Indiana Pathways to College Network

Access to Success

 

Statewide Conference

Valle Vista Conference Center, 755 E Main Street, Greenwood, Indiana

 

October 7, 2005

 

Conference Agenda

 

  8:30 – 9:00       Continental Breakfast and Registration

 

  9:00 – 9:10       Welcome

                           Framing Questions (to be summarized at end of day)

                           (1) What important knowledge have you acquired?

                           (2) Who will benefit from this knowledge?

                           (3) How will knowledge gained today affect policy or practice?

 

9:10 – 10:00       Realized Potential or Lost Talent I: Achieving Academic Success with African American Students

 

                           J. Herman Blake, Professor Emeritus and former Director of African American Studies, Iowa State University; Dennis Bland, President, Center for Leadership Development, Respondent

 

10:00 – 10:20     Questions & Answers

 

10:20 – 10:35     Break

 

10:35 – 11:25     Realized Potential or Lost Talent II: What Does Lead to Success in College?

 

Jerry Trusty, College of Education, Penn State University; Donald Hossler, Higher Education and Student Affairs, Indiana University, Respondent

 

11:25 – 11:45     Questions & Answers

 

11:45 – 12:30     Buffet Lunch sponsored by USA Funds

 

Breakout Sessions

 

  12:30 – 1:30     Breakout Sessions

 

(1)   Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education. Angela Iza, Lewis & Kappes, Indianapolis

(2)   State Data on Student Achievement and Achievement Gaps. Ken Sauer, Indiana Commission for Higher Education; and Gary Wallyn, Indiana Department of Education

(3)   Serving Adult Students: Prison Education. Joanna Wallace, Ball State University

(4)   The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP). Omotayo Ola-Niyi, School Leader, KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory

(5)   Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program. Rosemary McKinney, Central Division District Support Specialist, AVID Program

 

   1:30 – 1:45      Break

 

   1:45 – 2:45      Breakout Sessions

 

(6)   Serving Latino Students. J. Guadalupe Valtierra, Chancellor, Ivy Tech State College, Gary, Moderator; Panelists: Frances Vega, State Director, Hispanic Outreach, Ivy Tech State College; Patricia Carlisle, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Officer, Purdue University North Central; Lillian Casillas, Director, La Casa Latino Cultural Center, Indiana University Bloomington

(7)   Standardized Testing: Pros and Cons. Kelly Rapp, Research Associate, Center for Evaluation and Educational Policy, Indiana University

(8)   Serving Foster Youth in College. Carlotta K. Cooprider, Director, Guardian Scholars Program, Ball State University

(9)   What Student Engagement Data Can Tell Us. Martha McCarthy, Director, High School Survey of Student Engagement, Indiana University

(10)The Purdue Horizons Program: Stories of Success. Dean Ballotti,

      Director, Horizons Program, Purdue University

 

   2:45 – 3:00      Lessons Learned

 

 

 

The Indiana Pathways to College Network is a project supported by a grant from Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indiana-based national foundation committed to improving college access and success.