Higher education is at a crossroads.
Whether we like it or not, the nature of higher education is changing: teaching and learning going digital, more students learning on-line and off-campus, costs and debt keeping our most needy students from enrolling, lack of supports to help them succeed.
Colleges in CT and beyond – two-year, four-year, and technical programs – are trying to address these challenges. It is CHERE’s mission to help share ideas that work and bring practitioners together to seek new strategies and solutions.
Join key policy makers and higher education leaders from Connecticut and the region for an important Two-Day conference. We will examine the nature of higher education today, and the challenges and the strategies that can make a difference.
Speakers include the Co-Chair of the CT Legislature’s Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, representatives from the CT Board of Regents, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and college presidents.
See REGISTRATION FORM for Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. To register and pay on-line with a credit card, please go to:
https://www.purplepass.com/#189865 for Oct. 11
https://www.purplepass.com/#190256 for Oct. 18
In partnership with Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, Central Connecticut State University and Goodwin College.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
8:30-9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Greetings and Introductions
9:15-9:30 What We Can Do Today to Improve Higher Education FOR ALL in Connecticut
Mark Ojakian, President, CT Board of Regents
9:30-10:25 Panel: Making Higher Education Work for All Students
Representatives from CT Governor’s office, top leadership from Goodwin College and other private and public colleges and universities
10:40-11:35 Panel: The High School to College Transition - Building an Effective Continuum from High School to Higher Education and Beyond
Representatives from area school districts and leading organizations supporting education in the high school to college transition
11:50-12:30 Student Response Panel
12:30-1:15 Lunch and Informal Networking
1:15-2:55 Concurrent Workshops
WORKSHOPS
Crisis Management for Students:
Seamless Counseling
Academic Support for Reinstated and Probation Students
Women in College
Bridge Programs: Helping Challenged Students Acclimate to College
First Day, First Week, First Month, First Year Experience
Brainstorming Big Issues in Education
