May 25, 2018 | Issue # 114
It’s commencement season—a time of caps and gowns and pomp and circumstance. For our graduates, commencement ceremonies mark an ending and a beginning and are a celebration of hundreds of hours of hard work and sacrifice. For all of the students receiving certificates and degrees, there were people at the college guiding them on their journey to this moment. As presidents, you may not know each student at your college individually, but your good leadership played a critical role in getting them one giant leap closer to reaching the American Dream.
opens in a new window“Positive Public Perception”
Americans continue to hold community colleges in high regard, with 81% of respondents to a New America survey saying they are worth the cost. Check out all the relevant findings in opens in a new windowCC Daily.
opens in a new window“Fostering Success”
Community college systems are making foster youth a priority. Read about it at the opens in a new windowAACC 21st Century Center.
opens in a new windowAACC Has a Podcast
AACC will officially launch its podcast, Community College Voice, this fall. You can opens in a new windowsubscribe now. We’ve also uploaded a few bonus episodes, recorded at the AACC convention. opens in a new windowCheck them out.
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Register for PASI
Invest in yourself this summer by attending the opens in a new windowPresidents Academy Summer Institute (PASI). Join AACC in Dana Point, California, July 21–24 for this professional development opportunity. PASI is for CEOs of community colleges, providing intensive focus on current challenges, emerging trends, and opportunities unique to that position.
opens in a new windowSend Your Rising Leaders to Roueche-FLI, FPI
opens in a new windowAre there any mid-level administrators at your institution who could benefit from leadership development? Send them to the AACC John E. Roueche opens in a new windowFuture Leaders Institute, (Roueche-FLI). It will take place June 24–27, 2018, in Washington, DC. opens in a new windowFunding is available to help cover the cost of the institute. Know any senior leaders aspiring to the community college presidency? Send them to opens in a new windowFuture Presidents Institute (FPI), also taking place June 24–27. The registration deadline for both is June 8.
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