Schedule

Speaker talking to attendees

Beyond Academics: Supporting Holistic Student Readiness

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Monroe Community College, Brighton Campus
Warshof Conference Center, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center
(Monroe A & B; presenters and panelists to report here)

The program will also be video streamed to MCC’s Downtown Campus,
High Falls A.

MORNING SESSION
Time Event/Activity
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking
9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome & Announcements -- Medea C. Rambish, Ed.D., dean, Academic Foundations, Monroe Community College
9:15-9:30 a.m.

President’s Welcome -- Anne M. Kress, president, MCC
9:30-10:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Growth Mindset
featuring Jacquie Beaubien, independent consultant and former Project for Education Research That Scales (PERTS), Stanford University
10:45-11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: Putting Learning Mindsets in Context
Moderator: Medea C. Rambish, Ed.D.
  • Debra Borden, Corning Community College
  • Amy Burtner, Ph.D., Monroe Community College
  • Milladge E. Griffin III, Monroe Community College
  • Gena Merliss, Monroe Community College
  • Aubrey Zamiara, Ph.D., Monroe Community College
Followed by Q&A
11:45 a.m.-Noon Lunch Pick Up & Break
AFTERNOON SESSION
Time Event/Activity
Noon-1:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Non-Cognitive Skills and Student Success
featuring Kevin Li, Triton College
1:15-1:30 p.m. Break
1:30-2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Beyond the Test Score: Using Multiple Measures for Student On-boarding
Moderator: Matthew Fox, chairperson, ESOL & Transitional Studies, Monroe Community College
  • Nicole Adsitt, Ph.D., Cayuga Community College
  • Thomas Chew, The College at Brockport
  • Brenna Farrell, West Irondequoit Central School District
  • Marc Pietrzykowski, Ph.D., Niagara County Community College
Followed by Q&A
2:30-2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks