2010 Annual Conference 

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Conference Session Breakfast and Awards Presentation

8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions – Series I

Beyond Accreditation and Standards: The Distance Educator’s Opportunity for Leadership

Presenters: GARY W. MATKIN, University of California, Irvine; MIKE OFFERMAN, Capella University

Online Workforce Development: Successful Partnership Models

Presenters: RICHARD NOVAK, Rutgers University; BRIAN COOK, California State University East Bay

License to Thrive: A Bootstrapping Business Model for CE

Presenters: PETER MORONEY, University of British Columbia, Continuing Studies; DEENA BOECK , University of British Columbia, Continuing Studies; JENNIFER MIELGUJ, University of British Columbia, Continuing Studies

Tuition Reimbursement Benefits: Easing Access to Higher and Continuing Education for the Working Professional

Presenters: MICHAEL E. ECHOLS, Bellevue University; DOROTHY DURKIN, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies; CHRISTOPHER HOPEY, Northeastern University; CAROL ASLANIAN, EducationDynamics

Preparing Boomers to Transition into New Roles

Presenter: MARC FREEDMAN, CEO and Founder, Civic Ventures

9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Opening General Session

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.Institutional Representatives Lunch

Lunch is open to UCEA Institutional Representatives, their alternates or their designees only.

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Community of Practice Lunches and Annual Business Meetings

• Distance Learning
• Outreach and Engagement
• Quality Assurance

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Community of Practice Sessions & Best Practices Sessions

Distance Learning

They Have Enrolled, Now How Do We Keep Them

Presenters: WENDY DITTMANN, University of Wisconsin-Stout; STEVE SCHLOUGH, University of Wisconsin-Stout; PETER TOMASSI, EducationDynamics; RAJEEV BUKRALIA, Black Hills State University; JENNIFER JONES, University of Alabama

Outreach and Engagement

On the Road Again: Developing Faculty Awareness of the Public’s Needs –One Model

Presenter : MIRIAM F. SIMMONS, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Student and Customer Service

Square Pegs, Round Holes: Distance Students and Campus Priorities in the Academic Community

Presenters: PEG WHERRY, Montana State University; DEBORAH WINDES, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Liberal Learning

Liberal Learning Transformed through Technology

Panelists: LINDA VENIS, University of California-Los Angeles; DEBORAH BALDINI, University of Missouri-St. Louis; RAMU NAGAPPAN, University of California - Berkeley

Marketing and Publications

Recruitment Marketing Toolkit for 2010

Presenter: STACY SNOW, University of Missouri Extension

Best Practices Session

Even Better than Face to Face!

Presenter: DAVE MEGILL, Mira Costa College

‘Alterity and Continuing Education’

Presenter: MARY CLAIRE HALVORSON, Goldsmiths University of London

Building Bridges: Providing adult-friendly student services

Presenter(s): MARY CRAVE, Universityof Wisconsin-Extension; MARY S. GRANT, University of Wisconsin-Extension

Organizational Flexibility in Meeting Employer/Employee Educational Needs: University of Mobile’s GATE (Gaining Advancement Through Education) Program

Presenter: PAMELA BUCHANAN MILLER, Center for Adult Programs, University of Mobile

Nation-Building, One Entrepreneur at a Time

Presenter: DANIEL GLENN C. SAN LUIS, The Ateneo Center for Continuing Education (CCE) and the Ateneo-BAP Institute of Banking

Driving Innovation Through Data: Becoming a Six Sigma Organization

Presenter(s): CAROLYN DAHL , College of Continuing Studies, University of Alabama; DONNA KEENE, College of Continuing Studies, Bryant Conference Center; DIXIE MACNEIL, College of Continuing Studies, University of Alabama

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions – Series II

Cheating Confronts Continuing Education – Is (It) the Same Student?

Presenters: SCOTT HOWELL, Brigham Young University; VON PITTMAN, University of Missouri

Using Blended Technologies to Create Engaging Online Experiences

Presenters: SHARON FRATTA-HILL, Academic Programs and Distance Education Graduate School (formerly the Graduate School, USDA); DEBORAH HOWIE, Academic Programs and Distance Education Graduate School (formerly the Graduate School, USDA)

The Geomapper: A Technology for Identifying and Contacting Organizations that Need Continuing Education

Presenter : STEVE ZLOTOLOW, San Jose State University; JAVIAR VANGA, City of San Jose Workforce Investment Board

Leading Innovation: An Entire Statewide University System Goes Virtual

Presenter : ROBERT G. BRUCE, The University of Texas at Austin; MARIO GUERRA, The University of Texas at Austin

UCEA’s “Genius Bar”

This session offers an opportunity to discuss the difficult issues and challenges that you confront in your work with some of the field’s most knowledgeable leaders. It’s a chance to obtain expert advice and fresh perspectives from a representative panel of leaders from diverse public and private institutions. Panelists: CAROLYN DAHL, University of Alabama; MERNOY HARRISON, Arizona State University; ROBERT LAPINER, New York University; DANIEL W. SHANNON, University of Chicago

International Affairs Commission

International Programs – Here and Abroad

Moderator : ILENE GARNER, University of the Virgin Islands
Presenters : SARAH B. STEINBERG, Kreiger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University; GERALDINE DE BERLY, Syracuse University, University College; JAMES PETERS, The University of Kansas; SUSAN NESBITT, University of Connecticut

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Regional Meetings

6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Regional Receptions

For more information: please email nkats@ucea.edu or call the UCEA National Office at 202.659.3130.