COMBASE

"Revolutionary Ideas in Charlotte"
2008 COMBASE Conference
Presentations
Sunday, September 14, 2008
- 1:15-2:00 -"Toward a Common Vision: A Community College/Public School Partnership"
- Karen Sell, Associate Dean, Aims Community College
- Mark Payler, Superintendent of Schools, Fort Lupton, Colorado
- 3:00-3:45 - "Revolutionary Ideas: The View from My Window in DC"
- Keynote Speaker - Pat Stanley, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC
- Keynote Speaker - Pat Stanley, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC
- 3:45-4:30 - "Successful Strategies for Developing Innovative Programs that Respond to Community Needs"
- Lisa Edwards, Dean, Enterprise and Economic Development, Tacoma Community College
- Lisa Edwards, Dean, Enterprise and Economic Development, Tacoma Community College
Monday, September 15, 2008
- 8:30-9:15 - "911 Crisis on Campus: Preparing Your College" and supporting Video
- Mary Graham, Vice President, Perkinston Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Anna Faye Kelley-Winders, Vice President, Community Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- 9:15-10:00 - "Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Education for a Global Workforce"
- Becky Paneitz, President, NorthWest Arkansas Community College
- Donna Wood, Associate Vice President for the Shewmaker Center for Global Business Development, NorthWest Arkansas Community College
- Susan Holmes, Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees, NorthWest Arkansas Community College
- 10:15-11:00 - "Nursing Education: Teaching and Learning in a New Way"
- Grace Saylor, Nursing Instructor, York Technical College
- Julie Hamilton, Nursing Instructor, York Technical College
- Bryan Thomas, Technology Specialist, York Technical College
- 11:00-11:45 - "Providing Virtual Computing to the Community"
- Darryl McGraw, Chief Information Officer, Wake Technical Community College
- Darryl McGraw, Chief Information Officer, Wake Technical Community College
- 11:45-1:00 - "Brutal Facts and Big Steps"
- Keynote Speaker - Scott Ralls, President of the North Carolina Community College System
- Keynote Speaker - Scott Ralls, President of the North Carolina Community College System
- 1:00-1:45 - "A Revolutionary Community Outreach Initiative"
- Tony Zeiss, President, Central Piedmont Community College
- Tony Zeiss, President, Central Piedmont Community College
- 1:45-2:30 - "Dual Credit Academy - A New Pipeline for Alamo Critical Growth Clusters"
- Erick Akins, Director, Grants and Contracts Department, Alamo Community Colleges District
- Erick Akins, Director, Grants and Contracts Department, Alamo Community Colleges District
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
- 9:00-9:45 - "Charting New Territory: Building Successful, Model Community-Wide Afterschool Systems Through Strategic Partnerships"
- Shanna Francisco-King, MHC After 3 Program Coordinator, Patrick Henry Community College
- Shanna Francisco-King, MHC After 3 Program Coordinator, Patrick Henry Community College
- 9:45-10:30 - "The Growth of Sustainability in the Great Lake States and Tri-C's Response to the Training Needs"
- Leo Russo, Director, Green Academy and Center for Sustainability, Cuyahoga Community College
- Leo Russo, Director, Green Academy and Center for Sustainability, Cuyahoga Community College
- 10:45-11:30 - "AACC Update - National Perspective on Community College"
- Keynote Speaker - George Boggs, President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges
- Keynote Speaker - George Boggs, President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges
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