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Sunday, October 3
 

General Session 1
Ballroom D
Moderator: Ismael Sosa, Southwest Texas Junior College
Speaker: James L. Hudgins, President, South Carolina Technical College System

 
Monday, October 4
 
Concurrent Session 1

Service Learning in the Rural Community College
Nicholas Holton - Kirtland Community College
    :: Powerpoint Presentation

 
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
 

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

 

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

 
Concurrent Session 2
The Concept of a Centre for Rural Living
David F. Woolnough - Nova Scotia Community College
    :: Powerpoint Presentation
 
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
 
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
 

The North Carolina Manufacturing Certification Program
Morris McCarthy - Southeastern Community College

 
Concurrent Session 3

RCCI and the 21st Century Communities Grants: Two Projects - Same Goals
Jim Owen - Piedmont Community College
    :: Powerpoint Presentation

 

Nature-based Tourism...The Delta's Diamond in the Rough
Cynthia Pilcher & Kay Tettleton - LSU AgCenter
    :: Powerpoint Presentation

 
Using VISTA Volunteers in Community Development
Randy Reynolds - Piedmont Community College
 
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
 
Concurrent Session 4

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

 

Home Grown Teachers: Teacher Preparation through Distance Education
W. V. Cobitz - North Carolina A&T State University

 

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
Elizabeth Burns - Mississippi State University
    :: Powerpoint Presentation

 
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
 

Expanding Educational Access for Customers with Disabilities
Maxine Lennon & Teresa Triplett - Southeastern Community College

 
 
Tuesday, October 5
Concurrent Session 5

State of the South 2004: Fifty Years After Brown vs. Board of Education
Sarah Rubin - MDC, Inc.
    :: Powerpoint Presentation

 

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
    :: Powerpoint Presentation (PDF)
    :: Transcript

 

Serving The Community: One-Stops and Rural Community Colleges
Jackie Freeman & Teresa Triplett - Southeastern Community College

 
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
 

General Session 3
Ballroom D
Moderator: Ismael Sosa, Southwest Texas Junior College

The George Autry Award

Telling the Rural Community College Story