Engaging Collective Impact to Enhance Wraparound Services

*Information subject to change

TUESDAY, JUNE 13

9:00 - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Introductions
Cynthia Wilson, Vice President for Learning and Chief Impact Officer, League for Innovation in the Community College

Opening Keynote
Suzanne Pfister, President and CEO, Vitalyst Health Foundation

10:30 - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 - 11:15 AM

A Framework for Collective Impact
Susan T. Kater, Project Manager, League for Innovation in the Community College

11:15 - 11:46 AM

Innovation Short Takes, Round 1
Seven-minute presentations by organizations representing a range of services, from food, housing, and health resources to student engagement, financial literacy, and career development opportunities, with additional time built into the schedule for deeper dive roundtables with presenters.

11:46 AM - 12:30 PM 

Team Time and Innovation Connections

12:30 - 1:15 PM

Lunch (included) and Team Time   

1:15 - 2:00 PM

A Culturally Responsive Approach to Engaging Gen Z
This interactive session will highlight culturally responsive teaching strategies and the characteristics of Generation Z students. Research shows that post-millennials, known as Gen Z, are the most racially and ethnically diverse generation. This session will empower higher education practitioners to shift from a fixed to a growth mindset when working with post-millennials. Plus, The Voices in the Room, an original Dallas College documentary, will be featured.
Courtney Brazille, Faculty, Communication Studies, Mountain View Campus; Baqer Alhishawi, Student; Xavier Chancellor, Student, Dallas College

2:00 - 2:33 PM

Innovation Short Takes, Round 2
Seven-minute presentations by organizations representing a range of services, from food, housing, and health resources to student engagement, financial literacy, and career development opportunities, with additional time built into the schedule for deeper dive roundtables with presenters.

2:33 - 3:30 PM

Team Time and Innovation Connections

3:30 - 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 - 4:15 PM

Reimagining Community College Campuses to Meet Local Housing Needs: Coconino Community College
Seeking practical recommendations for its housing crisis, Coconino Community College, Page Campus, recently took advantage of an opportunity sponsored by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Arizona and ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing that engaged community partners in a Housing Development Roundtable. Learn how this roundtable came about and the resulting impact it is having on plans for affordable housing for students and employees at CCC-Page.
Tony Williams, Vice President, Student Services; Kay Leum, Executive Director, Extended Learning, Coconino Community College

4:15 - 4:30 PM

Closing the Day

4:30 - 5:30 PM

Reception

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

9:00 - 10:15 AM

Community Colleges and Communities: Collective Workforce Development and Wraparound Services
Moderator: Rufus Glasper, President and CEO, League for Innovation in the Community College
Panel: Leaders from Arizona Western College, Coconino Community College, Pima Community College, and San Carlos Apache College

10:15 - 10:47 AM

Innovation Short Takes, Round 3
Seven-minute presentations by organizations representing a range of services, from food, housing, and health resources to student engagement, financial literacy, and career development opportunities, with additional time built into the schedule for deeper dive roundtables with presenters.

10:47 - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Team Time and Innovation Connections

12:00 - 12:45 PM 

Reflections on Work to Connect Students to Wraparound Services and Support
In this interactive session, the facilitators will lead a series of exercises designed to help participants surface fears and identify structural challenges or barriers to connecting students to wraparound services or mental health support, reflect on and share successes and a-ha! moments, and brainstorm what we can all do within our spheres of influence to move this work forward.
Carrie B. Kisker, Director, Center for the Study of Community Colleges; Leila Ellis-Nelson, Chief Executive Officer; Emeka Ikegwuonu, Chief Operating Officer, Changing Perspectives

12:45 - 1:30 PM

Lunch (included) and Team Time

1:30 - 4:00 PM 

Team Time

4:00 - 4:30 PM

Closing Session