2015 COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FUTURES ASSEMBLY
PREPARING TO EXPERIENCE 21 YEARS OF
COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXCELLENCE!
PRESENTERS
Dale Campbell, Professor and Director, Institute of Higher
Education & FUTURES Bellwether College Consortium,
University of Florida
Tina O’Daniels, Associate Director & Faculty, Institute of
Higher Education, University of Florida
Xiaodan Hu, PhD Fellow & Program Director, Community
College Futures Assembly, Institute of Higher Education,
University of Florida
HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FUTURES ASSEMBLY
National independent policy “think tank” to identify
the critical issues facing community colleges
Recognize trend-setting bellwether programs that
other colleges can consider replicating
Two decades recognizing over 60 postsecondary
institutions and 500 Bellwether Finalists
2015 FUTURES ASSEMBLY
Policy
Summit
Bellwether
Award
• Reverse Transfer
• Keynote – The Honorable
Dr. Virginia Foxx
• State delegations & research
• Keynote – Joanna Barsh
• 30 Bellwether Presentations in 3
Categories
• Critical Issues Discussion Forum
• Bellwether College Consortium
Updates
THE BELLWETHER AWARDS
1,000
nominatio
ns
Instructional Programs
& Services
Address
Three
Categori
es
Planning, Governance
& Finance
National
Conferen
ce,
media
National
Panel of
Judges
Workforce Development
BELLWETHER CATEGORIES
Instructional
Programs &
Services
Planning,
Governance &
Finance
• Programs or
activities that have
been designed and
successfully
implemented to
foster or support
teaching and
learning in the
community college
• Programs or
activities that have
been designed and
successfully
implemented to
improve efficiency
and effectiveness
in the community
college
Workforce
Development
• Public and/or
private strategic
alliances and
partnerships that
promote
community and
economic
development
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Chipola College, FL
• ACE Is the Place: Providing New Pathways to
Graduation
Cuyahoga Community
College, OH
• Achieving Change Through a Positive Culture
Maricopa County
Community College
District, AZ
• Maricopa Millions OER Project: Scaling Use of
ExtraOERdinary Materials
Norco College, CA
• Summer Advantage: A Collaborative Model for
Building the Future with College Readiness
Palm Beach State
College, FL
• Alternative Scheduling/Combined Courses
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Sinclair Community
College, OH
South Mountain
Community College, AZ
• A Mathematical Pathway to Success for Arts Majors
• From Rhetoric to Reality: Innovating for Success at a Hispanic
and Minority Serving Institution
The Community College • The Evolution and Success of an Accelerated Mathematics
of Baltimore County, MD Program
Walla Walla Community • Pathways out of Prison: A Correctional Education Debate
Project
College, WA
Wallace Community
College - Dothan, AL
• A holistic instructional approach to effectively closing the
student achievement gap by significantly improving student
learning
PLANNING, GOVERNANCE, & FINANCE
Bristol Community
College, MA
Broward College, FL
California Community
Colleges’ Success
Network, CA
• Building a Zero Net Building for STEM. Improving Science
Technology, Engineering, Math, and Health Technologies
Programs in a Zero Net Energy Building in the North East.
• Back to the Future - Pathway to Financial Literacy and LongTerm Student Financial Success
• 3CSN Leadership Institute: Transforming Basic Skills
Instruction College by College
East Central Community • Connecting College with Communities
College, MS
• Using Financial Aid Data and Fundraising Strategies to
Flathead Valley
Improve Access, Persistence and Completion through
Community College, MT Scholarships
PLANNING, GOVERNANCE, & FINANCE
Grayson College, TX
• Building Pathways to Careers through Partnership:
Industry Intern Program (I2)
Isothermal Community
• The WISE Program - Innovation in Education
College, NC
Northeast Alabama
• Trailblazing Math: The Path to My Success
Community College, AL
Ocean County College,
NJ
St. Louis Community
College, MO
• Helmets to Mortarboards: Veterans to
Mortarboards a Comprehensive Enrollment Service
• Bridging the Gap in STEM Education
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Alamo Colleges, TX
• Alamo Academies - An Industry-Driven, Higher Education
Program of Studies, Workforce and Economic Development
Partnership: Boosting the School-to-Careers Pipeline
Alamo Colleges, TX
• Alamo Colleges I-BEST: Creating Unbound Pathways to Living
Wage Careers
Cape Cod Community
College, MA
• Discovering Pathways to Independence
Metropolitan
• Missouri Innovation Campus: An Early College Approach to
Community College, MO Future Workforce Demands
Niagara County
Community College, NY
• Retail Partnership Preparing an Educated and Experienced
Workforce
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Northern Virginia
Community College, VA
• NOVA's College Pathway Initiatives: Facilitating College and
Career Success through Collective Impact Programming
Piedmont Technical
College, SC
• Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Pueblo Community
College, CO
• Mobile Learning Labs – Paving New Pathways
Santa Fe College, FL
• Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe Program: A Community College
and University Partner to Address Workforce Demand for
Engineers
Technical College of the
Lowcountry, SC
• Certified for Success
PREPARATION OF PACKET
3 Binders (one electronic file) + 1 minute video
Describe the need (Rationale)
History of Program
Measures of Effectiveness
Testimonials
Replication
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
 Who should we send to present?
 What are the different payment options?
 What does the registration fee include?
 Do I need to register separately for the Policy Summit?
Which registration option should I choose?
 When are the presentations?
 When will the winners be announced?
BELLWETHER COLLEGE CONSORTIUM
The Bellwether College Consortium’s primary goals are to
promote effective postsecondary programs for replication at
higher education institutions across the nation, and to
actively position your college to be in the best position to
pursue various funding opportunities. In addition, the
Consortium provides a platform for its members to
collaborate on potential joint ventures while having access
to educational thought leaders at the national Futures
Assembly.
BELLWETHER COLLEGE CONSORTIUM
Engaging
Partnerships
Leading– Edge
Technology
Applied
Research
• Leverage the partnership power of a renowned national
consortium
• Partner with other members to implement award-winning
programs
• Mobile Enrollment Software
• Digital Literary Technology
• Investigation and Analysis of pending postsecondary issues
• Strategy Development to address educational issues
• Monthly Webinars addressing critical issues and best-practices
http://education.ufl.edu/bellwether/
2015 NATIONAL POLICY SUMMIT
• What is Reverse Transfer?
• Why gather to discuss Reverse Transfer?
http://education.ufl.edu/futures/2015-policy-summit/
SEE YOU IN ORLANDO!
http://education.ufl.edu/futures/