Return to Normal View

DOE Homepage Students Educators Community Family Administrators and Staff MyFlorida.com

Florida Department of Education
DOE Home > Community > Community Colleges

Florida Colleges

 

 Florida Colleges 

Text Index Google Custom Search



Home • Agenda

May 13-15, 2009
International Plaza Resort and Spa
Orlando, FL

Agenda

Wednesday, May 13th
4:00 – 8:00 PM Registration
  Reception: Meet and Greet
  • Heavy Hors d’oeurvres
Thursday, May 14th
7:30 – 8:15 AM Registration
7:30 – 8:15 AM Breakfast Buffet
8:15 – 9:15 AM Welcome to Orlando

Dr. Kay Walter
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Valencia Community College

Dr. Joyce Romano
Vice President for Student Affairs
Valencia Community College

Greetings from the Division of Community Colleges
Dr. Willis N. Holcombe
Chancellor, Division of Community Colleges
Florida Department of Education
9:15 – 10:45 AM Keynote Speech

Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn
Professor of Higher Education
Director of the Research Institute for Studies in Higher Education (RISE)
Iowa State University
10:45 - 11:00 AM Break (food and beverage)
11:00 – 12:00 PM Concurrent Session I
  1. Integrated Learning Support: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
    Dr. Sally Search, Dean, Academic Support Program
    Mr. Randey Burnette, Faculty Member, Mathematics
    Tallahassee Community College
  2. Teaching Students How to Learn: Success Driven Lessons
    Ms. Judy Alicea, Student Success Director, Achieving the Dream
    Hillsborough Community College
  3. Module Approach to Intermediate Algebra
    Mr. Thom Kieft, Associate Professor of Mathematics
    Lake-Sumter Community College
12:00 – 1:00 PM Plated Lunch
Mr. Christopher A. Baldwin
Program Director, Achieving the Dream
Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA
1:00 – 2:00 PM Plenary Session -
Dr. Beverly Bower
Don A. Buchholz Endowed Chair,
Director of the Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education
University of North Texas
2:00 - 3:00 PM Concurrent Session II
  1. Engaging and Empowering Students: A Journey to Success Through Online Learning
    Dr. Amoy Reid, Dr. Yaping Gao, Ms. Carole Comarcho
    Broward College
  2. From Strategy to Institutionalization: A Data Driven Journey
    Mr. Kurt Ewen, Director of Institutional Assessment
    Ms. Roberta Brown, Assistant Director, Learning Assessment
    Valencia Community College
  3. QEP Results of a Quasi-Experimental Design
    Ms. Linda Prescott, QEP Coordinator, QEP Gateway Initiative Team
    Hillsborough Community College
3:30 - 4:30 PM Concurrent Session III
  1. From Application to Graduation: Strategic Enrollment Planning and Student Success
    Dr. Barbara Sloan, Vice President, Academic Affairs
    Ms. Sharon Jefferson, Vice President, Student Affairs
    Mr. Bill Campman, Vice President, Information Technology
    Tallahassee Community College
  2. An A+ Effort at Miami Dade College, FL, to Enhance Student Success and Retention through Innovative Tutoring Methods and Intervention
    Mr. John Vassiliou, Director, Computer Courtyard
    Miami Dade College
  3. Using Data to Enhance and Improve Student Success Initiatives
    Dr. Dawn Broschard, Senior Research Analyst
    Broward College
  4. What Works in Promoting Student Success
    Mr. Frank Potter, Principal Consultant
    Postsecondary/Business Services, East Region
    ACT
Dinner On Your Own
Friday, May 15th
7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet
8:30 – 9:30 AM Achieving the Dream: Initial Results
Dr. John Hughes, Associate Vice Chancellor for Evaluation
Division of Community Colleges
Florida Department of Education

Legislative Briefing
Dr. Judith Bilsky
Executive Vice Chancellor, Division of Community Colleges
Florida Department of Education
9:35 – 10:05 AM Concurrent Session IV
  1. Valencia's Achieving the Dream Story: Using Strategic Planning to Develop and Shape Learning Communities that Work!
    Dr. Julie Phelps, Ms. Mary Allen, Ms. Christy Cheney, Ms. Shelby Fiorentino, Ms. Roberta Brown, and Ms. Terry Rafter-Carles
    Valencia Community College
  2. Shared Voices, Shared Vision: AtD Students and Success Specialists Share Success Stories
    Ms. Trish Joyce, Achieving the Dream Director
    Ms. Andrea Apa, Student Success Specialist
    Ms. Veronn Benjamin, Student Success Specialist
    Ms. Giovanna Guevara, Success Specialist
    Mr. Joseph Metts, Student Success Specialist
    Ms. Elvira Perez, Success Specialist
    Ms. Sondra Weiss, Success Specialist
    with Broward College Students
    Broward College
  3. FACTS.org: AA Transfer Evaluation and Other Tools for Success
    Dr. Connie Graunke, Executive Director
    Ms. Judith White, Director of Communications
    Florida Center for Advising & Academic Support
    Florida Department of Education
  4. Making SENSE of the Entering Student Experience
    Dr. Angela Oriano-Darnall, Assistant Director, SENSE
    Ms. Karla Fisher, College Relations Coordinator
    Center for Community College Student Engagement
    The University of Texas at Austin
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break (Beverages Only) and Hotel Check out
10:45 – 12:00 PM Plenary Session II: Implementation of Senate Bill 1908
Moderator: Ms. Julie Alexander
Director, Articulation and Educational Services
Division of Community Colleges
Florida Department of Education

Panelists:
  • Dr. Henri Sue Bynum
    Vice President of Academic Affairs
    Indian River State College
  • Dr. Anne Cooper
    Senior VP Academic & Student Affairs
    EpiCenter
    St. Petersburg College
  • Ms. Cynthia Cerrato
    Director, Standardized Testing
    Valencia Community College
  • Ms. Alys Arceneaux
    Manager, Institutional Research
    Valencia Community College
  • Ms. Kathy Bucklew
    Registrar
    Polk Community College