Faculty Convocation 2007
Friday, January 5, 2007

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Bulpitt Auditorium
Phoenix College
1222 W. Thomas Rd
Phoenix AZ, 85013

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Faculty Convocation 2007
"Engagement By Design: What Matters Most for Student Success"

Friday, January 5, 2007
Phoenix College
Bulpitt Auditorium
8:30am - 3:00pm
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

featuring...
Dr. Kay McClenney
Director of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement;
Senior Lecturer in the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at The University of Texas at Austin

Please join colleagues for Faculty Convocation 2007 as we provide a focus on Student Success. Participation in the day's activities will make you eligible for great prizes donated by the Faculty Executive Council (FEC).

About the Speaker

Dr. Kay McClenney is Director of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement and a senior lecturer in the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at The University of Texas at Austin. Also within the CCLP, she is senior consultant to the UT work on the Lumina Foundation's Achieving the Dream initiative, part of the leadership team for the Ford Foundation's national Community College Bridges to Opportunity Initiative and director of the MetLife Foundation's national student retention project. She previously served for 10 years as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Education Commission of the States.

Dr. McClenney has served as a consultant to education institutions, state higher education systems, state government, and professional associations in 47 states and internationally. In addition, she served for nine years as a community college educator, during which she was a faculty member, system administrator, and interim CEO.

A frequent keynote speaker, Dr. McClenney has also authored numerous publications on education issues, strategic planning, accountability, and assessment. She currently serves on the National Advisory Boards for the National Survey of Student Engagement at Indiana University and the College and Career Transitions Initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education and managed by the League for Innovation. She earned her Ph.D. in educational administration from the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin, and she has been named a Distinguished Graduate of that program. Her previous degrees include a B.A. from Trinity University and an M.A. in Psychology from Texas Christian University.

Kay served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Executive Board of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC). She received the 2002 PBS O'Banion Prize for contributions to teaching and learning in America.

Agenda

• 7:45 – 8:30 am
  Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 8:30 – 8:45
  Welcome and Overview of the Day
  
  • Dr. Patricia Case, Faculty Development Coordinator and Sociology Faculty, Rio Salado College
  • Dr. Anna Solley, President, Phoenix College
  • Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor, Maricopa Community Colleges
• 8:45 – 9:00
  Message from Janice Reilly, President, Faculty Executive Council and Counseling Faculty, Mesa Community College
• 9:00 – 9:15
  Student Performance
  
• 9:15 – 10:15
  
  • Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
  • Keynote Address: "Engagement by Design: What Matters Most For Student Success"
    Dr. Kay McClenney, Director Community College Survey of Student Engagement; Senior Associate, "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count"; Adjunct Professor, Community College Leadership Program, The University of Texas at Austin
• 10:15 – 10:30
  Questions/Answers with Dr. McClenney
  
• 10:30-10:45
  Break to Sessions
  
• 10:45-12:00 pm
  "Celebrating Maricopa Faculty" Showcase
  Participants can visit any or all of the sessions.
  • Sabbaticals Ceremony (11:00 – 11:30) - Library
  • Sabbaticals "How To"
  • Summer Projects "How To"
  • Learning Grants Showcase
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning/Maricopa Institute for Learning Showcase
  • Ocotillo Research and Development Showcase
  • International Education Showcase
  • Formation: Seeds of True Self at Maricopa
• 12:00-1:00 Buffet Lunch and Raffle (Auditorium/Library Lawn) Raffle prizes provided by the Faculty Executive Council
• 1:00-3:00
  Special Meetings by Request (Locations throughout Phoenix College)
  

Convocation 2007 Planning Committee

• Dr. Patricia Case, Rio Salado College
• Hazel Davis, Rio Salado College
• Ruth DeLeon-Martinez, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
• Eric Leshinskie, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
• Dr. Gaye Bumsted Perry, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
• Janice Reilly, Mesa Community College
• Chris Schnick, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
• Jill Seymour, South Mountain Community College
• Dr. Sara Soller, Phoenix College
• Your college Faculty/Staff Development Coordinators
• The staff of the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction

For more information, please contact the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction at 480-731-8300.