Call for Proposals
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Presentation Submission Criteria
In order to present at the Innovations Conference, you must be
- employed by a community college or not-for-profit university, or
- a confirmed sponsor* at this event.
*Sponsors must contact sponsors@league.org prior to submitting a proposal to present. Sponsor proposals must include at least one community college co-presenter to speak to the success of your partnership.
Benefits of Presenting
- Share your expertise with colleagues
- Receive recognition for your innovation
- Obtain feedback about your practice or program
- Play an important role in a leading international conference
- Expand your professional portfolio
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Key Presenter
The Key Presenter is the principal contact and is responsible for coordinating all correspondence among co-presenters and the League, as well as managing and facilitating the presentation. Please note: The individual who submits a proposal to present is automatically designated as the Key Presenter and will receive all correspondence regarding the proposal. This designation cannot be changed.
Co-Presenters
Up to three Co-Presenters may be added to each proposal (four-presenter maximum). All presenters are required to have a League account in order to be included on a proposal.
Session Types
- Forum
- Roundtable Discussion
Conference Tracks
- Leadership and Organization
- Learning and Teaching
- Student Support and Development
- Workforce Preparation and Development
Session Title
Session titles may include up to 10 words. The title should catch the attention of conference participants while accurately reflecting the session topic. Titles should not include special characters (e.g., !) or all capitalized words (e.g., NOW) unless these elements are part of an official title or acronym.
Session Description
Session descriptions may include up to 150 words. The description is a succinct paragraph accurately informing participants about the session, and should follow these instructions:
- In full sentences, summarize the topic and session content; include the major points to be covered.
- Indicate employee groups that are the primary audience for this session (e.g., faculty; deans and directors; managers and supervisors; presidents).
Proposal Information
The following information must be provided as part of the proposal submission process:
- Does your proposed session have a direct, explicit connection to science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM)?
- Provide one to three learning outcomes for participants. Learning outcomes must indicate how participation in the session will increase, enhance, or otherwise impact participants’ knowledge, skills, and/or perspectives related to the session topic.
- Describe the specific activities that will engage participants in learning during the session and describe how each learning activity contributes to achievement of the learning outcomes.
- Describe the way(s) the subject of this session is innovative for your community college and/or for the community college field more generally.
NOTE: The League reserves the right to make changes to proposed session titles and descriptions, to change the session type of accepted proposals, to place sessions in different tracks, and to encourage joint presentations if multiple proposals are submitted on similar topics.
The Innovations Conference incorporates ideas, initiatives, and inspirations from four vital tracks into the broader conference goal of encouraging and facilitating student and organizational learning through innovation, experimentation, and institutional transformation. The conference features Special Sessions, Forums, and Roundtable Discussions for each track, along with General Session Keynotes aimed at inspiring innovation and change in community college education.
Join the most energetic professionals in community colleges as they come together to showcase their model programs, share lessons learned, and look to the future by exploring innovations in (1) leadership and organization, (2) learning and teaching, (3) student support and development, and (4) workforce preparation and development.
Leadership and Organization
Accountability mandates, fluctuating funding, demographic shifts, and the rapid pace of change continue to challenge community college administrators to explore innovative strategies for leadership and organization. In this conference track, the League invites colleagues committed to transforming their community colleges to share their leadership, organizational, and staff development programs, processes, and perspectives in an effort to help all community college leaders learn how to integrate innovation and transformation to make a difference in community college education.
Learning and Teaching
Community college professionals continue to develop new and innovative ways of approaching learning and teaching. This conference track affords educators the opportunity to share their innovations in a wide range of instructional techniques and strategies, such as AI, gaming, remote and hybrid learning, experiential learning, learning communities, ethics and integrity in teaching and learning, and critical-thinking skills development.
Student Support and Development
The varied needs and backgrounds of community college students have challenged student services and student development personnel to build and implement some of the most innovative approaches to serving students in higher education. This track features a wide array of student activity and leadership programs, as well as proven and promising methods for tackling the challenges of recruiting, admissions, advising, assessment, accessibility, orientation, early warning systems, learning support systems, enrollment management, retention services, and counseling.
Workforce Preparation and Development
The League's Workforce Initiative, along with our new Center for Workforce Solutions and National Talent Alliance, explores the many ways community colleges are meeting the workforce needs of their communities. This conference track highlights how community colleges work individually or in collaboration with K-12 institutions, businesses, and government agencies in the areas of, for example, business and industry training, college and career pathways and transitions, work-based learning activities, contract training, continuing education, integrated college and industry certification learning models, and community college and industry partnerships.
PLEASE NOTE: PRESENTERS WHO NEED A LAPTOP OR TABLET FOR THEIR SESSION(S) ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THEIR OWN.
Proposals may be submitted for one of the session types listed below. All sessions are one hour. Because time slots for each session type are limited, the League reserves the right to change the session type of accepted proposals.
Forums
Forums are breakout sessions that form the core of conference offerings. Presenters are expected to use active learning techniques to engage audiences; to provide materials, resources, and/or links to online content*; and to respond to follow-up requests for more information. Lecture-only presentations are strongly discouraged.
Forums are supported with a video projector and a screen. Presenters are required to bring their own laptop. Internet access may be available, but it is advised that all presentation material be loaded onto your device.
Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable Discussions afford a personal and interactive setting for exploration of key issues related to a conference track. Roundtables are particularly well suited for exploratory topics and topics that require small group interchange. Roundtable presenters are expected to facilitate substantive discussions or small group activities and to provide materials/resources.*
Roundtables can accommodate a battery-operated laptop computer provided by the presenter(s) only. Roundtables do not have access to power outlets or an Internet connection.
*Session materials and resources may also be uploaded to the conference app. Instructions will be sent to presenters closer to the time of the conference.
