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Institute #6

Building Structures to Support and Sustain Institutional Change

Pittsburgh, PA
April 10–12, 2024

Agenda

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Orientation

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Advance Work

CCRC Early Momentum Metrics Webinar

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KPI Reporting Template

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College Progress Presentation Template

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Presentations and Materials

Guided Pathways Implementation: Lessons Learned, Big Bets and Successful Sustainability Structures

Davis Jenkins, Senior Research Scholar, CCRC

Hana Lahr, Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center

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Accessing Federal Grant Funds to Support Reform Implementation

Andy Levin, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress and Former Congressman from Michigan

Bruce Rankin, Principal, PPM Associates, LLC

Jim Jacobs, President Emeritus Macomb Community College and Project SME

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Aligning Technology with Student Success Strategy

Brittney Davidson, Principal, The Ada Center

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The Components of a Sustainable Cross-Sector Partnerships

Tessa LeSage, Chief Impact Officer, Collaboratory (Southwest Florida)

Chandra Scott, Executive Director, Alabama Possible

Dakota Pawlicki, Director of Talent Hubs, CivicLabs and Project SME

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National Examples of Sustained College Reform Efforts

Davis Jenkins, Senior Research Scholar, CCRC

Hana Lahr, Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center

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Career Communities as a Framework for Change and Sustainability

Kristi Short, Vice President/Chief Academic Officer, Central Carolina Community College (NC)

Ed Bowling, Pathways Coach

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Scaling Pathways Implementation while Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Dan Phelan, President, Jackson College (MI)

Ashley Van Heest, Interim Chief Student Services Officer/Executive Director, Student Success and Retention, Jackson College (MI)

Erica Orians, Pathways Coach

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Reimagining a College around a Shared Vision for Student Success

Marcia Ballinger, President, Lorain County Community College (OH)

Jonathan Dryden, Provost/Vice-President of Academic Affairs and the University Partnership, Lorain County Community College (OH)

Gretchen Schmidt, Senior Fellow, NCII

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