April 18, 2025 | Issue # 280 On Wednesday, we closed out our 105th AACC Annual conference. I hope you left the conference energized and with new ideas to take back to your campuses. Thank you to our board chair, Dr. Sunny Cooke, for the excellent job she did presiding over the conference. And I […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter, Issue #274
January 17, 2024 | Issue # 274 I want to begin by wishing all of you a Happy New Year, and I hope the new semester has started off well. Our friends in Southern California are dealing with fear and uncertainty as the wildfires continue to burn. And even after the fires are fully extinguished, […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #273
December 13, 2024 | Issue # 273 This is the last CEO to CEO Newsletter of 2024. As the end of the year approaches, I’ve been reflecting on how fortunate I am to have landed in the community college sector all those years ago. The people working in this sector are the most caring, most hard-working […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #272
November 22, 2024 | Issue # 272 Last week, we hosted the AACC Fall Meeting. Convened by AACC Board Chair Sunny Cooke, the Fall Meeting brings together our board of directors and commissions to exchange information and ideas. We also had a wonderful plenary session led by Laura Ullrich of the Federal Reserve Bank of […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #271
October 25, 2024 | Issue # 271 I was in Seattle this week for the ACCT Leadership Congress. It was great to get time to talk with community college trustees and presidents. I’d like to extend my thanks to ACCT, our sister organization, and President & CEO Jee Hang Lee for including AACC Board Chair […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #270
October 11, 2024 | Issue # 270 This week, we ushered in the newest classes of the John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute and the Future Presidents Institute. Over the three days of the institutes, the participants – chairs, dean, directors, vice presidents, and more – honed their leadership skills. They were inquisitive, knowledgeable, and […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #269
September 27, 2024 | Issue # 269 A report came out this week from Apprenticeships for America citing that, as of 2023, 541 community or technical colleges were registered apprenticeship “sponsors,” but only 208 of these colleges had an active apprentice. While community colleges are ideal intermediaries to expand apprenticeships nationally, there are challenges, particularly […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #268
September 13, 2024 | Issue # 268 Natural disasters are something that community college leaders always prepare for while hoping they never happen. I have been in touch with LCTCS president Monty Sullivan, LCTCS board member Tim Hardy, and LSUE president Nancee Sorenson in Louisiana who are tracking Hurricane Francine’s trajectory and working to keep […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #267
August 23, 2024 | Issue # 267 The fall semester is upon us and campuses are getting busy again. The new school year brings a lot of chaos but also a feeling of optimism. As you are welcoming faculty, staff, and students back to campus, I hope you’ll take the time to walk around campus […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter 266
August 9, 2024 | Issue # 266 This week, we welcomed members of the AACC Board of Directors to Washington, DC, for the Annual AACC Board Retreat and Meeting. We were able to share with the board some of the big projects we’re working on, including an updated version of the National Profile of Community […]