Archives: Events

WCET Virtual Summit: Elements of Practice + Policy of AI in Education

Post author By Kim Nawrocki
Post date August 14, 2023

This Summit is designed to provide valuable and actionable insights into the latest trends, best practices, and cutting-edge technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and generative text in higher education for WCET members.

The Summit will be a combination of expert lead panels and audience engagement. Sessions will cover:

  • Emerging AI tools.
  • Trends in teaching, learning, and usage in higher education.
  • Effective practices across the institution.
  • Model policies and the case for and against institution-wide policies.
  • How institutions are using AI tools in meaningful and innovative ways.
  • Equity and access considerations.

Register today for WCET’s member-only Virtual Summit on the Elements of Practice + Policy of AI in Education. Attendees will come away with a deeper understanding of how these technologies can help you achieve your academic and professional goals.

Not a member of WCET? Join today and receive two complimentary registrations to the Summit. Membership benefits, including access to the Summit, extend to everyone within your organization!

WCET 38th Annual Meeting

Post author By Kim Nawrocki
Post date August 14, 2023

Save the date for the WCET 38th Annual Meeting.

The WCET Annual Meeting brings together higher education professionals to share advances in digital learning practices and to explore emerging policy challenges facing institutions and organizations today.

WCET 37th Annual Meeting

Post author By Kim Nawrocki
Post date August 14, 2023

Save the date for the WCET 37th Annual Meeting.

The WCET Annual Meeting brings together higher education professionals to share advances in digital learning practices and to explore emerging policy challenges facing institutions and organizations today.

WCET 36th Annual Meeting

Post author By Kim Nawrocki
Post date August 14, 2023

The WCET Annual Meeting brings together higher education leaders and practitioners to share advances in digital learning practices and to explore emerging policy challenges facing institutions and organizations today. We invite you to share your ideas, insights, and expertise with the WCET community during our in-person meeting in Long Beach, California.

Session Submissions Have Closed

While we have closed submissions, if you have an networking idea or topic you’d like to make sure we cover at the upcoming Annual Meeting, email knawrocki@wiche.edu for consideration.

Registration

Registration will open in early May. Check back soon, or fill in the WCET Stay in the Know form to make sure you receive our email when it is open.

Who will attend the Annual Meeting?

The WCET audience represents leaders and practitioners in all aspects of digital learning in higher education who bring incredible insights and experiences. With registration limited to 500 attendees, the WCET meeting is intimate and collegial, thus providing opportunities for meaningful dialogue and insights that you can’t find at other conferences.

Tools for Assessing Administrative Holds at Your Institution

Post author By otufo
Post date August 10, 2023

Join WICHE, AACRAO, students, and institutional staff and leadership, as we release online tools that encapsulate what was learned from a year-long collaboration of 12 public institutions who assessed holds on their campuses. Hear why it’s important to look at and refresh how you use holds at your institution to support student success and institutional health, and how to use the tools developed from the No Holding Back project to jumpstart your own assessment.

Please contact Olivia Tufo with any questions or if you need accommodation to attend this virtual webcast.

The State of Administrative and Student Success Holds

Post author By pbransberger
Post date July 26, 2023

It can be difficult to get the attention of a college student. Professors can always connect with students in class. However, advisors and administrators have few means to command attention, especially if calling, texting, emailing or using the postal service aren’t successful. The ability to use holds to prompt a student to take an action is one of the few resources in an institution’s toolkit. Recent research reveals the ubiquity of this practice, but also the limitations. Panelists from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), Education Commission of the States (ECS), Ithaka S+R, and National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) discussed the latest research on administrative holds policies and practices at the state, system, and institution-level.

Moderator: WICHE Panelists: Mary Fulton, Senior Policy Analyst, ECS; Wendy Kilgore, Director of Research, AACRAO; Bryan Dickson, Director of Student Financial Services and Educational Programs, NACUBO; James Ward, Ithaka S+R

Understanding Fentanyl

Post author By nlongmore
Post date July 19, 2023

The Mountain Plains Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center is proud to host Utah State University Extension’s HEART Initiative for the first of a two-webinar series geared toward educators, presenting information regarding illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF). Recent data show that IMF is an increasing contributor to the high rates of opioid overdose. Most worrisome among communities is the potential impact it is having on school-aged youth who may not be aware of the risks. This webinar will provide a background on IMF, signs and symptoms of use and consequences, review current trends on use and prevalence among youth, and discuss the do’s and don’ts of addressing and preventing substance misuse among youth by utilizing evidence-based prevention strategies. We will also review campaigns, toolkits, and other resources that school professionals can use.

Discussion Panel: SCOTUS Decision on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

Post author By otufo
Post date July 18, 2023

Join us for a panel conversation with academic leaders and general counsel from different states across the West to discuss the impact of this decision on strategic goals, policy, and mission/vision statements around diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage attendees to ask questions.

We are pleased to welcome our panelists:

Dr. Aviam Soifer
Professor of Law
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Dr. Pamela Carriveau
System Associate VP for Academic Programming
South Dakota Board of Regents

Dr. Julie Hartley
Associate Commissioner of Academic Education
Utah System of Higher Education

Declining Enrollments: A Cliff or a Shift?

Post author By Kim Nawrocki
Post date June 20, 2023

Join this webcast for a conversation around declining enrollments in higher education with authors of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Knocking at the College Door and Tyton Partners’ “From Cliff to Escalator: Why the 5-year Higher Ed Enrollment Outlook is Less Dire Than Some May Suggest.” Panelists will discuss how institutions of higher learning are not impacted equally by enrollment decline, some strategies schools are using to maintain financial solvency, and how the pool of college learners has shifted over the years.  

Interstate Passport Annual Report and Future Planning

Post author By otufo
Post date June 5, 2023

Join us to review the data shared by the NSC pertaining to Interstate Passport Network institutions in AY 2021-2022 and WICHE staff will share insights into the future of the Interstate Passport program. The Annual Report and other resources will be shared following the meeting. For questions, please contact Olivia Tufo, Manager of Community Engagement and Development, at otufo@wiche.edu