9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

$200

Preparing for a Strong Candidacy in the CEO Search Process: Showcasing Essential Skills and Experience

How you present yourself in both the written submission and in an interview influence whether you advance in the search process. Learn from the ACCT Search Team what boards, colleges, districts, and systems look for when assessing candidates and how you can best present yourself to a search committee and governing board.

Participate in this workshop to gain an in-depth understanding of the search process, and to better prepare for this critical journey. The complete spectrum of steps, throughout the CEO search, will be analyzed in the order they take place in real life, and you will put into action what you are learning!

ACCT has over 30 years of experience in facilitating hundreds of successful searches – learn from and practice with the experts. (Includes Lunch)

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

$175

The Chair’s Academy: The Board Chair, Leading with Integrity

This program will explore the characteristics of a board chair in leading an effective and cohesive board. The program will help to clarify and reinforce the role of the chair which includes, resolving conflict, running an effective meeting, promoting ethical behavior, managing crisis, and strengthening the Board-CEO relationship. The program will include a mix of case studies, panel discussion, and expert advice to provide the board chair with the tools they need to be effective. (Includes lunch).

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

$175

Effective Board Governance

This Academy will provide the opportunity for community college boards and presidents to examine what they perceive to be their current strengths and areas for improvement in meeting the college mission, and to envision a productive future. This session will review what boards have done well and how they could be more effective in a crisis, all within their role of policy and governance. Topics will include, the Board’s governance role; the Board’s expectations of the college president; the Board’s perception of the future of the community college; and strategies regarding how Boards may improve their governance function in the years to come. (Includes lunch).

1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

FREE TO ATTEND - MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE

Current Issues and Emerging Evidence in Rural Higher Education

ACCT Pre-Congress hosted by the National Rural Higher Education Research Center at MDRC

Join the National Rural Higher Education Research Center for an afternoon of research, discussion, networking, and reflection focused on timely issues shaping rural higher education. The event will feature three presentations on recent research findings, along with opportunities to connect with community college leaders working across the rural higher education field. If you want to learn the latest on rural college access, dual enrollment, and workforce development that you can bring to your college, don’t miss it.