Schedule

February 23, 2016
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Student Success at Scale: Guided Pathways will be held in the
Warshof Conference Center, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center.

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome & Announcements – Kate Smith, dean, Academic Foundations, MCC
9:15-9:30 a.m. President’s Welcome – Anne M. Kress, president, MCC
9:30-10:15 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Redesigning America’s Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success – Thomas R. Bailey, Ph.D., George and Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and director of the Community College Research Center

Followed by Q&A
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45-11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion 
Sabrina Crawford, executive director, Institutional Research and Effectiveness, St. Petersburg College

Kristen M. Fragnoli, provost and vice president of academic and student affairs, Finger Lakes Community College

Andrea S. Salis, Ph.D., C.H.E.S., faculty fellow for academic affairs, Queensborough Community College

Moderator: Laurel Sanger, dean, Science, Health and Business, MCC

Followed by Q&A

11:45 a.m.-noon Break/Lunches Available
Noon-1:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Equity-Driven Guided-Learning Pathways for Student Success – Tia Brown McNair, Ed.D., vice president, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, Association of American Colleges & Universities

Followed by Q&A
1:15-1:30 p.m. Break
1:30-2:15 p.m. 

Panel Discussion
Mark R. Bellavia, assistant professor of mathematics, MCC

Adity Gupta, MCC business administration student, peer mentor and tutor

Blake Moore, MCC political science student and president, MCC Student Government Association

Nayda Pares-Kane, interim dean, Liberal Arts, MCC

Followed by Q&A

2:30-2:45 p.m.  Colloquium Conclusion and President's Closing Remarks