| Monday,
Oct. 7 |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Registration |
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| 7:00
p.m. |
GENERAL SESSION
Presiding:
Carlyle Ramsey, Danville Community College (VA)
Welcome:
Charles W. Manning, Chancellor, Tennessee Board of Regents
(TN)
Keynote Speaker:
Greg Sarris, Loyola Marymount
University (CA)
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| 9:00 p.m. |
Reception |
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| Tuesday, Oct.
8 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00
a.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
(pick one) |
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Concurrent Session I
Great Changes Are Possible For You!
n Stephen Kridelbaugh,
Southwestern Oregon Community College (OR)
High Technology and Economic
Development Partnerships
n John A. Johnson, Alabama
Southern Community College (AL)
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Concurrent Session II
Leadership for Community Change
n Carol Lincoln, MDC,
Inc. (NC)
n Bill Scaggs, Meridian
Community College (MS)
n Clara Godine, Lauderdale
County School System
n Ron McNeil, Sitting
Bull College (ND)
n Pam Terns, , Sitting
Bull College (ND)
n LaDonna Allard, Sitting
Bull College (ND)
n Robert Gipp, Sitting
Bull College (ND)
Leadership
Development Through Community Collaboration:
The Center for Leadership, Community and Neighborhood Development
n
Kenneth L. Ender, Cumberland Community College (NJ)
n Kim Warker, Cumberland
County College (NJ)
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Concurrent Session
III
Community Colleges: Viable Players in Global
Economics and Workforce Development
n Beverlee Nance,
Southeastern Community College (NC) |
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Concurrent Session IV
Rural Workforce Development Strategies
in Information Technology
n Francis Villagran-Glover,
American Association of Community Colleges
Integrating
Video Into Distance Learning Technologies
n Charley Simpson,
Southeast Community College (KY)
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Concurrent Session V
Creating a Student Success Program
with Limited Staff at a Small Rural Community College
n Melissa Shaffer,
Mesalands Community College (NM)
n Joanna Gutierrez,
Mesalands Community College (NM)
n
Peggy Brockman, Mesalands Community College (NM)
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| 9:30
a.m. |
GENERAL SESSION
Presiding:
Ann McNutt,Technical College of the Lowcounty (SC)
Keynote Speaker:
Carol Lincoln, MDC, Inc.
The Rural Community College Initiative: A Historical Perspective
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:45 a.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
(pick one) |
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Concurrent Session
I
It's Not Your Daddy's Rural Economy:
Creating Vibrant Communities and Rural Economies
n Bo Beaulieu, Director,
Southern Rural Development Center (MS) |
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Concurrent Session II
True North and Telework
n Joe Sertich,
Northeast Higher Education District (MN)
You've
Got Mail - A Whole New Meaning
n Beverlee Nance,
Southeastern Community College (NC)
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Concurrent Session III
Community-Grounded Teams: The Foundation
of Community College Community Development Initiatives
n Roy Silver, Southeast
Community College (KY)
Building
Institutional Capacity at Rural Community Colleges through Consortium
Partnership
n Kevin Pennington,
Western Carolina University (NC)
n Mitchell Williams,
The University of North Carolina (NC)
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Concurrent Session
IV
Building Capacity in Native Communities
Through Partnerships
n Gloria M. Skeet
deCruz, UNMG RCCI (NM)
n Chavez John, Ch'oosgai
Rural Development Association (NM)
n Darlyn Panteah, Zuni
Business Group (NM) |
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Concurrent Session
V
Methods of Promoting Academic Business
and Community Partnerships for Rural Community Colleges
n Peg Morelli, Community
Colleges of Colorado (CO) |
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Luncheon |
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Roundtable Discussions
n Stephen Darr, Peacework
(VA)
n Jerry Cox, Three Rivers
Community College (MO)
n Bill Scaggs, Meridian
Community College (MS)
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| 1:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
(pick one) |
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Concurrent Session
I
Community Leadership Programs
n Sarah Rubin, MDC,
Inc. (NC)
n
Bruce Ayers, Southeast Community College (KY)
n Bill Scaggs, Meridian
Community College (MS) |
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Concurrent Session II
Planting the Seeds of Change Through
Economic Summits
n Donna Stanley,
Mountain Empire Community College (VA)
n Ron Jackson, Technical
College of the Low Country (SC)
n Chris Bickley, Lowcountry
Council of Governments (SC)
The
Visioning Virus: A Grassroots Participation Process
n Larry Briggs,
Eddy County Commissioner (NM)
n Bob Forrest, Mayor
of Carlsbad (NM)
n Melvin Vuk, New Mexico
State University (NM)
n Carolyn Banks, New
Mexico State University (NM)
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Concurrent Session III
K-16 Partnerships, Distance Learning,
College Outreach and Growth
n John McKay, Morgan
Community College (CO)
n Suzanna Spears, Morgan
Community College (CO)
n Nancy Barden, Morgan
Community College (CO)
Boosting
Enrollment Through A High School Partnership
n Mike Dreith,
Frontier Community College (IL)
n Don Warkins, former
high school superintendent (IL)
n Jerry Hefley, Frontier
Community College (IL)
n Robert Boyles, Frontier
Community College (IL)
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Concurrent Session IV
Sustaining the Work of Rural
Community Colleges: Diversifying Your Funding Base
nJim Richardson,
National Rural Funders Collaborative
nRick Foster, W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
nSally
W. Maggard, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension
Service, USDA
nPatrick Murphy, Northwest Area Foundation
nCarol Lincoln,
MDC, Inc.
nJeff Yost, Nebraska
Community Foundation
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Concurrent Session
V
Emerging Trends and Opportunities for
Tribal Colleges and Universities
n Gerry Gipp, American
Indian Higher Education Consortium
n Ron McNeil, White House
Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities Advisory Board |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Break |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
(pick one) |
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Concurrent Session
I
The Development and Integration of
Programs for Economic and Workforce Development
n John McKay, , Morgan
Community College (CO)
n Larry Propp, Morgan
Community College (CO)
n Merle Rhoades, Small
Business Development Center, Morgan Community College (CO)
n Barbara Frihauf, Morgan
Community College (CO) |
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Concurrent Session II
Getting to Know the Regional Rural
Development Centers
n Bo Beaulieu,
Southern Rural Development Center (MS)
n Cornelia Flora, North
Central Regional Center for Rural Development (IA)
The
Partnership for Rural Improvement: A Model for Community College
and Land-grant Collaboration
n Rob McDaniel, Washington
State University (WA)
n
Mary Averette, Community Colleges of Spokane (WA)
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Concurrent Session
III
Learning Styles for Every Student: A
Model for Higher Education in the New Century
n Linda North, Alabama
Southern Community College (AL) |
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Concurrent Session IV
Cultural Tourism
n Lee L. Taylor,
Alabama Southern Community College (AL)
Standing
Rock Historical Scenic Byway
n Pamela Ternes,
Sitting Bull College (ND)
n LaDonna Allard, Sitting
Bull College (ND)
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Concurrent Session
V
Providing Access to Educational Opportunities
in Rural Communities: The Role of An Urban Community College
n Barbara Mink, Austin
Community College (TX)
n Luanne Preston, , Austin
Community College (TX)
n Ron Brey, Austin Community
College (TX) |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Evening on your
own |
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| Wednesday, Oct.
9 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
(pick one) |
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Concurrent Session
I
RCCI Toolkit and Beyond: Building
Community Awareness, Understanding, and Consensus
n Carol Lincoln,
MDC, Inc. (NC)
n Martha Walker, Danville
Community College (VA) |
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Concurrent Session II
Southwest Texas Junior College: A
Case Study
n Stephen Katsinas,
University of North Texas (TX)
n Chris Thomas, University
of North Texas (TX)
n Ismael Sosa, Southwest
Texas Junior College (TX)
Vision
Building and the Rural Community College: Ingredients for Successful
Rural Community Development
n Stefani Gray
Hicswa, University of Texas at Austin (TX)
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Concurrent Session
III
National Outlook
n Lynn Barnett, AACC,
Washington, DC
n Joan Athen, U.S.
Department of Education |
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Concurrent Session
IV
State Policy in Support of Rural Community
Colleges and Rural Development
n Steve Scott, Lenoir
Community College (NC) and former Vice President, North Carolina
Community College System
n Carlyle Ramsey, President, Danville Community College
n Sarah Rubin, MDC, Inc.
(NC) |
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Concurrent Session
V
Pathway to Nontraditional Careers
Workshops: Recruiting Women into High-Paying Nontraditional Careers
n Geri Pohlkamp,
Central Lakes College (MN)
n Kim Pilgrim, Central
Lakes College (MN) |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:30
a.m. |
GENERAL SESSION
Presiding:
Ismael Sosa, Southwest Texas Junior College (TX)
Keynote Speaker:
Bob Templin, Northern Virginia Community College, and Senior
Fellow, Marino Institute (VA)
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
