Presentations & Materials
Institute #4 Overview
Chris Baldwin, Senior Fellow, NCII
Gretchen Schmidt, Senior Fellow, NCII
Bachelor’s Degree Attainment and Alignment to Good Jobs Workshop
Kathy Booth, Senior Director for Economic Mobility and Educational Data Systems, WestEd
Sterling Smith, Senior Research Associate, WestEd
The Bachelor’s Degree: Rethinking Pathways for Students in Rural Communities
Davis Jenkins: Senior Research Scholar, Community College Research Center (CCRC)
Rob Johnstone: Founder and President, NCII, and Rural Pathways Coach
Translating General Education to Meet Employer Needs
Chris Baldwin: Senior Fellow, NCII
Erica Orians: Vice President, Michigan Community College Association
Kevin Stotts: President, TalentFirst (MI)
Cross-College Working Sessions: Opportunities and Barriers to Bachelor’s Degree Attainment
Democracy’s Campus 2036: The Work of the Alliance for Higher Education
Mike Gavin, President and CEO, Alliance for Higher Education
Embedded Applied Learning and the Impact on Students
Integrating Applied Learning Experiences into Transfer Pathways
Hana Lahr, Assistant Director of Research and Director of Applied Learning, Community College Research Center (CCRC)
Kelly Harper, Director, Career Center, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (OH)
Cassandra Segura, Director of District-wide Career Resources & Services, Alamo Colleges (TX)
The Transfer Behind Transfer
Patricia Parker, Project Director, SOVA
Transfer Among Rural Learners in California
Darla Cooper, Executive Director, RP Group (CA)
Daisy Segovia, Associate Director of Research and Visualizations, RP Group (CA)
Innovative Rural College Transfer Partnerships
Tiffany Blackwell, Dean of Enrollment Pathways, Tri County Technical College (SC)
Shadi Kilani, Executive Vice President, Arizona Western
Kate Mahar, Associate Vice President and Strategic Initiatives, Shasta (CA)
Moderator: Chris Baldwin: Senior Fellow, NCII