2021 FAC Conference
The 2021 Faculty Advisory Committee Conference on Student Success & Shared Governance will be held virtually on Friday, April 16, 2021 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Conference Details (pdf)2018 FAC Conference
The 2018 Faculty Advisory Committee Conference on Student Success & Shared Governance will be held at Southern Connecticut State University on Friday, April 13, 2018.
Conference Details (pdf)2017 FAC Conference
The 2017 Faculty Advisory Committee Conference on Student Success & Shared Governance will be held at Central Connecticut State University on Friday, April 7, 2017. Save the date! More details will be available soon.
Conference Booklet (pdf) Conference Presentations2016 FAC Conference
Student Success & Shared Governance
The Faculty Advisory Committee held its Second Annual Conference on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Housatonic Community College. Information from the event below:
Welcome
Welcoming Remarks
Vice-Chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee and Housatonic Community College Professor, Barbara Richards
Watch VideoKeynote
Keynote Introduction
Presenters: FAC Chair, Stephen Adair, Keynote Speaker, Thomas Bailey and President Ojakian
Watch VideoSession 1
Research on Statewide Developmental Education Reform: Challenges and Opportunities
Presenters: Maria Cormier and Jessica Brathwaite
Watch VideoSession 2
The Institute for Student Success- Access, Retention & Graduation
Presenter: Leo Lachut
Watch VideoSession 3
Transfer and Articulation Policy
Presenters: Candace Barrington, Ken Klucnik, Deborah Weiss, Lauren Doninger, and Jason Ebbeling
Watch VideoSession 5
Attract, Engage, Retain, & Convert: Non-themed Learning Communities
Presenter: Amanda MacTaggart, (and others)
Watch VideoSession 7
Help Students Connect: True Stories, Told Live, Any Class
Presenter: Deborah Pagnotta
Watch VideoSession 10
Success Starts with Knowing Your Students
Presenter: Elsa Nunez
Watch Video Remarks (pdf) Presentation (pdf)Session 12
Holistic Student Success: Collaborative Programming to Agrees Mental, Physical, and Academic Wellbeing Throughout the Student Life Cycle
Presenters: Emily Rosenthal and Katie De Oliveira
Watch Video Presentation (pdf)Session 14
Panel Discussion on Dollars & Sense with Open Educational Resources
Presenter: Marina Phillips, Michael LaBarbera, Jennifer Nohai-Seaman
Watch Video Presentation (pdf)Session 15
FYE & the Library: Assessment in Action for First- Year Information Literacy
Presenter: Jamie Hammond and Jenna Barry
Watch Video Presentation (pdf)Session 16
Student Success for Non-Credit Certificate Students
Presenter: Kristina Testa-Buzzee
Watch VideoSession 18
From Access to Opportunity: Improving Retention of Low Income Students
Presenter: Alana Wiens
Watch Video Presentation (pdf) Handout (pdf)Session 19
First Generation College Students Success Stories at ECSU
Presenter: Nicolas Simon
Watch VideoSession 20
Autoethnography of a Latina First Generation College Student
Presenter: Raquel Estrella
Watch VideoSession 21
Perception of Self as Minority Among Young Adults in a College Setting
Presenter: Heather Rodriguez
Watch Video Presentation (pdf)Session 22
Moving Ahead!: English Boot Camps and Retention Programs at Gateway Community College
Presenters: Elizabeth Keefe and Catherine Babbitt
Watch VideoSession 23
Supplemental Instruction at SCSU: A Preliminary Report
Presenter: Therese Bennett and Katie De Oliveira
Watch VideoSession 24
Helping Students Help Themselves: Inspiring Students to Become Strategic Learners
Presenters: Samantha Palombizio and Phillip Burnham
Watch Video Presentation (pdf) Handout (pdf)Session 26
Collaboration, Innovation, and Shared Governance: A System- Wide Approach to Associate Degree Nursing Education
Presenters: Linda Perfetto and Sarah White
Watch Video Presentation (pdf)Session 29
Transitional Strategies: Student Success Initiatives and Community Partnerships
Presenters: Donna Bontatibus, Steven Minkler, Catherine Hostetter, Teresa DeSouza, and Tami Cristopher
Watch Video Presentation (pdf)Session 30
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes: Potentials for Collaborative Engagement
Presenter: Arthur Poole
Watch VideoSession 31
Making a Difference in Retention Through Student Engagement: A Connecticut College Access and Success Program Strategic Plan
Presenters: Edward Derr, Jacqueline Phillips, Nicole Almonte, and Kaeshla Vega
Watch VideoSession 32
Success Central Initiative: Initial Outcomes of an Intervention Addressing the Success of Latino and African- American College Students
Presenter: Reginald Simmons and Awilda Reasco
Watch VideoSession 34
Community College Transfer Student Success at Connecticut State Universities and UConn
Presenter: John Mullane
Watch Video Presentation (ppt)Session 36
Inclusion of Research by BSN Students in the SCSU Social Justice Week: An Innovative Approach to Nursing Education and Its Application to Humanity Lead Presenter
Presenter: Kimberly Petrovic
Presentation (pdf)