Welcome and Introductions
Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center

About the Rural Community College Initiative
Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center

• What is RCCI?
• How do we get started?
• How do we continue?

Keynote Speaker:
Anthony Carnevale, Senior Fellow, National Center on Education and the Economy

Breakout Session I

Economic Development   Moderator: Mark Sovig, Williston State College

Educational Access   Moderator: Harvey Fouts, North Carolina State University

True North: A Regional Economic Development Strategy Sue Collins, Vermillion Community College Tina Royer and Aaron Kelson, Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Powerpoint slides

Civic Engagement   Moderator: Doug Clement, North Carolina State University

Mapping Local Assets: Transforming Potential Into Action Chance McDavid, Mississippi State University Powerpoint slides Capacity Inventory of Individuals (.pdf) Community Participation and Leadership Inventory (.pdf) Inventory of Local Institutions Worksheet (.pdf) Groups Skills of Volunteer Organization Members (.pdf)

Breakout Session II

Economic Development   Moderator: Kay Lynn Tettleton, Louisiana State University

Selecting A BR&E Model: Ten Questions to Guide the Process Kathy Tweeten, North Dakota State University Hank Cothran, University of Florida Powerpoint slides

Educational Access   Moderator: Connie Haire, Southwestern Community College

Educational Access Jill Kramer, Lumina Foundation Powerpoint slides

Panel on Educational Access Strategies Lee Proctor, Piedmont Community College Roger Whitlock, East Central Community College

Civic Engagement   Moderator: Laura Leatherwood, Haywood Community College

Using Appreciative Inquiry in a Planning Process Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Barbara Radke, University of Minnesota Dawn Newman and Wade Gordon, Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College Appreciative Inquiry: The Model (.pdf) Using Appreciative Inquiry in a Planning Process (.doc)

Breakout Session III

Economic Development   Moderator: Terry Hanson, Howard College

Industry Cluster Approach to Workforce and Economic Development Liz Templin, University of Minnesota Powerpoint slides

Entrepreneurship Strategies for Community, Native-Serving and Tribal Colleges Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Vicky Leibbrandt, Mid Plains Community College -- McCook Community College Aaron Kelson, Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Powerpoint slides Entrepreneurship Strategies... (.doc)

Educational Access   Moderator: Cynthia Pilcher, Louisiana State University

CAP: College Access Program Jane Batson, Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Powerpoint slides

Civic Engagement   Moderator: Duwayne Dumas, Coastal Bend College

Using Community Issues Forums to Promote Community Action: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in America Robin Roper and Susan Jakes, North Carolina State University Powerpoint slides

Roundtable Discussions

• Advancing the Area by Enhancing the People
  Mike McGrevey, Chris Harris, Ronnie Westbrook and Roger Whitlock, East Central Community College
• Business Retention and Expansion
  Michelle Pyfferoen, Rochester Community & Technical College



Business Retention and Expansion Program (.doc)



• Combining the Training and Testing Needs of Industries with the Same Basic Needs
  Jim Owen, Merrill Wilcox, and Lee Proctor, Piedmont Community College



Combining the Training and Testing Needs... (.doc)



• Front Line/Bottom Line Project Briefing
  Bo Gray, Tri-County Community College
  Laura Leatherwood, Haywood Community College
  Connie Haire, Southwestern Community College
  Michael Caudill, Western Carolina Partnership



Powerpoint slides The Seasons of Our First Year (.pdf)



• Linking Education to Culture: Community-Based Career and Educational Ladders
  Regina Zimmerman, Northwest Community Campus, College of Alaska
• RCCI and the 21st Century Communities Grants: Two Projects-Same Goals
  Susan Scaggs, Jeff Earp and Lee Proctor, Piedmont Community College



RCCI and the 21st Century... (.doc)

Resources -- Land-Grant and Otherwise

• Vista Program
  Jim Owen and Lee Proctor, Piedmont Community College
  
  
• Local Funding Sources
  Connie Haire, Southwestern Community College
  
  
• Field Trips
  Bo Gray, Tri County Community College
  Terry Hanson, Howard College
  
  
• Technical Assistance
  Gene Theodori, Texas A&M University
  
  
• Faculty at Community Colleges
  Aaron Kelson, Mesabi Range Community College
  Johnny Underwood, Carteret Community College
  
  
• Extension Specialist
  Hank Cothran, University of Florida
  Liz Templin, University of Minnesota
  Kathy Tweeten, North Dakota State University

Facilitated Breakout Sessions

• Presidents
  Moderator: Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center
• Coaches with Extension Directors
  Moderator: Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center
• Team Leaders/Members
  Moderator: Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

Facilitated Breakout Sessions -- Combined

• Coaches/Team Leaders
  Moderator: Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center
• Presidents/Extension Directors
  Moderator: Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center

Team Breakout Sessions--Where do we go from here?

Team Reports

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