| Sunday, October 3 |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Round 2 RCCI Schools Team Meeting |
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| 3:00 |
Planning Committee |
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| 4:00 |
Registration
RCCA Board Meeting
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| 5:00 |
Reception (heavy hors d'oeuvres) |
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| 7:00 |
General Session 1
Ballroom D
Moderator: Ismael Sosa, Southwest Texas Junior College
Speaker: James L. Hudgins, President, South Carolina Technical
College System
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| Monday, October 4 |
| 6:50 a.m. |
President's Breakfast |
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| 7:00 |
Breakfast |
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| 8:00 |
Concurrent Session 1 (pick one)
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Faith-based
in Community Enhancement
Linda Gray & Eileen Chestang - Corporate Connections
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What
Federal Data Say About America’s Rural Community Colleges:
Implications for Policy and Practice
Martha L. Heffner - Coahoma Community College
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Service Learning in the Rural Community
College
Nicholas Holton - Kirtland
Community College
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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Training
for Small Community Water and Wastewater Staff: An
Opportunity for Rural Community Colleges
Mary Emery - North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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Expanding Access and Improving Student
Learning and Retention: Achieving the Dream (ATD) - a national
pilot project.
Carlyle Ramsey - Danville Community College
Terry Suarez - Mountain
Empire Community College
Beth Miller - University of New Mexico Gallup
Ismael Sosa - Southwest Texas Junior College
Douglas Boyce - Paul D. Camp Community College
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| 9:30 |
Break |
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| 9:45 |
General Session 2
New Approaches to Rural Policy: Affirming the
Emerging Role of Rural Community Colleges
Ballroom D
Moderator: Brantley Briley, Lenoir Community College
Speaker: Chuck Fluharty, RUPRI
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| 10:45 |
Concurrent Session 2 (pick one) |
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The
Concept of a Centre for Rural Living
David F. Woolnough - Nova Scotia Community College
:: Powerpoint
Presentation |
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The
Power of Collaboration - Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical
College's Role in Economic Development
Paul L. Pratt & Charley Simpson - Southeast Kentucky
Community and Technical College |
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Let's
Build A Computer: Sparking Interest in Math, Science, and Technology
at an Early Age
Ken Tunstall - Let's Build A Computer
Terry Hanson - Howard College
:: Powerpoint
Presentation |
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The North Carolina Manufacturing Certification
Program
Morris McCarthy - Southeastern Community College
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Luncheon
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| 1:30 |
Concurrent Session 3 (pick one) |
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RCCI and the 21st Century Communities
Grants: Two Projects - Same Goals
Jim Owen
- Piedmont Community College
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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Nature-based
Tourism...The Delta's Diamond in the Rough
Cynthia Pilcher &
Kay Tettleton - LSU AgCenter
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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Using
VISTA Volunteers in Community Development
Randy Reynolds - Piedmont Community College |
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Implementing
Innovative Economic Development Practices for Rural Community
College's a Creative Partnership Approach
G. David Pelphrey - Big Sandy Community and Technical College
George D. Edwards - Big Sandy Community and Technical
College |
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| 3:00 |
Break |
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| 3:30 |
Concurrent Session 4 (pick one) |
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Rural Community College Leaders' Perspectives
on Collaboration and the Impact Collaboration Has Upon Economic
Development
Mitchell R. Williams & Kevin Pennington - Western Carolina
University
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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Home Grown Teachers: Teacher Preparation
through Distance Education
W. V. Cobitz - North Carolina A&T State University
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Using Credit Cards to Finance a College
Education
Julia Y. Porter - Mississippi State University
The Retention of Black Male Students
in Mississippi Community Colleges: Identifying Best Practices
Susan Scaggs - Piedmont Community College
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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Connecting
Rural Community Colleges to Potential Funders: Building Bridges
to Funding Resources
Jane Batson - ENMU-Roswell
Mary Emery - North Central Regional Center for Rural
Development
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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Expanding Educational
Access for Customers with Disabilities
Maxine Lennon & Teresa Triplett
- Southeastern Community College
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn-Evening on your own |
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| Tuesday, October 5 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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| 8:00 |
Concurrent Session 5 (pick one) |
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State of the South 2004: Fifty Years
After Brown vs. Board of Education
Sarah Rubin - MDC, Inc.
:: Powerpoint
Presentation
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New Governance for a New Rural Economy
Joe Sertich - Northeast Higher Education District
Mike Johnson - Itasca Community College
Sue Collins - Vermilion Community College
Jill Peterson - Mesabi Range Technical and Community College
Ken Simberg - Hibbing Community College
Tom Weegar - Rainy River Community College
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Serving The Community: One-Stops and
Rural Community Colleges
Jackie Freeman &
Teresa Triplett - Southeastern
Community College
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Understanding
Your Community's Economy
Alan Barefield - Southern Rural Development Center
Kathy Tweeten - North Dakota State University
Mary Emery - North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
:: Powerpoint
Presentation |
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| 9:30 |
Break |
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| 10:00 |
General Session 3
Ballroom D
Moderator: Ismael Sosa, Southwest Texas Junior College
The George Autry Award
Telling the Rural Community College Story
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
