Sustaining the Legacy: Making a Difference

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Deadline Extended to 5:00 p.m., Friday June 4

We strive to achieve the dream of our founders: making community colleges the learning centers that create a better California. Despite the many challenges California's community colleges face, we open our doors to students from all backgrounds and our local community with the opportunity of a better quality of life. The people in the colleges—faculty, administrators, staff and trustees—act on those opportunities to ensure that students succeed and communities are well-served.

This year the League is commemorating both the 100th Anniversary of California's community colleges and the League’s 20th year. The 2010 Convention and Partner Conferences will celebrate our combined accomplishments and provide the tools to ensure we create a better California and continue open access for all students.

Partner Conferences

The League welcomes key community college organizations that are among those sponsoring Convention Strands or separate Conferences, to participate as Partner Conferences in conjunction with the Annual Convention. The Convention and Partner Conferences are designed so that participants will be able to attend Convention events and meet separately with others in their field. For information on partnering with the Convention, contact Carmen Sandoval at csandoval@ccleague.org. Partner organizations are responsible for developing the content of their Conference or Convention strand. The League may share proposals with Partner organizations.

Learning Strands

We are particularly interested in proposals in the following areas. Proposals are invited for Convention presentations that celebrate and share successes and explore solutions to challenges:

• Teaching and Learning
• Student Services and Student Success
• Institutional Performance and Accountability
• Fiscal, Legal, and Administrative Operations
• Professional and Leadership Development
• Community and Global Partnerships

Participants

The Convention and Partner Conferences attract trustees, CEOs, administrators, faculty, classified staff and student leaders from all areas of the colleges. There is a wide variety of people and perspectives. Proposals are sought that target specific interests as well as those that cross boundaries between all segments of the colleges.

Session Format

Convention concurrent sessions are one (1) hour and generally have one (1) to four (4) presenter(s). Focus sessions are two (2) hour workshops. There are a limited number of 3-hour pre-convention workshops spots available.

Criteria for Selection

The League’s Annual Convention Committee will use the following criteria to select sessions for the program. The proposal:

• Is innovative, unique, or thought-provoking;
• Is clear and interesting;
• Is relevant to current and future needs and challenges;
• Is of interest to a cross-section of people; and
• Models good teaching and learning strategies.

Submission Guidelines

Please note: Submissions are only being accepted online.

Timeline: Proposals must submitted by 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 4. The key contacts will be notified of proposal acceptance in early August. Please note: This is a firm deadline and is applicable for Partner Conference proposals and Business Partner proposals, as well as all college proposals.

Presenter Registration: All presenters are expected to register for the convention. We are unable to pay honoraria or expenses to program presenters. By signing the proposal, the key contact agrees to inform all participants that they are required to register and pay the conference fee.

Program Changes: The Community College League reserves the right to edit program titles and descriptions, to request changes in the proposal, and to encourage joint presentations of proposals submitted on similar topics. The League may share proposals appropriate to Partner Conferences with the Partner organizations.

Questions

For questions or further information please contact Carmen Sandoval at csandoval@ccleague.org or Melodie Smith at msmith@ccleague.org.