Program Agenda
PRELIMINARY DREAM 2022 Schedule
(All Listed Session Times are ET)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Mississippi Colleges Meeting
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
2021 Cohort Meeting
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
RELA Cohort Meeting
By invitation only.
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
RELA Presidents Meeting
By invitation only.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
8:30 am – 10:00 am
South African Delegation Meeting Opening
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
DREAM Scholars Orientation
By invitation only.
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
DREAM Studios
Pre-registration is required.
Tapping the Power of Open Pedagogy and Digital Tools to Create a Sense of Belonging and Increase Academic Success
- Richard Sebastian, Director, Open & Digital Learning, ATD
- Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Director, Program Development, ATD
Driving Anti-racism, Equity, and Economic Mobility – and Measuring our Success
- Shara Davis, Strategic Data and Technology Coach, ATD
- Leon Hill, Strategic Data and Technology Coach, ATD
Reimagining Access Strategies that Stabilize Enrollments and Provide a Pipeline Through Higher Education for Minoritized and Underserved Populations
- Susan Mayer, Chief Learning Officer, ATD
- Paula Pitcher, Holistic Supports Coach, ATD
Identifying and Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Success for Student Parents
- Meredith Hatch, Director, Network Engagement, ATD
- Jennifer Hill-Kelley, Holistic Supports Coach, ATD
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
OPENING PLENARY SESSION: Building Anti-racist, Equitable, and Economically Vibrant Communities
Presenters:
- Dr. Karen A Stout, President & CEO, Achieving the Dream
- Heather McGhee, Author, Speaker, Advocate
Announcement of the Leah Meyer Austin Award
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Spotlight Sessions
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Welcome Networking Activity
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Network College Recruitment Reception
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Meeting for Network Presidents
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
8:00 am – 9:30 am
South African Delegation Opening Plenary and DREAM Scholars
9:30 am – 10:00 am
South African Delegation: Coach Facilitated Reflection
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Tennessee Cohort Meeting (TCAT and CCs)
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
PLENARY SESSION: Reimagining Equitable Access and Community Well-being
Presenters:
- Adam Harris, Journalist and Author, The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal--and How to Set Them Right
- Suzanne Walsh, JD, MSSA, President, Bennett College and Achieving the Dream Board of Directors
- Dr. Janet Spriggs, President, Forsyth Technical Community College
- Dr. Lawrence Rouse, President, Pitt Community College
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Centering Identity: An Inclusive Teaching Course for STEM Faculty
- Creating a Poverty Informed Culture
- How Can Colleges Reach Non-Traditional Learners to Increase Enrollment and Completion?
- STEM Pipelines to Success: Leveraging High School and Industry Partnerships at Ohio Community Colleges
- Touching the Untouchables: "Star" Writer Visits and Student Success
- Voices Unmasked: Adding Student Voice to DEI+B During COVID
- Why Wait? Proactive Connection, Intervention, and Student Support with an Intake Survey
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Innovative Collaboration Sessions
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Meet the Scholars
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Lightning Learning Sessions
- A Nudge Goes a Long Way: Nudging towards supports at Amarillo
- Baking Equity into the Pie (Chart)
- Belonging isn't a Byproduct: It's a Prerequisite
- Data Close to Practice: Advancing Data Literacy for Equity and Student Success
- Getting a Head Start: Dual Credit First Year Experience Courses
- Impact of Emergency Aid & Paid Internship Programs
- Implementing a Holistic Case Management Advising (HCMA) Model in Connecticut's Community College System
- Reimagining a Culture of Care for Student Affairs Employees
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
DREAM Labs
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Special Session featuring Karen Stout and Mark Milliron
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17
8:00 am – 9:30 am
South African Delegation Plenary Session
9:30 am – 10:00 am
South African Delegation: Coach Facilitated Reflection
Noon – 1:15 pm
PLENARY SESSION: Elevating a Student-Focused Access Agenda
- Dr. Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College and Past Chair, Achieving the Dream Board of Directors
- Dr. Lynda Villanueva, President, Lee College
- Mark Mitsui, President, Portland Community College
- Brandy Johnson, President, Michigan Community College Association
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Innovative Collaboration Sessions
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Amplifying Student Success—Voices from Prison
- Summer STEM Programming: A Bridge to Completion
- The Working Learner
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Lightning Learning Sessions
- Buckets of Progress: Rewriting NECC's Academic Standards and Progress Policy to Support Success
- Catalyzing Transfer Initiative: Leveraging Partnerships in Support of Equitable Outcomes
- From Pandemic Panic to Humbling Growth, Improved Community, and a Vision for Teaching and Learning
- H2C: A Public-Private Partnership to Address Local Healthcare Workforce Needs
- Holistic Approach to Community Building: Engaging and Supporting DEI Initiatives
- Identifying Opportunity: Using Data to Improve Postsecondary Pipelines and Foster Partnerships
- Leveraging Collaboration and Data to Improve Holistic Student Support and Case Management
- Leveraging the 21st Century Academic Library: Opportunities for Collaboration for Student Success
- Maintaining Momentum: Redesigning Student Onboarding, Advising, and FYE through Disruption
- Refining the Early Alert Process to Eliminate Barriers to Student Success
- SKCTC Recovery Presentation Plan
- Structure and Culture: Audacious Strategies Making Dual Enrollment Possible for Students Left Behind
- Systematizing the Supports for New Students with Classroom-based Early Screening and Starfish Kudos
- With Great Predictive Power Comes Great Responsibility … Using Predictive Modeling
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION: Fostering a Sense of Belonging in Equity-focused Cultures of Teaching and Learning Excellence
Presenters:
- Dr. Adrienne Keene, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies, Brown University
- Dr. Paul Hernandez, Senior Advisor to the President, Achieving the Dream
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18
8:00 am – 9:30 am
South African Delegation Closing Plenary
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Grantees for the Regional PLC
By invitation only.
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Funder Meeting: Building Resiliency in Rural Communities for the Future of Work
By invitation only.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Belk Center DREAM 2022 Fellows Meet-Up NC
By invitation only.
2:00 pm – 4:15 pm
TCU Convening