7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Internet Café
Grand Peninsula Ballroom Foyer

8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Convention Registration
Grand Peninsula Ballroom Foyer

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
UMOJA Consortium CEOs – Coffee and Conversation (by invitation only)
Oak

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS
Effective Program Review for Integrated Planning
Bayside A & B
This workshop will outline and discuss the elements of an effective integrated system of program review, planning, and resource allocation that will enable institutions to continually assess their effectiveness, create a culture of informed decision-making leading to sustainable continuous quality improvement of institutional effectiveness and educational quality. Participants will have the opportunity to use simulated data to inform curricular and programmatic changes.
Barbara Beno, President, and Steve Maradian, Vice President, ACCJC

Certified Emergency Preparedness Training
Regency A
Using required State and Federal SEMS/NIMS training information, the Disaster Resistant California Community Colleges (DRCCC) has created a training program just for you. All trustees and administrative leaders must complete training by end-of-year 2009. This training will include tabletop exercises in responding to real-life scenarios of major disasters that have impacted the community colleges within the last year. Included will be an update on the outcome of the November statewide 4-day earthquake exercise. A certificate of completion from the California Community Colleges System Office will be issued.
Linda Morin, DRCCC Region 1 Representative, and EHS/Emergency Management Coordinator, Coast CCD; Peter Wright, Director of Emergency Planning & Preparedness, California Community Colleges System Office

Accreditation Liaison Officer Workshop
Sand Pebble E
This workshop is for institutional Accreditation Liaison Officers (ALOs). It will cover the leadership and communication responsibilities of the ALO, the new requirements for the verification of distance learning students' identity as mandated by the Higher Education Act, the ALOs leadership role in promoting institutional quality and effectiveness, and the specific role the ALO plays in the preparation and submission of the Self Study and other Accreditation reports. There will be opportunity for experienced ALOs to share what they have learned and all ALOs to ask questions in a lessons learned from the field segment.
Jack Pond, Vice President, and Susan Clifford, Vice President, ACCJC

Leading through Change: Sustaining Basic Skills Advances in Tough Times
Sand Pebble A & B
The Hewlett Leaders in Student Success Program has used “gold standard” data and criteria to identify colleges that have built verified success in progressing through basic skills in a variety of California community college settings. How is large-scale improvement possible? Sustainable in these times? A panel of presidents from Hewlett Leader colleges will provide insight into the organizational context that distinguishes this kind of proven, institutional level success. College practitioners will then share strategies and lead mini-practicums for increasing capacity for success through areas such as systematic professional development, collaborative research that prompts improvement, integration across college areas—student services/academics or in-&-out-of-class strategies, targeting what different populations need, and scaling up what works.
Linda Umbdenstock, Executive Director, Hewlett Leaders Program, The RP Group; Henry Shannon, Superintendent-President, Chaffey College; Dianne Van Hook, Chancellor, College of the Canyons; Kathy Lehner, Superintendent-President, Mendocino College; Joan Smith, President, Columbia College; and their practitioner colleagues from the seven Hewlett Leader Colleges.

Preparing for Executive Leadership
Sand Pebble C & D
Despite the current challenging times, the rewarding aspects of executive leadership roles continue to be attractive to many because of the opportunities to help lead colleges through historic changes. Designed for vice presidents and deans who aspire to increasing responsibilities, this interactive workshop will address three primary topics: the identification of leadership traits and competencies essential to effective vice presidents and presidents; strategies for successfully navigating the search process (including cover letters, resumes and interviews); and suggestions for creating a positive and productive transition to a new senior role. Presenters will share their experiences and practical suggestions, as well as welcome dialogue with the participants.
Pam Fisher, ACCT Leadership and Search Consultant and Chancellor Emeritus, Yosemite CCD; Celia Barberena, President, Chabot College; Brice Harris, Chancellor, Los Rios CCD; Jowel LaGuerre, President, Solano College; DeRionne Pollard, President, Las Positas College; Fran White, President, College of Marin

9:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
California Community College Trustees Board of Directors Meeting
Regency C

9:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
CEO Workshop (by invitation only)
Regency B
This session is designed to create an environment that is confidential and safe for new CEOs. Facilitators will engage participants in a guided conversation on pertinent leadership issues and challenges facing new CEOs. Topics for the session were provided by the invitees. Insights, perspectives and strategies for success are identified as outcomes for the session.
Darroch "Rocky" Young, Consultant, California Collegiate Brain Trust; Ben Duran, Superintendent/President, Merced College; Nicki Harrington, Chancellor, Yuba CCD; Judy Miner, President, Foothill College; Fran White, Superintendent/President, College of Marin

9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 
Consultation Council
Harbor A & B

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Educational Showcase Sneak Peek
Grand Peninsula Ballroom EFG

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Living in Difficult Times
Grand Peninsula Ballroom ABC
Jack Scott, Chancellor, California Community Colleges

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Statewide CEO Meeting
Regency B

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Improving Standard IV Outcomes with Classified Leadership Development
Regency A
Join us for a panel discussion about accreditation Standard IV and how classified involvement in leadership and governance can improve outcomes during the accreditation process.
Benita Briones, President, California Community Colleges Classified Senate, City College of San Francisco

Transition to Administration
Regency C
How can we attract well-rounded and well-versed college administrators for our colleges?
Lori Gaskin, Immediate Past President, California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers; Jane Patton, President, and Mark Wade Lieu, Immediate Past President, Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges; Randy Lawson, Executive Vice President, Santa Monica College

Fast-Track to Success: Accelerated Online and Basic Skills Programs
Bayside A & B
College of the Canyons designed and launched two innovative programs to serve targeted populations – online learners and basic skills students. Both programs offer a pre-planned curriculum, cohort-based learning, and close collaboration between counselors and instructors. High student success and retention demonstrate the success of this approach.
James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, Distance Learning Programs and Training, College of the Canyons

Creating New Revenues Through Partnerships: COD West Valley
Harbor A
A description of COD's current efforts to create a world-class sustainable campus in Palm Springs, utilizing partnerships with energy producers, potential college-linked businesses, the City of Palm Springs, and the major businesses in the region. Focus is on lessons learned and how-to. Special focus on leasing land for solar energy production and R & D.
Jim Goodell, President, Public Private Ventures, Inc.; Frederick Harris, Assistant Vice Chancellor, California Community Colleges System Office; Edwin Deas, Vice President, Administrative Services, College of the Desert

Making Success Compulsory: Mandating Participation in Matriculation Services
Harbor B
In the last several years research has repeatedly duplicated studies which show a significant rate of success for those students who have participated in orientation, counseling, and assessment in contrast with those who do not. And yet, students continue to tease out any loophole that allows them to be exempt. Several community colleges have been mandating matriculation for years now, and can substantiate an increase in student success. Presenters will discuss policy and the practical considerations involved in predicating enrollment based on completion of orientation, assessment and counseling. They will review the impact on budget, personnel, and rates of student success.
Monica Green, Dean of Student Services, California Community Colleges Matriculation Professionals Association, Norco Campus/Riverside CCD

Grow Your Own Leaders – With LEAP!
Sand Pebble A
College of the Canyons has developed its own leadership development program in an effort to “grow our own leaders” from existing faculty and staff. Leadership Education in Action Program (LEAP) was created to foster the development of visionary, pace-setting administrative leaders and provides the opportunity to identify and develop the knowledge, skill sets and confidence to become a successful leader. Attend this session to learn more about LEAP and how you can develop and implement a similar program at your college!
Leslie Carr, Director, Professional Development, College of the Canyons, and 4C/SD Board Chair

Learning to Learn Instruction-Matriculation Collaboration
Sand Pebble B
Matriculation has always had a role in developing interventions that help remediate the poor academic performance of underprepared students and those in academic difficulty. College of the Canyons’ Strategic Learning program is a unique interdisciplinary approach that is designed to teach life-long metacognitive skills, integrating a two unit credit course on Learning to Learn; Theory and Practice, with an online instruction website and a Strategic Teaching Lab for instructors. Our collaboration involves matriculation; counseling and instructional faculty in teaching, applying, and reinforcing self-regulated learning strategies across the curriculum.
Chelley Maple, President, California Community Colleges Matriculation Professionals Association, Director of Matriculation, College of the Canyons

Developing an Integrated Research Framework for Student Services
Sand Pebble C
Student services programs are supported under the premise that they promote student retention and success. However, generating significant and compelling evidence to substantiate these assumptions has been difficult. Student services programs are being challenged at every turn; accordingly, evidence is even more critical for decision making and advocacy. An integrated planning and research agenda for building a culture of evidence will be presented.
Loretta Adrian, Vice President of Student Services, and Robert Johnstone, Dean of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness, Skyline College

Orientation to Participatory Governance: Classified Senates
Sand Pebble D
This workshop will provide an Orientation to the role Classified Senates play in participatory governance and enhancing leadership development. We will highlight examples from various community colleges throughout California. Areas of focus will be: senates and unions working together, supporting classified involvement, classified leadership development programs and celebrating classified. The tips and ideas presented here will help you better understand the roles and positive outcomes classified staff can have on your campus.
Monica Souza, Past President; Benita Briones, President; Jim Wilson, President Emeritas; and Cari Plyley, President Emeritas, California Community Colleges Classified Senate

Best Practices in Admissions & Records
Sand Pebble E
Implementation of changes in Admission and Records often involves college-wide decisions and impacts. Representatives of the California Association of Community College Registrars and Admissions Officers will discuss the implementation of new services and regulations, including CCCTran and the new course repetition.
Alicia Terry, Director of Admissions and Records, President, California Association of Community College Registrars and Admissions Officers, MiraCosta College; Sue Vaughan, Director, Enrollment Services, Bakersfield College; Judy Young, Director, Admissions & Records, Chabot College

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Classified Employees Help Students Succeed at Every Step
Regency A
Join us for an inspiring look and the many ways classified staff make a difference in the lives of students at California community colleges.
Maureen Chenoweth, Foothill College; Bhavi Patel, Foothill College

Achieving Student Success Through Committed Leadership
Regency C
On April 30, 2009, the trustees of City College of San Francisco unanimously passed the Student Racial and Ethnic Equity Resolution, an unprecedented policy addressing the institution's achievment gap. Come hear the story of how a small group of dedicated students, faculty, administrators, and trustees partnered to call attention to the inequities within their institution and inspire all to take action.
Kica Gazmuri, Senior Associate, California Tomorrow; Chris Jackson, Trustee, Hal Huntsman, Academic Senate President, and Sue Homer, Political Science Faculty, City College of San Francisco

DIY Assessment: A Viable Option?
Harbor A
The premise of self assessment is that students are the best judges of the parallel between their ability/competency and course content. Proponents of self assessment models argue that students who feel in control of their placements are more likely to follow through with enrolling in classes and become more engaged in college. There is also a common belief that this is a less expensive method of assessing students. So why aren’t more colleges developing self placement processes? Matriculation and assessment experts will discuss the complexities of self-placement, current practices, and financial factors involved in developing this alternate assessment process.
Anna Garza, Matriculation Manager, California Community Colleges Matriculation Professionals Association, School of Continuing Education for North Orange CCD; Aiden Ely, Dean of Student Development & Enrollment, Los Rios CCD; Kitty Moriwaki, Assessment & Pre-Requisites Coordinator, City College of San Francisco; Chelly Maple, Matriculation Coordinator, College of the Canyons

Fostering a Culture of College Readiness
Harbor B
Learn how the Basic Skills Initiative has evolved over its brief existence into powerful dialog, action, and innovation on each of our campuses.
Irene Malmgren, Chief Instructional Officer, Citrus College; Deborah Harrington, BSI Project Director, Los Angeles CCD; Mark Wade Lieu, Immediate Past President, ASCCC; Debbie DiThomas, Vice President, Student Services, Riverside Community College

Textbook Affordability Strategies: Removing Barriers to Student Success
Sand Pebble A
The CCC Board of Governors approved Recommendations to Reduce Textbook Costs to Promote Student Access and Success in May 2008. This session, presented by the California Association of College Stores and the California Community Colleges System Office, will explain what colleges and the state are doing to make college more affordable.
Kathleen Kaser, Bookstore Manager, Director, California Association of College Stores, Chabot College; Robin Ellis, Bookstore Director, Past President of the California Association of College Stores, Cabrillo College; Debra Sheldon, Specialist, Student Services and Special Programs, California Community Colleges System Office

Counseling at a Distance: Equitable, Efficient and Effective!
Sand Pebble B
As education becomes increasingly digital, and courses and degrees are added to the virtual environment, student services must evolve with instruction. Delivering counseling services to students who may or may not be physically located near the institution presents a unique challenge. Technology based approaches to counseling not only meet the distance education challenge, but also provide an opportunity for greater cost effectiveness and improved performance outcomes for serving all students! This session will provide you with a working example of the technology based counseling services offered to students at Coastline Community College.
Shalamon Duke, Dean, Counseling and Special Programs, Coastline Community College, California Community Colleges Matriculation Professionals Association

Systemwide Technology Services: Meeting the Needs of Today’s Students while Reducing Costs to Campuses
Sand Pebble C
The Chancellors Office Technology Division manages a host of technology services that provide cost-effective solutions to colleges. What emerging technology services are being explored that can help campuses better serve today’s students? How can leaders integrate them effectively on their campus? In this presentation, we’ll discuss the current and new technologies being created and offered to campuses and students.
Patrick Perry, Vice Chancellor for Technology, Research, and Information Services, California Community Colleges System Office

Career Pathways: Successful Models and Partnerships with Secondary Institutions
Sand Pebble D
SB70 Community Collaborative grants provide the opportunity to enhance Tech Prep programs, creating comprehensive K-14 Career Pathway models that include career exploration, curriculum alignment, bridge programs and professional development. The Contra Costa County Community Collaborative for Career Technical Education (C5CTE) and the San Diego CCD Tech Prep Program will share projects, successes and challenges.
John Winterton, Career Pathways Project Leader, College of the Sequoias; Otto W. K. Lee, Vice Chancellor, Instructional Services & Planning; and Mara Sanft, Tech Prep Coordinator, San Diego CCD

Faculty Count in Community Colleges
Sand Pebble E
In this presentation, we will illustrate the centrality of faculty to program performance and the importance of building faculty leadership by discussing examples of these characteristics with faculty from the English as a Second Language Department at City College of San Francisco.
Elizabeth Cox, Assistant Director, CA Community College Collaborative (C4); Gregory Keech, Department Chair, ESL; Laura Walsh, Instructor, ESL; Vivian Ikeda, Teacher Resource Center Coordinator, City College of San Francisco

University Centers: Increasing Access in Tough Fiscal Climates
Bayside A & B
University Centers are invaluable programs that increase access to bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. These programs are especially crucial during fiscal years in which CSU and UC are turning students away. This session will discuss what works, what doesn’t work, and how to do this without state funding.
Dianne Van Hook, Chancellor; Barry Gribbons, Vice President, Instructional Development., Technology; and Cathy Ritz, Interim Director, College of the Canyons

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Noncredit Districts Caucus
Regency A

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS
Grand Peninsula Ballroom ABC
The Federal Stimulus Bill: Opportunities and Challenges for Community Colleges
Discuss opportunities and challenges resulting from funding received by community colleges from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences with projects funded through ARRA and discuss any future funding opportunities that may exist for colleges.
Lisa Allred, Partner, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

BoardDocs Update
Participants will have an opportunity to see how their districts can save money as well as improve efficiency and communication by utilizing BoardDocs eGovernance service.
George Amend, West Coast BoardDocs Analyst, BoardDocs; Christian Teeter, Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Coast CCD

Content on Demand: Discover This Searchable Library of Video Clips and Activities
Explore the Digital Resource Repository available through EDUSTREAM and learn how online, hybrid and face-to-face courses can benefit from and be enriched by incorporating media-rich content. This database includes over 2500 video segments and interactive activities that can be utilized by faculty and course developers for student enrichment.
Valerie Cavazos, Director of Marketing, Dallas TeleLearning/Dallas County CCD; Glen Kuck, Executive Director, Distributed Education and Technology Services, San Bernardino CCD

SYNERGY: A New Faculty Learning Community Cohort
SYNERGY, a new faculty learning community cohort, is designed to assist new faculty in becoming integrated members of the College. The program consists of a year-long set of experiences and sessions, designed to be conducted in a learning community setting, to orient new faculty to the college and the community.
Christina Chung, Senior Human Resources Generalist, College of the Canyons; Diane Fiero, Vice President of Human Resources, College of the Canyons

Public Sector Employment Law Update for California’s Community Colleges
New laws and new cases mean that there are more risks and responsibilities to consider when dealing with employees. This discussion will review the major legal developments of the past year and explain how they are relevant to cities. Also emphasized will be practical steps your city can take when dealing with new and existing legal issues.
Mary Dowell, Partner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

Saving Categorical Programs
Tips on how to most effectively and efficiently expend remaining funds and meet minimum required standards.
Richard Giese, Consultant/former CEO, California Collegiate Brain Trust

Repairing Your Accreditation
A discussion of the five most common challenges faced by community college districts needing to strengthen their accreditation status and tips on how to address each.
Ed Buckley, Consultant/Retired CIO, California Collegiate Brain Trust

Using Human Presence to take the Distance out of Education
Despite the world-flattening communications explosion made possible by broadband Internet technology, distance education remains in many cases correspondence schools with e-mail. Interaction and human presence remains both the missing link and the holy grail in distance education. Santa Barbara City College is working towards solving this dilemma with a robust new learning environment that takes the distance out of education.
Douglas E. Hersh, Dean, Educational Programs; David Wong, Director, Faculty Resource Center; and Jason Walker, Director, Student Technology Support, Santa Barbara City College

Creating a Student-Athlete Success Center
College of the Canyons designed and launched a tutoring center focused on student athlete success, with the collaboration of counselors, coaches, and tutoring professionals. Participants will learn the steps we followed, from idea to implementation to data analysis.
Garrett Hooper, Counselor; and Mojdeh Mahn, Director, Tutoring, Learning, and Computing Lab, College of the Canyons

California Corporate College: A New Road to Prosperity
California corporations are spending nearly $2B with outsourced training providers. Come find out how the California Corporate College is going to harness the significant competitive advantages of California community colleges statewide to secure a significant portion of that market, while bringing revenue to the colleges.
Leslie Larrabee, Director, Butte College/California Corporate College

Navigating the Public Construction Minefield
This roundtable discussion will address some of the more difficult issues commonly faced by districts in the course of their construction projects, including change orders, delays and enforcing liquidated damages provisions, underground conditions, project close-out, proper licensure for contractors, and insurance requirements. We will also provide time-tested tips for avoiding claims.
Hugh Lee, Partner, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Leading Faculty Commitment and Development
This presentation evolves from recent doctoral research on organizational commitment in community college faculty. The presenter will present a brief overview of the research and findings, as well as discuss ways in which community college leaders can foster the development of faculty commitment.
Monica Pactol, Dean of Instruction, Folsom Lake College

Developing an Effective Anti-Fraud Program
Fraud is rising at an unprecendented rate as $840 million has been removed from the operating budgets of California community colleges. It’s critical now more than ever to build frontline protection and safeguard your valuable resources. A retired FBI Special Agent and a Fraud Specialist will discuss how to establish an affordable and effective anti-fraud program. The roundtable group will talk about ways to build a culture of integrity within your community college that minimizes your vulnerability and the risk of fraud.
Linda M. Saddlemire, Partner; and Ernie Cooper, Director, Vicenti, Lloyd & Stutzman

Enhance Your Learning Environment: Sustainable Construction Methods for Community Colleges
This presentation will show how Sustainable Construction enhances the teaching and learning environment thus attracting more students and improving faculty satisfaction. Using actual case studies, we will focus on the methodology for selecting the best Green practices for your school’s environment and provide real data showing excellent results.
Jodi Soboll, Sr. Project Manager, Cambridge CM; Leta Stagnaro, Associate Vice President, Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, Ohlone College

Is Surplus District Property a Solution to the Budget Woes?
Discuss options for raising revenue from the sale or other use of community college district property, identifying surplus property, and determining its value and achieving the highest return through its sale or lease. Methods to generate community consensus in sale or lease will be discussed along with the proper use of the revenue derived from the sale.
Melissa Strand, Marketing Director; P. Addison Covert, Managing Shareholder; and Stacy Toledo, Associate Attorney, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Managing Student Learning Outcomes, Assessments and Improvements with Technology
Colleges are increasingly looking for technology solutions to facilitate the work required to report on student learning outcomes, assessment and institutional changes to improve teaching and learning. Explore how Community Colleges in California are using TaskStream to meet these needs, successfully demonstrating institutional effectiveness and building cultures of continuous improvement.
Ben Streiter, Marketing Associate, TaskStream

Center for Working Families: A Culture of Success
Replicating the successful Casey Foundation model, Skyline College will create The Center for Working Families as a one-stop site for accessing multiple education and employment services including: career development, financial literacy, and asset-building strategies. Bundling services and facilitating benefits uptake enhance utilization of resources in support of social mobility.
William Watson, Director, Center for Workforce Development; and Virginia Padron, Director, Career Center, Skyline College

How Retention, Fund Raising, Accountability, and Reporting Mandates are Supported by Institutional Research
There is an increasing need to improve institutional performance and accountability by assembling information that documents progress on initiatives and the efficient use of assets. Most California communtiy colleges need standardized support to gather data, report, and analyze to meet regulatory and accreditation requirements; maximize fundraising; and achieve a desired retention rate.
Kathy Williams, California Community College Representative; Bob DeWitt, Director, Institional Research; and Mike Reid, Director, California Community College Solution Center, SunGard Higher Education

6:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL SHOWCASE RECEPTION AND GRAND OPENING
Grand Peninsula Ballroom EFG