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Who Should Attend
Conference
topics and networking opportunities will be useful to all college
and university executives, institutional researchers, student services
personnel, and faculty from 2-year and 4-year institutions interested
in student retention.
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Conference Objectives
- Highlight
emerging trends and policy issues in higher education that impact
retention and
graduation efforts at colleges and universities such as: Beyond
the First Year, Transfers,
Special Population, Retention Theory
- Showcase
successful, effective programs and retention strategies implemented
by member
institutions and partners
- Promote
opportunities for dialog, networking, and shared understanding
between members
of the CSRDE
- Identify
useful research resources for addressing the entire retention
life cycle
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Featured Speakers
and Presentations
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Keynote
Speaker
Dr. George Henderson. Since he joined the
University of Oklahoma faculty in 1967, George Henderson's
name has become synonymous with efforts to promote ethnic
diversity and interracial understanding on the University
of Oklahoma campus and throughout the country.
Dr. Henderson recently retired as Dean of the College of Liberal
Studies to return to the Department of Human Relations as
director of the advanced studies program. He founded OU's
Human Relations program and designed its curriculum in 1969
the same year he received the Sylvan N. Goldman Professorship.
He holds three additional distinguished professorships at
OU: the David Ross Boyd Professorship, the Regents' Professorship
of Human Relations, Education and Sociology, and the Kerr-McGee
Presidential Professorship.
A trailblazer among African-American university educators,
Dr. Henderson has been honored throughout the country for
his research and writings. The most recent of his 28 books,
"Our Souls to Keep", is an introduction to African-American
culture written primarily for white readers. The author donated
the royalties from this book to scholarships for low-income
students.
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Plenary Speaker
Dr. Peter Ewell, Vice President of the National
Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS).
Since 1981 Dr. Ewell has been a staff member of the NCHEMS,
a research and development center founded to improve the management
effectiveness of colleges and universities. His work focuses
on assessing institutional effectiveness and the outcomes
of a college. Dr. Ewell has consulted with over 375 institutions
regarding enrollment management and student retention.
Dr. Ewell has authored six books including "The Self-Regarding
Institution: Information for Excellence" and numerous
articles on using the outcomes of student assessment. In 1998
he led the design team for the National Survey of Student
Engagement (NSSE) and currently chairs its Technical Advisory
Panel.
He is a graduate of Haverford College, received his Ph.D.
in Political Science from Yale University in 1976 and was
part of the University of Chicago faculty.
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Plenary Speaker
Dr. Margaret Ford, President of the Houston
Community College System – Northeast College since 1997.
Currently, Dr. Ford serves as the President-elect for the
American Association for Women in Community Colleges. She
has over thirty years of experience in higher education, working
with both the 4-year and 2-year college communities.
She has written numerous articles that have appeared in the
Community College Journal about the role community colleges
play in students' success. Dr. Ford focuses on high-risk students
and providing to them the opportunity to succeed.
In addition to numerous community awards for her tireless
efforts, Dr. Ford has earned a Ph.D. in Education from the
University of Houston as well as certificates in International
Relations and Urban and Regional Planning from Oxford University
and Kansas State University respectively.
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Plenary Speaker
Mr. Timothy D. Culver, Associate Vice President,
Retention Consulting for Noel-Levitz.
Mr. Culver consults directly with institutions, helping them
identify retention enhancement opportunities.
With a technological and strategic planning background, Mr.
Culver offers a unique perspective when developing and implementing
successful enrollment management and student success programs.
He has assisted in the creation of recruiting, enrollment
management, retention, and communication plans, as well as
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Tentative Conference Schedule
In keeping with the objective of this year's
conference, we will be providing a number of formats to support
learning and networking between conference attendees. In addition
to our exciting keynote and plenaries, we are also planning
pre-conference workshops which will allow participants to
explore retention related issues in a more in-depth manner.
In the following section you will also find additional information
about the call for papers and panels. We are very interested
in fostering a high degree of interaction between attendees
at this conference. Therefore, there will be many opportunities
for break-outs and small group discussion among affinity groups
and across institutional responsibilities.
Sunday, October 8
* Sunday Evening Event - Balloon Glow® 5:00 - 10:00 pm
Monday, October 9
* Pre-conference Workshops (Full Day)
* Welcome Address 5:00 pm
* Keynote Speaker 5:30 pm
* Best Practices Reception 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 10
* Plenary and Discussion 8:30 - 10:00 am
* Concurrent Sessions 10:20 am - 12:15 pm
* Networking Lunch 12:15 - 1:15 pm
* Afternoon Plenary and Discussion 1:30 - 3:00 pm
* Concurrent Sessions 3:20 - 5:15 pm
Wednesday, October 11
* Plenary and Discussion 8:30 - 10:00 am
* Concurrent Sessions 10:20 am - 11:10 am
* Closing Session and Best Practice Award Ceremony 11:20 am
- 12:00 pm
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Sunday Evening Event - Balloon Glow® is FULL
Balloon Glow® is one of the most widely anticipated events
of the whole week at the Albuquerque International Balloon
Fiesta. Just before dusk, some 400 to 500 balloons are securely
tethered and inflated. At the directive of the Balloonmeister,
burners are ignited and the evening sky fills with a kaleidoscope
of brilliant, luminous color that is truly magic. Check out
The
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
for more information.
We will be traveling to Balloon Fiesta Park to enjoy this
magnificent event followed by AfterGlow Fireworks Show, New
Mexico's most spectacular fireworks display. Transportation
will be provided to and from the park. We have a big group
attending so we ask that you meet us in the lobby of the Embassy
Suites at 5:00 PM (if you are staying at the Hilton, we will
pick you up at 4:45 PM) and we will return around 10:00 PM. |
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Pre-Conference Workshops
Data and Decisions to Support Student Success
Increasingly, college and university leaders base strategic
decisions on data. The ability to access, analyze, and convert
data into strategic information is critical for institutions
to remain competitive with other institutions. This full day
workshop will focus on ways to identify peer and competitive
institutions, define key institutional performance measures
related to retention and compare relative positions on these
measures with other institutions. A team approach will be
used in this workshop, so senior management and their institutional
researchers are encouraged to sign up together for this workshop
for maximum benefit. (Full Day, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
Retention for Rookies
You've just been named coordinator of student retention at
your institution-now what? Retention for Rookies is intended
to give you a solid orientation about the retention field.
Learn basic retention concepts. Identify resources that can
help you evaluate the current state of affairs at your institution.
Discover retention strategies that get results at two-year
and four-year institutions and learn the best ways to plan
for programs by laying the groundwork for success and gaining
faculty support. A good starter course for those of you who
have recently been told that "retention and student success"
have been added to your responsibilities. (Half Day, 8:30
am - 12:00 pm)
Analyzing Your Retention Funnel Data
For many years enrollment professionals and institutional
research analysts have studied the enrollment flow of students
from prospect to enrollee in order to focus resources effectively.
Many colleges have not yet perfected a process to analyze
data from the enrollment stage until completion. This session
will provide participants with a framework from which retention
resources can be focused in order to improve enrollment during
each stage of the retention funnel. (Half Day, 1:00 pm–
4:30 pm).
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Concurrent Papers
After going through a peer review process, over thirty papers
have been accepted for presentation at this year's symposium
and for inclusion in our published conference proceedings.
Researchers and Practioners will be giving presentations on
topics covering:
- Best Practices
- Meritorious Retention Programs
- Transfers
- Beyond the First Year
- Retention Theory
- Data, Tools, and Methods
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Conference
Registration---Fees and Sign-ups--
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Registration |
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Fees |
| Conference Details |
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| Registrants from CSRDE member
institutions |
$398 early registration
$498 after Aug. 1 |
| Registrants from non-CSRDE member
institutions |
498 early registration
$598 after Aug. 1
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| Pre-Conference Workshop I, Monday, October
9, Full Day
Data and Decisions to Support
Student Success
(Optional) with paid conference registration
This workshop is FULL. |
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| Pre-Conference Workshop II, Monday, October
9, Half Day
Retention for Rookies (Beginner)
(Optional) with paid conference registration |
$100 |
| Pre-Conference Workshop III, Monday, October
9, Half Day
Analyzing Your Retention
Funnel Data (Advanced)
(Optional) with paid conference registration |
$100 |
Cancellation/Refund
Policy: Prepaid registrants who find they
are unable to attend may send a delegate in their place without
penalty. Refunds (less a 20% processing charge per registration)
will be made on any prepaid registration for which we receive
an advance written cancellation by October 2, 2006. Absolutely
no refunds can be processed after October 20, 2006.
No Show: Those
who pre-registered and do not attend the conference without
written notification of cancellation will be charged the full
conference fee.
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Conference Hotel--Embassy Suites Hotel--Albuquerque, NM
Address: 1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87102
Hotel Phone (info) 505-245-7100
Our Hotel Conference Site for this meeting will
be the Embassy
Suites Hotel. The newly-opened Embassy
Suites Albuquerque hotel is centrally located in Downtown
Albuquerque between the campus of the University of New Mexico
(UNM) and the Albuquerque Convention Center close to the Albuquerque
International Airport.
This full-service upscale all-suite hotel is
just minutes from historic Old Town Albuquerque, the Albuquerque
Biological Park, the Rio Grande Zoo, the Albuquerque Aquarium,
Winrock Shopping Mall, Kirtland Air Force Base, UNM basketball's
''The Pit'', Journal Pavillion, Isotopes Baseball Park, Kimo
Theatre, UNM Championship Golf Courses, Tingley Coliseum,
the National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico, the New
Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the New Mexico
State Fairgrounds, the community of Rio Rancho and Balloon
Fiesta Park. The Sandia Peak Tramway, Sandia Ski Basin and
Sandia Casino are all just a short drive away. Guests of the
Embassy Suites Albuquerque hotel stay in spacious two-room
suites and receive a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast,
a nightly manager's reception and high-speed internet access.
If conference hotel is full,
please check the overflow hotel (details below).
Conference Overflow Hotel--Hilton Albuquerque--Albuquerque, NM
Our Overflow Hotel for this conference will
be the Hilton
Albuquerque. Located 1.68 miles from the
conference hotel, this hotel is on a 14 acre oasis in the
University/Midtown district. The Hilton Albuquerque hotel
captures the unique flavor and artistry of the great Southwest.
Guest rooms are tastefully decorated and spacious with breathtaking
views of the spectacular high-desert landscape of mesas, volcanoes
and the Sandia Mountains.
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Travel
to and from Airport
Sunport Shuttle offers their service on shuttle
trips to and from the airport. The cost is $9.00 one way,
or $16.00 round trip. You may make reservations by calling
866-505-4966 or 505-883-4966; or you can find their desk at
the airport in the baggage area across from Southwest Airlines.
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Churches
in Albuquerque
For those of you who will be arriving early and would like
to attend church, click
here for a listing of churches in Albuquerque
(with links to their websites for more information) and a
map to guide you to their location.
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