2006 RCCI Institute -- Presentations



(many of these presentations are large and therefore will take time to download)

Sunday, April 2

1-5 pm	Tribal College Workshop Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

Monday, April 3

8 am - 2 pm	Tribal College Workshop (continued)

	Texas Rural Community College Network Workshop Gene Theodori , Texas Cooperative Extension

3-8 pm	Opening Session Welcome and Introductions Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center About the Rural Community College Initiative Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center What is RCCI? How do we get started? How do we continue? Overview of the Institute Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center Team Introductions World Cafe Roundtables for Challenges, Sustainability and Evaluation Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center

Tuesday, April 4

8:00 am	General Session Tribal College Presentation on Civic Engagement

9:45 am	Breakout Session I Economic Development From Cooperation to Corporation in Caswell County, NC Susan Scaggs, Piedmont Community College Educational Access Reaching Out to Tribal Communities Candi Broeffle, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, and Barb Radke, University of Minnesota Civic Engagement Developing A Study Circle Project David Buchen, Mesalands Community College Visioning Process Doug Brown and Theophilos Mantzanas, North Florida Community College

11 am	Breakout Session II Economic Development Qualla-T Customer Service Program Laura Leatherwood, Haywood Community College; Connie Haire, Southwestern Community College; Terrie Kelley, Tri-County Community College; Doug Clement and Harvey Fouts, North Carolina State University; and Bunny Johns, Qualla-T Outreach Coordinator Educational Access Entrepreneurial Youth Camp Alice Byers, Coastal Bend College Move Up the PACE [Parent and Child Enrichment] Ann Harrell, Coastal Bend College Civic Engagement Facilitating Cross Culturally Mary Laeger-Hagemeister and Barb Radke, University of Minnesota

1:15 pm	Breakout Session III Economic Development True North - Linking Colleges to Communities Tina Royer, Ken Simberg, and Sue Collins, Northeast Minnesota Higher Education District Educational Access Accessing Higher Education: The Future of the Delta Region Cynthia Pilcher and Kay Lynn Tettleton, Louisiana State University; Barbara Jones, Louisiana Delta Community College; and Ruth Horton, Louisiana Technical College-Tallulah Civic Engagement Assessing Community Using the Seven Capitals Margaret Tweten and Kathy Tweeten, North Dakota State University TRCCN Presidents Meeting Gene Theodori, Texas A&M University

2:45 pm	Breakout Session IV Economic Development Cashing in on Business Seminar Series: Entrepreneurship Cheryl Sparks, Jan Foresyth, Chris Olson, and Jamie Hennigan, Howard College Coaching the Development of a Regional Rural Tourism Organization Cynthia Pilcher and Kay Lynn Tettleton, Louisiana State University Educational Access Why Don't "They" Enroll? Robin Roper, North Carolina State University Increasing the Chances of Reaching Postsecondary Education Morris Steen and Theophilos Mantzanas, North Florida Community College, and Walter Boatwright, Suwannee County School System Civic Engagement A Comprehensive Approach to Community Leadership Chance McDavid, Mississippi State University TRCCN Presidents Meeting Gene Theodori, Texas A&M University

4-5 pm	"How Do I?" Session for TRCCN and Wyoming Rural Development Council Gene Theodori, Texas A&M University, and Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center

Wednesday, April 5

8 am	Breakout Session V Economic Development Carteret Catch Pam Morris and Richard Meissner, Cateret Community College Video Educational Access The RCCI Impetus for a Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) and East Central Community College (ECCC) Partnership Tim Ben and Tim Tubby, Mississippi Board of Choctaw Indians; and Joseph Knight, Ronnie Westbrook, and Roger Whitlock, East Central Community College Civic Engagement Civic Engagement for Dummies Robin Roper, North Carolina State University

9 am	Breakout Session VI Economic Development Implementing A Business Retention and Expansion Program: Assessing Community Capacity and Choosing An Approach Henry Cothran, University of Florida Educational Access The New Farmers Project - Building Partnerships for Educational Outreach Leomi Bergknut, Hawaii Community College, and Glenn Sako, University of Hawaii Civic Engagement It's About the Partnerships, Man, the Partnerships H. James Owen and Lee Proctor, Piedmont Community College, and Jeff Earp, Caswell County Manager Economic Development in North Dakota Joe McCann, Williston State College

10:30 am	Breakout Session VII Economic Development Entrepreneurial Coaching Curriculum Greg Clary, Texas A&M University, and Glynis Strause, Coastal Bend College Civic Engagement Community Choices Henry Cothran, University of Florida, and Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center Civic Engagement RCCI: Building Sustainable Regional Initiatives (Beyond Boundaries) Bill Scaggs, Rural Community College Alliance; Mike McGrevey, The Montgomery Institute; Phil Sutphin, East Central Community College; and John Johnson, Alabama Southern Community College WIRED Program Kathy Tran, U.S. Department of Labor

1 pm	Breakout Session VIII Presidents Meeting Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Team Leaders/Members Meeting Mary Emery, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Coaches Meeting Alan Barefield, Southern Rural Development Center

3 pm	General Session Economic Development Greg Taylor, Texas Cooperative Extension Civic Engagement Dick Senese, University of Minnesota Extension Service Educational Access Carlyle Ramsey, Danville Community College Video

Thursday, April 6

8 am - 12 pm	General Session Next Steps Sustainability Topics Evaluation Strategies from Opening Night Survey Mary Emery and Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Final Address and Charge Larry Otis, Former Mayor of Tupelo, MS Final Closing and Comments Bo Beaulieu, Southern Rural Development Center Mary Emery and Neal Flora, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

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