Pathways Summit

A Celebration of Colorado Community Colleges jointly sponsored by the Colorado Community College System & the Colorado Department of Higher Education


Day 1: October 24, 2011

Film to Kickoff Summit:

Fulfilling the Promise, » video


Welcome

Dr. Nancy McCallin, President of the Colorado Community College System


President Obama's 2020 Education Goal: What It Means to Colorado

Dr. Frank Chong, U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary for Community Colleges, » PowerPoint

Overview of Colorado's P-20 Agenda

Lt. Governor Joe Garcia


Review of National Best Practices: Redesigning Community Colleges for Completion

Dr. James Jacobs, President of Macomb Community College, » PowerPoint


Getting Past Go: National Remedial Reform Success Stories

Dr. Bruce Vandal, Director, Education Commission of the States Postsecondary and Workforce Development Institute, » PowerPoint


Expanding the Latino Participation Beyond Student Recruitment

Luzelma G. Canales, Dean of Community Engagement & Workforce Development at South Texas College,
» PowerPoint.


Improving Student Transfer from Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions – The Perspective of Leaders from Baccalaureate Granting Institutions

Dr. Stephen Handel, Senior Director of the College Board's National Office of Community College Initiatives


Business & Economic Development Panel

Moderated by CCCS President Dr. Nancy McCallin

Carl Craig, Environmental Resource Associates; and, Ken Lund, Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade


Skills2Compete: Colorado's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs

Dr. Paula Gomez Farrell, Director, SkillBuild Colorado, » PowerPoint


Conversations with Policy Makers

Moderated by CDHE Deputy Director Dr. Matt Gianneschi, » PowerPoint

State Representative Tom Massey (Chair Education Committee); State Senator Keith King; State Senator Michael Johnston; and, State Senator Bob Bacon


Perceptions of the Day and Recommendations for Colorado

Moderated by CDHE Deputy Director Dr. Matt Gianneschi

Bill Graves, SunGuard Higher Education; and, Josh Jarett, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation


Day 2: October 25, 2011

Pathways to College and Beyond: Institutional Planning

Dr. Kevin Pollock, President of St. Clair County Community College and nationally recognized speaker,
» PowerPoint


Financial Aid Community College Enrollment Management and Student Success Strategies

Robert Evans, President, EC Group, LLC, » PowerPoint


New Colorado Data Systems

Dr. Beth Bean, Director of Research and Information, Colorado Department of Higher Education, » PowerPoint


I just wanted to say thank you for hosting the Pathways Summit. I found the speakers to be engaging and the information was very good.
– A Colorado Community College Administrator
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