CSCC 2001 Conference Agenda

Council for the Study of Community Colleges
43rd Annual Conference

Hyatt Regency - Downtown Chicago, Riverwalk
April 7-8, 2001

Saturday, April 7, 2001, Regency Ballroom B South

8:00-8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:15 a.m. Welcome, Marybelle Keim, 2000-01 CSCC President

9:15-10:30 a.m. Session 1, Paper Presentations

Community College Leadership & Policy Direction

Session Chair, Eboni Zamini, West Virginia University

Celebrating Diversity: Administrator Perceptions of Institutional Priorities for the Community College of the 21^st Century

Marilyn Amey and Kim VanDerLinden, Michigan State University

After the First Century: Capturing the Vital Signs of Community College Resource Development

Barbara Keener, Sherry Meaders, and Sharon Carrier, University of Florida

Policy Governance in Action: Preliminary Findings of a Community College Governing Board’s Perceptions of Outcomes

Jerome E. Webster, University of Toledo

An On-Line Datebase of State Legislation Affecting Community Colleges, 1999-2000

James C. Palmer, Illinois State University, and Katherine Boswell, Education Commission of the States

10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee Break

10:45-Noon Session 2, Symposium

The Community College at 100 Years: a National Field Study, Preliminary Research Findings

Session Chair, Barbara Townsend, University of Missouri, Columbia

Multiple Missions of Community Colleges

Thomas Bailey, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University

Building a K-14 System- Connecting Community Colleges and High Schools for Academic and Vocational Development

Margaret Terry Orr, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University

Performance-based Funding and Community Colleges

Kevin Dougherty, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University

Leadership in a Multi-mission Environment

James Jacobs and Margaret Terry Orr, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University

Noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch on your own--OPTION TO PARTICIPATE IN FOCUSED DIALOGUE ON SELECTED COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP ISSUES (TBA)

1:30-3:15 p.m. Session 3, Paper Presentations, Regency Ballroom B South

Community College Student Transition, Outcomes, and Success

Session Chair, Berta Vigil Laden, University of Washington

A Comparison of the Academic Performance of Students with General Educational Development Credentials and High School Diplomas at a Selected Community College

Mary Etta Fisher, Santa Fe Community College

What Influences Student Persistence at Two-year Colleges? A Multi-year Comparison

Jim Cofer, University of Missouri System and Pat Somers, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Baccalaureate Aspirations of Community College Students

Frankie Santos Laanan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Making Connections For Success: The Evolution of a Learning Community for At-Risk and Underprepared Community College Students

Edward Valeau, Cathy Walters, and Romero Jalomo, Jr., Hartnell College

Gender, Culture, and Tradition in the Community Colleges

Enid Sugiyama-Murray and John S. Levin, University of Arizona

1:30-3:15 p.m. Session 4, Paper Presentations, Atlanta Room

Community College Student Enrollment, Placement, and Performance

Session Chair, George Johnston, Parkland College

Enrollment Modeling: Forecasting Future Community College Enrollment Patterns

David E. Beaumont, University of Toledo

The Effects of Early, Regular, and Late Registration on Community College Student Success: A Case Study

Albert B. Smith, Margaret A. Street, and Arturo Olivarez, Texas Tech University

The Relation between Placement Testing and Curricular Content in the Community College: Correspondence or Misalignment?

William B. Armstrong, San Diego Community College District

A Case Study on Placement Testing at a Community College: The Appropriateness of Our Decisions
(PowerPoint presentation)

Bin Ning, University of Toledo

Transfer and Transition: A Case Study of Contemporary Challenges and Barriers Facing Students of Color at one Community College
(PowerPoint presentation)

Eboni M. Zamani, West Virginia University

3:15-3:30 p.m. Break

3:30-4:30 p.m. Session 5, Paper Presentations, Regency Ballroom B South

Emerging Research and Publishing Opportunities

Session Chair, Marilyn Amey, Michigan State University

Work in Progress: An Introduction to the Transfer and Retention of Urban Community Colleges (TRUCCS) Project

Linda Serra Hagedorn, Athena Perrakis, and William Maxwell, University of Southern California

Explaining Community College Outcomes by Analyzing Student Data and Instructor Effects

William B. Armstrong, San Diego Community College District

Taking Stock of Selected Community College Journal Literature: Implications for Future Scholarship (Research) and Publication (Word document)

Barbara Townsend, University of Missouri-Columbia; Debra D. Bragg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mary Kinnick, Portland State University

3:30-4:30 p.m. Session 6, Paper Presentations, Atlanta Room
Assessing the Pros and Cons of Technology

Session Chair, James Hammons, University of Arkansas

The Choice Not to Use Computers

Bradford R. Stocker, Miami-Dade Community College and Janice Sandiford, Florida International University

Effects of Technology on Community College Faculty

Cristie E. Roe and John S. Levin, University of Arizona

The Business of Teaching and Learning with Technology in Florida’s Community Colleges

Janice R. Sandiford, Florida International University

5:00-6:30 p.m. Fireside Chat for Graduate Students, Regency Ballroom B South

W. Norton Grubb, University of California at Berkeley (invited)

Session Co-Chairs: R. Dean Gerdeman, University of California at Los Angeles and Athena Perrakis, University of Southern California

5:00-6:30 p.m. CSCC Board Meeting, Toronto Room

7:00-8:30 p.m. CSCC Reception and Announcement of Awards, Acapulco Room

Sunday, April 8, 2001, Regency Ballroom B South

8:00-9:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Business Meeting

Business items
Election of officers

9:15-10:45 a.m. Session 7, Paper Presentations

Community College Faculty and Administrators

Session Chair, Daniel Phelan, Southeastern Community College

A Profile of the Emerging Community College Professoriate: Findings from a National Study

(PowerPoint presentation)

Charles Outcalt, Carol Kozeracki, UCLA

Perceptions of Chief Instructional Officers at Community Colleges Regarding the Employment and Utilization of Part-Time Faculty

Grace Banachowski Yackee, Owens Community College and Stephen G. Katsinas, University of North Texas

Planning and Implementing a Doctoral Cohort Program for Experienced Community College Academic Administrators: Lessons Learned

James O. Hammons, University of Arkansas

Preparing the Next Generation of Learning First CEO’s: A Cohort Leadership Learning Model

Christine Johnson McPhail, Morgan State University

10:45-Noon Keynote Speaker: Zelema Harris, President, Parkland College

Session Chair, Debra Bragg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign