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(All times are Central Standard Time.)
Day One
| Zooming in on Change, Community, and Connection |
| Time |
Track I - FYE Best Practices
(Conceptual)
|
Track II - Advisors and Faculty/Students
(Relational)
|
Track III - Advising & Higher Ed
(Informational) |
| 7:30am-8:25am |
Registration and Tech Support - (402) 885-9681 |
| 8:30am-9:35am |
Keynote - Dr. Laura Rendon |
| 9:45am-10:45am |
The Evolution of the New Student Orientation: A Smart Start for Student Success
- Robin Hixon & Corey Lynch |
Barriers and Successes to Persistence: Factors influencing Community College Culinary Arts Students
- Dr. Vernetta Kosalka |
Advisor Mentoring: Offering Change, Community, and Connection During the Age of Zooming
- Gavin Farber |
| 11:00am-12:00pm |
Connecting to Basic Needs
– Dr. Jennifer King, Hope Center |
| 12:05pm-12:45 pm |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm |
The Evolution of MCC’s Student Leadership Conference During Times of Change
– Shanda Clark |
Promoting Belonging and Equity Through Course Content
– Primrose Igonor |
Connecting with Students to Support Well-being
- Julie Langholdt &
Nate Bock |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm |
YOGA: Yin Yang Community Flow – Yoyo MA |
| 3:15pm-4:15pm |
Moving from Transactional Advising to Increasing Higher Math Placement Results
- James Cloyd & Rachel Neurath |
Supporting ELL Students Through Collaboration
- Stacey Mapp, Anna Somers, Veronica Castro & Naomi Mardock |
Empowering Women of Color in STEM Majors
– Sheena Hendrix |
Day Two
| Zooming in on Change, Community and Connection |
| Time |
Track I - FYE Best Practices
(Conceptual)
|
Track II - Advisors and Faculty/Students
(Relational)
|
Track III - Advising & Higher Ed
(Informational) |
| 7:30am-8:25am |
Registration and Tech Support - (402) 885-9681 |
| 8:30am-9:30am |
Keynote - Dr. Larry Abele |
| 9:45am-10:45am |
Looking Back to Move Forward: The First Generation Student Experience
– Rebecca Paz,
Quentin Alexander, & Linny Ott |
Advising Post-COVID: We Can't Go Back to "Normal"
– Jake Rudy |
Advising Black Males in 2020 and Beyond
- Dr. Locksley Knibbs |
| 11:00am-12:00pm |
Creating a “Visibility” Framework
- Dr. Ferial Pearson, Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo, & Echohawk Lefthand |
| 12:05pm-12:45pm |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm |
Creating Community Around a Course
- Deb Holst, Sabrina Hughes, & Dakota Frederick |
Using Protective Factors to Increase Student Retention
- Heather Evans |
Breaking Through Trauma Freeze: A trauma-informed Advising Approach
– KP Patrick |
| 2:15pm-3:15pm |
Leading in a Post-Covid World: Embracing Change, Connection and Community
- Dr. Maria Vazquez, Dr. Tom McDonnell, Bill Owen & Missy Beber |
| 3:30pm-4:30pm |
Closing Keynote:
“As we return to “normal”, our mental health needs some TLC”
- Dr. Melissa Zarin
|
