Association of Community College Trustees
Episodes
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
On this episode In The Know, ACCT Director of Strategic Communications David Conner and Educational Events Director Christina Simons talked with Dr. Kim Dale, the incoming president at Western Wyoming Community College, and Dr. Karla Leech, the outgoing president. They discuss how they have worked together to avail Dale of Leech's extensive experience and her relationships throughout Wyoming, while handing the college reins to Dale so that she can run the college in her own way. Their mutual respect is evident throughout the conversation, and it sets an example for an ideal presidential transition.
This episode was recorded in August 2019 during the Governance Leadership Institute (GLI) for New Trustees. Check out our events page for more information about the GLI and other events.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
On today’s episode, ACCT Associate Writer Jacob Bray spoke with Director of Government Relations Jennifer Stiddard about what's at stake for community colleges in the coming year. In addition to an overview of the 2020 Community College National Legislative Summit, Jennifer discusses the legislative priorities that all community college leaders and advocates should be aware of during the next legislative session. A lot is changing next year with a presidential election, along with house and senate elections. It will be important to make sure your voice is heard in the higher education conversation.
To register for the National Legislative Summit visit NLS.ACCT.org. For more information, you can email Jennifer at jstiddard@acct.org.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
For this episode of In The Know, we pulled together a panel of trustees and faculty from across the country to discuss the advantages of open educational resources, commonly referred to as O.E.R. Each of the three institutions represented, Pima Community College, Harper College, and South Florida State College, are at different stages in their adoption of OER, and everyone had valuable knowledge and experience to share.
Towards the end of the episode, our panelists shared a few resources they thought would be helpful. They are linked below.
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
The United States has a unique, ever-changing culture made up of people who migrate from throughout the rest of the world. Committed to open educational access, diversity and inclusiveness, community colleges have a special and vital role in guaranteeing a high-quality education to everyone in the country. Paying attention to demographic changes today and knowing what to expect tomorrow are imperatives for community college leaders.
In this episode of In the Know with ACCT, Pew Research Center Director of Global Migration and Demography Mark Hugo Lopez addresses the changing demographics of people within the United States.
Topics discussed include:
- What are diversity, equity and inclusion from a research perspective?
- How are these principles embraced today compared with how they were seen decades ago?
- How does the American perception of diversity, equity and inclusion compare with that of other parts of the world?
- How does the political partisanship seen in the media compare with research-based understanding of people's perceptions of diverse cultures within the United States?
- Are diversity and immigration one and the same?
- How do geographic and generational considerations relate to these issues?
- How do perceptions of higher education vary among racial and ethnic groups? What about different generations?
- How could changes to the 2020 Census affect perceptions of diversity and personal identity?
- Will future generations give greater or lesser attention to discrete aspects of diversity and differences?
For more information from Pew Research Center, visit www.pewresearch.org.
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Trustees are busy people who volunteer their time to govern community colleges through board and committee meetings. Are retreats really worthwhile? If they're done right, one trustee says, they can be indispensable.
In this episode of In The Know, ACCT Board Member and Northern Virginia Community College Trustee Rosie O'Neil speak with ACCT Director of Strategic Communications David Conner and Director of Retreat and Evaluation Services Colleen Allen about how retreats at her college and at ACCT have enabled her to grow as a trustee and have enabled the board to set clear strategic visions, monitor those visions and follow them through to completion.
For more information about ACCT's board services, visit our website.