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2012
Friday, September 21st
8:00 AM

Exhibitor Fair

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Campus Center Concourse, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

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Campus Center Concourse, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Welcome Address

Robert L. Caret, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

10:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - A Collaborative Approach to Assessment of the First-Year Experience (FYE)

Raldy Laguilles, Springfield College - Springfield, MA
Mary Ann Coughlin, Springfield College - Springfield, MA
Terry Vecchio, Springfield College - Springfield, MA

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 165 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Creating New Tools to Help Students Thrive In and Out of the Classroom

Jessica Bacal, Smith College

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 168 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Featured Session - The Money Problem! Strategies for Finding Resources to Invest in Student Success

Jane Wellman, Delta Cost Project

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 164 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Foundation Year: Redesigning the First Year of College for First Generation and Non-Traditional Urban Students

Molly Dugan, Northeastern University

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 176 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Organized Chaos: Using Logic Models to Design Student Success Programming

Kelly Gray, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Kathleen McLellan, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Anna Vargas, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center, Room 908 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - So What Does It Mean to be a College Student Today? Helping Students Become Students as a Critical Element in Student Success

Michael Rosenfeld, Pace University
Will Imbriale, Pace University

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 162 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Supporting the Success of Students of Color: Promising Practices and Plans of Action

Sabrina Gentlewarrior, Bridgewater State University
Andrea Garr-­‐Barnes, Bridgewater State University
Cathy Holbrook, Bridgewater State University

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 101 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - The Elephant in the Room: Defining Student Success in Developmental Education

David Ferreira, Three Rivers Community College
Marcie Burch, Three Rivers Community College

Campus Center Room 909 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Sessions - Turning Data into Meaningful Change: Using Mixed-Method Assessment in Program Reviews

Dawn Rendell, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Room 917 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

11:15 AM

Morning Keynote Address - What Matters to Student Success

George Kuh, Indiana University - Bloomington

Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

12:15 PM

Dessert

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Campus Center Concourse, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch

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Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

1:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - "Transfer-able" skills: Ensuring Transfer Student Success

Terrace Hanlon, Vassar College

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 176 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - Creating a Framework for Student Success Through Structure, Planning and Assessment

Michael Wiseman, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Annemarie H. Seifert, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 162 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - Defining Career Success for Nontraditional Students

Gina Joseph-Collins, Bay Path College
Maura Devlin, Bay Path College

Campus Center Room 908 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - Does Student Success Depend on Our Use of Social Media?

Lisa Giddens, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Scott Campbell, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Mary Ellen Leseno, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 101 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - Featured Session - The Money Problem! Strategies for Finding Resources to Invest in Student Success

Jane Wellman, Delta Cost Project

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 164 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - Information to Action: Creating a Data-Driven Plan for Student Retention

Kimberly Sauerwein, Colby-Sawyer College

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 168 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - Leveraging Grant Money to Develop and Sustain Community Pathways and Partnerships

Cynthia O'Donnell, North Shore Community College
Kathryn Gallo, North Shore Community College
Kristin Hunt, North Shore Community College
Kelly Sullivan, North Shore Community College

Campus Center Room 909 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - The G-1 Student Experience: Recognizing and Supporting for Improved Persistence and Success

Heather Maietta, Merrimack College
Tia Roy, Merrimack College

Campus Center Lower Level, Room 165 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions - What Kind of Student Success Does Democracy Need from Higher Education?

John D. Reiff, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
David S. Neely, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Campus Center Room 917 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:45 PM

Closing Keynote and Conference Wrap-­‐up

Randy Swing, Association for Institutional Research

Campus Center Auditorium, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Wine and Cheese Social

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Campus Center Concourse, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM