Council for the Study Of Community Colleges

49th Annual Conference
April 12-14, 2007
Tampa Convention Center
Tampa, Florida

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Conference Papers and Presentations

Thursday, April 12, 2007 6 PM - Tampa Marriott Waterside Lobby

6:00 PM Optional meeting of CSCC colleagues for “dinner on our own”

Meet at 6 PM at the Marriott Lobby Bar located diagonally across from the Tampa Convention

Center. A list of area restaurants and streetcar schedules will be provided. We will leave for

dinner no later than 7 PM so don’t miss the fun “night on the town.”

Friday, April 13, 2007 – Tampa Convention Center

7:30-8:30 AM Registration and Coffee ‘Meet and Greet’, Foyer outside of Rooms 18-25

8:30-8:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks, Rooms 18-19

Marilyn Amey, CSCC President and

Deborah L. Floyd, CSCC President-elect and Program Chair

8:45-9:00 AM Break

CONCURRENT PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Please note, presenters for all paper presentation sessions have 12 minutes for their presentations, with the remainder of the time reserved for questions and discussion. Session chairs will manage the time allotments.

9:00-10:15 AM Session 1A, Room 20

Session Chairs: Pradel Frank, Miami Dade College

Mehran Basiratmand, Florida Atlantic University

POLICY

• State Slippage and Mission Shift: The Changing Mix of Community College Revenues, 1980-81 to 2000-01

Billy C. Roessler, Tarrant County College District; Stephen G. Katsinas, University of Alabama;

David E. Hardy, University of Alabama

• The Influence of Evolving State Policies on Community College Non-Credit Occupational Programs

Michelle Van Noy, Columbia University; James Jacobs, Macomb Community College

• The Baccalaureate Community Colleges in Florida: Arguments from Both Sides and Initial Outcomes (Word)

Nicholas Manias, University of South Florida

9:00-10:15 AM Session 1B, Room 21

Session Chair: Leila Gonzalez-Sullivan, North Carolina State University

WORKFORCE

• Hegemony and Resistance: Neoliberal Ideology in a Community College Job-training Program

David Franklin Ayers, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; David Carlone, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

• Back to School: Meeting the Needs of Dislocated Workers at the Community College (Paper)

Molly H. Duggan, Old Dominion University; Edward Raspiller, Old Dominion University

• The Influence of Workforce Needs on Community College Mathematics Faculty Curricular Reasoning about College Algebra Reform (Paper)

Helen E. Burn, Highline Community College

• Transfer Track Versus Workforce Development: An Analysis of the Florida Community College Curriculum

Karen Griffin, Hillsborough Community College

9:00-10:15 AM Session 1C, Room 22

Session Chair: Marilyn Amey, CSCC President, Michigan State University

PARTNERSHIPS

• Oil, Maslow, and Competency: A Good Mix for Partnerships?

Patricia L. Farrell, Michigan State University; Kim Allan Seifert, Doña Ana Community College

• Globalization and Community Colleges: The U.S., Canada, and Vietnam (Paper)

Diane Oliver, Texas Tech University

• The Organizational Culture of a Comprehensive Community College Engaged in Continuous Quality Improvement

Clayton Tatro, Garden City Community College; Timothy Gray Davies, Colorado State University

10:15-10:30 AM

Refreshment Break – Foyer 24

Sponsored by:

• Stylus Publishing, LLC

10:30-11:45 AM Session 2A, Room 20

Session Chair: Terrence A. Tollefson, East Tennessee State University

RETENTION

• The Impact of an Institution’s Characteristics on Retention Rates

Heidi A. Hansel, Kirkwood Community College

• Influencing the College Attendance Rates of Hispanics in Texas (Paper)

Brent D. Cejda, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matt Short, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation

• Validation of the of Student Engagement Models in the Community College Context

C. Nathan Marti, University of Texas at Austin

10:30-11:45 AM Session 2B, Room 21

Session Chair: Trudy H. Bers, Oakton Community College

CAREER EDUCATION

• Evaluating Transportability of Instructional Innovation in Vocational Education: Moving Beyond the Principle of Entirety

Norena Norton Badway, University of the Pacific; Caroline Sheldon, University of the Pacific; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University

• Female Students in Career and Technical Education Programs at Community Colleges

Jaime Lester, Old Dominion University

• Technical or Non-Technical: What’s in a Major?

Latrice E. Eggleston, Iowa State University

10:30-11:45 AM Session 2C, Room 22

Session Chair: Debra Bragg, Executive Director, National Council on Student Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

STUDENT AFFAIRS

• Two-Year College Deans of Student Affairs: Demographics and Educational Backgrounds

Marybelle C. Keim, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

• Perceptions of Community College Presidents and Board of Trustee Chairs Regarding Intercollegiate Athletics

Mitchell R. Williams, Western Carolina University

• Working for Community College Student Success: A Student Services Model

Ralph Mario Wirth, San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity

11:45-12 noon Break

12 noon-1:30 PM Roundtables and “Dutch Treat” Lunch, Rooms 18-19

Grab a sandwich from the one of the restaurants in the Convention Center and bring it with you for conversation and roundtable discussions as noted below. Additional information will be provided on site.

Sponsor: Sodas, bottled water and ice cream desserts will be provided courtesy of

• Michigan State University

Session Chairs: Barbara Viniar, Cornell University

Laura Antczak, Barry University

• Identifying Effective Teaching Practices and Preparing Faculty for Remedial Courses

Robin Capt, Texas Tech University; Diane Oliver, Texas Tech University

• On-campus Student Housing: The Scope, benefits and Challenges to America’s Rural-serving Community Colleges

David E. Hardy, University of Alabama, Pat G. Moeck, Dallas County Community College District

• From Community College to the University: Building Cultural Capital for Diverse Students

Steven R. Aragon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Brad W. Kose, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• How can We Measure whether Community College Occupational/Vocational Programs Provide Students with the International Expertise that Businesses Need

Ronald L. Olney, University of South Florida

• Organizational Learning and the Strategic Planning Process: Is there a link for Community Colleges?

Ken Trzaska, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley

• Survey Research on Perceptions of Racial Campus Climates among Community College Students: Theory, Methodology, and Implications

Diane Shammas, University of Southern California; William E. Maxwell, University of Southern California

1:30-1:45 Break

1:45-3:15 PM Plenary Session I – Room 23

Invited Panel

“Back to the Future: Community College Missions and Programs”

Session Chair and Moderator: Jan Ignash, University of South Florida

Speakers & Panelists:

• Kenneth P. Walker, District President of Edison College (FL) and Founding President, Community College Baccalaureate Association

• Anne E. Mulder, Retired President of Lake Michigan College, Past-president of AACC’s President’s

Academy and recipient of AACC’s Leadership Award

• John Levin, CSCC Past-president, Bank of America Professor of Education Leadership, University of California, Riverside

3:15-3:45 PM Refreshment Break – Foyer 24

Sponsored by:

• Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation

(With the National Council of Instructional Administrators)

3:45-5:00 PM Session 3A, Room 20

Session Chair: Christine McPhail, Morgan State University

ADULT LEARNERS

• Adult Student Retention at a Midwestern Community College

Elizabeth M. Cox, Iowa State University

• Access and Success for “Second Chance” Adult Learners: Just How Open is the Door?

Catherine Kirby, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Debra D. Bragg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Judith Sunderman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• A Conceptual Model Describing Influence of Campus Environment on Early Adult Transition to Community College

Pam Schuetz, University of California-Los Angeles

3:45-5:00 PM Session 3B, Room 21

Session Chair: Janice Sandiford, Florida International University

FACULTY ISSUES

• Selection Criteria of Community College Faculty: An Integrative Review

James E. Bartlett, University of South Carolina; Michelle E. Bartlett, Clemson University

• Stuck in the Middle: The Place of Faculty within the Conflicting Interests and Multiple Constituencies of Community Colleges

Rick Wagoner, University of California, Los Angeles

• Maneuvering the Role as a Community College Artist-Educator: Scholarship Assessed (Paper)

John R. Gibson, Tulsa Community College; John P. Murray, Texas Tech University

• The Amazing Impacts of Collective Bargaining, Local Funding, and Geography on Salaries for Full-Time Faculty at American Community Colleges

Jose Frank Maldonado, Tarrant County College; Stephen G. Katsinas, University of Alabama; David E. Hardy, University of Alabama

3:45-5:00 PM Session 3C, Room 22

Session Chair: Desna Wallin, University of Georgia

LEADERSHIP

• The Challenges of the Community College Presidency in the New Millennium: Characteristics, Traits, Skills, and Preparation Needed to Survive

Christopher Duree, Iowa State University

• A Conceptual Framework for Promoting Professional Ethical Identity Development for Community College Leaders

Clifford P. Harbour, Colorado State University; Sharon K. Anderson, Colorado State University; Timothy Gray Davies, Colorado State University

• Rising to the Top: The Personal and Professional Journeys of four Hispanic Women Leaders in Higher Education

Lyvier L. Aschenbrenner, Indian Hills Community College; Larry H. Ebbers, Iowa State University

5:00-5:45 PM Break

5:45-6:45 PM Graduate Students and Newcomers Reception, Rooms 10-11

Sponsored by:

• Florida Atlantic University College of Education and

• Florida International University

Session Chairs: Laura Antczak, Barry University

Elizabeth M. Cox, Iowa State University

6:45-8:30 PM Dinner, Business Meeting, Awards, Election, President’s Address and Installation of

New Officers – Rooms 18-19

Sponsored by:

• Central Michigan University;

• University of Alabama Education Policy Center;

• University of South Florida;

• Taylor and Francis Publishing-The Community College Journal of Research and Practice;

• Sage Publications-Community College Review; and

• Community College Baccalaureate Association

• 50th anniversary pins provided by Florida Atlantic University

Music provided by the St. Petersburg College, Florida "Madrigalians"
Directed by Dr. Vernon Taranto, St. Petersburg College Music Faculty
Accompanied by Barry Stevens.

Session Chairs: Marilyn Amey, CSCC President, Michigan State University and

Deborah L. Floyd, CSCC President-Elect, Florida Atlantic University

Saturday, April 14, 2007 – Tampa Convention Center

7:30-8:30 AM New Directions for Community Colleges’ Breakfast, Rooms 18-19

Sponsored by:

• Jossey-Bass Publishers

8:30- 8:45 AM Break

CONCURRENT PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Please note, presenters for all paper presentation sessions have 12 minutes for their presentations, with the remainder of the time reserved for questions and discussion. Session chairs will manage the time allotments.

8:45-10:00 AM Session 4A, Room 20

Session Chair: Patsy Fulton-Calkins, University of North Texas

BACCALAUREATE, TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION

• Addressing the Teacher Shortage: The Associate in Arts in Teaching

Jan M. Ignash, University of South Florida; Ruth C. Slotnick, University of South Florida

• An Exploratory Study of Community College Baccalaureate Teacher Education Programs (PDF)

Deborah L. Floyd, Florida Atlantic University; Cheri St. Arnauld, Maricopa Community College District and the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP)

• Perceptions of Barriers Concerning Online Teaching and Policies: Florida Community College Full-time Faculty Members

Jennifer Haber, St. Petersburg College; Michael Mills, University of South Florida

8:45-10:00 AM Session 4B, Room 21

Session Chair: James Hudgins, University of South Carolina

RURAL & URBAN ISSUES

• Leading the Rural Community College: The Role of Community

Pamela L. Eddy, Central Michigan University

• Educational Resiliency among Dominican English Language Learners in an Urban Community College

Nelson A. Reynoso, Bronx Community College of the City University of New York

• >Student Aid in the Rural Context: The Critical Role of Financial Aid for First-time/Full-time Students at America’s Rural-serving Community College.

David E. Hardy, University of Alabama; Stephen G. Katsinas, University of Alabama

• College Literacy and Transfer: Experiences of Urban Community College Students

Daniel Cullen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:45-10:00 AM Session 4C, Room 22

Session Chair: Linda Hagedorn, University of Florida

STUDENT SUCCESS

• Relationships Among Types of Faculty Validation and Three Community College Student Outcomes

Elisabeth A. Barnett, Columbia University

• A National Study of On-Campus Housing at Community Colleges (Paper)

Barbara K. Townsend, University of Missouri-Columbia; Jessica Graverholt, University of Missouri-Columbia; Suzanne Spomer, University of Missouri-Columbia

• Measuring Student Success: A Study of Postcollege Earnings among Community College Students

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Jonathan Compton, Iowa State University;

Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University; Janice Nahra Friedel, Iowa Department of Education

10:00-10:15 AM Refreshment Break – Foyer 24

Sponsored by:

• University of South Florida

10:15-11:30 AM Session 5A, Room 20

Session Chair: James C. Palmer, Illinois State University

TRANSFER & TRANSITIONS

• Second College Choice; Transfer Paths of Community College Students

Vasa Buraphadeja, University of Florida; Christopher S. Coogan, University of Florida; Linda Serra Hagedorn, University of Florida

• Assessing the Application of Leadership Theories in Supporting the Community College Student’s Transition Process

Lisa Marie Kerr, Rose State College

• Transfer Transitions: First Semester Experiences of Community College Transfer Students at Selected Texas Christian Universities (Paper)

J. Eric Gumm, Abilene Christian University; Albert B. Smith, Baylor University

10:15-11:30 AM Session 5B, Room 21

Session Chair: Barbara Townsend, University of Missouri-Columbia

STUDENT PERFORMANCE

• Spatial Analysis of Educational Pathways: From Community College to Doctorates in Science and Engineering

Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University

• The Relationship of Aptitude, Course Grades, and Program Length, to Performance on a Standards Based Test (NCLEX-RN)

Lenora Yates, Miami-Dade College; Janice R. Sandiford, Florida International University

• Causal Attributions for Success or Failure of Students in College Algebra (Paper)

Janice R. Sandiford, Florida International University

10:15-11:30 AM Session 5C, Room 22

Session Chair: Rebecca Lake, National-Louis University

COMMUNICATION & PERCEPTIONS

• The Relationship of Forms of Social and Organizational Capital to Policy: The Case of Community College Partnerships

Marilyn Amey, Michigan State University; Pamela L. Eddy, Central Michigan University;

Carolyn K. Ozaki, Michigan State University; Jesse S. Watson, Michigan State University; Patricia L. Farrell, Michigan State University; Kim Allan Seifert, Doña Ana Community College

• Perceptions of the Community College by High School Counselors and Advisors

Yvonne M. Mitkos, Lincoln Land Community College

• Community College Tuition: Open-access or Cooling-out

Christopher M Mullin, University of Florida; David S. Honeyman, University of Florida

11:30-11:45 AM Break

11:45-12:30 PM Roundtable Luncheon – Box Lunches Provided, Rooms 18-19

Sponsored by:

• Iowa State University

Session Chairs: Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University and

Barbara Viniar, Cornell University

• Research and Foundations Courses: Ensuring Relevance, Utility and Value in Community College Leadership and Higher Education Doctoral Programs

David E. Hardy, University of Alabama; Stephen G. Katsinas, University of Alabama

• Relevant and Realistic Doctoral Programs for Aspiring Community College Leaders

Rebecca S. Lake, National-Louis University

• Can You Hear Me Now?: Delivering Doctoral Programs at a Distance

Edward Raspiller, Old Dominion University; Molly Duggan, Old Dominion University

• The Road to Success: Comparing the Cohort Learning Model with Other Graduate Level Learning Models in Community College Leadership Doctoral Programs

Harriette Scott, Morgan State University; Daphne Snowden, Morgan State University; Mary Robinson, Morgan State University

• What do They Want? A Glimpse into the Graduate and Continuing Education Preferences of Community College Employees

Iris M. Weisman, Antioch University McGregor

Seasoned Perspectives of a Graduate Leadership Certificate Program: Lessons Learned from Five Cohorts, 10 Instructors, and 200 Students

Michelle Maher, University of South Carolina; Gemma Frock, Aiken Technical College;

Katherine Chaddock, University of South Carolina; James Hudgins, University of South Carolina

12:30-2:00 PM Plenary II and Closing Session, Room 23

Invited Speaker & Panel of Florida Community College Presidents

“Delivering the Dream: 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities”

Session Chair and Moderator: Deborah L. Floyd, CSCC President-Elect, Florida Atlantic University

Plenary II Speakers & Panelists:

• J. David Armstrong, Chancellor of the Florida Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education

• Charles R. Mojock, President of Lake-Sumter Community College & Chair of the Florida Community College Council of Presidents

• E. Ann McGee, President of Seminole Community College

• Edwin R. Massey, President of Indian River Community College

2:30-4:15 PM Board of Directors Meeting, Council for the Study of Community Colleges, Rooms 1-2