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2011
Friday, September 23rd
8:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

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Campus Center Lower Level

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM

Welcome Address - Featured Speaker

Richard M. Freeland, Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts

Auditorium Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

9:30 AM

Concurrent Session, Evolution of Successful Learning Communities

Mara Sidman, University of Massachusetts Boston
Lindsay Bruce, University of Massachusetts Boston
Janine Bradley, University of Massachusetts Boston

Campus Center Room 168

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Concurrent Session, From Grave to Cradle: How One College Brought FYE Back to Life

Dave Ferreira, Three Rivers Community College
Matthew Liscum, Three Rivers Community College

Campus Center room 165

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Concurrent Session, Increasing Student Veteran Success in the Post 9-11 GI Bill Era

David Vacchi, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Room 805

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Concurrent Session, Reflection and Connection: Integrating the Undergraduate Experience

Maureen Mahoney, Smith College
Kate Queeney, Smith College
Jessica Bacal, Smith College
Stacie Hagenbaugh, Smith College

Campus Center Room 174

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Concurrent Session, Warm Rooms in a Cold House: Campus Environments for Student Success

Patricia Cardoso, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Gerardo Blanco Ramirez, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Room 101

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Featured Session - Creating State Policy to Boost College Completion

Francesca Purcell, Massachusetts Associate Commissioner for Academic and P-16 Policy

Campus Center Room 811

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Featured Session - Integrative Knowledge and Learning: Theory, Research & Practice

Melissa Peet, University of Michigan

Campus Center Room 163

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Featured Session - Secrets of a Successful Transfer: Undergraduate Student Panel

Hedley Freake, University of Connecticut

Room 162 Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

11:00 AM

Keynote Address - Academic Leadership: Creating a Climate of Success for All Students

Freeman Hrabowski, University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Auditorium Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:15 PM

Lunch

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Student Union Ballroom, University of Massahcusetts - Amherst

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

1:15 PM

Concurrent Session, Integrative Knowledge and Learning: Theory, Research & Practice

Melissa Peet, University of Michigan

Camput Center Room 163

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Concurrent Session, Peer Mentoring in the First Year: Perspectives on Student Success

Liya N. Escalera, Bunker Hill Community College
Khaled Abukhidejeh, Bunker Hill Community College
Lynne Benson, Bunker Hill Community College
Keisha LaRosa, Bunker Hill Community College

Campus Center Room 174

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Concurrent Session, Prescription for Success: Using ePortfolio to Job Prep Non-traditional Students

Patricia M. Burke, Queensborough Community College
Carol Soto, Queensborough Community College
Georgina Colalillo, Queensborough Community College

Campus Center Room 168

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Concurrent Session, Project Compass: A Model for Transforming Campuses for Underserved Student Success

Glenn Gabbard, Director Project Compass, New England Resource Center for Higher Education
Heather Bouchey, Lyndon State College
Raymond Rice, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Sabrina Gentlewarrior, Bridgewater State University
Carmen Cid, Cid

Campus Center Room 101

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Concurrent Session, The Best of Both Worlds: 2-Year & 4-Year Institution Partnerships for Student Success

Jack Mino, Holyoke Community College
Scott Auerbach, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Room 165

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Concurrent Session, The Military: Critical First Year College Experience Learning Community Seminar

Kathleen B. O'Neill, Bunker Hill Community College
Wick Sloane, Bunker Hill Community College

Campus Center Room 162

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Concurrent Session, Transfer Students: How 2- and 4-Year institutions Can Learn From Each Other

Mary T. Grassetti, Framingham State College
Allia Matta, Holyoke Community College

Campus Center Room 805

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

2:30 PM

Concurrent Session, ASSIST: Mental Health and Disability Resources for Faculty and Staff

Melinda Stoops, Framingham State University
LaDonna Bridges, Framingham State University
Paul Welch, Framingham State University

Campus Center Room 165

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Concurrent Session, Data-Driven Transformative Change For Student Success

Carmen R. Cid, Eastern Connecticut State University
Margaret E. Martin, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Room 101

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Concurrent Session, Empowering Diverse Students Through Learning Communities

Lori A. Catallozzi, Bunker Hill Community College
Lloyd Sheldon Johnson, Bunker Hill Community College
Lee Santos Silva, Bunker Hill Community College

Campus Center Room 174

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Concurrent Session, Mission Accomplished: Community College Advisors Join Forces

Diane O'Hearn, Greenfield Community College
Julie Shaw-MacDougall, Greenfield Community College
Linda Scott, Greenfield Community College
Karen Costa, Greenfield Community College
Debra Boucher, Mount Wachusett Community College

Campus Center Room 811

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Concurrent Session, Strategies for Success: Increasing Achievement, Persistence, Retention and Engagement

Alicia D'Oyley, Middlesex Community College
Patricia Bruno, Middlesex Community College
Danijela Jackson, Middlesex Community College
Jessica Henry, Middlesex Community College

Campus Center Room 163

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Concurrent Session, Understanding the Transitional Needs of Transfer Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Kelly Gray, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Kait Nagi, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Room 162

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Concurrent Session, Using Logic Models in Faculty/Staff Collaboration for First-Year Learning Outcomes

Jonathan S. Lewis, Wheelock College

Campus Center Room 168

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Featured Session - The Power of Research-Based STEM Education

Bruce Jackson, MassBay Community College

Campus Center 805

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

3:45 PM

Poster Session - Child Care Tuition Assistance for Student Parents Makes Graduation Possible

Maryanne Gallagher, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Joanne Levenson, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Concourse Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session - Exam-Prep Speed Dating

Lisa A. Sheldon, Greenfield Community College

Concourse Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session - Implementing Service Learning: From Nutrition Education into Student Action

Alicia Sinclair, Queensborough Community College
Lana Zinger, Queensborough Community College
Andrea Salis, Queensborough Community College

Concourse Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session - Moving Towards Purposeful Training of Student Group Advisors

Dawn Rendell, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Concourse Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session - Secondary-Postsecondary Curriculum Alignment for Incoming College Freshmen

Julie Hannum, Berkshire Community College
Chantel Rhind, Berkshire Community College

Concourse Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session - STREAMS: Improving Student Success in STEM at Bridgewater State University

Thomas P. Kling, Bridgewater State University
Jeffrey Williams, Bridgewater State University
Jennifer Mendell, Bridgewater State University
Stephen Waratuke, Bridgewater State University
Matthew Salomone, Bridgewater State University

Concourse Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Wine and Cheese Social

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Concourse Campus Center University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM