November 16 – November 17, 2015 | Washington, DC
 

Date and Time

Monday, November 16 –
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location

Potomac Center Plaza
550 12th Street, SW, Auditorium
Washington, DC 20202

Schedule

Monday, November 16

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 – 9:25 AM Welcome and Introductions
9:30 – 9:55 AM Panel 1: White House Initiatives
10:00 – 10:50 AM Panel 2: Research Roundtable - New Developments and Future Directions in Research on Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
11:00 – 11:50 AM Concurrent Sessions 1: Exchanging Promising Practices
  • A - Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
  • B - Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs)
  • C - Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  • D - Tribal Colleges and Universities and Native American Serving Non Tribal Institutions (TCUs and NASNTIs)
  • E - Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)
12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch
1:30 – 2:20 PM Federal Speed Networking
2:30 – 3:20 PM Concurrent Sessions 2:
  • A - Financial Capability of Postsecondary Students
  • B - U.S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Education and Training Benefits Program
  • C - Coordinating Federal Investment in STEM Undergraduate Education
  • D - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Higher Education Technical Assistance Project
  • E - Support Outside of the Classroom: Strategies for Student Housing Stability
3:30 – 4:30 PM Panel 3: Student Panel

Tuesday, November 17

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 – 9:55 AM Panel 4: Working With Philanthropy
10:00 – 10:55 AM Concurrent Sessions 3:
  • A - High-Impact Practices for Developing Educators' Capacity to Serve Undersupported Students
  • B - Emphasis on Evidence
  • C - Strengthening Collaboration Between Community Colleges and Four-Year HBCUs
  • D - Building Virtual Communities of Practice with Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
  • E - Student Aid Update
11:00 – 11:55 AM Concurrent Sessions 4:
  • A - High-Impact Practices for Developing Educators' Capacity to Serve Undersupported Students (encore)
  • B - Emphasis on Evidence (encore)
  • C - The Supporting Student Success Initiative: High-Impact Practices in Adult Education and Developmental Education Alignment at Community Colleges
  • D - International and Foreign Language Education Opportunities for Community Colleges
  • E - America's College Promise
12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 PM Presentation: First in the World: An Introduction to Evidence-Based Grants
2:00 – 2:20 PM Presentation: Work Plan Introduction
2:30 – 3:20 PM Concurrent Sessions 5: Communities of Practice Work Session
  • A - Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions
  • B - Predominantly Black Institutions
  • C - Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  • D - Tribal Colleges and Universities and Native American Serving Non Tribal Institutions
  • E - Hispanic Serving Institutions
3:30 – 5:00 PM Conclusion: Communities of Practice Report Out and Cross-Category Discussion