Time	Event	Location
9:00	Welcome Denny Steussy, WAAC President	N 201
9:15	Keynote Address Dr. Patt Schwab, CSP	N 201
10:30	Breakout Sessions	Bldg C
11:45	Lunch Dr. Thomas Pritchard, BCC Vice Pres., Student Services	N 201
1:00	Breakout Sessions	Bldg C
2:00	Break
2:15	Breakout Sessions	Bldg C

 

Directions to Bellevue Community College
Lot #12 is reserved for conference parking.

Conference Sessions:

 

9:15 AM Keynote Speaker:

Patt Schwab, Ph.D, CSP

Somebody's Gonna Win - Why Not Me? Surviving and Thriving in Today's Economy

 

Does it feel like everyone is getting a bailout except you?

Are you:

• Challenged to do more with less?

• Worried about staff morale in a downsized economy?

• Determined to survive and thrive in challenging times?

 

If you’d like a little bailout of your own about now, Dr. Patt Schwab's presentation will show you how to survive change, guide our staff and citizens through it, and renew and recharge yourself in the bargain.

This presentation is based around three survival skills that we each need, whether our intention is to keep a job, find a new job, or retire from a job and live a long and fulfilling life.

1. Limber up — Establish an environment at work and at home that pushes your creative boundaries and keeps you mentally limber.

2. Anticipate a Changing Future — Stay ahead of the quark. Create a learning environment that keeps you and your staff flexible, up to date and enthusiastic about change.

3. Foster Fun — Let humor do some of the heavy lifting in times of change. Use it to claim the "Recess" in "Recession!"

The best investment you'll make all year—and you can bank on it!

 

Dr. Patt Schwab holds academic degrees in History, Student Personnel, and Administration. She also holds the highest earned designation awarded by the National Speakers Association, the CSP, or Certified Professional Speaker.

A firm believer in taking humor seriously, Patt combines years of hands-on management, teaching and training with 11 years of working as a full time professional speaker in Europe, Canada and the USA. Her programs are packed with humor, insight, and practical tips for managing people, coping with change, and enriching work and home life. Check out her website at:  www.fundamentallyspeaking.com

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10:30 AM Breakouts

 

Using Web 2.0 in Advising                                                                     Room:  C 120A

Presenters:  Noell Bernard, Tomieka Garrett, and Heather Hucks, University of Washington

Roundtable

Open conversation about our experiences using Web 2.0 technology in advising, including social networking systems like facebook, instant messaging and videos to outreach to our campus at UW Tacoma, a primarily non-traditional student body.  These technologies have afforded us the opportunity to reach out to our students who cannot otherwise access advisors.  We hope to foster a conversation around brainstorming more ideas as well as sharing our experiences with each other.

 

Chair Yoga:  Stress Relief During the Budget Crunch                   Room:  C 120B

Facilitator:  Meg Delzell, Whatcom Community College

Join Meg Delzell, advisor and Viniyoga teacher, for a workshop on yoga and breathing basics.  The focus will be on ways you can relieve stress and refocus your energy without leaving your office.  I call it chair yoga, but we will be doing some activities while standing (often hanging onto your chairs).  If you are planning to attend this workshop, wear clothing that is not tight around the waist. No previous yoga knowledge or experience is required. 

 

Realizing Student Dreams: 

Disney and the New Student Advising Experience                                   Room:   C 130A

Presenter:  Emily MacPherson, Bellevue Community College

As a result of this program, participants will gain an understanding of Bellevue Community College’s new student advising model, as well as supporting higher education research and student development theory.  Four main aspects of our new student advising program and the first-time Disney experience will be explored: The Welcoming/Celebration, Information Streamlining, Jargon Usage, and Program Management Details.  This session is also relevant for advisors working one-on-one with new students and will provide an opportunity to share what we do for new students upon their arrival in an attempt to put the theory of the “Disney Vacation Model” to practice.  Note: This presentation has in no way been endorsed by the Walt Disney Company.

 

Facing the future with creativity and humor                                  Room:  C 130B
Presenter:  Patt Schwab, Ph.D.

Creative Problem Solving is a foundational survival skill in a rapidly changing world. We can no longer afford to be complacent about our careers, our students, or whatever we thought our future would be. Put more simply, those of us resting on our laurels are wearing them on the wrong end.

While emphasizing creative problem solving techniques, this breakout will build on today`s keynote presentation to stress the importance of humor, risk taking and creativity skills as a part of daily life. Dr. Schwab will guide the group in a collaborative approach, providing a great opportunity to benefit from the considerable brain-power of colleagues from around the state.           

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1:00 PM Breakouts

 

Servant Leadership and the Learning College                                Room:   C 120A

Presenter:  Laurie Adamson, Olympic College

This workshop will provide an overview of leadership theory and it will link servant leadership and the learning college movement.  This presentation will inform participants of the history of community colleges in the United States, their mission of open-door access to all learners, and the essential role that effective leadership will play in their continued success.  Workshop participants will assess their understanding of servant leadership by completing a pretest and a posttest.  The facilitator will engage participants in a discussion of their personal leadership style.

 

Intrusive Advising: 

Checking in whether students like it or not!                                              Room:  C 120B

Presenters:  Molly Brown and Heather Werckle, North Seattle Community College

North Seattle Community College has been experimenting with intrusive advising approaches to reach groups of students at different stages in their academic career.  Intrusive advising creates a proactive structure to increase and improve student contact with advising staff and resources.  Whether you want to reach out to new students, need to make sure students are preparing well for transfer, or are working with specific cohorts like Running Start or students on academic probation, intrusive advising can help advising contacts with students be more successful.  Learn how NSCC has implemented intrusive advising and how you can utilize this technique on your campus.

 

Stop…and Think Self-Care:  Surviving in Demanding Times       Room:  C 130A

(Adapted from Seattle Jobs Initiative Advisor Training Module 4)

Presenter:  Melissa Delikat, Peninsula College

Roundtable

Participants will identify ways to balance job stress, review causes of burnout, develop techniques to prevent work-place burnout, and identify ways to avoid stressors. 

 

Multicultural Advising in the 21st Century                           Room:  C 130B

Presenter:  Ata Karim, Bellevue Community College

Participate in an interactive session that explores cultural preferences that influence core values that underlie your advising philosophy. Participants will explore issues that interfere with, and hinder successful advising practices when working with culturally diverse college students. Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify 3 cultural core values that inform your advising philosophy. 2. Explore the impact of these values on your help giving philosophy and expectations about help seeking behaviors, and 3. Evaluate your criteria for a successful vs. unsuccessful advising experience with culturally diverse students.

 

 

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2:15 PM Breakouts

 

Ready or Not?: Degree Audit Comes to Campus!                          Room:  C 120A

Presenters:  Celinda Smith and Emily MacPherson, Bellevue Community College

In December 2007, Bellevue Community College unveiled a pilot version of CIS’s Degree Audit application to its campus community.  A tool that helps students and advisors to track progress toward academic goals, the Degree Audit (or a modified version) will one day make its way to all community and technical colleges in the state.  This presentation will provide a preview of the Degree Audit by means of instructional techniques and materials originally used to train BCC faculty and staff during the 2007-2008 academic year.  Degree Audit implementation strategies (including promotion and instruction) will be discussed and the tool’s main features will be highlighted.  As a result of this presentation, participants will learn the benefits and challenges of introducing the Degree Audit to campuses.

 

Doing More with Less:  Students are our Bottom Line!              Room:  C 120B

Presenters:  Jo Lacher and Kim Cole, University of Idaho

Roundtable

Share best practices and discuss new ideas for advising students to success within the boundaries created by severe budget cutbacks.  Try to discover ways Community Colleges and Baccalaureates can support each other and their students to create a seamless educational experience.  Come away from the session with some new or refined methods for addressing the inherent issues of providing excellent student services with less staff and/or available resources; solid practices to address administrative questions regarding the value of advising; a sense of worth and community to help advisors remain personally committed to the profession.

 

Training Graduate Interns and New Academic Advisers

at a Community College                                                                         Room:  C 130A

Presenter:  Denny Steussy, Highline Community College

You may be thinking of offering a graduate internship at your community college or are looking for some additional ideas on how to train a new academic adviser. This session outlines the graduate intern and new academic advising training used at Highline Community College in our Educational Planning and Advising Center.  In our model, we actively involved the trainee in a combination of observations and hands on opportunities to learn how to develop an effective advising style and learn the information needed to become an good adviser.

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