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Preconference Workshops
** To register for any of the preconvention workshops listed below,
visit
online registration (for credit cards only) or
download registration (Adobe PDF) to be mailed or faxed.
 Workshop A:
New CEO Institute: Hit the Ground Leading
Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14
1:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center - Room 13 & 14
(Download
program agenda, Adobe PDF File)
This day-and-a-half workshop is designed to assist
first-time CEOs via a series of interactive sessions and employs a mix of
new and seasoned CEOs as presenters and advisors.
Sponsored by AACC Presidents Academy with scholarship support from SunGard
Higher Education.
Workshop B:
Interviewing for the Presidency & Preparing to Work with and for a
Board of Trustees
Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14
1:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center - Room 8 & 9
Sponsored by: ACCT.
Description: This two-part workshop provides a valuable simulation
of the presidential interview process and insights into how community
college boards of trustees function. Practice interviewing in a typical
presidential candidate/search committee or board interview session; learn
how to present yourself in ways that are uniquely yours and capitalize on
outstanding qualities that make you the candidate of choice; and critique
your videotaped interview with presidential experts. The workshop also
provides valuable information on governance and how to prepare to work for
a board of trustees, as well as learn what trustees look for when
interviewing presidential candidates. Broaden your level of knowledge and
understanding of the workings of board of trustees.
Faculty: Walter Bumphus,
Community College Leadership Program, University of Texas-Austin and
Former Chair, AACC Board of Directors; and Pamila Fisher, Leadership
Consultant and Former Chair, AACC Board of Directors, MT
Workshop C:
Positive Possibilities
Friday, April 13
1:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center - Room 16
Sponsored by: A Company of Experts.net.
Description: Learn how to host a community summit focusing on a
national dialogue - Call for Action: regaining our competitive advantage.
Your college can lead the national dialogue among community colleges,
businesses and other community leaders that will re-ignite the passion of
community colleges so that they can help America reclaim its competitive
advantage in the world.
Faculty: Kathy Becker,
Vice President, Company of Experts.net and retired community college human
resources officer, CA; and Jim Pulliam, President, Company of Experts.net
and retired community college president, CA
Workshop D:
Leveraging Data in Strategic Planning: Building Institutional Capacity
Saturday, April 14
1:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center - Room 11
Sponsored by: AACC, in cooperation with the Community College Research
Center.
Description: Many institutions have extensive data resources but
lack the capacity to apply that data to the challenges of institutional
decision-making. The effective use of data to support strategic planning,
accreditation and state policy decisions is an increasing challenge. This
workshop assists participants in developing and utilizing the
institutional research capacity within their colleges. It also will help
them to understand the key information needed for strategic leadership; to
recognize the characteristics of sound research; to be aware of the
strategies for building a strong institutional research capacity within
the college; to be able to articulate the expectations of an effective
college IR department; and to be aware of the resources available in
community college research.
Facilitator: Desna Wallin, Leadership Consult & AACC Future
Leaders Institute/Advanced Facilitator, NC
Faculty: Thomas Bailey, George and Abby O’Neill
Professor of Economics and Education & Director, Community College
Research Center, NY; Karen Stout, President, Montgomery Community College,
PA; H. Leon Hill, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment,
Montgomery Community College, PA; David Levinson, President, Norwalk
Community College, CT; Vanessa Smith Morest, Dean of Institutional
Effectiveness, Norwalk Community College, CT; Davis Jenkins, Senior
Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Columbia
University, Teachers College, NY; Diane Troyer, President, Cy-Fair
College, TX
Workshop E:
Thoughts & Clues for Aspiring Presidents
Saturday, April 14
1:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center - Room 16
Sponsored by: Gold Hill Associates.
Description: Looking for that first presidency? Wanting to be the
candidate? This workshop provides valuable information and insights about
the qualifications, skills and attributes of the successful presidential
aspirant, as well as the successful president. It explores ways to make
your application stand out, discusses skills to develop now to prepare for
a successful presidency, and points out common mistakes of first-time
presidents and how to avoid them. A team of seasoned veterans and new CEOs
will provide valuable insights from their varied perspectives and answer
your questions about seeking your first community college presidency.
Faculty:
Bob Barringer,
President, Gold Hill Associates, NC; Robert Messina, President Burlington
Community College, NJ; Preston Pulliams, District President, Portland
Community Colleges, OR; John Roueche, Director, Community College
Leadership Program, University of Texas-Austin; Jerry Sue Thornton,
President, Cuyahoga Community College, OH
Workshop F:
PR Academy: Managing the Message and the Media
Saturday, April 14
1:30:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center - Room 12
Sponsored by: AACC
Description: This fast-track intensive will give participants
important strategies about how to develop and stay on message, effectively
communicate in a crisis, develop positive, two-way communication with the
news media, and employ the new “social” media to position and market your
college.
Faculty: Ron McCall, President Executive Communications; Scott
Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Education; Elyse Ashburn, Reporter, The
Chronicle of Higher Education; Dina Lewis, President, Distilled Logic.
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