Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Breakfast Plenary (continental breakfast will be provided)

Tuesday, May 22 — 4:30pm - 6:00pm (Navarro A/B Room)
[1] Retention 101 Agenda
Part 1, Introduction
Part 2, Campus Audit
Part 3, Campus Change
Part 4, Best Practices
Part 5, Preparing a Plan
Retention 101 Worksheets
Key Note Speaker, John Gardner's Speech
Presenter(s): Watson Scott Swail, President, Educational Policy Institute; John Gardner, Executive Director, Policy Center on the First Year of College; Raymund Paredes, Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

OPENING RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Wednesday, May 23 — 8:30am - 9:30am (Navarro A/B Room)
[2] The President's Panel
Presenter(s): Diana Natalicio, President, University of Texas, El Paso; Roseann Runte, President, Old Dominion University

Breakout I

Wednesday, May 23 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Encino Room)
[3] The University of Connecticut Retention and Graduation Task Force: A Winning Approach (PDF)
Presenter(s): Gary Lewicki, Director, Research and Assessment, University of Connecticut

Wednesday, May 23 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Lantana Room)
[4] Components of the Early College High School Model and the Impact on the Students Participating in the Program
Presenter(s): Nilka Aviles-Reyes, Director, Early College High School Program, University of Texas, San Antonio; Encarnacion Garza, Associate Vice Provost, Office of P20 Initiatives, University of Texas, San Antonio

Wednesday, May 23 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Carranza Room)
[5] President's Panel: Structuring for Student Success
Moderator: Watson Scott Swail, President, Educational Policy Institute
Presenter(s): Diana Natalicio, President, University of Texas, El Paso; Roseann Runte, President, Old Dominion University

Wednesday, May 23 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Madero Room)
[6] A Plenary Follow-Up
Presenter(s): John Gardner, Executive Director, Policy Center on the First Year of College

Wednesday, May 23 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Sabino Room)
[7] The Student Satisfaction/Engagement Survey, Student Diaries, and Student Interviews as Assessment and Self-Study Tools (PDF)
Presenter(s): Robert Wilkinson, Director, Analysis, Planning and Assessment, Pittsburgh State University

Wednesday, May 23 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Villa Room)
[8] Paying for Persistence: Early Results of a Scholarship Program for Low-Income Parents Attending Community College
Presenter(s): Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Senior Associate, MDRC; Thomas Brock, Director, MDRC

Wednesday, May 23 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Zapata Room)
[9] Work-Study Programs at Bowie State University (PDF)
Presenter(s): Sadandand Srivastava, Chair, Computer Science Department, Bowie State University; David Bushnell, Senior Consultant, Bowie State University

Coffee Break (10:45am-11:15am)

Breakout II

Wednesday, May 23 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Encino Room)
[10] The Advisors in Residence (AIR) Program: An Avenue to Increased Student Retention and Success (PDF)
Presenter(s): Karla Cantu, Advisor-in-Residence, St. Philip's College; Marcus Dlugosz, Advisor-in-Residence, St. Philip's College; Linda Solis, Advisor-in-Residence, St. Philip's College

Wednesday, May 23 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Lantana Room)
[11] Leveraging Industry Professionals as Mentors to Maximize Retention and Placement (PDF)
Presenter(s): Zac Burson, Program Coordinator, International Telementor Program; David Neils, ITP Director, International Telementor Program

Wednesday, May 23 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Carranza Room)
[12] Choosing Retention Strategies: A Decision Making Tool
Presenter(s): Paul Thayer, Assistant VP for Student Affairs/Assistant to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, Colorado State University; Andrea Reeve, Director, Colorado State University

Wednesday, May 23 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Madero Room)
[13] Latino Students and Postsecondary Success
Presenter(s): Alberto Cabrera, Professor, University of Maryland, College Park

Wednesday, May 23 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Sabino Room)
[14] Academic Pathways - Making Connections that Matter (PDF)
Presenter(s): Dannette Johnson, Title V Director and Developmental Education Coordinator, The Victoria College; Gail Janeka, Title V Counselor, The Victoria College

Wednesday, May 23 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Villa Room)
[15] Programa de Exito Estudiantil en la Universidad de Monterrey
Presenter(s): Lidia Cantu, Director for the Center of Student Retention, Universidad de Monterrey

Wednesday, May 23 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Zapata Room)
[16] A University College Model as a Student Preparation and Retention Strategy at the University of the Virgin Islands(PDF)
Presenter(s): Linda Thomas, Professor of Education, University of the Virgin Islands; Rita Howard, Professor of Education, University of the Virgin Islands

Plenary Lunch

Wednesday, May 23 — 12:15pm - 1:45pm (Navarro A/B Room)

Presentation of the Outstanding Student Retention Program Award

[17] Beyond the First Year: The Hazards Still Lurk
Presenter(s): Clifford Adelman, Senior Associate, Institute for Higher Education Policy

Breakout III

Wednesday, May 23 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Encino Room)
[18] Bridging College Access With Success: Helping Underrepresented Students Get in and Out of College With a Degree
Presenter(s): MorraLee Holzapfel, Director, Outreach and Member Services, Ohio College Access Network

Wednesday, May 23 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Lantana Room)
[19] The Road to College: Rigor, Readiness, and Retention (PDF)
Presenter(s): Robert Gira, Executive VP, National Programs, AVID

Wednesday, May 23 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Carranza Room)
[20] It’s BAAACK! How We Got a Revival of Assessment; How Can We Shape It to Make It Work for Us; How We Can Communicate Results That Don’t Fit on Bumper Stickers
Presenter(s): Clifford Adelman, Senior Associate, Institute for Higher Education Policy

Wednesday, May 23 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Madero Room)
[21] The College Ladder: Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Education for Success for All Students (PDF)
Presenter(s): Jennifer Brown Lerner, Program Associate, American Youth Policy Forum

Wednesday, May 23 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Sabino Room)
[22]
Presenter(s): Sarita Brown, Executive Director, Excelencia in Education

Wednesday, May 23 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Villa Room)
[23] Career Focus and Exploration in Freshmen and Sophomore Years
Presenter(s): Sarah Holloway, Associate Dean for Freshmen Studies and Academic Advisement, St. Francis College; Monica Michalski, Director of Freshmen Studies and Academic Advisement, St. Francis College; John McAuliffe, Director of Admissions, St. Francis College

Wednesday, May 23 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Zapata Room)
[24] The Forgotten Class, the Forgotten Gender: Sophomore Male Retention
Presenter(s): Daniel Fabian, Interim Dean of Richmond College, University of Richmond

Coffee Break (2:45pm-3:15pm)

Breakout IV

Wednesday, May 23 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Encino Room)
[25] Strategies that Contribute to the Academic Success of First-Semester Hispanic Community College Students
Presenter(s): Mozella Garcia, Director, Student Success Center, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Community College

Wednesday, May 23 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Lantana Room)
[26] Project Prevail (PDF)
Presenter(s): Danna Joseph, Director, Student Engagement and School Completion, Forth Worth Independent School District; Charles Hoffman, Executive Director, Student Services, Forth Worth Independent School District; Charles Boyd, Director, Secondary School Management, Forth Worth Independent School District

Wednesday, May 23 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Carranza Room)
[27] Beyond the Bar Graph (PDF)
Presenter(s): Jonelle Beatrice, Associate Executive Director, Student Life, Youngstown State University; Pat Shively, Associate Director for Student Progress, Youngstown State University

Wednesday, May 23 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Madero Room)
[28] FastTrack - A Student Tracking System
Presenter(s): Peter Dietsche, Vice President, Mohawk College

Wednesday, May 23 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Sabino Room)
[29] Structuring for Student Success and Retention in a Community College - An Integrated Approach
Presenter(s): Patricia Leonard, Dean of Students, St. Clair Community College

Wednesday, May 23 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Villa Room)
[30] You Can't Have Recruitment Without Retention: Recruiting and Retaining Quality Students at Texas A&M University (PDF)
Presenter(s): David Byrd, Director of Recruitment, Texas A&M University; Cynthia K. Boettcher, Director of Undergraduate Programs, Texas A&M University

Wednesday, May 23 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Zapata Room)
[31] Promoting Success for Postsecondary Students with ADHD
Presenter(s): Tracey Rush, Learning Resources Advisor, Swarthmore College

Closing Plenary

Wednesday, May 23 — 4:15pm - 5:15pm (Navarro A/B Room)
[32] Latino Students: Pathways for Success
Presenter(s): Hector Garza, President, National Council on Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP); Sarita Brown, Executive Director, Excelencia in Education

5:30pm RIVERWALK RECEPTION

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Breakfast Plenary (continental breakfast will be provided)

Thursday, May 24 — 8:30am - 9:30am (Navarro A/B Room)
[33] The Research Panel - What Works in Postsecondary Student Success
Moderator: Alex Usher, Vice President, Educational Policy Institute
Presenter(s): Clifford Adelman, Senior Associate, Institute for Higher Education Policy; Peter Dietsche, Vice President, Mohawk College; Alberto Cabrera, Professor & EPI Senior Scholar, University of Maryland, College Park

Breakout V

Thursday, May 24 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Encino Room)
[34] Data-Driven Planning to Improve Student Engagement and Retention
Presenter(s): Pamela Brown, Acting Dean of Arts and Sciences, New York City College of Technology; Sherri Ondrus, Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, New York City College of Technology

Thursday, May 24 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Lantana Room)
[35] Curriculum, Measurement, Training, Policy, Results: A Scalable Approach to Building the College Access Capacity of School Districts
Presenter(s): Jeraul Mackey, Government Affairs Coordinator, College Summit; Keith Frome, National Director of Education, College Summit

Thursday, May 24 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Carranza Room)
[36] The Institutional Student Retention Assessment
Presenter(s): Watson Scott Swail, President, Educational Policy Institute

Thursday, May 24 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Madero Room)
[37] Student Expectations and Perceptions: Change Drivers for European Higher Education Institutions (PDF)
Presenter(s): James Taylor, Professor and Advisor to the Rector, University of Aveiro; Maria de Lourdes Machado, Senior Research Associate, CIPES; Rui Brites, Professor, ISCTE

Thursday, May 24 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Sabino Room)
[38] Online Orientation and Directed Self-Placement: Beginning a Collaboration
Presenter(s): Kelly McCarthy, Director of Student Development, Governors State University; Becky Nugent, Writing Center Coordinator, Governors State University

Thursday, May 24 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Villa Room)
[39] Get Your Degree ASAP (PDF)
Presenter(s): Janice Karlen, Professor, Department of Accounting and Managerial Studies, CUNY - LaGuardia Community College; Edward Goodman, Assistant Professor, CUNY - LaGuardia Community College

Thursday, May 24 — 9:45am - 10:45am (Zapata Room)
[40] Avanzar: Advancing the Retention of Minority Pre-nursing Students in Nursing School
Presenter(s): Adelita Cantu, Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio; Norma Rogers, Associate Professor/Clinical, University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio

Coffee Break (10:45am-11:15am)

Breakout VI

Thursday, May 24 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Encino Room)
[41] The Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers for Students of Color
Presenter(s): Irving Pressley McPhail, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, NACME, Inc.; Enrique Ainsworth, Director, Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity, UCLA; Aaron Stucker, Dean of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Prince George’s County Community College

Thursday, May 24 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Lantana Room)
[42] Promoting Student Success From Elementary School to College (Part I)
Presenter(s): Raymond Padilla, Professor, University of Texas, San Antonio; Kimberly Barker, Texas A&M University - Kingsville San Antonio; Mary Miller, Edgewood Independent School District

Thursday, May 24 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Carranza Room)
[43] Towards an Integrated and Holistic Approach to Increase the Retention of Non-Traditional Undergraduate Medical Students
Presenter(s): Mpho Jama, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Student Learning Development, University of the Free State

Thursday, May 24 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Madero Room)
[44] Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Retention (PDF)
Presenter(s): Bob Wilkinson, Director, Analysis, Planning, and Assessment, Pittsburg State University

Thursday, May 24 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Sabino Room)
[45] How to Use Assessment Data and Accreditation to Develop a QEP Focused on Improving Students' Math Skills and Increasing Retention
Presenter(s): Lynn Gillette, VP for Business, Administrations, and Compliance, Spalding University; Jo Ann Rooney, President, Spalding University; Dr. Randy Strickland, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Spalding University

Thursday, May 24 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Villa Room)
[46] Clearinghouse Overview (PDF)
Presenter(s): Richard Reeves, Director of Research, National Student Clearinghouse

Thursday, May 24 — 11:15am - 12:15pm (Zapata Room) [47] Academic Freedom, Assessment & Evidence-Based Decision Making
Presenter(s): Sarah Dennison, EDMC Assessment Consultant, Education Management Corporation; Gine Thomas-Cotter, VP, Academic Affairs Specialist, Education Management Corporation

Plenary Lunch

Thursday, May 24 — 12:15pm - 1:45pm (Navarro A/B Room)
[48]Presenter(s): Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives

Breakout VII

Thursday, May 24 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Encino Room)
[49] Academy of Engineering - A National Program to Establish High Schools with a Focus on STEM
Presenter(s): John Eppolito, CFO & Vice President, Administration, NACME, Inc.; Gregg Betheil, Senior Vice President, National Academy Foundation; Richard Grimsley, Associate Vice President, Project Lead the Way

Thursday, May 24 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Lantana Room)
[50] While Leaving No Child Left Behind, GEAR UP Makes Room for College Students
Presenter(s): Dana Divens, Assistant Director, SESO GEAR UP, University of Washington

Thursday, May 24 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Carranza Room)
[51] Managing Expectations (PDF)
Presenter(s): Nathen Rex, Associate Default Prevention Specialist, EdFund

Thursday, May 24 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Madero Room)
[52] SUCCESS@College
Presenter(s): Steve Fishman, Program Director, Seneca College; Lisa Decandia, Program Coordinator, Seneca College

Thursday, May 24 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Sabino Room)
[53] Institutional Efforts to Support Student Retention: Framing the Landscape
Presenter(s): Don Hossler, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Indiana University; Mary Ziskin , Indiana University; Jake Gross, Indiana University

Thursday, May 24 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Villa Room)
[54] Recruiting and Retaining Highly Successful Students When the Cards Are Stacked Against You (PDF)
Presenter(s): Nancy Smith, Assistant to the VP for Enrollment and Student Services, University of Texas, Pan American; Jeanette Broshears, Assistant Dean of Students, University of Texas, Pan American

Thursday, May 24 — 1:45pm - 2:45pm (Zapata Room)
[55] Enhancing Enrollment, Retention, and Community: An Innovative Approach to Retaining Students
Presenter(s): Sima Dabir, Director of Retention Activities, Western Iowa Tech Community College; Juline Albert, Dean of Students, Western Iowa Tech Community College

Coffee Break (2:45pm-3:15pm)

Breakout VIII

Thursday, May 24 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Encino Room)
[56] Leading Edge Practices in the Success of Underrepresented Minority Engineering Students
Presenter(s): Aileen Walter, Vice President, Scholarship Programs, NACME, Inc.; Gordon Moore, Director and Managing Partner, OMED Educational Services, Georgia Institute of Technology; Herb Schroeder, Associate Dean, University of Alaska, Anchorage, School of Engineering, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program

Thursday, May 24 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Lantana Room)
[57] Wyoming Hathaway Scholarship (PDF)
Presenter(s): Lacy Krakow, Hathaway Program Consultant, Wyoming Department of Education; Glenda Tucker, Wyoming Department of Education

Thursday, May 24 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Carranza Room)
[58] Data-Driven Retention Strategies (PDF)
Presenter(s): Kathy Kurz, VP, Scannell & Kurz, Inc; Greg MacConnell, Director of Academic Support and Retention Programs, St. Edward's University

Thursday, May 24 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Madero Room)
[59] Promoting Student Success From Elementary School to College (Part II) (PDF)
Presenter(s): Raymund Padilla, Professor, University of Texas, San Antonio; Ralph Wirth, , San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity; George Norton, University of Texas, San Antonio

Thursday, May 24 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Sabino Room)
[60] Access vs. Success: Preliminary Policy Insights from a Study Funded by Lumina Foundation for Education
Presenter(s): Roy Mathew, Director, Center for Institutional Evaluation, The University of Texas, El Paso; Denise Carrejo, , The University of Texas, El Paso

Thursday, May 24 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Villa Room)
[61] Developing Student Retention Strategies Based on a Survey of Student Success
Presenter(s): Alfredo Sosa, Coordinator of Information Systems and Research on Retention, Universidad de Monterrey

Thursday, May 24 — 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Zapata Room)
[62] Developing Legislative Support for Underrepresented Student Recruitment and Retention Programs
Presenter(s): Mike Lopez, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System

Closing Plenary

Thursday, May 24 — 4:15pm - 5:15pm (Navarro A/B Room)
[63] Leveling the Playing Field - Improving Access to a College Education
Presenter(s): John Brooks Slaughter, President & CEO, NACME, Inc.