We invite you to Bronx Community College’s 2016

Winter Conference – “Keeping the Promise”

 *Proposal deadline 11/29*

Proposal submission link:  http://goo.gl/forms/g1axfI8dlR

The Office of Academic Affairs invites you to Bronx Community College’s 3rd Annual Winter Conference on Thursday, January 14th, 2016.  The theme of this year’s conference is “Keeping the Promise” to our students to provide them access to higher education and to support them in meeting their education goals. This year we are very excited to invite colleagues from all CUNY Community Colleges to attend and submit proposals. This conference will provide an opportunity for CUNY’s seven community colleges to collectively reflect on our mission as educational institutions and our individual roles as educators, program directors, and staff.  In light of recently proposed legislation titled “America’s College Promise Act of 2015”, which will offer tuition-free community college to responsible students, we will spearhead dialogues regarding issues facing the community colleges within CUNY, specifically, by focusing on issues of student success and institutional capacity and service.

BCC 2016 Winter Conference

Invitation for Proposals

We are inviting administrators, program directors, faculty and staff from the CUNY community college campuses to submit proposals or provide their expertise as discussion panelists or moderators.  This is an opportunity to share your best practices and ideas about how to promote the success of our students by providing the necessary education and services to meet their needs given the constraints of our institutional capacity.

The window for submission of proposals:

Closes: Sunday, November 29th, 2015

Proposal submission link:  http://goo.gl/forms/g1axfI8dlR

Register to attend link:  http://goo.gl/MEXZ5v

The conference program will be based on five broad themes listed below. Examples of topics under each theme are listed. You may select one of the listed topics or present your own.

• Partnering Pedagogy with Programs — Best Practices that Deliver the Promise

Examples:  Programs and student center pedagogy designed to yield greater student success (ASAP / First Year Seminars / Learning Communities / Pathways / etc.)

• Aligning Support and Services to Ensure Student Success

Examples:  Student Centered Services & Support, Addressing Institutional Capacity, Growth & Transformation, and Implications for Student-Centered Learning

• Transforming the Classroom Experience

Examples:  Flipping the Classroom, Experiential Learning, Student-Centered Learning, Integrating Librarians into Courses, Effective Use of Tutors, Distance Learning, eLearning

• Best Practices in Developmental Education

Examples:  Radical Remedial Measures in Math, CUNY Start - A Strong Start in College, CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP), Block Scheduling

• Preparing our Graduates for the 21st Century

Examples:  Providing Essential Experiential Learning and Skills, Handshaking with Four Year Institutions—Aligning Curricula for better integration to CUNY’s 4-year institutions

• Measuring Success – Using Data to Inform Improvement

Examples:  Effective Key Performance Indicators and Metrics of Success, Assessment at All Levels (Institutional, Programmatic, Department and Classroom)

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Visit this link (http://bcc-cuny.digication.com/bccwpdc) to keep a look out for:

• News regarding keynote speakers
• The developing conference program
• The conference At-A-Glance

We look forward to your participation in this exciting event.