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 2009 Convention Presentations 

Below are presentations from the 2009 AACC Convention held in Phoenix, AZ. Please direct any questions to Delinda Frazier

Sunday, April 5

Creating "Magical" Partnerships: Globalizing Work-Integrated Learning 
Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters:  Lydia Arledge and Kent Phillips

Baby Boomers On Campus: What Works? 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM
Presenters: Mary Sue Vickers, AACC, Teresa Love, Richland College, Joanne Murcar, Community Colleges of Spokane

How To Cultivate Diverse Future Leaders in Tough and Changing Times
Date: Sunday, April 5 
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 

Responding to Urgent Workforce Needs By Leveraging Partnerships: Career Pathways for After School Staff (CPASS) Program 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM 

Fundraising in Difficult Times 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM 
Presenters: William M. Craft, Ed.D.,CFRE and Kathleen E. Guy, Ph.D.,CFRE

Nanotechnology: Multidisciplinary, Multimarket, Multicultural 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 3:15:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM 

The Rainbow Coalition: Diversity in a District's Corporate Council 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 3:15:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM 

Strategic Planning: Mission Accomplished or Missing in Action 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 3:15:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM 

Green-Collar Jobs: A Model for Forecasting Industry Workforce Needs 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 3:15:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM
Presenters: Michelle Marquez and Kevin Fleming

Educating America's Wounded Warriors: Picking Up Where They Left Off 
> Programs for Returning Vets 
> Tips for Improving Veterans Services 
Date:
Sunday, April 5
Time: 3:15:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM 
Presenters: Don Johnson, Jefferson Community College, James Selbe, American Council on Education,
Marcy Shapiro, SOCGuard Project Director, Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

Roundtable #2: Why Businesses Do and Do Not Use College Workforce Training Services 
> Utah Workforce Training Survey 
> Conditional Matrix Handout 

Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 3:15:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM 
Presenter: Debra Bryant

The College Level Examination Program: Targeted Approaches That Work 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 4:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
Presenters: Pamela Kerouac, Ed.D. and Judith Bilsky, Ed.D.

Monday, April 6

A Success Story of Promoting Diversity - beyond Race and Ethnicity - in a Flat World!
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters: Patricia Hsieh, President, San Diego Miramar College, Judy Patacsil, Faculty Co Chair, Diversity and International Education Committee, San Diego Miramar College

Combining Forces: Pairing English Instruction With Workforce Education 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters: Dr. Andi Penner and Karla Hackman

Targeting and Marketing Diversity to Increase Enrollment and Access 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters: Sandra Golden, President, Sandra Golden & Associates, AZ, Casandra Kakar, Vice President, Workforce Development and Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs, Phoenix College, AZ, Anna Solley, President, Phoenix College, AZ

Effective Strategies in Engaging Underserved Populations in College-Going Behaviors 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters: Marcia Weston and Johnavae Campbell

Welcoming Community Colleges Initiativ for LGBT Students 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters: Melissa Green, Henry B. Villareal, Mindy Feldbaum, Candace Gingrich

Student Success Pathways for Diverse Populations
Date: Monday, April 6   
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters: Martha Ellis, Ph.D. and Robin Hailstorks, Ph.D.

Roundtable #8: Sociology Students RULE -- Racial (U)nity (L)earning (E)xperience 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM
Presenter: Paul Harasha

Career Pathways in Health Care: Stacking Certificates and Curriculum 
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Presenters:
Anne Loochtan, Janell Lang, Pat Harris

Inside-Outside: exploring the social world of college students’ learning 
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Presenters:
Dr Martin Jephcote,
Cardiff School of Social Sciences

Aligning for Success: Preparing High School Graduates for College and Career 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 1:45:00 PM - 2:45:00 PM
Presenters: Nevin C. Brown, Achieve, Karen Nicodemus, Cochise College, Bernadette Sandruck, Howard Community College, Cathleen A. Barton, Intel Corporation

Building Tomorrow's Workforce: Promoting the Education and Advancement of Hispanic Immigrant Workers 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 1:45:00 PM - 2:45:00 PM
Presenters: Kysha Frazier, Sarita Brown, Dr. Federico Zaragoza

Celebrating Difference in Rural America: Diversifying a College in a Conservative Community 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 1:45:00 PM - 2:45:00 PM
Moderator: Kevin Drumm, President, NORTHERN WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

Alternative, Renewable Energy Solutions for Ohio 
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 
Presenters: John Gajewski, Executive Director Advanced Manufacturing and BioScience, Robert Ivanov, Program Manager Engineering Technologies, Kay Moormann, Vice President Workforce Solutions, Linda Simmons, Vice President Academic and Student Affairs

Addressing the Needs of a Diverse Student Population Through a First Year Experience Program 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM

Critical Issues Facing America's Community Colleges: Symposia Results 2009 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM

Student Services, Mentoring and Instruction: A Connection that Works to Retain, Motivate, and Encourage a Student to Transfer 
Date: Monday, April 6, 2009
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 
Presenters: Facilitated by Laura Hope, Puente Project English Faculty, Chaffey College, CA & Monica Molina-Padilla, Puente Project Counselor, Chaffey College, CA

Using GIS and Environmental Scanning to Forecast Industry Workforce Needs 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 
Presenters: Elaine Gaertner and Kevin Fleming

You Make a Life By What You Give - Plus 50 Volunteerism in Community Colleges 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 
Presenters: Kim Morey, Western Dakota Technical Institute, Tracy Reilly-Kelly, Clark College, Sheila Marchbanks, Chaffey College

Project Reach: Service Inclusion for Students with Disabilities 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 

From Making Do to Making a Difference: A User-Friendly Community College 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 
Presenters: Dr. Keith Bird, Chancellor Kentucky Community & Technical College System and Annette Parker, System Director

Industry Demand for Entry-Level IT Employees 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 
Presenters: Sandra Mikolaski, National Workforce Center for Emerging Technology, Bellevue Community College, Michelle Van Noy, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, James Jacobs, Macomb Community College

Involve, Integrate, Institutionalize: Resource Development at a Rural Community College 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 4:15:00 PM - 5:15:00 PM
Presenters: Sharla Trimm, Grants Services SunGard Higher Education, Herbert Riedel, Ph.D., President, Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (substitute for Dr. Jonathan McCullough)

Transparency, Planning, & Change -- Linking Student Needs to Planning and Resource Allocation 
Date: Monday, April 6
Time: 4:15:00 PM - 5:15:00 PM 

Social Media: Tools for Changing the Way Community College Leaders Communicate With Stakeholders  
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 4:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM 
Presenters: Wayne County Community College District

Job Order Contracting: What Every Public Owner Should Know 
Date: Sunday, April 5
Time: 4:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM 
Presenters: Darrell Shumway and Charlie Bowers of Parsons

Tuesday, April 7

High Expectations, High Support: How Leaders Are Changing the Formula for Student Engagement and Success 
Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM
Presenters: Karla Fisher, Alex Johnson and Maria Sheehan

Keeping Students on a Successful Pathway by Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy 
> Education FIRST-Delaware Tech

Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM
Presenters: Mary Ellen Duncan, Andrea Kane, Patti Wise, and Kathy Cannatelli

Rural Nebraska Meets Rural England: Advance Globalization in Career and Technical Programs through Student, Faculty, and Administration Exchanges 
Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 8:45:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM 
Presenters: Dr. Roger Bennett, Dr. Michael R. Chipps, Ms. Marilyn McGahan and Dr. Richard C. Tubbs

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