Conference Program/Sessions

TCU Holistic Student Support Convening

Chicago Stepping Demo and Class

RELA 1 and RELA 2 Reception, by invitation only

Meet the Network Reception

Equity and Diversity Officers Reception, by invitation only

DREAM Scholars Reception

Aspen Presidential Fellowship Alumni Reception

TCU Networking Reception

NC DREAM Fellows Meeting

Reception for International Guests

DREAM Scholars Orientation

Reception for Presidents and Chancellors

South African Delegation: DREAM Debrief

Concurrent: Racial Equity Change Efforts from Inaugural RELA Cohort, Part Two

Community Vibrancy Cohort Meeting

The Finish Line Game Experience

Funders Meeting, by invitation only

ECMC Foundation Reception

Registration Open

Team Time

Continental Breakfast for All Attendees

Meet the Scholars Breakfast

Funder Update Building Resiliency in Rural Communities for the Future of Work (invitation only)

North Carolina Rural Community Leaders Program Cohort Meeting

MORNING PLENARY SESSION: Equitable Postsecondary Outcomes: Bridging the Gap Between Community, Education, and the Workforce

Speaker(s):

Sunita Cooke, Superintendent/President, MiraCosta College Paul Fain, Senior Reporter, Inside Higher Ed Shalin Jyotishi, Senior Analyst, Education & Labor and Fellow, New America and World Economic Forum Karen Stout, President & CEO, Achieving the Dream Nancee Sorenson, Louisiana State University Eunice David Harrison, President, Columbus State Community College Monica Parrish Trent, Vice President, Network Engagement, Achieving the Dream

Concurrent: Engaging, Teaching, and Connecting with Students At-Promise in the Classroom

Speaker(s):

Nicholas Cochrane, Associate Professor, Mount Wachusett Community College Kelley Martell, Assistant Professor, Mount Wachusett Community College

Concurrent: How Community Partnerships Boost Student and Family Success

Speaker(s):

Meika Burnikel, Coordinator, Student Support, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Ashley Johnson, Kresge Foundation Rachel McDonnell, Jobs for the Future Hannah Weinstock, Executive Director of Workforce Development, LaGuardia Community College

Concurrent: Hudson Scholars: A Student Support Model that is Innovative, Transformational & Fiscally Sustainable

Speaker(s):

Christopher Reber, President, Hudson County Community College Gretchen Schulthes, Director of Advisement, Hudson County Community College Paulina Sonza, Student, Hudson County Community College John Urgola, Director, Institutional Research and Planning, Hudson County Community College

Concurrent: Innovation for Learning, Educational Justice, and Systems Change at Western

Speaker(s):

Nicole Cooksey, Curriculum Coordinator, Western Technical College Rebecca Hopkins, Western Technical College Roger Stanford, Western Technical College

Concurrent: Redesigning Faculty Hiring, Onboarding, and Tenure to Center Black and Brown Student Excellence

Speaker(s):

Ilder Betancourt Lopez, Pierce College (WA) Charlie Parker Jr, Vice President for Learning and Student Success, Pierce College

Concurrent: State-Led Effort to Support Open & Equitable Education Practices in Tennessee

Speaker(s):

Rebecca Griffiths, Senior Researcher, SRI

Concurrent: Supporting Automated Self-Study: The creation of meta-questions in auto-generated assessments

Speaker(s):

Randhir Rawatlal, UkZN

Concurrent: Bringing Equity into Focus: Using Multiple Data Tools to Examine Student Success, Student Learning and Learning Equity

Speaker(s):

Thomas Benjamin, Senior Institutional Data Analyst, Lorain County Community College Jonathan Dyden, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs & University Partnership, Lorain County Community College Tracey Meilander, Dean of Accreditation & Assessment of Student Learning, Lorain County Community College Marisa Vernon White, Associate Provost, Enrollment Management and Student Success, Lorain County Community College

Concurrent: TCU: Collaborating on Math Reform for Student Success: A Project Success Case Study with TCUs and Carnegie Math Pathways

Speaker(s):

Karen Colbert, General Education Faculty Chair and Lead Math and STEM Faculty, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College and ATD Teaching and Learning Coach Earle Crosswait III, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Jan Miller, Mathematics Department Chair, Bay Mills Community College Lisa Savcak, Assistant Director, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Concurrent: Enacting Equity in the Classroom: A Multi-layered Faculty Development Approach to Implementing Inclusive Teaching Across Disciplines

Speaker(s):

Ana Contreras, Instructor, Harper College Rob Hill, Harper College Stephanie Whalen, Assistant Professor, Dept of Academic Success, Harper College

Concurrent: North Carolina Teaching & Learning Hubs: Leverage Statewide Collaboration

Speaker(s):

Jon Iuzzini, Director, Teaching & Learning, Achieving the Dream Brigette Myers, Teaching & Learning Hubs Director - North Carolina Student Success Center, North Carolina Student Success Center Sarah Deal, Lead Consultant, DVP-PRAXIS Tanya Scott, ATD Marye Vance, Coordinator, Teaching-Learning Center, Durham Technical Community College Blake Whitley, Central Carolina Community College Emily Van Zoest, Research Associate, Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, North Carolina State University

ICAT Demo at the ATD Booth

AM Coffee Break

Spotlight: Building Tech Economies in Rural America

Speaker(s):

Matt Dunne, Executive Director, Center on Rural Innovation Ellen Kennedy, President, Berkshire Community College

Spotlight:Expanding Equity in Mental Health on Campus

Speaker(s):

Arissa Koines, Program and Evaluation Manager, The Steve Fund

Spotlight: Unleashing America’s Talent: Using College Promise Programs to Advance Access, Momentum, and Mobility

Spotlight: Reengagement, Relevance, and Regional Context: Managing Enrollment through Demographic Changes

Recognition Luncheon for All Attendees

Speaker(s):

Alex Johnson, President Emeritus, Cuyahoga Community College Ryan Knight, Associate Director, Recruitment and Retention, Achieving the Dream Gregory Williams, President, Odessa College Monica Parrish Trent, Vice President, Network Engagement, Achieving the Dream Karen Stout, President & CEO, Achieving the Dream

Rural Cohort Meeting and Networking

Accelerating and Diversifying Nursing Pathways at Community Colleges Initiative Cohort meeting

Dream Lab: Creating Opportunities to Gather Student Voice

Speaker(s):

Andres Quintanilla, Associate Director, Holistic Student Supports, Achieving the Dream Shawnice Johnson, Data Analyst, Achieving the Dream

Dream Lab: Bridging the Gap: ATD’s Guide to Strategic K12 Partnerships

Speaker(s):

Nick Mathern, Vice President; K-12 Partnerships, Achieving the Dream

Dream Lab: Digital Learning Strategy Guides: Step by Step Guidance in Creating Equitable Digital Learning Experiences

Speaker(s):

Susan Adams, Associate Director of Teaching & Learning, Achieving the Dream Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Director, Program Development, Achieving the Dream

Dream Lab: Collecting Parenting Student Data: Where to Begin

Speaker(s):

Jennifer Hill Kelley, Achieving the Dream Paula Pitcher, Holistic Student Supports Coach, Achieving the Dream Deborah Fontaine, Associate Vice President, Strategic Priorities, Florida State College at Jacksonville Vickie Lock, Leadership Coach, ATD

Dream Lab: Telling Your Student Success Story through a Theory of Change

Speaker(s):

Bobbie Frye, Achieving the Dream Devora Shamah, Director of Research, Achieving the Dream

Dream Lab: Using ATD’s Equity Principles to Enhance Equity Centeredness for Student Success?

Speaker(s):

Jairo McMican, Associate Director of Equity Initiatives, Achieving the Dream Gabriel Stangl-Riehle, Administrative Coordinator, Network Engagement, Achieving the Dream

Dream Lab: The Fundraising Questions You Have Always Wanted to Ask

Speaker(s):

Amber Angel, Program Officer, ECMC Foundation Miguel Leon, Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives, The Michelson 20MM Foundation Christine Wolff-Eisenberg, Achieving the Dream

Innovative Collaboration: EAB: Resourcing Students for Success: Identifying, Understanding, and Addressing Students’ Resource Needs Holistically

Speaker(s):

Eric Tammes, Director, Academic Success, College of Lake County Tara Zirkel, EAB Nick Branson, Assistant Director for IEPR, College of Lake County

Innovative Collaboration: EnGen: Solving two problems at once: Unlock economic opportunity for immigrants, refugees, and speakers of other languages

Speaker(s):

Katie Brown, Founder & Chief Education Officer, EnGen

Innovative Collaboration: OD Learn: Innovative Collaborations for Professional Learning and Inclusive Excellence

Speaker(s):

John Falchi, Senior Vice President, Academic and Business Partnerships, Courseload, Inc

Acting with Urgency and Purpose: Adapting Lessons from New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States

PM Coffee Break

Innovative Collaboration: Lightcast: What’s in Your Labor Market Toolkit? Dallas College and Lightcast Innovate with Labor Market Data to Impact

Speaker(s):

Lucas Rae, Education Account Executive, Lightcast Shawnda Floyd, Dallas College Michelle Rodriquez, Lightcast Account Manager

Innovative Collaboration: Ocelot: Using AI and Student Engagement to Eliminate Barriers to Student Success

Speaker(s):

Lisa Dougherty, Hudson County Community College Candace Kauffman, Ocelot

DREAM Lab: Knowing Yourself as an Equity-Minded Leader: Understanding your Leadership Orientation

Speaker(s):

Tanya Scott, ATD Paula Talley, AtD Leadership Coach, Achieving the Dream

2022 Cohort Meeting

Lightning Learning: A New Food Pantry Model to Support Arkansas Students’ Basic Needs

Speaker(s):

Sarah Deal, Lead Consultant, DVP-PRAXIS Jessa Valentine, Managing Consultant, DVP-PRAXIS LTD Rachel Nelson, Career Planning & Placement Coordinator, North Arkansas College

Lightning Learning: Concurrent Course Navigators: A win-win for students supporting faculty in concurrent courses

Speaker(s):

ANDY PERALES, Phi Theta Kappa Co-Advisor/Alumnus Alpha Eta Chi Nancy Silvestro, Professor, Passaic County Community College

Lightning Learning: Embracing the Role of the "Community Connector": How LCCC Drives Shared Prosperity Within the Region

Speaker(s):

Marcia Ballinger, Provost/Vice President for Academic & Learner Serv, Lorain County Community College Tracy Green, Vice President for Strategic and Institutional Development, Lorain County Community College Marisa Vernon White, Associate Provost, Enrollment Management and Student Success, Lorain County Community College

Lighting Learning: From Analysis to Action: Chasing Application to Persistence Waterfalls

Speaker(s):

Rebecca Farley, Dean of Instruction, Bakersfield College Craig Hayward, Bakersfield College

Lightning Learning: Getting SMARTS: How to better onboard students from Alaska’s only Public Tribal College?

Speaker(s):

Christine Coll, Ilisagvik College Hal Haynes, Jr, Dean of Students, Ilisagvik College

Lightning Learning: Lost & Found: Supporting Student Navigation through Library-student Affairs Partnerships

Speaker(s):

Jean Amaral, Assistant Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College Melissa Blankstein, Ithaka S+R

Lightning Learning: Rural Promise: Simple framework approach to produce equitable postsecondary and workforce outcomes in rural communities

Speaker(s):

Melinda Carroll, Senior Director of Research and Reporting, North Central Texas College Barbara Stanley, Director Red River Promise, North Central Texas College

Lightning Learning: Skyhawk for Success

Speaker(s):

Shawna Begay, Navajo Technical University Jerlynn Henry, Dean of Student Services, Navajo Technical University Sherietta Martinez-Brown, Navajo Technical University- FYE Program

Lightning Learning: Supporting Learning and Success in Online Courses: Attending to Learning Skills and Mindsets

Speaker(s):

Ariel Deutsch, Project Assistant, Community College Research Center (CCRC) Nikki Edgecombe, Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center (CCRC) Rebecca Griffiths, SRI

Lightning Learning: The Efficacy of an Undergraduate Research Center at a Community College

Speaker(s):

Mia Hardy, Instructor of Sociology, Elgin Community College

Lightning Learning: Complete Tampa Bay:  A Regional Model for Bringing Back Stop-Out Students

Speaker(s):

Jackie Skryd, St. Petersburg College Matt Smith Kellie Ziemak, St. Petersburg College

Registration Open

Team Time

Mississippi Cohort Breakfast

Continental Breakfast for All Attendees

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION: Student Perspectives on Expanding Access, Success, and Mobility

Speaker(s):

Joye Hardiman, Evergreen State College/ Washington Center Francessca Carpenter, Associate Director, Open Educational Resources, Achieving the Dream Monica Parrish Trent, Vice President, Network Engagement, Achieving the Dream Karen Stout, President & CEO, Achieving the Dream Frederick Shegog, Founder, The Message

Team Time

What Does it Mean to be a “Good School”? A Live Podcast Exploring Student Perspectives

Speaker(s):

Olivia Yates, Student, Community College of Baltimore County Sam Horn, Student, Community College of Baltimore County Abby Spies, Student, Community College of Baltimore County Attia Robinson, Student, Community College of Baltimore County Andrea Alvarado Avila, Student, Community College of Baltimore County Beth Baunoch, Associate Professor, Media Studies, Community College of Baltimore County

Registration Open

DREAM Studio: Equity-Minded Disaggregated Course-Level Data Tools: Fueling Momentum by Breaking Down the Aggregate

Speaker(s):

Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Director, Program Development, Achieving the Dream H. Ray Keith, Associate Director, Teaching and Learning, Achieving the Dream Tasia VanderVegt, Achieving the Dream Lisa Stich, Director, Postsecondary Data Partnership, Achieving the Dream

DREAM Studio: Everyone is a Data Person: Building Diverse, Effective Teams

Speaker(s):

Laurie Heacock, Vice President, Data, Technology and Analytics, Achieving the Dream Amelia Parnell, Vice President for Research and Policy, NASPA

The ATD Equity Institute

Speaker(s):

Francesca Carpenter, Director, Equity Initiatives, Achieving the Dream Maurice Swinney, Chief Innovation Officer, Chicago Beyond Jairo McMican, Associate Director of Equity Initiatives, Achieving the Dream

DREAM Studio: Increasing Community Vibrancy: Expanding Access to Historically Disconnected Populations

Speaker(s):

Susan Mayer, Chief Learning Officer, Achieving the Dream

DREAM Studio: Bridging the Non-Credit to Credit Transition

Speaker(s):

Keith Babuszczak, Wake Technical Community College Marc Goldberg, ATD Kimberly Moore, Tallahassee Community College Carol Lincoln, Senior Vice President, Achieving the Dream Julie Parks, Executive Director, Workforce Training & MTEC, Grand Rapids Community College

DREAM Studio: Getting the Answers You Need - A Data Workshop for Leaders

Speaker(s):

Lisa Stich, Director, Postsecondary Data Partnership, Achieving the Dream Bobbie Frye, Achieving the Dream Ken McVearry, Senior Specialists Postsecondary Data Partnership

Coaches Training

OPENING PLENARY SESSION: Community Colleges as Drivers of Economic and Social Mobility

Speaker(s):

Raj Chetty, William A. Ackman Professor of Economics, Harvard University and Director, Opportunity Insights Karen Stout, President & CEO, Achieving the Dream Alex Johnson, President Emeritus, Cuyahoga Community College Juan Salgado, City Colleges of Chicago Monica Parrish Trent, Vice President, Network Engagement, Achieving the Dream

Opening Reception

Registration Open

Continental Breakfast for All Attendees

Community College Women Succeed Advisory Group & College Success for Single Mothers Breakfast Meeting

Tennessee Board of Regents Convening

MORNING PLENARY SESSION: Advancing Equity in Opportunity and Outcomes: Centering the Cultural Assets of Racially Minoritized Students

Speaker(s):

Antonio Banks, Compton College Christopher Reber, President, Hudson County Community College Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Director, Program Development, Achieving the Dream Paul Hernandez, Senior Advisor, Achieving the Dream Noel Quinones, Poet,, Author Karen Colbert, General Education Faculty Chair and Lead Math and STEM Faculty, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College and ATD Teaching and Learning Coach

Concurrent: AlamoEXPERIENCE – A Work-Based Experiential Learning Model

Speaker(s):

Natalie Barajas, Deputy to the Chancellor, Alamo Colleges District Sabrina Macal-Polasek, Team Lead-Student Enrichment Center, Alamo Colleges District Cassandra Segura, Counselor, Alamo Colleges District

Concurrent: Exploring NSF Opportunities to Support STEM Education at Community Colleges

Speaker(s):

Frances Carter-Johnson, Education Data Scientist, National Science Foundation Leroy Jones, Program Officer, National Science Foundation Mike Davis, Co-Lead of HSI Program

Concurrent: From Incarceration to Graduation and Beyond: Lessons from the Field of Postsecondary Education in Prison

Speaker(s):

Jennifer Kent, President, Victoria College Molly Jones, Program Officer, National Science Foundation Jody Lewen, President, Mt. Tamalpais College Ved Price, Executive Director, Alliance for Higher Education in Prison

Concurrent: Mobility in Action: How Community College Leaders Shift Regional Economic Mobility through Labor Market Data

Speaker(s):

John Barnshaw, Lightcast Nancy Finazzo, Director of Education Success, Lightcast Kenneth Gonzalez, Presdient, Dallas College

Concurrent: Supporting the Whole Student: Initial Findings from the ECMC Foundation Basic Needs Initiative

Speaker(s):

Michelle Hodara, Practice Expert – Applied Research and Postsecondary Success, Education Northwest Precious Miller, MI-BEST Coordinator, Michigan Community College Association Ireri Rivas Mier y Teran, ECMC Foundation Debbie Raucher, John Burton Advocates for Youth

Concurrent: The Power of Partnerships: Re-Engaging Adult Learners at Community Colleges

Speaker(s):

Dion Harry, Research Associate, North Carolina State University - Belk Center Audrey Jaeger, Executive Director, NC State University Emily Thomas, Policy Analyst & Research Affiliate, EducationNC; The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, NC State University Yolanda Wilson, Wilkes Community College

Concurrent: Access Pathways to Maximize Momentum: the Course Schedule as an Effective Tool for Student Success

Speaker(s):

Susan English, Education Consultant, Ad Astra Information Systems John Hamman, Chief Analytics & Insights Officer, Montgomery College

Concurrent: Advising Student Network: Integrating Career Advising throughout the Student Experience

Concurrent: Leveraging Professional Learning for Institutional Change

Speaker(s):

Jon Iuzzini, Director, Teaching & Learning, Achieving the Dream Bret Eynon, Strategic Teaching & Learning Coach, ATD H. Ray Keith, Associate Director, Teaching and Learning, Achieving the Dream Deborah Fontaine, Associate Vice President, Strategic Priorities, Florida State College at Jacksonville

Concurrent: How to Begin Identifying and Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Success for Student Parents

Concurrent: Racial Equity Change Efforts from Inaugural RELA Cohort, Part One

Lightning Learning: Enhanced Advising Partnerships for Dual Credit Students

Speaker(s):

Nick Mathern, Vice President; K-12 Partnerships, Achieving the Dream Marissa Moreno, Executive Director, School and College Partnerships, Lee College

Concurrent: Utilizing an Equitized Syllabus Rubric to Analyze Equity Minded Teaching Practice

AM Coffee Break

Lightning Learning: An Eye on DEI: Impacting Enrollment and Persistence through Intentional Diversity Hiring Practices

Speaker(s):

Archie Blanson, Lone Star College System Deirdre Prince, chief strategist, Lone Star College-North Harris

Lightning Learning:College Collaborations for Regional Housing Solutions: Providing Affordable Student Housing Options

Speaker(s):

Pam Blumenthal, Director, Affordable Rents for College Students, College Housing Northwest Traci Simmons, Mt. Hood Community College

Lightning Learning: Designing and Leveraging Analytic Toolkits for Strategic Decision-Making

Speaker(s):

Elise Swanson, Sr. Research Manager, Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard Rachel Worsham, Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard

Lightning Learning: E hanai i na keiki e ulu ka lahui: Care for the child and the people thrive

Speaker(s):

Natasha Amaral, Lead Caregiver, Ke Kula Kamali?i ?o Hanaiaulu Puanani Kama, Windward Community College

Lightning Learning: Full Class Instant Admit Days - Let's do things Differently

Speaker(s):

Pamela McCall, Director of College & High School Partnerships, Schenectady County Community College Laura Sprague, Schenectady County Community College

Lightning Learning: Impact of Project Success Emergency Aid & Paid Internship Programs

Speaker(s):

Bo Doney, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Ascendium Education Group Arielle Endres, Ascendium

Lightning Learning: Promoting an Academic Mindset in Student Life

Speaker(s):

Jolene DeCoteau, Vice President of Campus Services, United Tribes Technical College Leah Woodke, Director of Institutional Research, United Tribes Technical College

Lightning Learning: Using High Impact Practices for Minority Male Student Success

Speaker(s):

Adrianne Washington, Interim Dean, Special Academic Programs, Community College of Baltimore County

Lightning Learning: What Programs Can Do to Support Workforce Success

Speaker(s):

Nathan Sick, Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute Shayne Spaulding, senior fellow, The Urban Institute

Lightning Learning: Guiding the Path Towards Equitable Stackability

Speaker(s):

Christine Barrow, Education Strategy Group Kanler Cumbass, Analyst, Education Strategy Group

Team Time

Lightning Learning:Changing Culture: Centering Students, Scaling Equity and Leveraging Frameworks at Two Community Colleges!

Speaker(s):

Nick Branson, Assistant Director for IEPR, College of Lake County

Presidents Colloquium

Lightning Learning: Assembling and Administering an Institutional Debt Forgiveness Program

Speaker(s):

Evan Pauken, Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Lightning Learning: Busting Barriers: Improving Success in Math Gateway Courses for STEM Technicians

Speaker(s):

John Graham, Zane State College Mysti Hobson, Assistant Professor and Department Director, Math, Zane State College Elizabeth Kline, Dean, First Year Experience, Zane State College

Lightning Learning:Evidence on Community College Bachelor's Degrees and Access and Equity

Speaker(s):

Chris Geary, Senior Policy Analyst, New America Ivy Love, Senior Policy Analyst, New America Elizabeth Meza, Senior Research Scientist

Lighting Learning: Implementing Holistic Student Support: An Introduction to Key Structures and Processes

Speaker(s):

Amanda Flaugher, Registrar, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Jayme Green, Success Coach, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Lightning Learning: Meeting Students Where They Are: Applying Person-Centered Data to Foster Holistic Student Success

Speaker(s):

Megan Bernard, District Director, Retention & Student Success, City Colleges of Chicago Stephanie Krah, Associate Vice Chancellor, Advising & Student Success, City Colleges of Chicago Declan McDonnell, Senior Data Strategist

Lightning Learning: Remote Work for ME; Expanding Opportunities for Rural Mainers & Meeting Maine’s Workforce Challenges

Speaker(s):

Joshua Howe, Maine Community College System

Lightning Learning: Revisioning Perkins Processes to Align with College Strategic Priorities

Speaker(s):

Savithra Eratne, Director of Institutional Research, Alamo Colleges District Jonathan Lee, Interim Dean for Academic Success, Alamo Colleges District Tyler Savage, Workforce Development Support Specialist, San Antonio College

Lightning Learning: Towards Institutionalising Student Success at One of the South African Universities in South Africa

Speaker(s):

Stenford Matenda, Walter Sisulu University Clever Ndebele, Nelson Mandela drive, Walter Sisulu University Sabelo Peter, Campus Manager and Coordinator: Peer assisted Learning, Walter Sisulu University

Lightning Learning: Unlocking Opportunity: The Post-Graduation Success & Equity Network

Speaker(s):

Anne Larkin, Associate Director, Communication, Aspen Institute Joshua Wyner, Executive Director, College Excellence Program, Aspen Institute

Lightning Learning: Disaggregated Learning Outcomes Data for Improvement Strategies

Speaker(s):

Wendi Dew, Assistant Vice President of Teaching and Learning, Valencia College Nichole Jackson, Valencia College

Lightning Learning: A Faculty Member’s Journey into Community Partnerships

Innovative Collaboration: Ellucian: How Data and Analytics Move the Needle in Meeting Student Success Goals for Your Institution

Speaker(s):

Carie Ann Potenza, Senior Director, Strategy and Planning, Ellucian Susan Guzmán-Treviño, Provost/Vice President, Academic Affairs and Student Services, Ellucian

Innovative Collaboration: Ad Astra: Momentum and Equity through the Course Schedule – Evidence of Success

Speaker(s):

John Hamman, Chief Analytics & Insights Officer, Montgomery College Nicole Dingley, VP of Marketing, Ad Astra Information Systems

Innovative Collaboration: ACUE: Student Success and Equity through Effective Teaching: Strategies for Implementation at Scale

Speaker(s):

Laura Rittner, Executive Director, Student Success Center, Ohio Association of Community Colleges Lindsay English, Associate Vice President, Cuyahoga Community College Kirsten (Kiki) Heintz, Assistant Teaching Professor, UAPTC Carmen Macharaschwili, Academic Strategist Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)

Innovative Collaboration: Amazon: Learn How to Maximize the Value of Data

Speaker(s):

Tim Wrye, Executive Director of IT Services and CIO, Highline College Jennifer Sparrow, Senior Manager, Amazon Web Services Mary Strain, AWS Kate Smith, President of Rio Salado Community College

Innovative Collaboration: Civitas: Using Data-Activated Student Success Strategies to Advance Equity

Speaker(s):

Karl Smith, Vice President for Student Affairs, Tacoma Community College

Innovative Collaboration: Swim Digital: Operationalizing The Work: How Colleges Build...

Speaker(s):

Trimeka Benjamin, President & CEO, Swim Digital Group Tamara Clunis, ATD Coach - Vice President Academic Affairs, Amarillo College

Rural Resiliency Cohort Session, by invitation only

Spotlight: Achieving More Equitable Student Outcomes: Latest Thinking About Guided Pathways

Speaker(s):

Davis Jenkins

Spotlight: Aligning Systems for Postsecondary Success with the Chicago Roadmap

Speaker(s):

Nick Mathern, Vice President; K-12 Partnerships, Achieving the Dream Juan Salgado, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago Pedro Martinez, CEO, Chicago Public Schools Peggy Korellis, Vice Chancellor – High School Strategy, City Colleges of Chicago

Spotlight: Equity, Access & Scalability in Workforce Development Models

Spotlight: Equity-Minded Teaching and Student Success

Speaker(s):

Jon Iuzzini, Director, Teaching & Learning, Achieving the Dream Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Director, Program Development, Achieving the Dream Isis Artze-Vega, VP Academic Affairs, Valencia College

Spotlight: Finding Our Way: Engage Students, Empower Educators, and Solve the College and Career Navigation Crisis by Leveraging Purpose and Belonging Informed Education

PM Coffee Break

Concurrent: Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Expanding the Tri-C Access Mission in the Community

Speaker(s):

Angela Johnson, Cuyahoga Community College Janice Marshall, Vice President of Access & Community Connections, Cuyahoga Community College Victor Ruiz, Executive Director, Esperanza Inc. – a nonprofit community partner of Tri C in Cleveland

Concurrent: Early Alert Messaging as a Tool for Building Equitable Student Experiences

Speaker(s):

John Grant, Dean of Student Development, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Matthew Petersen, Associate Dean of General Studies, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Concurrent: Examining Who Is Benefiting from Short-Term Course-taking and Strategies for Better Serving Skills Builder Students

Speaker(s):

Peter Bahr, Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Educa, University of Michigan Kathy Booth, WestEd

Concurrent: How to Grow the Student Vote at Your Institution

Speaker(s):

Daniel Fersh, Communications Director, Students Learn Students Vote Coalition Stanley Edebe, Community of Practice Fellow, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge & Director of Student Services, George Washington University

Concurrent: Listen to Me: Community College Students Tell Us What Helps Them Persist

Speaker(s):

Courtney Adkins, Center for Community College Student Engagement DeDe Griffith, Temple College Christina Nakada-Alm, Director- Entry Services, Tacoma Community College

Concurrent: Using the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project to help community college faculty in all disciplines develop inclusive teaching awareness, practices, and skills in order to better engage minority students

Speaker(s):

Lisa Burgess, Associate Professor Biological Sciences, Broward College Bennett Goldberg, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University David Perdian, Broward College

Concurrent: Workforce Equity Initiative: Credentialing thousands of Illinoisans of poverty for in-demand jobs

Speaker(s):

Jennifer Foster, Deputy Executive Director, Illinois Community College Board Sheila Quirk-Bailey, President, Illinois Central College Kari Schimmel, Illinois Central College Will White, Executive Director, Workforce Equity Initiative, jen.domagal-goldman@civicnation.org

Concurrent: Data & Communication-based Strategies for Scaling Adult Learner Enrollment: Lessons from the PACCE Initiative

Mainstay Roundtable/Dinner, by invitation only

Lunch Break on Your Own

College Success for Single Mothers Dinner, by invitation only

Dinner for International Delegates, by invitation only

MACP HSS Cohort Meeting

Dream Studio: Creating Strategic Partnerships to Support Students Holistically

Speaker(s):

Ben Williams, Director Field Implementation Team, Jobs for the Future (JFF) Paula Nachtrieb, Executive Director of Workforce Operations, Illinois Central College Teddi Lewis-Hotopp, Director, Columbus State Community College Andres Quintanilla, Associate Director, Holistic Student Supports, Achieving the Dream