Innovations
Karen Marrongelle, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
Reaching the Missing Millions in STEM: Community Colleges’ Central Role
The science and engineering enterprise faces the same diversity, equity, and inclusion challenges that are present in society. These issues prevent the U.S. from achieving a STEM ecosystem that is representative of the incredible diversity we see in our country, a diversity that is essential to maintaining U.S. global leadership in science and engineering. Strengthening our STEM workforce requires that we address the Missing Millions, the gap between...
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The John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards Program provides a record of the names, titles, and colleges of the 2017 honorees as well as congratulatory messages from their colleagues. The 2017 award recipients were celebrated at the Innovations Conference held March 18-21, 2018, and they received a copy of the Awards Program during the conference's closing ceremony.
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September 15, 2021
COVID-19 has created an opportunity to reexamine how we support our diverse student population, with equity and access at the forefront of our conversations. The increased use of technology has further impacted the equity gap and it is essential that higher education make learning accessible to all.
How can community colleges continue to provide online support post-pandemic to make sure the needs of all students are being met? Having transitioned to fully online courses and support services during COVID-19, Oakland Community College saw the benefits of offering integrated...
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June 9, 2026
Join Project Firstline for an overview of how to use evidence-based approaches to motivate students to practice infection control as professionals. This webinar will focus on emphasizing the “why” in infection control as well as other communication and educational strategies used by Project Firstline that can be applied to the classroom.
Continuing education for physicians, nurses, and other health educators will be available to participants who complete an evaluation and post-test.
Presenters: Abigail Carlson, MD, MPH; Lindsey Hand, PhD, MA; Mylinh Yun, DNP, RN, CCRN, CIC,...
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April 4, 2024
For most of the 20th century, course placement was designed to be a system to assess student needs and identify the appropriate interventions to support success. Yet research into student success showed that placement wasn't meeting those goals, particularly for students who enrolled in community colleges with the biggest hurdles to overcome.
A holistic understanding of student potential – built on powerful research on the role of noncognitive skills such as sense of belonging, goal commitment, and growth mindset – can help colleges better understand student strengths and...
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El Centro College Selected to Participate in the Walmart Brighter Futures Project - October 2013
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