Workshops, CEO events, ALO events, and Special Interest Group Gatherings

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The following workshops are presented by WASC staff and other leaders in higher education. Please register individually for these pre- and post-conference offerings.

Workshops designated as ACCJC are specifically applicable to attendees representing institutions accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
Workshops designtated as ACSCU are specifically applicable to attendees representing institutions accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.

CEO Events

CEO Lunch and Dialogue with USDE Assisstant Secretary for Post Secondary Education Eduardo Ochoa - (Community and Senior College and University presidents only)

Apr 6, 2011 - 11:30am - - 12:45pm

Ralph Wolff, President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities

CEO Forum (CEOs Only) (ACSCU/4 yr/grad schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 1:00pm - - 4:00pm

Ralph Wolff, President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities

ALO Events

ALO workshop (ACSCU/4 yr/grad schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 12:45pm - - 4:00pm

Teri Cannon, Executive Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, WASC

New ALO Luncheon and Orientation (ACSCU/4 yr/grad schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 11:30am - - 12:30pm

Teri Cannon, Executive Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, WASC

ALO workshop (ACCJC/2 yr schools)

Apr 8, 2011 - 1:15pm - - 4:00pm

Susan Clifford, Vice President, Jack Pond, Vice President, and Dorte Kristoffersen, Associate Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges; Randal Lawson, Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs, Santa Monica College

Pre-conference Workshops

W-1 Increased Institutional Effectiveness through Program Review, Integrated Planning and Resource Allocation (ACCJC/2yr schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 8:30am - - 11:30am

Susan Clifford, Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges; Barbara Beno, President, ACCJC; Jack Pond, Vice President, ACCJC; and Dorte Kristoffersen, Vice President, ACCJC.

W-2 WASC 101: The Accreditation Process, Clear and Simple (ACSCU/4 yr & Graduate schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 8:30am - - 11:30am

Richard Winn, Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, WASC; Diana Demetrulias, Provost, Notre Dame de Namur University

W-3 The Capacity and Preparatory Review (ACSCU/4 yr & Graduate schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 8:30am - - 11:30am

Richard Osborn, Vice President, and Barbara Gross Davis, Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, WASC; Dennis Muraoka, Professor of Economics, California State University, Channel Islands

W-4 The Educational Effectiveness Review (ACSCU/4 yr & Graduate schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 8:30am - - 11:30am

Diane Harvey, Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, WASC; Tomoko Takahashi, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Soka University

W-5 Assessment for Administrators: Providing Leadership for Educational Effectiveness

Apr 6, 2011 - 8:30am - - 11:30am

Mary J. Allen, consultant in higher education specializing in assessment and the former director of the California State University Institute for Teaching & Learning; Amy Driscoll, former director of teaching, learning, and assessment, California State University, Monterey Bay.

W-6 Measuring Institutional Effectiveness Using IPEDS Data and Analytical Techniques

Apr 6, 2011 - 8:30am - - 11:30am

Sutee Sujitparapitaya, Associate Vice President for Institutional Research, San Jose State University

Special session: Evaluating Distance Education/Correspondence Education (ACCJC/2yr schools)

Apr 6, 2011 - 1:00pm - - 4:00pm

Susan Clifford, Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges; Jack Pond, Vice President, ACCJC; and Dorte Kristoffersen, Vice President, ACCJC.

Post-conference Workshops

W-8 How to Become ACSCU/WASC-Accredited (4 yr & Graduate schools)

Apr 8, 2011 - 1:15pm - - 4:00pm

Richard Winn, Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, WASC; Melissa Sydeman, WASC ALO, Academy of Art University

W-9 Hosting an ACSCU/WASC Visit – or How to Make the Visiting Team Fall in Love with Your Institution (ACSCU/4 yr & Graduate schools)

Apr 8, 2011 - 1:15pm - - 4:00pm

Teri Cannon. Executive Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, WASC; Fred Fehlau, Provost, Art Center College for Design

W-10 Navigating ACSCU's Substantive Change Process (ACSCU/4 yr & Graduate schools)

Apr 8, 2011 - 1:15pm - - 4:00pm

Sharyl McGrew, Substantive Change Manager, WASC

W-11 Allocating Resources Based on Outcomes Assessment

Apr 8, 2011 - 1:15pm - - 4:00pm

Marilee J. Bresciani, Professor of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University

W-12 Teaching and Engaging Unprepared Students: Strategies for Retention and Success

Apr 8, 2011 - 1:15pm - - 4:00pm

Kathleen F. Gabriel, Assistant Professor, College of Communications & Education, California State University, Chico

W-13 Using the Three Horizons Framework: Innovation for the Pragmatic Visionary in Higher Education

Apr 8, 2011 - 1:15pm - - 4:00pm

Graham Leicester, Director, International Futures Forum; Maureen O'Hara, professor of psychology, National University

Special Interest Group Gatherings

Learning from Our Evidence – and Turning It into Action - VALUE SIG

Apr 6, 2011 - 2:00pm - - 4:00pm

Susan Albertine, Vice President for Engagement, Inclusion, and Success, Association of American Colleges & Universities; Jean Mach, Professor of English, College of San Mateo; Terry Underwood,University Assessment Coordinator, Sacramento State University

California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR) SIG: Feedback from Institutional Researchers on WASC Handbook Revision, Review Process, and Data Sources/Data Disaggregation in WASC Review

Apr 6, 2011 - 2:00pm - - 4:00pm

Samuel J. Agronow, Director, Office of Institutional Research, Saint Mary's College of California

21st Century Paradigms and Models for Teaching in the Arts Disciplines SIG

Apr 6, 2011 - 2:00pm - - 4:00pm

Nancy Uscher, Provost, California Institute of the Arts

Faculty Engagement in Learning Outcomes - Graduate Academic Programs SIG

Apr 6, 2011 - 2:00pm - - 4:00pm

Guy Salvesen, Dean of the Graduate School, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research institute