Meetings and Presentations

State Leader Meeting, September 15-16, 2010
Denver, Colorado

WICHE’s Non-traditional No More State Leader meeting convened state leaders from five project states – Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Dakota – as well as representatives from Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, and Oklahoma to share information, challenges, and strategies for success about how to better serve ready adults.

AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

• Session: Lessons Learned: Highlighting the Successful Outcomes of NTNM
  James Purcell, director, Arkansas Department of Higher Education
  Matt McKeever, director, extended studies, Colorado Department of Higher Education
  Robert Larson, director, North Dakota University System Online
  Paul Turman, associate vice president for academic affairs, South Dakota Board of Regents
  Sharon Wurm, director of financial aid, Nevada System of Higher Education

• Session: What Else is New? Adult-focused Efforts From Around the Country
  Double the Numbers: Kentucky's Plan to Increase College Graduates
  Handout: Kentucky Adult Learner Initiative Recommendations
  Allen Lind, vice president, information and technology, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
  Adult Degree Completion in Louisiana
  Luke Dowden, executive director, CALL, Louisiana Board of Regents
  Competing in Our Second Century
  Houston Davis, vice chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma Board of Regents

• Session: Breaking the Logjam on Prior Learning Assessment
  An Introduction to CAEL’s Virtual Prior Learning Assessment Center
  Judith Wertheim, vice president, higher education services and administration, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

• Session: Lost and Found: Tracking Down Former Students to Bring them Back to Campus
  Arkansas' Pilot Effort to Locate Former Students
  James Purcell, director, Arkansas Department of Higher Education
  ADHE's Degree Completion Project
  Joel Neubert, government accounts executive, Acxiom Corporation

Thursday, September 16, 2010

• Session: Paving the Path: Nevada’s Adult Learner Concierge Model
  Sharon Wurm, director of financial aid, Nevada System of Higher Education
  Ann Johnson, associate vice president, student affairs, College of Southern Nevada
  Fred Lokken, associate dean for Truckee Meadows Community College  WebCollege & Academic Support Center, Truckee Meadows Community College
  Salvador Mora, academic advisor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• Session: Remedial Education: A Priority for States, A Necessity for Adults
  Getting Past Go
  Bruce Vandal, director, postsecondary and workforce development institute, Education Commission of the States
  Pathway to Success: Student Readiness
  Shirley Gilbert, special assistant to the president, El Paso Community College