On December 8 the Adult College Completion Network (ACCN) will host a webinar highlighting the work of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) initiative LearningCounts.org: an online prior-learning assessment service through which potential students can earn credit at partner institutions for knowledge and skills they already possess. The webinar, which is free and open to all, will take place from 12:00-1:30 pm EST. Patrick Lane, WICHE project coordinator, will moderate; and speakers will include Pam Tate, president and CEO of CAEL, and Cathy Brigham, CAEL’s director of academic programs and dean of the faculty. Register for the webinar at www.regonline.com/accnPLA. Additional information will be posted on ACCN’s site.

The Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) will hold its first annual membership meeting, themed “Change by Design @ EDU,” this April 17-18 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix. The Alliance’s members are the chief academic officers of community colleges and technical schools located in the 15 WICHE states, along with their associated system and state agencies. These academic leaders share perspectives on current issues, work together on regional projects that are beyond the scope of a single institution or state, and contribute resources and expertise to build a stronger future for higher education in the West. The meeting is open to nonmembers. For more information visit the Alliance site.

The members of the Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum) will hold their annual meeting, themed “Academic Leadership in the West: Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Innovation,” this April 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix. Forum members are provosts of the four-year institutions and the chief academic officers of the related system and state agencies in the WICHE region. Plenary speakers include Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University; José Cruz from The Education Trust; Terry Hartle from the American Council on Education; and Diana Natalicio, president of the University of Texas El Paso. Henry Eyring, author of the recently published The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out, will discuss his book. The meeting is open to nonmembers as well. For more information visit the Forum site.

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