Sunday, April 21, 2013: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Reclaiming the American Dream: Implementing the Report of the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges
Touted by many educators and thought leaders as a visionary roadmap for the 21st-Century community college, in April 2012, AACC released the 21st-Century Commission Report. The Report includes bold recommendations that, if implemented, can transform community colleges by redesigning students’ educational experiences, reinventing institutional roles, and resetting the system to meet the needs of students, their communities, and the nation. The session will provide an overview of the implementation phase, including the charges for and work being undertaken by each of the nine implementation teams. In addition, panelists will share concrete illustrations of successful programs that colleges have implemented to increase student success. Steering Committee co-chairs, and members of the various implementation teams will be available to engage in interactive dialogue with session attendees. Join moderators and panelists in learning how your college can continue to move the needle forward toward President Obama’s 2020 completion goal.
Session Moderators: Kay McClenney, Program Director, Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Austin (21st Century Commission Co-Chair), Steven L. Johnson, President, Sinclair Community College (21st-Century Implementation Steering Committee Co-Chair)
Sunday, April 21, 2013: 9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
The Future of Your College: Survey Says?
If community colleges are, as stated by many, “the keys to the future of our economy,” then how do individual colleges describe that future to their stakeholders? As part of a new monograph to be released by the American Association for Community Colleges this summer—The Future of Your College: A Critical Examination of Mission, Vision and Values—an inventory and content analysis was conducted of how community colleges describe why they exist and what they are trying to create. This session discusses why the “vision thing” is important to institutions for the purposes of both differentiation as well as creating a vibrant outlook that compels enthusiasm and investment.
Presenters:
Daniel Seymour, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, Houston Community College, TX
Susan May, President, Fox Valley Technical College, WI
Allen Goben, President, Heartland Community College, IL
Sunita Cooke, President, Grossmont College, CA
Monday, April 22, 2013: 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Voluntary Framework of Accountability: Delivering a Better Way to Measure Community Colleges
The VFA is the first comprehensive national accountability system created BY and FOR community colleges. VFA provides accountability measures that encompass fully the diversity of students’ goals and educational experiences, as well as the full breadth of the community college mission. More than 60 community college leaders guided the 18-month development of the VFA resulting in the release of more appropriate measures.
Join us to see how you will be able to use the VFA and its data tool, which will be launched nationally later this year. In addition to a video demonstration and presentation of the new VFA website and tools, AACC staff will update attendees on the status of the initiative and the future of VFA. Community college leaders will also present on:
- how the VFA supports the work of the Accountability Implementation Team, which takes it charge from the 21st Century Report on the Future of Community Colleges;
- how colleges are using the VFA on their campuses; and
- how states can leverage the VFA and its data for institutional and system/state wide improvement of student success.
Attendees are encouraged to participate in this important conversation and will learn how to actively participate in this critical national initiative.
Monday, April 22, 2013: 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Leadership in the Crucible of Work: Discovering the Interior Life of an Authentic Leader
Drawing from his recently published book, Leadership in the Crucible of Work, Dr. Sandy Shugart will engage the audience in a reflection on the ways in which our work shapes and misshapes us over time, like a crucible, with the exaggerated heat, pressure, and reactivity of our stress-filled roles. There is no avoiding the crucible, which can be a place of deformation or formation, for us and these with whom we work. Where does the wisdom to engage the challenges of leadership in ways that are formative come from? Using poetry, music, and stories, Sandy will engage the audience in this most important conversation.
Presenter:
Sandy Shugart, President, Valencia Community College, FL
Monday, April 22, 2013: 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Sequestration Isn’t Just for Juries Anymore: A Federal Legislative Update
2013 has been an “exciting” year so far on Capitol Hill, and the rest of the year promises more of the same. Congress has many key community college issues on its agenda, including federal funding for Pell Grants and other important programs; Higher Education Act, Workforce Investment Act and Perkins Act reauthorizations; and more. Join the AACC and ACCT government relations teams as they sort out the latest developments in Washington to impact community colleges, and take a look ahead at what is to come.
Presenters:
David Baime, Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Policy Analysis, American Association of Community Colleges, DC
Jim Hermes, Associate Vice President of Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges, DC
Laurie Quarles, Legislative Associate, Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges, DC
Jee Hang Lee, Vice President for Public Policy and External Relations, Association of Community College Trustees, DC
Ed Hughes, President & CEO, Gateway Community and Technical College, KY