outcomes from this intervention. Edison State doubled the enrollment percentage of this sector and gained an enrollment foothold in this demographic Speaker(s): Doreen Larson Christopher Spradlin Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	A New Day One: Reimagining the Community College Post-Pandemic The pandemic brought unprecedented disruption to community colleges, challenging institutional leaders to not only respond to the crisis, but develop an expanded vision to lead our communities in the recovery and regrowth. Recognizing this reset, LCCC turned disruption into innovation by refreshing its strategic plan: Vision 2025 – 10,000 Degrees of Impact during the height of the pandemic. The appreciative-inquiry process engaged hundreds of campus and community leaders to create a blueprint for a new day one rooted in equity for all and student success. Speaker(s): Marcia Ballinger Tracy Green Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	A New President's Perspective: Leadership Lessons in Urgent Times In the first 18 months of her presidency, Dr. Fisher lead her institution through two dorm fires, a bond referendum election, COVID 19, an inland hurricane and more. With each new crisis, she took a deep breath and kept moving, she also learned lessons in leadership and resiliency along the way. Speaker(s): Kristie Fisher Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	A Promising Start: Early Results of a Self-Funding Promise Program Yavapai College had a 2-year completion rate of 9%, somewhat below the national average of 12% for community colleges. Like many community colleges, enrollments had been in decline since the depth of the Great Recession. We needed to improve both trends. Following best practices, we designed a last dollar Promise scholarship; however, ours is unique. The YC Promise reimburses students for completing a degree on time. This self-funding program increased enrollments while raising 2-year completion rates to twice the national average. Speaker(s): Lisa Rhine Clint Ewell Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	A Student Success Game-Changer: Exploring Flexible New Educational Model Today’s economy is a game-changer, requiring flexible learning models customized to adult learners. Kentucky’s 16 Community and Technical Colleges planned for months with 100 faculty and staff to reimagine a new academic model aligning competency-based learning to the future of work. The outcomes were tremendous. A new Field Guide is available describing the process, organization, and lessons learned. This systemwide effort, to be more responsive to student and employer needs, was a major turning point. Key system and college leaders will share their journey. Speaker(s): Greg Feeney Harmony Little Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	A Visit From A Hacker: Turning Crisis Into Transformation ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Mott’s house. Not a person was stirring, but there was one louse; Our lights, computers, and other IT had been turned off with care, We were dreaming of a good holiday rest and left unaware. An unknown entity was trying to create a mishap A hacker entered the MCC computer system, oh crap! Speaker(s): Cheryl Shelton Beverly Walker-Griffea Jason Wilson Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Accelerating Economic Development in the Middle of a Pandemic This session will examine the ways in which Patrick & Henry Community College served and continues to function as a critical cog of the region's economic development wheel which successfully recruited major employers to the community during the midst of the global pandemic. Alignment of programs with regional labor demands and the eradication of the traditional divide between "academic" and "workforce" credentials will be examined. The community's "Economic Renaissance" and the college's ability to position itself in this work will be presented. Speaker(s): James Hodges Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Achieving Unlimited Potential – A New Community-Based Education Mo Broward UP (Unlimited Potential) increases access to post-secondary education in zip codes with disproportionately high unemployment and low education attainment. This community-centric approach is expanding Broward College’s service model to deliver free workforce programs and support services in areas most affected by economic immobility. A targeted two-generational model, this community collaborative leverages assets and relationships to empower all residents to pursue post-secondary education. Compelling evidence suggests that Broward UP creates an alternative route to post-secondary access and attainment through a continuing education to degree pathway. Speaker(s): Mildred Coyne Jennifer Saint Louis Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Advancement of Student-Centered Equitable Learning at SAC This session highlights how San Antonio College (SAC) is closing equity gaps for minoritized students through focused professional development aimed at providing faculty with the tools and resources to help students succeed. We did this by creating a new Teaching and Learning Center, providing opportunities for continuous improvement, and using a data informed model to identify high need areas. The presentation will cover the data informed model and approaches to identify which professional development sessions to support faculty in closing equity gaps in student success. Speaker(s): Joan Jaimes Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Applying DEI & Anti-Racist Practices Through Teaching and Learning This session will review the process and recommendations from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Workgroup in Teaching and Learning. This group is made up of teaching faculty and academic staff who were charged to assess diversity, equity and inclusion in teaching and learning and make recommendations to the Academic Provost. Three main tasks were identified from the initial work together which included creating DEI focused curricular learning outcomes, recommending DEI classroom practices and pedagogy, and aligning DEI outcomes to college academic systems and strategies. Speaker(s): Christina Lee Anjali Parasnis-Samar Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Apprenticeship: Mentors Matter- PCC’s Train2Retain Workshops Our Train2Retain program was born out of necessity. A pandemic was changing the way we did business so it was a natural pivot to onboard mentors and apprentices virtually. It became clear the mentors were not equipped for their new leadership roles. What we needed was a way to train the mentors on how to effectively mentor an apprentice, hence, Being an Effective Mentoring was developed. Speaker(s): Denise Kingman Adrienne Jones Lee Lambert Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Assess and Address: Marketing Through an Equitable Lens JJC launched a communications audit in 2020 to assess the college’s brand and marketing collateral for consistency, access, and equity. The results were transformative. The key takeaway? Don’t just remove unknown acronyms and jargon that create unintentional barriers, but use a quantitative tool to ensure reading levels and language across platforms are written at an appropriate level for the audience you’re looking to engage. Learn how JJC operationalized this practice, along with other content, brand, and design guidelines, across the institution. Speaker(s): Kelly Rohder-Tonelli Judy Mitchell Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Assessing Entrepreneurial Readiness to Meet Challenges of Tomorrow This interactive presentation will demonstrate specific tools to assess institutional readiness for meeting unprecedented challenges through entrepreneurial pursuits. We will discuss practical approaches to engage key stakeholders, both internal and external, by exploring various venues for entrepreneurial initiatives. We will demonstrate the critical importance of entrepreneurial readiness in ensuring institutions’ long-term sustainability. Participants will develop heightened awareness of the importance of entrepreneurial pursuits in the future of your institutions, increased sensitivity to potential obstacles against entrepreneurial endeavors, and effective tools to minimize those obstacles. Speaker(s): Jianping Wang Laura Sosa Robert Schreyer Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Beyond “Soft” Skills: MCC’s Institute for the Humanities Monroe Community College’s Institute for the Humanities (IFH) is a public humanities initiative that amalgamates scholarship, equity-consciousness, applied learning, and meaningful community engagement to provide high-quality humanities programming to the MCC and Rochester communities. This presentation explores the IFH’s role in effecting collaboration across disciplines, establishing community engagement as a meaningful form of scholarship, and positioning humanities education as a serious pathway for career preparation. Particular focus will be placed on programming that establishes intersections of art, humanities, technology, and social change within regional contexts. Speaker(s): Michael Jacobs Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Breaking Down Silos Between Financial Aid and Student Success Financial challenges are the primary reason students leave higher education before graduation. At most colleges, organizational silos and other barriers between financial aid, advising, and additional student support departments are the primary culprits. Your institution can help students navigate these financial challenges by: -Prioritizing proactive outreach -Centralizing solutions for students to get help from a single source -Streamlining workflow and communication Join this session to learn how technology prevents students from feeling bounced around campus as colleges rise to meet financial needs our students face. Speaker(s): Michael Gage Christina Hubbard Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Breaking the Fourth Wall No more “sage on the stage!” Faculty development and engagement activities can support faculty interaction and learning to break through the fourth wall of the classroom in any instructional modality. “break through the fourth wall” of the classroom in any instructional modality. This session will provide examples of faculty-led professional development and engagement activities that contribute to ongoing quality improvement in teaching and learning as well as support of faculty for an abrupt shift to online learning and implementation of five instructional modalities including Flex, Hybrid, Synchronous Online, Asynchronous Online, and Face-to-Face. Speaker(s): Christine Sobek David Voorhees Laura Ortiz Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Broadening the Myopic Lens: The CEO Role in Effective Governance More than ever before, effective governance must be a covenant of shared work between the board and the president. The session will highlight highly functioning community college boards, and will also focus on the essential and urgent questions presidents should be asking about their governance model, essential board conversations, and governance improvement strategies. Speaker(s): Daniel Phelan Rose Mercier Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Building Brighter Futures for Latinx Students through Dual Credit South Texas College (STC) serves more than 95% of Latinx students and partners with 21 school districts to provide academic and workforce dual credit opportunities within its two service counties. The College’s Dual Credit Programs focuses on closing the equity and achievement gap through various initiatives and activities to support partnering school districts and the community. The audience will learn how STC continuously evaluates its programs to create a seamless transition while maximizing student success from high school to college matriculation, thus transforming the community. Speaker(s): Rebecca De Leon Anahid Petrosian Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Building Equitable Classrooms Through Online Discussion In the wake of the pandemic, community colleges are continuing to navigate new challenges and declining enrollment — but they are also using lessons learned from the past two years to drive student success. For many institutions, online discussion has been one of those silver linings. Discussion platforms that began as a stopgap solution for remote learning have become an integral part of boosting engagement and fostering intrinsic motivation — in ways that can have a transformative impact towards creating more equitable classroom environments. Speaker(s): Keri Porter Kathleen Borbee Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Building Institutional Capacity using Strategic Resource Alignment Like most community colleges today, the Monroe Community College (MCC) operating budget has not been immune to the effects of years of declining enrollment and a shortage of state funding for SUNY public two-year colleges. This session focuses on operating under these realities while leveraging existing resources strategically and prudently under new presidential leadership to execute institutional priorities with laser-like focus on Mission while intentionally building institutional capacity for innovation through the realignment of human resources to meet current and future needs. Speaker(s): DeAnna Burt-Nanna Calvin Gantt Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	CASA: How Hispanic Students Connect, Acclimate, Succeed, & Achieve Through funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Lone Star College-North Harris is empowering Hispanic students to Connect to the campus community, Acclimate to the rigors of academic life, Succeed and self-improve for the duration of their academic career, and Achieve and compete in college and beyond (CASA). This presentation will guide participants through a best-fit instructional initiative that is having a positive impact on improving preparedness and engagement of Hispanic students and increasing their persistence, graduation and transfer rates. Speaker(s): Magdalena Mendoza-Starck Anne Albarelli Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Catching Up With Capitol Hill: A Federal Legislative Update Join the federal advocates for community colleges as they bring you up to speed on the latest developments in Washington that affect your institution. The session will cover important legislation in the areas of higher education, workforce development, federal funding, immigration and more. Important, new Dept. of Education regulations will also be covered. Speaker(s): Jim Hermes David Baime Carrie Warick-Smith Anne Kress Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Closing Equity Gaps: Systems Change in Faculty Recruitment Beginning in 2019, Pima Community College, a Hispanic Serving Institution in Tucson, AZ, embarked on an initiative to increase faculty diversity. In this session we share details of our approach, the resulting framework and current outcomes. Creating cultural and systems change can be challenging work. Pima’s framework will serve as a jumping off point for this session’s round table discussions designed to generate knowledge around best practices, seek feedback and create peer networks to support college specific challenges in hiring diverse faculty at community colleges. Speaker(s): Kate Schmidt Hilda Ladner Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Closing wage gaps: academic programs share best practices The Dallas College Research Institute is focused on the return on investment 'ROI' for high-risk students. Academic programs from Dallas College yielding small or no wage gaps for their graduates were identified and researched using wage data, survey information and focus groups to determine common characteristics and best practice. Program faculty members, students, alumni, employers and other stakeholders were investigated to assess cultures of success in terms of student access, completion, and wages outcomes. High risk students were identified using variables of race/ethnicity and gender. Speaker(s): David Mahan Beatriz Joseph Ben Magill Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Co-Designing an Integrated Accelerated Pathways with Employers Co-Designing an Integrated Accelerated Pathways Model with Employers and the Workforce Development System: Driving System Changes through the CUNY Community Colleges Consortium: CUNY’s Community Colleges Consortium will present the recently awarded $5M DOL Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant Program. The Consortium will present an overview of the project, framework, theory of change, and strategies proposed to implement systemic changes within CUNY Workforce Development. The Consortium will also report the up-to-date progress. Speaker(s): Hui-Yin Hsu Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Collaborating to Equity: Innovating for Dual Enrollment Success This session highlights how San Antonio College (SAC) is closing equity gaps for minoritized students at low income high schools through dual enrollment. By integrating recruiting, faculty leadership, academic support, and advising using an “all-in” cross-college model, SAC has increased successful course completion for dual enrollment students to over 95%. The presentation will cover the integrated model, the approach to recruiting from high schools with low or no dual enrollment, and the processes created for supporting students in partnership with faculty, advisors, and counselors. Speaker(s): Tiffany Hernandez Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	College Here & Now: Narrowing the IT Workforce Gap College Here & Now® -- entering its third year – provides rural high school students the opportunity to earn a college degree in IT without leaving their school or paying tuition. Discover how our growing number of partnerships are preparing students for in-demand careers with local earning potential of $52,000. Speaker(s): Tanya Wasmer Paul Carlsen Douglas Hamm Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	College Inside - How to implement second chance pell Chemeketa was one of the initial institutions to pilot the implementation of second chance pell and the only in Oregon. Come learn the ins and outs of what we have learned. We will discuss the infrastructure needed, the partnership with your financial aid office, and rethinking processes based on access for College Inside students. Speaker(s): Holly Nelson Ryan West Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Come Together: Creating Community During COVID Community is integral to student success. No matter the modality, students benefit from participating in an inclusive community where they complete assignments and learning activities and communicate freely with their instructors and fellow classmates. Adjunct Faculty Support at College of DuPage encourages faculty to use the tools and best practices at their disposal to help students come together in a cohesive manner. These efforts are especially critical in today’s educational climate as many students feel adrift as the pandemic continues to affect their overall wellbeing. Speaker(s): Jen Propp Sonia Watson Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Community College Presidents' Initiative - STEM The Community College Presidents Initiative in STEM (CCPI-STEM) aims to galvanize, enlighten, and inspire community college leadership including college presidents, board members, and vice presidents to promulgate and support local, state, and regional STEM Education, NSF ATE funding, and Workforce Development on their campuses. Speaker(s): Clayton Railey Charlene Dukes George Boggs Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	COVID Lessons Learned: Racial Justice and Community Leadership This session focuses on the strategic equity, racial justice, and community leadership action steps taken by African American CEOs of large urban/metropolitan community college based on the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and the national racial reckoning of the past two years. Three CEOs will address how they are leading the reframing of both institutional and community leadership roles in response to the disproportionate racial, educational, economic, health care, and other inequities experienced by Blacks and other persons of color during the pandemic. Speaker(s): Curtis Ivery Christine Johnson-McPhail Beverly Walker-Griffea Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Creating a Culture of Change through Project Management This presentation walks attendees through Normandale Community College’s approach to creating a change culture through the project management process. We will provide an in-depth overview of our success in redesigning not only physical space but also a new integrated service model in student affairs, all while navigating the challenges and opportunities that came as a result of the pandemic. We will provide a blueprint for other community colleges to follow as they plan for large scale changes to physical, programmatic and organizational structures. Speaker(s): Dara Hagen Charles Frame Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Creating Collaboration During a Crisis This session will address how our program helped our community partners during the COVID pandemic by creating an extern position for our students. This position assisted the overworked licensed therapists in the field, and allowed our students to care for patients in a clinical setting while completing the respiratory program. Creating a collaboration between our program and community partners strengthened our profession, and helped to eliminate healthcare staff fatigue. Speaker(s): Tracey Schartz Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Credit for Prior Learning- Aligning Non-Credit to Credit Pathways As the country is in recovery mode, the sense of urgency has increased for non-credit to credit alignment as the need for displaced workers to reskill and/or upskill to get back into the workforce as quickly as possible. Seamless processes to move non-credit credentials and experiences to credit pathways allows students to progress faster and allow for better mobility in an ever-changing workforce landscape. San Jacinto College has been reviewing and refreshing the Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Assessment offerings and process for awarding credit. Speaker(s): Kevin Morris Rhonda Bell Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Culturally Responsive Strategies for STEM Higher Education Audience will learn delivery options that address the unique needs of students, not just in terms of more creative instructional modes and scheduling, but also in terms of cultivating an environment that welcomes and builds on the benefits afforded to institutional culture by such diversity. Impacting both in-classroom learning and out-of-classroom learning, faculty will learn ways to apply principles of cultural awareness, intergroup dialogue, and culturally relevant teaching practices. Speaker(s): Maya Byfield Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner As a new president arriving on campus and following an initial listening tour, it became evident that campus climate and culture needed some attention before launching in to intensive college planning. Yavapai College engaged in a collegewide professional development effort that focused on understanding individual and collective mindsets and working toward an outward orientation that focuses employees on others needs, challenges, desires and the humanity of others to turn the tide toward achieving an aggressive strategic plan. Speaker(s): Lisa Rhine Rodney Jenkins Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Dare to Be Extraordinary - Aspen 2021 Award In an ever-changing environment, creating opportunities for campus-wide data discovery and reflection on our mission have kept our continuous improvement process evolving. Learn about how continuous improvement and processes including Baldrige Excellence Framework, PDCA, and 4 Disciplines of Excellence guided the journey to Aspen. This presentation will share how San Antonio College (SAC) developed, launched, and transformed its assessment process through reflection on Key Performance Indicators, Learning Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Unit Review; and how we adapted to the virtual environment. Speaker(s): Robert Vela Francisco Solis Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Deep Diving into the Student Experience As Amarillo College prepared to make college-wide changes to the student experience, they started by analyzing the current state to determine how to move forward. President Lowery-Hart will share how they did a Deep Dive into current processes, infrastructure, technology and communications to gain a realistic perspective of the current challenges and impact on the student experience. Through these Deep Dives, the leadership built solutions that were sustainable and scalable - and had an immediate impact on enrollment and student success when put into practice. Speaker(s): Russell Lowery-Hart Trimeka Benjamin Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Developing a Career-Focused Experiential Learning Internship Model Completing a 250-hour unpaid internship is challenging for many students, especially community college. We developed a student-centered, inclusive, remote/online, internship model aimed at cultivating professionalism, increasing access to career preparation, and transitioning to advanced higher education, aligned with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) career competencies. This session will 1) focus on pedagogical tools to encourage professional growth, and 2) highlight Guttman’s unique “Field Associate” model, a peer support mentorship team of advanced undergraduate and master’s level human services students from other colleges. Speaker(s): Anya Spector Nicole Kras Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Developing a One College Culture The One College model is defined in this model as one where an institution strategically thinks about its programs and services to provide its students (credit or non-credit) with equitable opportunities for student success; ensuring that the definition of student success includes academic and career success as a key component. The panel will be leaders from LAGCC’s stakeholders and across divisional areas of Academic Affairs, and Adult Continuing Education & Workforce Development and Career Services. Speaker(s): Sunil Gupta Location: Concourse G, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse G, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	Disability-Inclusive Career and Apprenticeship Resources During this session, staff from the Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth will highlight resources to support inclusive career pathways. We will share: a recent brief on Career and Technical Education and disability inclusion; a blog series on inclusive Community Colleges Pathways to Careers; and policy and practice briefs and other inclusive apprenticeship resources. Speaker(s): Janet Brown Elise Gurney Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Diversity in Action: Cultivating African American CEOs With the looming retirements across the country and a national focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, developing a pipeline of African American leaders remains a continued focus. The Presidents' Round Table, a convening of African American community college CEOs, has hosted an annual program, the Lakin Institute, that has proven results. In this session, attendees will learn more about the curriculum and innovative approach that has led to the successful preparation and placement of African American CEOs in community colleges. Speaker(s): Kimberly Beatty Marshall Washington Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Economic Renewal: Building a Healthy Economy This session will: #1 Describe a framework that identifies low-wealth families and connects them intentionally to jobs, training and support services. #2 Demonstrate a technology-based tool that aligns three networks: employers, job-seekers and providers. #3 Discuss how disparate communities in four regions across the Commonwealth of Virginia are implementing the framework to rebuild a post-pandemic economy. Speaker(s): Frank Squillace Ridge Schuyler Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Effective Leadership in a Time of Sustained Crisis When the decision was made to pivot Harper College to mostly remote learning and working in March 2020, the prevailing thought was there would be a return to campus in just a few weeks. Almost two years later, President Proctor’s team continues to prioritize health and safety while leading the college to fulfill its mission despite the ever-changing landscape of the pandemic. In this session, you will learn about effective leadership and the tools needed to lead in a sustained crisis. Speaker(s): Avis Proctor Rob Galick Jeff Julian Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Embracing & Sustaining Male Students of Color As community colleges seek to improve access and student success, statistics continue to haunt us, especially during the pandemic. Colleges have been challenged to provide successful and supportive learning environments for first generation, low income, uniquely impacted male students of color. Mt. San Antonio College developed an intrusive program effort addressing specific challenges our male students of color face in community colleges. Presenters will review MMI Mondays, MMI zoom and in-person retreats, workshops and strategies to address imposter syndrome, stereotype threat, code-switching, and identity development. Speaker(s): Audrey Yamagata-Noji Derrick Young Victor Rojas Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Employee Wellness Matters: Launching “Be Well Bergen” One of many pivots that Bergen Community College initiated during the pandemic was the launch of “Be Well Bergen”. Initiatives in the rollout include focusing on holistic well-being: fitness, nutrition, stress management, sleep, disease prevention, financial and spiritual wellness. Be Well Bergen is designed to provide opportunities for employees to realize better health, well-being and happiness leading to increased levels of personal and institutional performance. Improving the total well-being of our employees will result in higher levels of professional engagement and ultimately, student success. Speaker(s): Eric Friedman Christina Nemec Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Enhancing Student Success Through a Holistic Coaching Methodology Onondaga Community College (OCC) shares how they enhanced student success across campus by adopting a holistic coaching methodology. They trained and certified staff members in a holistic student engagement model that provides a continuity of care for students across institutional functions. One outcome of this approach is the increased level of individual support staff can provide to students. Rather than referring students to other departments, OCC staff are now able to better support student requests directly, providing a much more student-ready experience. Speaker(s): Naomi Stewart Kerlin Megan Fillman Location: Clinton, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Clinton, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Enhancing Workforce Skills with International Virtual Internships Adapting the Collaborative Online International Learning model (COIL), cross-cultural international virtual internships provide students with an affordable method of a global workforce experience while supporting the growing trend of remote employment, and preparing students to acquire the technical skills to meet skill specific workforce needs. Examples from MCC’s for credit Geospatial Capstone courses’ international internships will be provided, from Kazakhstan to Malawi, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia. The presentation will provide details about setting up the internships, implementation, and deliverables. Speaker(s): Jonathon Little Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Enrollment is Everyone’s Job: A Cross-College Model for Success This session highlights how San Antonio College (SAC) is sustaining enrollment throughout a global pandemic by centering the management and accountability for recruiting and retention with a collaborative, cross-college team. By engaging faculty, enrollment and advising staff, marketing staff, and data analysts in a weekly enrollment huddle, SAC manages short- and long-term strategies through data review, ideation, implementing just-in-time strategies, and monitoring strategic enrollment strategies over time. Team members work with colleagues across the college to implement plans, provide feedback, and recommend new strategies. Speaker(s): Stella Lovato Robert Vela Tiffany Hernandez Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Equity in CTE: Connecting underserved students to good jobs Although community colleges offer many Career Technical Education (CTE) programs that lead to high-wage, in-demand careers, it can be challenging to recruit the students most in need of economic mobility. As colleges navigate the current enrollment crisis, it will be more important than ever to enroll and support underrepresented populations. Based on the Aspen Institute’s research and Broward College’s work, this session will explore the barriers and motivations for underserved students and help participants explore questions around access and equity in their CTE programs. Speaker(s): Joshua Wyner Tess Henthorne Gregory Haile Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Equity in Instruction takes Center Stage The pandemic has placed a spotlight on inequities in student populations and practices. Crisis leadership requires a forward-thinking acumen and continued commitment to high-impact practices that support equity in student success and educational excellence. The Equity Academy for Instruction, launched during the pandemic, is one such practice. Through participation, faculty and instructors embark on a journey of self-examination and critical reflection to implement evidence-based equitable teaching and learning strategies. The Academy exemplifies leadership and commitment to closing opportunity gaps even during periods of great disruptions. Speaker(s): Andrew Dorsey Jean Runyon Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Every Dream Matters: Improving the First Year Experience San Antonio College, 2021’s Aspen Prize winner, recently refined their case management advising model to provide a more intentional focus on the first-time-in-college (FTIC) students. Serving as advisor, coach, mentor, facilitator and collaborator, the first-time-in-college advising team provides critical support to these students during the first year of their academic journey. Strategies implemented for improving overall success among this student group, current data, and lessons learned will be shared. Speaker(s): Christina Horton Fidel Bém Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Evolution of Faculty Training & Development During the Pandemic In addition to the instructional challenges introduced by the COVID pandemic, many Colleges also needed to pivot to online training and development for faculty. This session will focus on the evolution and transformation of faculty training and development to offering a buffet of options to meet the diverse wants and needs of faculty learners. The successes and challenges of implementing a multifaceted training and development program inclusive of synchronous workshops and webinars, asynchronous instructor-led and on-demand options, tutorials, and written guides will be shared. Speaker(s): Elizabeth Pearsall Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Excellence Throughout the Generations : Understanding & Valuing At work and in the classroom, generational differences can affect everything, including recruiting, building teams, dealing with change, motivating, managing, and teaching. Think of how generational differences, relative to how people communicate, might affect misunderstandings, high employee turnover, difficulty in attracting employees and gaining employee commitment. Each generation has distinct attitudes, behaviors, expectations, habits and motivational buttons. Research indicates that people communicate based on their generational backgrounds. Learning the differences can eliminate misunderstandings in the workplace, and enhance learning in the classroom. Speaker(s): Susan Looney Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Excellent Instructors at Lightning Speed: New Faculty Onboarding Community colleges rely heavily on part-time faculty. Ensuring quality instruction begins with an onboarding process that trains, mentors, and supports new faculty. This presentation will explain our process (including Covid adjustments) for ensuring faculty have the tools, information, and professional development needed to meet high expectations and excel during their first semester. Provided will be an overview of success in our first-year seminar and how our process is being expanded campus-wide. We will share successes, discuss challenges, and provide resources adaptable to individual campus needs. Speaker(s): Julie Engel Kara Mowrey Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	Expanding Pathways to Credentials Efforts of postsecondary institutions to embed “stackable” credentials aligned with industry requirements into certificate and degree programs are helping students progress along the education continuum while earning credentials with labor market value. Learn more about the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education's national initiative and the resources available to align your CTE programs of study with pathways to credentials. Speaker(s): J. Noah Brown Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Expanding the Tri-C Access Mission in the Community Expansion of our access mission in the community with strategic partnerships led to opening of multiple access centers in distressed communities; development of industry and employer job hubs and connection with city based municipalities. The goal of these community based partnerships is to created a different access point for outreach, recruitment and completion of college credit, short term and in-demand credentials/certificates. Speaker(s): Janice Marshall Andrew Cox Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Faculty Driven, Student Focused: Ohio's Statewide Approach to OER Open Educational Resources (OER) open doors to access and affordability in higher education with faculty driven, student focused pedagogy. In 2017, a consortia of Ohio colleges and universities led by North Central State College united with the Ohio Open Ed Collaborative (OOEC) to address innovative teaching and learning practices with OER. Since then, over 115 Ohio faculty and librarians from community colleges, public and private 4-year universities have developed 23 high-enrollment OER course packages that are mapped to state transfer objectives. Speaker(s): Dorey Diab Jack Hershey Laura Rittner Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Faculty Qualifications: Control, Correction, and Communication In 2020, STC completed its 10-year reaffirmation and cleared 1000 faculty with "0" findings. Attendees will learn how the College built a Faculty Qualification Framework of Control, Correction, and Communication. The College has improved its processes and procedures by creating a Procedures Manual, a Resource Handbook, and an online Credentials Database that enable any employee to review the minimum required qualifications for teaching a course at the College. Speaker(s): Anahid Petrosian Mary Elizondo Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	Finding Money When There Is None Lakeshore Technical College created the Grant Council to facilitate the strategic direction of the college on applying for grant opportunities. The Grant Council is a decision-making authority on grant prospecting for both short-term and long-term planning that aligns with the college’s vision and strategic direction. Through the planning, the college has been able to secure diversification of funding and increase external funding to support new initiatives. Speaker(s): Tanya Wasmer Paul Carlsen Shauna Nischik Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Five Year Financial Modeling and Strategic Planning Knowledge of finances and financial modeling are essential skills for successful community college leaders. Lone Star College, one of the largest community colleges in the country, has developed a Five Year Financial Planning Model that incorporates expected revenues and proposed expenditures and the long term implications of financial decisions. The model enables administrators, boards, faculty and staff to discuss operations in a strategic, transparent and thoughtful manner. This session includes interactive displays and discussion and provides participants with the model. Speaker(s): Stephen Head Jennifer Mott Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Food for Thought: Food Insecurity, COVID-19, and Student Success This session shares results from the FICCS research study, the first mixed-methods research study examining food insecurity among community college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We share data from a multi-campus survey as well as photos taken by food insecure students who took part in photovoice interviews during the study in order to better understand the experience of food insecurity through the eyes and voices of students. Additionally, we discuss the unique community partnerships, which made the project possible. Speaker(s): Rebecca Todd Joshua Crosby Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Free Speech on Campus Under COVID and 50 years after Healy v James As the global pandemic continues to disrupt, there is an agitation surrounding the condition of the First Amendment on campus. Pre-pandemic, the polarization in society was already stress testing campus Free Speech, but the pandemic exacerbated matters. At the heart of the issue: does Free Speech remain a universally accepted core value 50 years after Healy? A College President and a General Counsel will guide attendees through current problems and identify practical strategies to restore confidence in Free Speech values and assist with crisis management. Speaker(s): Augustin Rivera Dorey Diab Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	From Crisis Comes Opportunity COVID-19 turned higher education upside down, sending campus communities online amid unprecedented academic, personal, and financial crises. While tempting to focus on the difficulties, the pandemic has planted seeds for long-lasting, positive change and growth. Academia was sent back to class, forcing us to learn new ways to keep our students enrolled, engaged, and on track. We will focus on lessons learned, tools, and systems we’ve developed that should remain as mainstays of our campuses even after we emerge from the grips of the pandemic. Speaker(s): Michael Baston Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	From Strategic Planning to Strategic Doing- Agile Improvement This presentation will use an interactive approach to show how our institution took a traditional strategic planning process and revolutionized it into an approach that was more inclusive and network-based to get more accomplished. In the past, while the process included all the elements of strategic planning, there was struggle to get plans and ideas implemented. By embracing the concept of "Strategic Doing," based on a book by the same name, we are excited to share our new and improved process and results. Speaker(s): Amber Nelms Craig Sasser Michelle Baragona Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Grassroots Marketing Techniques that Increase Hispanic Enrollment According to the 2020 Census data, the growth in the Hispanic population in Texas grew by 2 million from last census. Hispanic Texans now make up 39.3% of the total population. At Lone Star College-Kingwood, our Hispanic student population has also grown from 25.2% in Fall 2012 to 44.1% in Fall 2021. As such, our marketing must be tailored to reach our growing Hispanic population. Successful marketing and engagement strategies will be discussed that have been instrumental in encouraging Hispanic families to pursue educational opportunities. Speaker(s): Melissa Gonzalez Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	H2C a Public-Private Partnership to Address Local Workforce Needs In 2020–21, SCC and partners (Faribault Public Schools, Chamber of Commerce, and local industry) developed the High School to College and Career (H2C) Health Sciences Pathway. Based on the nationally-recognized P-TECH model, H2C puts underserved students on a pathway to high-wage careers by providing the opportunity to complete technical courses that apply toward a high school diploma and college degree. It aligns with SCC’s health science programs, integrates work-based learning, and students can earn up to 36 college credits while still in high school. Speaker(s): Kelcey Woods-Nord Laura Attenberger Annette Parker Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Helping Part time Faculty Thrive During the Pandemic Approximately 1,400 adjuncts teach across the five Alamo Colleges (ACD). To meet their needs, ACD offers a face-to-face, adjunct faculty certification program (AFCP) that provides part-time faculty with current pedagogical tools. This program was retooled in terms of its modality, content, and structure to meet the needs of our adjunct faculty during the pandemic which resulted in a 96% increase in graduates. This session explores the strategies to ensure the quality of the program during the pandemic, as well as how those carried forward. Speaker(s): Carmen Mercedez Bobbie Myatt Scott D'Amico Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Helping Rural Community Colleges Adjust to a Post-COVID World This session will feature an overview of the recently published Rural Community College Leader Series. This series, produced by the Rural Leaders Learning Community (RLLC), explores how rural community colleges can best position themselves for long-term viability after the COVID-19 crisis. The six individual briefs in this series were written by teams of rural community college leaders for their colleagues in the field. The session will highlight the major issues facing colleges and share possible solutions. Speaker(s): Joseph Schaffer William Seymour Christopher Baldwin Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	High Impact Practices in General Education to Promote Equity High Impact Practices (HIPs) are utilized in the classroom to boost student success, engagement, and retention, particularly for minoritized students. As the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) sought to expand use of HIPs into the student experience, they were infused into highly enrolled General Education courses as these are taken by all degree seeking students. Infusion in these courses achieved significant increases in student success and retention metrics. Achievement gaps were reduced in some HIPs-infused courses. Speaker(s): Jennifer Kilbourne Dallas Dolan Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	How a College Reenrolled Historic Numbers of Stop-outs “Reconnect with York Tech,” a program designed to help former students complete their college degrees, was intended to fill critical workforce needs in the community. York Technical College found it also paved the way to completion and financial security for many former students who had some credits and no credentials. Join us to learn more about how York Tech has taken on the challenge of recruiting and supporting student stop-outs and enrolled a disproportionate percentage of underrepresented students with promising careers in their community. Speaker(s): Stacey Moore Christina Hubbard Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Changes the College Landscape As the 2021 receipt of the American Association of Community Colleges Award for Excellence in Advancing Diversity, Joliet Junior College is changing the institutional landscape through our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. This session will provide the audience actionable and foundational strategies for building DEI into an institutional structure. Using the college’s strategic plan, along with culture competency training and other initiatives, Joliet Junior College has seen exponential growth in the areas of cultural awareness and building ally resources to support student success. Speaker(s): Yolanda Farmer Escortina Ervin Location: Concourse F, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse F, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	How Intercollegiate Partners Align Higher Ed & Workforce Training Owens Community College partnered with northwest Ohio peers Bowling Green State University and the University of Findlay to develop the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics. This collaboration will offer workforce development ranging from certifications to degree-track curricula to internships, enhanced by relationships with economic development partners and regional employers such as Amazon, Honda and Peloton. Buoyed by public support, this intercollegiate alignment of workforce and education will strengthen our region’s professional pipeline. In this session, we’ll discuss how it came together—and where we’re headed. Speaker(s): Dione Somerville Katherine Fell, Ph.D. Mike Ogawa Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	How NACTC Colleges Have Increased Enrollment During the Pandemic Presenters will share strategies their colleges have used to increase enrollment and retention at a time when enrollments have declined across the country. Strategies include the best practices of recruiting teams, block scheduling, guaranteed schedules, intrusive advising, mandatory success contracts and plans, and early alerts for at-risk students. These colleges are members of the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges, an alliance of colleges dedicated to facilitating the sharing of ideas and programs, emphasizing networking, problem solving, and joint development of new educational initiatives. Speaker(s): Keith McLaughlin Ted Lewis Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Human Capital Strategy Lakeshore Technical College redefined the onboarding process for new employees to facilitate new employees to better understand the college’s culture and also to form a relationship with the college leadership team. The onboarding process begins prior to the new employee and continues through the first three months with orientation, college leadership mentor program, and professional development learning support. In addition, the college implemented the Lakeshore Leadership Development Institute to develop emerging leaders within the college. Speaker(s): Tanya Wasmer Polly Abts Brenda Riesterer Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Implementing a Strategic External Stakeholder Construct A successful external relations effort is all about building and harnessing relationships. More than 100 employees at South Louisiana Community College facilitated relationships with external stakeholders throughout the college’s multi-campus, multi-parish footprint. Matters quickly became chaotic without a strategic framework and process. New leaders at SLCC created an external relations plan and construct to cultivate accountability, understanding, and synergy with stakeholder efforts. Hear from SLCC’s chancellor and vice chancellor of external affairs on how its college moved from chaos to coordination to optimize stakeholder engagement. Speaker(s): Vincent June Lana Fontenot Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Inclusion and Program Portfolio : A Data Informed Process Program decisions have impacts that ripple across an institution. Gray and Maricopa will introduce an integrated program evaluation and management framework that tracks a program’s markets, economics, student demographics, and academic standards. These dashboards help colleges understand how these factors affect the overall mission and health of the college and how individual programs contribute to institutional financial and inclusion goals. We will also share our predictive analytics dashboard and show participants how to input baseline budgeting and enrollment scenarios to forecast future performance (e.g., economics, margins, and inclusion) and size the market opportunity for specific programs. Speaker(s): Michael Voss Robert Atkins Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Increasing Student Success with Community and Business Engagement Students enroll at community colleges to learn and earn credits to transfer and prepare them for the workforce. Community and business leaders are looking for employees to support their services. This session will provide details on how community college leaders representing urban, suburban, and rural community colleges successfully communicate with these groups to strengthen the workforce pipeline. Students earn their credentials and external partners strengthen their employee pipeline. Speaker(s): Gerald Napoles Phillip Neal James McCaslin Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Institutional Partnerships as a Strategy for Student Success In the current environment, many institutions realize that they would do better for students by working in deep partnership with others. This session will explore two such partnerships - The "Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services" in New Mexico and "Commit to Flint, A Cooperative Project of Charles Steward Mott Community College and the University of Michigan-Flint" - and their connection to student success. The audience will hear about the real-world opportunity and challenge of partnership, and will be invited to share and ask questions. Speaker(s): Becky Rowley Kevin Asman John MacIntosh Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Integrating Data Coaching to Support Equity and Guided Pathways Riverside City College’s (RCC) Data Coaching program strengthens the use of data in student success, equity discussions, and the college’s Guided Pathways efforts for faculty, classified professionals and administrators. This presentation provides an overview of this important foundational part of closing equity gaps, how the college is implementing the program, and successes as well as pitfalls to avoid. Speaker(s): Brandon Owashi Jo Scott-Coe Ajené Wilcoxson Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Integration of Virtual Reality (VR) in Workforce Curriculum Virtual Reality (VR) technology is actively being incorporated in education and training fields due to its potential of creating an immersive learning environment that situates students in an interactive three-dimensional space where they have the flexibility to practice skills, respond to contents in context, and interact with peers in problem-solving situations. A line of research supports the notion that people internalize their virtual experiences and consider them as real. The VR technology is especially helpful for students with learning disabilities. Speaker(s): Muddassir Siddiqi Ruben Duran Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Intro to the Community College Practice-Research-Policy Exchange This session introduces participants to the Community College Practice-Research-Policy Exchange, a national initiative of the University of Maryland Global Campus Program in Community College Policy and Administration and the North Carolina State University's Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. Speaker(s): Lawrence Nespoli Kenneth Ender Reynaldo Garcia Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Lead…Learn…Innovate “Flex to the Future” Ocean County College has taken the unprecedented circumstances of the pandemic to re-imagine higher education and transition to HyFlex where content is delivered in both virtual and in-person environments simultaneously. We began a phased-in approach to support a longer- term learning journey gathering critical feedback to ensure success. This approach has created the opportunity for us to reflect on lessons learned and move forward with best practices. The HyFlex model will serve as our guide to incorporate multiple modality choices for our students. Speaker(s): Sylvia Riviello Amir Sadrian Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Leading Change with an Equity Lens The community college mission is access for all; however, many of our colleges have structures, people and processes in place that make equitable access and success a challenge. Attendees in this session will be provided a roadmap for leading transformational change designed to create an equity-centered institution. With a focus on the AACC leadership competencies coupled with change management principles, transformation at every level of an institution can occur and will lead to improved student outcomes when implemented with intentionality. Speaker(s): Kimberly Beatty Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Level Up: A Campaign to Recover Students Affected by COVID-19 The interruption of high school students’ postsecondary education plans due to COVID-19 is a troubling trend that has been particularly severe among low-income, African American and Hispanic students. To address this, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) and Cleveland State University (CSU) joined forces in early 2020 to recruit or re-enroll students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and inner-ring suburban high schools who either postponed or stopped their education during the pandemic. The partnership focused on 5,000-6,000 potential students who were most affected by COVID-19. Speaker(s): Jenny Febbo Angela Johnson Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Living the Commitment to Racial Justice at our Community Colleges MiraCosta College established a commitment to becoming a racially just organization in 2019. Learn how the college has sustained comprehensive efforts to enhance equity and student outcomes through transforming how we think of our students, data access and impact, hiring, cultural assessment and professional learning. Results are rolling in and the synergy between efforts is paying off. Come prepared to learn, share, and support colleagues within the session in addressing equity and achievement gaps. Speaker(s): Sunita Cooke Luke Lara Christopher Tarman Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Lone Star College's Commitment to Online Resources and Equity This session will present Lone Star College's 5-year initiative to close equity gaps for students in seven gateway online courses. Benchmark data outlining present student success gaps and the need for improvement will be provided. Two key components include the "Lone Star College Equity Institute" for faculty and staff, and the "Tutor, Advisor, Professor (TAP)" teams. The session will conclude with how this initiative is integrated into the new LSC Online Campus that will launch Fall 2022. Speaker(s): Dwight Smith Seelpa Keshvala Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Made of Hopes and Dreams - Student Housing as an Equity Measure “A house is made of bricks and beams. A home is made of hopes and dreams.” For more than twenty years, San Juan College dreamed of building on-campus student housing. Now, widespread awareness of the housing insecurity experienced by a significant number of community college students, has moved the case for student housing to a priority for the college’s equity measures. This presentation will tell of a house that will not be huffed and puffed and blown down. Speaker(s): Toni Pendergrass Edward DesPlas Boomer Appleman Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Measuring Tutoring’s Full Impact on Student Success This session will focus on different ways to measure the impact Tutoring Services has on student success. While traditional measures such as number of students served, number of repeat sessions, and length of tutoring session are helpful for staffing and planning purposes; they fall short of measuring the full impact Tutoring can have on student success metrics. This session will look at a 3-year study conducted this past summer and the policy changes that sprang from the results of that study. Speaker(s): David Sweeley Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Micro-pathways: A Gateway to Community College Transformation Pima Community College joined the inaugural cohort of the Education Design Lab’s Community College Growth Engine Fund (CCGEF) design accelerator to create micro-pathways in partnership with employers and regional stakeholders as pathways to economic mobility. Consisting of two or more stackable credentials and embedded 21st century skills, micro-pathways represent employer validated, rapid skills-focused on-ramps to greater entry-level job wages , upward mobility, and continuous educational attainment. Find out how Pima is using micro-pathways as the gateway to community college transformation. Speaker(s): Lee Lambert Kathleen deLaski Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Minority Mentor Protégé Program: Developing Unlikely Entrepreneurs The Minority Mentor Protégé Program develops the unlikely entrepreneur through the use of ELI’s Ice House Curriculum combined with a delivery in the Circle of Courage. The entrepreneurship program is delivered as a five-week session that builds a cohort and supportive network for low-income and often first- generation, entrepreneurs. The goal of the program is to address the mindset of the unlikely entrepreneurs. Some participants begin to develop their business concepts, others begin to look for other employment opportunities while others become better employees. Speaker(s): Jeremy Morris Courtney Carson Juanita Morris Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Mobile Learning Lab: Bringing Education to the Community Learn how Mott Community College overcame student technology and transportation barriers by creating a state-of-the-art mobile advanced manufacturing lab designed to close equity and achievement gaps for underserved populations. In this session, participants will learn the college's creative steps to make this vision a reality and how they can apply them at their own institution. Speaker(s): Marcus Matthews Robert Matthews Beverly Walker-Griffea Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Multiple Measures for Course Placement at a Tribal College Presenters will share issues relating to the implementation of multiple measures at the College of the Muscogee Nation and how this action supported Indigenous student success. Through our experience with standardized testing, a critical need surfaced on the importance of student course placement utilizing a variety of indicators (first-time college student, high school GPA and grades in subjects, ACT Residual, Accuplacer, faculty developed proficiency test/recommendation) so that additional consideration can be given to variables that may affect a student’s capacity to perform college-level coursework. Speaker(s): Monte Randall Krystal Wind Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Nested Pathway Programs to Support Workforce and Degree Attainment Delve into the development of nested pathway programs with multiple entry points to support workforce and traditional students to degree attainment. This session will provide an example of a program in existence for four years that provides entry points for workforce and traditional students that seamlessly transition from high school to associate degree to bachelor's degree. Speaker(s): Nancy Jackson Robin Eckert Location: Madison, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Madison, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	NJCAA Athletics - Maximizing Recruitment, Retention, & Graduation Two-Year College Intercollegiate Athletics has proven to be a mechanism to recruit, retain, and graduate a significant cohort of students on all types of community college campuses. In addition, it helps diversify the student population both from a male to female ratio, as well as engages students of various races and ethnic backgrounds. This discussion explains just how NJCAA athletics operates to engage, retain, and graduate students nationally. Speaker(s): Christopher Parker Margaret McMenamin Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Not Your Typical Pandemic Recovery Story A 30% enrollment increase, increased foundation assets, expanded dual enrollment, and secured facility investments in Fall 2021; not your typical pandemic recovery story. Join the Chancellor and Provost of Northshore Technical Community College as they present the roadmap to recovery emerging from the pandemic and natural disasters. Learn how intensive “seed planting” prior to the pandemic provided rich opportunities for strengthened collaborations with all stakeholders. College leaders will share strategies in securing new facilities, advancing healthcare training, launching mobile learning labs, and more. Speaker(s): William Wainwright Daniel Roberts Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Nursing Concurrent Pathways that Close Equity and Achievement Gaps This presentation will highlight innovative educational pathways with embedded recruiting and retention strategies designed to facilitate achievement of higher degrees in nursing for marginalized students. Pathways include a dual enrollment high school-to-Nursing Assistant-to-Vocational Nursing (VN) option. As a VN, a student can advance into the final year of the Registered Nursing (RN) program pathway. Partnerships with local universities allow RN students to simultaneously complete baccalaureate degree coursework and earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing on RCC’s campus within 6-months after graduating from the RN program. Speaker(s): Gregory Anderson Gina Weeks Nicole Render Location: Clinton, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Clinton, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	Ocean County College’s Unique One-Stop Drives Enrollment OCC outperformed average community college new student enrollment by 20% for Fall 2020 and 4% in Fall 2021. Readmit enrollment increased 22% for Fall 2021. These results were driven by Ocean’s unique one stop, The HUB; a combination of programs, systems and services that expedite front-end enrollment tasks while proactively engaging prospective students through email, text, and phone calls as well as in-person. The HUB also drove significant increases in student satisfaction on college-wide surveys. Come learn how these results were achieved at Ocean. Speaker(s): Gerald Racioppi Sheenah Hartigan Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Open Educational Resources: Improving Educational Access Education is tied to the economic prosperity of people and places yet the educational attainment of people living in rural areas, particularly those from traditionally underrepresented populations, is markedly lower than urban areas in Arizona. It is imperative for rural communities to close this educational attainment gap impacting underrepresented students disproportionately. Implementing an Open Educational Resource initiative was an important first step to address access and affordability and led to a statewide consortium anticipated to save students millions of dollars as well as improve persistence. Speaker(s): Lisa Rhine Diane Ryan Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Opportunities: Adult Education and Community Colleges The Texas Pathways strategy supports scaling structured academic and career pathways in community colleges. We will present an overview of Texas Pathways pillars and practices, including the role of adult education. The statewide Texas Peer Mentor Network, originally housed at Amarillo College, was a group of adult education providers using collective knowledge to support alignment among providers, workforce boards, and community colleges. We will discuss the Network’s tenets used to implement career pathways. The session will end with a set of recommendations for effective integration. Speaker(s): Kristina Flores Tamara Clunis Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Organizational Change for Online Learning Success During this session we will present the organizational changes that took place at Wake Tech between 2015 and 2020 to improve student success in online courses. Participants will learn what the college did to improve student and faculty preparedness for online learning, how the college made the changes, the results on student performance, and the extent to which the changes were systematized. The session will equip participants with practical lessons learned as they consider revamping online learning on their own campuses. Speaker(s): Carrie Bartek R. Scott Ralls Carol Cutler White Location: Concourse F, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse F, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Our Journey to Creating a Culture around Marketable Skills This session will contextualize San Antonio College’s process for teaching and assessing Marketable Skills throughout the curriculum. Over several years, various initiatives have merged into a process through which the college centralizes marketable skills throughout students’ pathways and continues to refine how they are assessed and recognized. This process continues to spark innovation, particularly around issues using data to address achievement and equity gaps, and how the college prepares its students for future success. Speaker(s): Jonathan Lee Dehlia Wallis Rosalind Ong Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Our Stories: American Identity and Me This fall, we hosted “Our Stories: American Identity and Me,” a conference at the Korean Community Center in Tenafly, NJ in collaboration with our college’s Institute of Multicultural Learning and Phi Theta Kappa honor society. This conference helped to break the wall of silence Asian American women face in their education, and demonstrated that their voices are needed in higher education. In this presentation, we will share our experiences behind the conference and share reflections on how to enact community-based learning with nontraditional student populations. Speaker(s): Mi Ahn Anna Gergen Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Our Voices: Black Male CEO Insights on Leading with Purpose Out of necessity, community college executive leaders made significant operational changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic ramifications of the public health crisis, and the need in the country to address systemic racism, which became even more evident after the murder of George Floyd. In this session, offering a unique perspective based on their lived experiences, Black male CEOs will discuss the operational changes implemented in response to the pandemic, economic challenges of their communities, and efforts toward advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Speaker(s): Michael Baston Lawrence Rouse Willie Smith Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	P-TECH: Student Success User Manual for Community Colleges The P-TECH model's seeming simplicity and renowned success can be alluring. Highly positive student outcomes can be real, but can only be achieved with constant and honest awareness, navigation, negotiation, and respect of policies, cultures, expectations, calendars and more of all three cooperating systems: secondary, post-secondary, and industry. This session focuses on the community college point of view using SUNY Orange's highly successful collaboration with Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) and IBM. Speaker(s): Kristine Young Erika Hackman Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	PACE at Salt Lake Community College: Student Success, External Support PACE (Partnership for Accessing College Education) was designed to increase college participation and graduation rates by recruiting 9th-12th grade cohorts at five local high schools. SLCC’s PACE scholarship program targets first-generation college students from economically disadvantaged areas who attend racially diverse schools with low college enrollment rates. PACE high school graduates earn a two-year scholarship to SLCC, Utah’s only comprehensive community college. Part of the presentation will explore the anniversary fundraising campaign that positioned PACE for its next decade of service. Speaker(s): Thanhtung Thantrong Karah Altman Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	Politics and Photography: The Liberal Arts in Digital Spaces Presenters demonstrate the value and effectiveness of interdisciplinary collaboration in digital spaces. In spring 2021, professors brought photography and political science students together to explore the concept of community through images and text. Photography students curated, digitally projected, and photographed archival images onto spaces linked to local historical figures and movements. Political science students conducted research and composed essays accompanying the photographs. The project engaged and local community, connected to High Impact Educational Practices through collaboration and promoted the liberal arts programming at the College. Speaker(s): Joseph Scanlon Jasna Bogdanovska Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Pre- Apprenticeship Bootcamp: Re-envisioning Training Pathways Work is changing and talent acquisition looks a bit different now in this current pandemic world. With employers finding it harder than ever to hire, and community colleges looking for innovative ways to drive enrollment and student retention, Pima Community College had to think outside the box. We pivoted and developed new ways to serve our stakeholders and to meet the needs of employers and industry partners, underserved populations, and our community. We will share ideas and a replication toolkit. Speaker(s): Denise Kingman Rebecca Abel David Dore Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Preparation meets Pandemic: How a Technical College Kept Choice in In response to the COVID-19 pandemic Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) leveraged 4 years of strategic planning and investments in its branded MyEdChoice instructional modality, technology and faculty development to ensure that the college’s response to the pandemic preserved and prioritized student “choice.” Performance metrics affirm that BTC’s emergency preparedness and student-centered decision making allowed it to successfully fulfill the college’s mission of providing flexible education in a supportive environment throughout the pandemic. Speaker(s): Tracy Pierner Karen Schmitt Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Preparing Faculty for Synchronous Instruction and Assessment With more classes being offered in a synchronous remote modality, a clear need arose to provide professional learning opportunities for faculty. NOVA developed and a High Quality Remote Synchronous (HQRS) framework and training that addressed both technical skills and pedagogical best practices for teaching online. In addition, an Authentic Assessment Institute (AAI) intended to help faculty reimagine assessment was conducted. This session will provide an overview of these efforts including outcomes and lessons learned. Speaker(s): Wm. Preston Davis Caryn Sever Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse E, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Preparing for the Unexpected: Academic Continuity Planning & COVID What is “readiness,” and how do community college leaders prepare to ensure the continuation of mission critical activities of teaching and learning in the event of a chronic emergency? This session explores the results of a recent national study designed to assess community colleges’ readiness to maintain mission-critical activities of teaching and learning in response to Covid-19. The research examined Chief Academic Officers’ perceptions of community colleges’ preparedness and their reflections on what components are essential for effective academic continuity planning. Speaker(s): Darci Cather Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Preparing Workforce of the Future: Autonomous Vehicle Driver/Ops Pima Community College (PCC) experienced a challenge and an opportunity when a new autonomous trucking (AV) technology startup opened up shop in their city. Working through the myths, fears and realities of the impact of AV on the future of the truck driver, PCC collaborated with business and industry (B&I) to develop a program for a job position that did not yet exist. Speaker(s): Missy Blair Amanda Abens Jay Lau Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Queer Students' of Color Sense of Inclusion at Community Colleges The purpose of this session is to describe queer students' of color (QSOC) sense of inclusion in community colleges using qualitative methodology. Prior research studies have examined the experiences of QSOC in higher education but seldom have focused on community colleges. Data from semi-structured interviews showed that there are many experiences on community colleges that impact QSOC' sense of inclusion. This session will illustrate strategies that can help community college faculty, staff, and administrators create inclusive environments for their QSOC. Speaker(s): Niraj Wagh Cliff Haynes Lindsay Lynch Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Re-imagining the Dual Enrollment Mindset During this discussion, Dr. Jenkins will share best practices from across the country from the “The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students” on using dual enrollment to improve equitable access for high school students and better prepare students for academic success. As a participant in CCRC’s study of innovative dual enrollment programs, Dr. Ballinger will share how LCCC increased socioeconomic mobility through academic and workforce partnerships. Speaker(s): Marcia Ballinger Davis Jenkins Trimeka Benjamin Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Reaching and Serving Incarcerated Students California Community Colleges are serving 14,000 students on transferrable degree-granting pathways in 35 prisons, mostly in face-to-face courses. Learn how California built the work with a statewide focus, which we argue is critical to student success and long-term sustainability. This session will identify common challenges faced by community colleges teaching in prison across the country and will engage the audience in brainstorming the pros and cons of various responses guided by the lessons learned in California. Speaker(s): Rebecca Silbert Aisha Lowe Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Rebuilding Texas Community Colleges from the Core During the 87th Texas Legislature, the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) advanced SB 1230, establishing the Commission on Community College Finance. The commission will make recommendations for the 88th Texas Legislature to establish a state funding formula sufficient for sustaining viable community college education. This session will focus on the genesis, purpose, and expected outcomes of this newly established commission, along with what factors led to its creation and the implications of failure if recommendations are not enacted. Speaker(s): Jacob Fraire Mark Escamilla Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Reclaiming Resilience: The Power of One This session benefits anyone in higher education who desires stronger relationships among staff, between full-time and adjunct faculty and cultivating a sense of belonging at their institutions. Using a Baldrige excellence framework with an initial self-assessment, participants will discuss how to start creating opportunities, address what support systems should look like, the role it plays institutionally, and how the power of one can foster collaboration and build bridges. Presenters will provide personal narratives, including strategies for employees connecting with each other and students more meaningfully. Speaker(s): Sonia Watson David Virgilio Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Redesigning satellite sites into an equity-based branch campus Lone Star College-Houston North, the seventh campus in the system, was developed to address completion disparities of students that reside in a southern section of the system’s 1,400 square mile service area. This area consists of several low-income and underrepresented communities. The branch campus, established in August 2019, restructured three existing satellite locations and added a fourth through a partnership with a church. By utilizing 8-week courses, faculty mentoring, wraparound services, and structured early alerts, the completion gaps of key student populations have been erased. Speaker(s): Quentin Wright Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Reimagining Student Support: Developing a Student Support Center Reimagining how support strategies operate within the college structure is the guiding principle in WKCTC’s development of a dedicated academic support center. Building upon previous successes, the Student Support Center (SSC) provides academic support strategies that collaborate across units to advance student success. Uniting the first-year experience course, tutoring, expanded success coaching, and supplemental instruction within the center removes “siloing” of major retention efforts. SSC also collaborates with other campus-wide retention and student success efforts to integrate these goals into the campus culture Speaker(s): Tyra Frick Kate Senn Location: Madison, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Madison, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Renew, Reimagine, Reinvigorate: By Design Recognizing the need for organizational change is critical for the on-going health and wellness of an institution. Successfully guiding an organization through change is a crucial leadership skill. In this session, participants will experience how Lone Star College-Tomball implemented a change model based on design thinking concepts that addressed three major areas: organizational structure, finances and shared leadership. Reasons for the change, how faculty and staff were engaged in the process, and the quantifiable and qualitative outcomes of LSCTomball By Design (TBD) will be shared. Speaker(s): Lee Ann Nutt Christina Hagerty Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Reskilling/Upskilling Adults through Micro-Credential Innovation With pandemic-induced urgency, community colleges must expand their workforce response to the needs of adults unemployed, displaced and incumbent workers. Learn how Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education utilized labor market data and consultation with industry for advocacy resulting in legislation, grants and developing in-demand career credentials accelerating transition to work while building enduring education infrastructure. Examples provided of micro-credential through degree pathways from 12 colleges that developed and launched 50 micro-credentials enrolling over 1000 students including in-depth discussion by DelMar College on TRUE implementation. Speaker(s): Martha Ellis Mark Escamilla Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Responding to COVID with Remote Ready Bootcamps As the threat of COVID-19 became increasingly clear in March 2020, community colleges across the nation sought ways to ensure continuity of instruction for students. At the Alamo Colleges District (ACD), this necessitated a multi-departmental approach to ensure that faculty across five colleges could teach remotely. This resulted in the creation and dissemination of Remote Ready Boot Camps (RRBC) to approximately 3,000 faculty members. This session explores the collaboration and impact of RRBCs, and serves as an exemplar for enterprise-wide faculty development in a crisis. Speaker(s): Scott D'Amico Carmen Mercedez Bobbie Myatt Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Rethinking Student Success: The Magic of Experiences and Beliefs The world has changed, and so must we. Now more than ever, we need students to view college as valuable and graduation as possible. Therefore, a reimagined holistic approach to student success is critical. Experiences influence beliefs people hold, and beliefs influence actions they take. In this session, participants will come to appreciate the magic of creating experiences that help students learn to believe in themselves and the value of college. Speaker(s): Lee Ann Nutt Quentin Wright Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Revisioning Perkins Processes to align with Strategic Priorities This presentation will outline how San Antonio College redesigned its process for allocating Perkins funding for Career and Technical Education programs to better align with the college’s strategic priorities. The new process asks programs to analyze student demographic and labor market data to determine how the funds can promote equitable outcomes and upward social mobility. The process has been collaborative and agile by design and has stimulated larger conversations about the role of these programs within the college and community. Speaker(s): Jonathan Lee Savithra Eratne Tyler Savage Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	ROI through Innovation: Creating a Business Incubator/Accelerator Demonstrating your institution’s ROI to the total community is more important than ever. Increasingly, economic development is central to a community college’s mission and to regional stakeholders. College of DuPage launched Innovation DuPage, a collaborative business incubator/accelerator that brings together public and private resources to support startups and emerging businesses. A brief history of the incubation movement and its intersection with higher education as well as an exploration of the unique position community colleges offer in hosting business incubators and accelerators. Several models and examples will be reviewed while providing a behind the scenes look at the creation of Innovation DuPage. Speaker(s): Joe Cassidy Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Rural College Promise: Improving Access and Economic Development Attendees will learn how harnessing the collective impact of economic development can bolster the creation of Promise Programs in rural communities which lead to population retention/attraction, business retention/attraction, and a developed workforce. This presentation will examine the challenges rural students and communities face and how the successful implementation of a Promise Program can remedy those issues and create economic vitality. Attendees will learn to identify the economic benefits of having a PromiseProgram in a rural community, and how to create a Promise program. Speaker(s): David Hellmich Lori Cortez Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Scaling 8-Week Terms to Increase Enrollment and Retention Pioneered by Odessa College with support from Achieving the Dream, 8-week courses is a modality of instruction intended to serve students with quality instruction and simultaneously respond to students' need for flexible time for work and family demands. Odessa College has leveraged 8-week courses to increase enrollment consistently since 2014, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in record enrollment increases in fall 2020 and fall 2021, 3% and 14% respectively. Students enrolled in 8-week courses have higher than average course completion and program persistence rates. Speaker(s): Gregory Williams Kimberly McKay Jonathan Fuentes Robert Rivas Laurie Fladd Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse C, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Scaling Marketable Skills Training: Lessons Learned and Next Steps The Course+ Badge initiative surfaces students’ marketable skills by incorporating digital badges into academic credit courses offered by Colleges in a very large community college district. Digital badges are a means to bridge the workforce skills gap by teaching marketable skills (e.g. oral communication, critical thinking, creative problem solving) to students while they pursue their academic and career goals. The benefits to the students are validation that they do have and/or can acquire skills and an advantage in competing for entry level jobs Speaker(s): Lucas Dowden Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Secret shopping the application experience Have you ever wondered how long it takes a student to apply to your school or what are the roadblocks to a new student being able to register for classes? Of course you have, we have all struggled with this. Delta College decided to do something different and enlisted the help of Ellucian's Managed Services division to gather data on the application process at Delta College and other community colleges in the state. Speaker(s): Adam Dickinson Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Shared Governance Redesign: Engaging strengths, organizing experts Clackamas Community College (OR) has engaged in a 24-month process to redesign its approach to shared governance. The journey has included significant investments of time and energy in reflection, learning from peer institutions, and creative collaboration among members of the College community. This session will summarize key milestones and findings, relay lessons learned, and give attendees some hands-on experience with some of the core strategies (e.g. ethnography, communities of practice, design thinking) that made the work possible. Speaker(s): Jason Kovac Justine Munds Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Shifting the Culture: A Spotlight on Assessment The Committee on Learning Outcomes Assessment was established to formalize, strengthen, and advance assessment efforts at the institution. Despite COVID-19, the committee’s work has resulted in a culture shift with faculty participation rates increasing and a 48% increase in the number of courses mapped to essential learning outcomes. Tools such as on-demand trainings, and an internal assessment institute have supported these efforts. This session provides an overview of our journey to a deliberately designed culture of assessment, inclusive of best practices and interactive scenarios. Speaker(s): Lindsay English Holly Craider Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	STEM Pipelines to Success: OH High School & Industry Partnerships Innovative dual enrollment programs are on the rise to get students on a career pathway as early as possible and meet local industry needs. Within Ohio, two such colleges have had transformative impact on their local communities through hands-on, STEM education: Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and Northwest State Community College. This work has been recently highlighted by the Ohio Association of Community Colleges in a series of case studies on strong College Credit Plus models – Ohio’s dual enrollment program. Speaker(s): Garratt Weber Colin Doolittle Mary-Kay Bitterman Location: Concourse G, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse G, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Strategically Deepening Employer Engagement for Technical Programs Learn about the benefits to students and employer partners of two colleges that have deepened employer engagement for technical programs college wide. CAOs representing colleges of different sizes, demographics, and industry sectors will share challenges faced, implementation strategies deployed, and resulting return on investment for employer partners and students. Both colleges will discuss how their institutions’ adoption of the Business & Industry Leadership Team (BILT) model has completely changed their outlook on strategic employer engagement. Speaker(s): Ann Beheler Sheri Litt Phillip Witt Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse D, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Strategically Leading Faculty Adoption of Technology for Student Faculty success leads to student success. To advance innovation in student learning, the adoption of relevant and appropriate instructional technology is critical. Increased attention has been given to faculty development and its effect on student success in traditional, online and professional education. Attendees will gain strategies to ignite and infuse faculty development programs and how college leaders can better support the needs of faculty. Speaker(s): Carlos Morales Zarina Blankenbaker Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	Student Advocacy: Fighting Student Poverty! The Student Advocacy Center is a campus-wide anti-poverty initiative that serves San Antonio College students by meeting their immediate socio-economic deficits to allow students to focus on their education. The Advocacy Center provides a holistic approach, providing wraparound services to students. Those services include mental health counseling, case management, public assistance applications, emergency aid, food pantry, clothes closet, and snack program. The session will share resources and education to increase faculty/staff awareness of the effects of poverty on education, which further assists student success support campus-wide. Speaker(s): Jillian Denman Pamela Frias Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050214:0014:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Student Experiential Learning that Supports Economic Development Learn how partnerships with local businesses can result in a post-pandemic workforce strategy that fosters economic recovery. In this session, we will discuss how to create successful industry partnerships, how to collect data that drives the decision-making process, and explore partnership outcomes such as internships, job shadowing, and a professional development digital badge system. The session will end with an example of a student consulting program developed as a result of these partnerships that has enhanced students’ critical thinking skills while strengthening the local economy. Speaker(s): Luis De Abreu Linda Caruso Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse B, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Student in Center Stage: One portal with 2 Higher Ed. Institutions Institutions of higher education produce volumes of transfer and articulation agreements. Activation of these agreements relies heavily on student initiative and research, often with less than optimum results. In Ohio, Franklin University and Edison State Community College partnered to develop a transfer portal that removes transfer barriers and shifts the research, course details and cost analysis from the student to the colleges. The portal functions in a new dimension of real-time, concurrent, and individualized feedback to the student simultaneously from two institutions Speaker(s): Doreen Larson Bill Chan Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Student Success in High Challenge Courses This session addresses the process by which the number of high challenge math courses was reduced with the inclusion of wrap-around student services that includes in-person and remote tutoring opportunities. The in-person tutoring supports are in the form of embedded tutors in select courses. The Early Alert program is linked to tutoring services and embedded tutors receive CRLA certification, and a new Canvas shell allows for tutors and faculty to collaborate and share best practices. A calculator loan program was also instituted for all students. Speaker(s): Conrad Krueger Geraldo Guerra Mathew Kerns Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Supporting Students Through the Intersection of Work and Learning The majority of community college students work while attending college, and many work because their financial situations dictate that they do so. Yet, working and attending college concurrently can be a struggle for students. This session will highlight why focusing on the needs of the working learner matters when it comes to strengthening student success. Hear about the experience of working learners from a CCCSE national report and learn how intentional Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College has been to support these students toward completion. Speaker(s): Linda Garcia Phillip Neal Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Taking Ownership of the Leaky Transfer Pipeline With the vast majority of community college students falling short of their intended transfer goal, institutions must look inward and consider how organizational structures, systemic barriers, and lacking inter-institutional partnerships deter student success. While their close proximity created a natural transfer pipeline, Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University discovered a need to strengthen their relationship to address student attrition. The presenters will discuss how their institutions reimagined the transfer process and will outline steps institutional leaders can take to enhance their own partnerships. Speaker(s): Jennifer Nelson Jason Dodge Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT	Taking the LEAD - Advancing Education for Beauty Professionals COVID-19 taught us the significance that beauty professionals’ have on our lives, yet the importance of their profession is often dismissed. LEAD ROLFS Global Institute, Mesa Community College, Maricopa Corporate College, Arizona State University, and L’Oréal USA collaborate to provide a transformative higher education experience for local, national, and global beauty professionals. Our concierge approach leverages prior learning credit to provide an affordable, game-changing degree program. Available anywhere, this revolutionary educational pathway is designed to elevate the next generation of beauty professionals, leaders, and innovators. Speaker(s): Michael Voss Francis Tesmer April Orr Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050110:0010:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Tapping the Power of Open Educational Resources as an Equity Tool As an essential tool for equity and student success, OER can be transformative, delivering benefits beyond cost savings. Our college’s OER program has grown to 128 sections of 46 courses. Students have more money to cover basic needs or enroll in more courses. They have access to books prior to the start of classes regardless of financial status and faculty are free to create material that is culturally relevant, locally grounded, and speaks to the equity work that is unique on every campus. Speaker(s): Richard Sebastian Grace Mah Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Teaching and Learning Initiative: A Case Study This session explicates the case study of a Teaching and Learning strategic initiative implemented for the 70+ faculty members at Hocking College. The strategic goals included increasing opportunity for faculty collegiality, and offering relevant professional development related to teaching and instructional practices to enhance learning. This project was begun for the 2021-22 academic year, and participants' progress are/were assessed and surveyed at various points of the project timeline. The case is analyzed to generate discussion about teaching and learning strategies at other institutions. Speaker(s): Shah Hasan Betty Young Location: Concourse G, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse G, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Texas’ Career-Focused Pathways are Closing Achievement Gaps Scaling the Texas Pathways strategy has resulted in the largest and most equitable statewide gains in community college student outcomes in memory. Texas colleges are implementing structured academic and career pathways at scale that guide high schoolers and adults through the completion of high-quality credentials leading to in-demand careers with living wages. This session will describe the strategy’s evolution in response to the pandemic and the critical need to upskill and reskill workers and will highlight implementation efforts of several award-winning colleges. Speaker(s): Cynthia Ferrell Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	The CIRCLES: Building Trust, Energy, and Positivity The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled college leaders to respond boldly, compassionately, and courageously to never-before seen demands and challenges. This environment has prompted leaders to develop and hone competencies and mindsets that foster dynamism and resilience. What and how do leaders continue to learn, grow, and persist through unforeseen challenges and multiple crises? Panelists from the National Asian Pacific Islander Council will present the CIRCLES leadership program, a unique and collaborative strategy that fosters relationships, builds community, and inspires creative thought. Speaker(s): Katherine Hiyane-Brown Stephanie Fujii Shouan Pan Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Concourse A, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	The College Pay Off: Is College Really Worth It? Attendees will have a quick review of the current data related to the value of a college education viewed through the lens of cost versus the value not only in monetary terms but also lifestyle and intrinsic rewards. Currently, enrollments at all levels of higher education are dropping and it seems that the public is no longer convinced that a college education is the yellow brick road to success. The ways to counteract this trend will be presented in terms of student success. Speaker(s): David Devier Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	The Community College Baccalaureate An Evolving National Landscape The community college baccalaureate is a growing workforce innovation, 24 states allow community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in high demand fields. Now >145 community colleges offer 545 high value bachelor’s degrees. This presentation focuses on the evolving state of CCB’s, and recent legislative action which expands baccalaureate opportunities. We explore highly enrolled programs, and how CCB’s respond to racial and economic gaps. The Community College Baccalaureate Association is conducting two major projects: a national inventory of colleges and degrees, and identification of promising practices. Speaker(s): Angela Kersenbrock Constance Carroll Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	The Importance of Social Media for College Presidents In this moderated panel discussion, three sitting College Presidents will share how they leverage social media channels - in very different ways - to build their brand and lead their College through the pandemic. Each will share how they use their platforms to engage their students, community and business stakeholders, donors, internal faculty and staff. They will discuss the strategies and platforms used to increase communications, share their vision for the College, and how that has impacted their success as President. Speaker(s): Tonjua Williams Daria Willis Leigh Goodson Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Regent, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	The Pandemic’s Disruption is Helping Us “Be” Our Strategic Plan Across America colleges continue to navigate critical issues. From advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion to the complexities of change management and the work of effectively meeting students’ needs there are no easy ways to move forward. We will provide an overview of how the pandemic’s disruption provided us with opportunities to engage the campus community in advancing growth, including a campus-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion professional development program, and is supporting the change process involved in our work to “be” the College’s Strategic Plan. Speaker(s): Steady Moono David Clickner Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Transforming DEI in Community Colleges: A National Perspective Over the past year a number of community colleges have committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are fundamental components of their institutional policies and procedures. Community college leaders also have acknowledged that strategic reform is needed to address inequities in higher education. AACC’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will present an overview of what the association learned from its member colleges while focusing on opportunities for DEI strategies and institutional reform. Speaker(s): Kevin Christian Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT	Transforming Difficult Conversations: Leading with Equity in Mind Empathy, connection, and courage are essential to becoming an effective leader. Similar leadership values are helpful to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as well as to recognize and remove barriers that get in the way. The Adjunct Faculty Support Office at College of DuPage facilitates honest and difficult conversations related to diversity, equity, and inclusion through book talks, teaching circles, and workshops. Join us as we tell our story of support for one individual to campus-wide and community collaboration. Speaker(s): Sonia Watson Nathania Montes Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043015:0015:45 001	SAT, APR 30	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Turn No Student Away: A Case Management Approach to Onboarding While many colleges have experienced a decline in first-time-in-college (FTIC) enrollment, San Antonio College, 2021’s Aspen Prize winner, has seen gains among that student group. Utilizing an intensive case management model, combined with a team culture of turning no student away, enrollment coaches provide individualized onboarding services to students who are monitored and nudged from application through new student orientation. Strategies for development and implementation of a case management model, current data, and lessons learned will be shared. Speaker(s): Christina Horton Amy (Chaye) Pena Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Turning a whale in a bathtub: A strategic focus on retention Improving retention for two-year colleges is like turning a whale in a bathtub. It seems impossible, it seems messy, and it requires a collaborative effort. Learn how Hennepin Technical College (HTC) has made incremental changes to start turning the whale by changing the culture to focus on equity-minded practices resulting in a 4% increase in retention. Speaker(s): Jessica Lauritsen Mark Johnson Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Using a Master Plan as a Path to Student and Community Success The master planning process provides an excellent opportunity to assess campus facilities through the lens of student success and community needs. This session will focus on how Heartland Community College, located in Normal, Illinois, used their 2020 Facilities Master Plan as a catalyst to improve access for enrollment and student services, align programs with the local workforce, respond to the pandemic, and foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Speaker(s): Keith Cornille Michael Lundeen Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Using Data for Student Success Initiatives Kishwaukee College utilizes data to guide decision making. To support the access and consistency of data, the College developed a comprehensive Data Book. The Data Book includes enrollment trends and student performance metrics. It includes benchmarks from the National Community College Benchmark Project, which allows for benchmarking with peer institutions. Since 2019, the Data Book has become a critical resource in supporting student success. Participants will learn how data is used to improve outcomes across the student population and make significant and necessary changes. Speaker(s): Michelle Rothmeyer Barbara Leach Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton South, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT	Using texts to re-establish relationships for unengaged students Engaging with applicants, current students, stop-outs, and drop-outs has become more difficult as students are flooded with emails and phone calls. This presentation will outline the steps that Ivy Tech Community College has taken to utilize text messaging as a way to meet our students where they are, re-establish relationships with them, and bring students back to the college to earn their degree. In this presentation we will share outcomes of the messaging, including student engagement and registration activity. Speaker(s): Esthela O'Neill Sarah Cleveland Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill West, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050111:0011:45 001	SUN, MAY 1	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT	Vibrant Hawaii: Community Based Approach to Student Success As educators, we witness the complex challenges our students face in their efforts to persist and succeed. Community Colleges have a “kuleana,” or responsibility, to close these gaps and build a path for educational achievement. At Hawaii Community College, we understand the role of a community-based collective approach to student success. This session shares the journey for Hawaii (Big) Island to a movement called Vibrant Hawaii. What started as a poverty reduction movement has evolved into something more powerful in building community networks of support. Speaker(s): Rachel Solemsaas Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Beekman, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050213:0013:45 001	MON, MAY 2	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT	Virtual Value - Online Practices for an In-Person "New Normal" During the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty transitioned courses to the virtual environment overnight; educators adapted and developed practices that should be continued as we shift to our new normal. Discussion will focus on the continuation of virtual office hours, use of technology to boost student engagement and why these changes meet the needs of our current students. This session will discuss improving in-person learning as we transition back to campus utilizing technology-based best practices developed during the pandemic to support online, live-online and hybrid instruction. Speaker(s): Jennifer Voss Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gibson, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050309:0009:45 001	TUE, MAY 3	BF125B03-040C-EC11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Saturday, Apr 30, 2022	Saturday, Apr 30, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	Virtual Welding and its Impact on Hands-on Learning Achievements Hear Kansas State University and WSU Tech discuss how they teamed up together to understand and implement a new approach to welding education that impacted not only WSU Tech's students but also their recruitment and enrollment. This session will showcase a case study designed to measure the quantifiable impact of this new approach on overall programs, why they felt changes were needed, the importance of integrating technology into CTE and welding labs, and how other schools can use their data to replicate these successes. Speaker(s): Sheree Utash Jonathan Ulmer Jason Scales Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Nassau East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022043016:0016:45 001	SAT, APR 30	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM EDT	Visiting Faculty Program: A Gateway to Student Retention The year-long Visiting Faculty Program focuses on supporting student learning in on-campus classes with the goal of increasing retention. Visiting faculty projects target five program areas: Student Advocacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Proactive Communication, Persistent Communication, and Outreach to Special Populations. Preliminary results indicate improvement in student engagement in the classroom as well as tutoring and open labs. Based on averages since the beginning of the pandemic, fewer students stopped attending classes or withdrew from class and course completion with grades of C or better increased. Speaker(s): Karen Saenz Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery - North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050116:1016:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	69CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	We Can Do That!: Moving a Tutoring Program Online We will be discussing three main points of moving a large tutoring operation that serves 13,000 students successfully into the virtual realm: 1) Training tutors to not only effectively work online, but training them how they can best help students learn online, 2) Creating a "Virtual Front-Desk" to assist students, and 3) Creating new pathways of helping students while online, such as implementing an asynchronous essay/paper assistance program using in-house technology with our own in-house tutors. Speaker(s): John Findura Madhvi Shah Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Sunday, May 01, 2022	Sunday, May 01, 2022 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM EDT	Making Non-Credit Programs a Route to Upward Mobility The session will examine non-credit programs offered by community colleges and present strategies to make them w more effective in fostering upward mobility. Dr. Noy will present national research concerning the number, nature, strengths and limitations of these programs. Dr. Ralls will describe Wake Tech's strategies for integrating non-credit programs into broader career pathways and positive workforce outcomes. Mr. Baime will briefly explore the public policy issues associated with the programs as well as prospects for enhancing their support. Speaker(s): David Baime Michelle Van Noy R. Scott Ralls Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Gramercy Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050115:1015:55 001	SUN, MAY 1	67CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT	New Presidents in a Pandemic Dr. Rolando García began his Presidency at North Hennepin Community College on July 1, 2020. Dr Sandra Kiddoo began her Presidency at Northland Community and Technical College on July 1, 2021. Both came into the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and to their respective colleges during a pandemic and from out of state. Not only did they have to learn about their new communities, the college and the system, they had to do so while navigating and leading through a pandemic. Speaker(s): Sandy Kiddoo Rolando Garcia Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Sutton North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050216:0016:45 001	MON, MAY 2	66CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT	Reaching New Traditional Learners through Guided Career Pathways Community colleges are making dramatic shifts in response to new demands – of the economy, community, and learners. This session begins with a vision for change: JFF’s new Guided Career Pathways framework. Participants will learn about the institutional changes needed to recruit, retain, and succeed with today’s learners through two evidence-based models: The Back on Track model builds pathways to employment for youth across the country; and Lorain County Community College’s Fast-Track program, a faster route to credentials, jobs and advancement for un/underemployed adults. Speaker(s): Jennifer Freeman Marcia Ballinger Mamadou Ndiaye Location: Rhinelander Gallery North, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Rhinelander Gallery North, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050212:0012:45 001	MON, MAY 2	68CD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM EDT	Turning Trauma to Triumph: Hispanic Students and Mental Health According to the Texas Medical Center, Hispanic families have had the most COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. In Houston, 45% of its population are Hispanics, but they account for more than half of the city’s deaths. The trauma associated with the aftermath of any COVID incident is being felt throughout our Hispanic college students and it is impacting their chances for success. With the unsurmountable losses due to COVID-19, providing mental health resources at the college, especially to our Hispanic students, is a top priority. Speaker(s): Melissa Gonzalez Frances Villagran Glover Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Murray Hill East, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050217:0017:45 001	MON, MAY 2	6ACD8CF1-A4FB-EB11-80EE-87E876DB4127
Tuesday, May 03, 2022	Tuesday, May 03, 2022 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT	Outstanding Alumni Celebration (ticket required) Location: Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	Location: Grand Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown	2022050310:0012:00 045	TUE, MAY 3
Monday, May 02, 2022	Monday, May 02, 2022 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT	AACC’s Artificial Intelligence Incubator Network AACC’s Artificial Intelligence Incubator Network is a collection of colleges seeking innovative strategy and delivery of on-campus labs, entirely online teaching, and hybridized teaching of Artificial Intelligence skills to community college students. Join this session to learn lessons to date, and the industry-driven assets that can support your community embracing this increasingly relevant topic as it infuses all occupational areas. Location: Mercury Ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown

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