2013 Annual Student Success & Retention Conference

Supporting Student Completion: Balancing Quality and Quantity

Thursday, February 7, 2013
7:30 a.m. Check-in Registration Mt. Hood Foyer
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast Mt. Hood Foyer
9:05 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Information Mt. Hood Ballroom (Mt. Hood A, B, & C)
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker, Dr. Tia Brown McNair, The Quality Agenda: What Matters in College Completion Mt. Hood Ballroom (A, B & C)

Mt. Hood A Mt. Hood B Mt. Hood C St. Helens A St. Helens B St. Helens C St. Helens D
Session 1
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Dr. Tia Brown
McNair
Linda Reisser
Creating a Culture
of Evidence: First
Steps
Jason Pinkal
Developing an Online
Orientation for New
Distance Learning
Students
Kate Barry, Ph.D.
Women, Poverty &
Educational Success
Matt Stillman
Leveraging Pre-
Enrollment Activities
for Enhanced
Student Retention &
Engagement
Eden Cortez
The Latina/o
Transfer Experience:
Factors that
Influence the
Transfer Process
Robert Cox
Helping Veterans
Succeed: A
Veterans Cohort
Model
Strand: 1 Strand: 2 Strand: 3, 5 Strand: 3, 5 Strand: 5 Strand: 1, 5
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Mt. Hood Foyer
Session 2
1:00 p.m. -
2:15 p.m.
Michael Furuto
A Case Study on a
Diverse College
Algebra Class-
room: Analyzing
Pedagogical
Strategies to
Enhance Students
Mathematics Self-
Efficacy
Jasmine Filley
TechConnect:
Using Technology
to Empower
Learning &
Connect with
Students

Emma Cornell
Its All About the
People! Best
Practices for Student
Success & Retention
Online




Deron Fort
Synergy for
Success: Promoting
College Completion
by Connecting Dual
Credit and Early
College
Opportunities with
Career Pathway
Certificates
Nick Daily
Queering Modern
Retention Efforts
Mentoring Programs
Clint Edwards
Exploring Mandatory
Study Groups &
Their Potential
Benefits on First
Generation College
Students
Networking
Session
Strand: 1, 5 Strand: 2 Strand: 3, 5 Strand: 4 Strand: 5 Strand: 5
2:15 2:30 p.m. Beverage Break Mt. Hood Foyer
Session 3
2:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Lucas
Schalewski
Fostering Mens
Development &
Engagement for
Student Success

Gwen Hyatt
Cool Excel Tricks
You Can Use
Every Day
Karen Sullivan-
Vance
Utilizing Academic
Advising as a Tool
for Student
Success
Teresa Massey
Guided Studies: A
Collaboration of
Faculty & Student
Services to Assist
Developmental
Students
Amara H. Prez
Critical Theory &
Social Justice:
Approaches to
Quality Education
and Completion

Brenda Ivelisse
Working with
Undocumented
Students
Kristin Benson
Its Auto-Magic!
Awarding
Degrees Upon
Completion
Strand: 1 Strand: 2 Strand: 3 Strand: 4 Strand: 5 Strand: 5 Strand: 3
4:00 -6:00 p.m. Team Meetings
Mt. Hood A Chemeketa Team Meeting
Mt. Hood B RCC Team meeting
Mt. Hood C PCC Team meeting

Friday, February 8, 2012
7:30 a.m. Check-in Registration Mt. Hood Foyer
7:30 a.m. Breakfast & Networking Mt. Hood Foyer
8:00-9:30 a.m. Plenary Session: Panel Discussion on Statewide Initiatives
Joe Holliday, Carol Shaffsma, Lisa Reynolds, Tammi Stark - Mt. Hood Ballroom (A, B & C)

Mt. Hood A Mt. Hood B Mt. Hood C St. Helens A St. Helens B St. Helens C St. Helens D
Session 4
9:45 11:00
a.m.
Donna
Lewelling
Oregon Community
College Student
Persistence &
Completion
Strategy: Where
are We Going?
Sophie Wilson
Academic Integrity
Module (AIM): An
Online Student
Conduct Platform
Module Fostering
Student Success
Vernonica Garcia,
M.Ed.
Preparing Students
for Academic
Success
Zach Hudson
What We Can Learn
from Proprietary
Colleges
Javier Cervantes
Living & Learning in
a State of Perpetual
Terror: Tips for
Creating Safe
Spaces & Serving
Undocumented
Students in College
Settings
Susan Whitelock
Rethinking
Collaboration in the
Classroom: Are
Writing Groups Fair?
Networking
Session
Strand: 1 Strand: 2 Strand: 2, 3 Strand: 3 Strand: 5 Strand: 5
11:00 11:15 a.m. Break Mt. Hood Foyer
Session 5
11:15 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.
Margaret Kimble
Credit for Prior
Learning in
Context: Current
Practices, the
CASE Grant CPL
Effort & House Bill
4059
1
Jean Garcia-
Chitwood
The Puentes
Program: Unique
Collaboration
between Student
Development &
Instruction at the
Rock Creek
Campus that
Directly Supports
Under-served
Populations in the
Immediate
Community
Maureen Sevigny
Using National
Science Foundations
S-STEM Scholarship
Program to Expand
Participation &
Success in
Computing Majors

Marc Goldberg
The role of Adult
Basic Skills in
Meeting State
Education
Outcomes: Learn
About the New
Oregon Council for
Adult Basic Skills
Development
Strategic Plan
Mirela Blekic
Refugee &
Immigrant Students:
Cross-Campus
Collaboration to
Support Their
Transition &
Success
Laurie Yates
Serving Diverse
Students: fostering
Learner Motivation
Networking
Session
Strand: 1 Strand: 3, 4, 5 Strand: 3, 5 Strand: 4 Strand: 3, 5 Strand: 5
Special Sessions 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Program Strands:
1. Student Success IS Learning
2. Technology
3. High Impact Practices What Works
4. Pre-college Education
5. Diversity/Underrepresented Populations

Revised 12/21/2012 Subject to Change