Conference Agenda

Monday, October 11
9:00 am – 10:00 am Conference Welcome
     Dr. James L. Applegate
      Sr. Vice President of Program Development
       Lumina Foundation for Education    
      
10:00 am – 11:00 am Membership meeting     

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Roundtables
First Time Attendees
Advisors
Executive Directors
Development Directors
College Access Centers
Statewide Networks

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Awards of Excellence Luncheon

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Workshop Sessions
• Access for All: Strategies in Career and Academic Counseling
• Post-Secondary Success for Underrepresented Students
• The FAFSA – Before & After: Navigating the Entire Process
• KnowHow2Go Creative
• Common Core Standards
• Collaboratives: A Strategy to Increase College Access
• A National Perspective on Working with Education Foundations
• The Data Mindset

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm ConnectEDU Presentation
 
Tuesday, October 12
7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast     

8:30 am – 10:00 am Workshop Sessions:

• Foster Youth Education Pipeline: From College Access to Success
• Family Centered College Recruitment and Retention of Latinos
• Financial Literacy Tools for Students
• Effective Social Media Use in College Access and Success
• Federal Policy Update
• Community-wide Collaborations: Boston, Milwaukee, and South Los Angeles
• Utilizing AmeriCorps for College Access and Success
• Best Practices in Non-Profit Board Governance

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Workshop Sessions:
• Parental Involvement in College Readiness
• Overcoming Non-academic Challenges that Interfere with College Success
• Utilizing Scholarships to Expand College Access
• College Access and Success for Adult Learners
• Building the Will: Advancing the College Readiness Agenda
• YMCA: Access and Success Partnerships in the U.S. and Canada
• Fostering a College Going Culture: State CACG Efforts
• To a Hammer, Everything’s a Nail: Early Lessons in Using Data

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Luncheon and Speaker     

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Workshop Sessions
• After the Envelopes: College Fit and Match in Access and Success
• Beyond the Threshold: Collaborations that Achieve College Success
• How America Saves and Pays for College
• Making Connections: Statewide Networks and National Youth Serving Organizations
• Undocumented Student Access: a Multi-State Study
• Communities Learning in Partnership: Advancing Collaboration
• Image is Everything: Branding Your College Access Program

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Best Practices Gallery and Reception   

Wednesday, October 13
9:00 am – 10:30 am       NCAN Breakfast Reception on Capitol Hill