29^th Annual Conference

Fitting STEM into the College Opportunity Equation | September 1-4, 2010 | Manchester Grand Hyatt,
San Diego, CA

 

 

Registration Instructions and Deadline

 

Registration materials must be postmarked on or before August 19, 2010. Online registration is strongly encouraged. If not registering online, full payment or a purchase order form must accompany the registration form. Please make checks payable to the Council for Opportunity in Education. Mail check and registration form together to: 2010 Annual Conference, Council for Opportunity in Education, P.O. Box 90193, Washington, D.C. 20090-0193. Please fax purchase order and registration form to (202) 628-3726. For further questions, contact Business and Finance at (finance@coenet.us) or at (202) 347-7430.

 

• To register, download the '10 Registration Form (.pdf) or

 

Registration Fees

 

Registration fees include Conference Program and materials. No meals are included in the COE registration fees.

 

Postmark Deadlines	Council Member	Non-Member
Early Bird (06/01/10)	$540	$625
Pre-Registration (08/19/10)	$590	$675
On Site After (08/19/10)	$640	$725

 

(NOTE) For inquiries about conference registration, please contact Business
and Finance at (finance@coenet.us) or at (202) 347-7430.

 

Accommodations

 

Hotel arrangements at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego must be made separately by each attendee. Call Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Reservations at (619) 232-1234 or (888) 421-1442 and refer to the Council for Opportunity in Education Room Block. The cut off date is July 27, 2010 or when the COE Block is filled.

Council/Hyatt Meal Package — includes tickets for Chair’s Opening Reception, the Educational Opportunity Dinner, the TRIO Achievers’ Luncheon, and Saturday’s Full Breakfast and Plenary.

 

Room Rates 1	Dates	Single	Double	Triple	Quad
Pre- and Post-Conference Per Night. Meals Not Included	8/30 — 8/31 and 9/4 — 9/5 2	$215	$235	$255	$275
Council/Hyatt Meal Package	9/1 — 9/3	$279	$299	$319	$339

 

¹ State and local taxes, fees and assessments, 10.5% per room/per day not included.
² Based on rate and date availability.

 

Conference Program

 

Your attendance at this year's Annual Conference reflects your commitment to educational opportunity programs — like TRIO and GEAR UP — that provides low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities with a desire for and a chance to succeed in higher education.

This year's conference, "Fitting STEM into the College Opportunity Equation," features thought-provoking plenary and concurrent sessions to address the importance of and potential for educational opportunity. The program is loaded with valuable information that will help both your program and your students be more competitive.

 

• For more detailed information about this year's Annual Conference in San Diego, CA, please download the '10 Conference Program (.pdf).

 

Conference Sessions

 

Nearly 100 concurrent sessions have been planned to meet the needs of both pre-college and college level opportunity educators. Numerous special sessions for each TRIO program have been designed to meet the specific needs of individual projects from programs focused on Veterans to those preparing students for graduate study. Special attention has been given to assisting institutions and agencies interested in applying for EOC and Talent Search grants, and in implementing the new rigorous curricula requirements for Talent Search and Upward Bound.

 

• For more information about our Conference Sessions, download the '10 Conference Brochure (.pdf). A Tentative Agenda and a detailed list of our Pre-
  Conference Concurrent Workshops is also included.

 

Invitation to Exhibit

 

Be an exhibitor at the Council’s 29^th Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. This is a unique opportunity to demonstrate your products and services and improve your visibility with college access and retention professionals.

Our conference theme is “Fitting STEM into the College Opportunity Equation.” We anticipate attendance by college opportunity professionals from North America, Europe, and the Pacific Islands. It will be an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate your products and services, build lasting connections, and improve your visibility with college access professionals.

We anticipate attracting more than 2,000 participants to the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego, CA. Some of our individual conference events will have corporate sponsorship, further broadening conference participation. This meeting promises to be the best one yet.

Deadlines ◊ Exhibit Booth (July 9) ◊ Advertising (June 29) ◊ Hot Topic Seminar (June 18)

 

• To apply, download the '10 Application to Exhibit (.pdf) or

 

Ticket Sales for Meals

 

The room rates at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego for September 1, 2, and 3 include one set (single rate) or two sets (double rate) of meal tickets (valued at $228) for four (4) meal functions: the Opening Reception, Thursday's Educational Opportunity Dinner, Friday's TRIO Achievers’ Luncheon, and Saturday's Full Breakfast.

Additional meal tickets (for those not staying at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego or those who may want to bring a guest) may be purchased from the Manchester Grand Hyatt separately or as a package at a booth immediately adjoining the Annual Conference registration desk. Times for ticket sales will be posted. Tickets may be purchased with a credit card or college/agency check payable to the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. Please see the following prices set by the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego.

 

Meal Functions	Price All rates are inclusive of tax
Opening Reception September 1	$57.50
Educational Opportunity Dinner September 2	$117
TRIO Achievers' Luncheon September 3	$57.50
Full Breakfast and Plenary September 4	$48
Package Includes all four (4) meal functions	$228

 

For Annual Conference participants not wishing to partake of a particular meal, access to all program meal functions except for the Opening Reception is available thirty (30) minutes after the start of each event. Please see the Manchester Grand Hyatt staff to be seated in the theater chairs at the back of the ballroom.

 

Tentative Agenda

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Registration
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Exhibits
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Pre-Conference Workshops
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Moderators' Orientation
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Newcomers' Reception (By Invitation Only)
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Opening Plenary Session — Jose Hernandez, NASA Astronaut & Student Support Services Alumnus
8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.	Chair's Reception (Ticketed Event)

 

Thursday, September 2, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Exhibits
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast On Your Own
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Plenary Session/Government Relations Update
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Plenary Session — From the Street Academy to the President's Office: Reflections on Making Colleges More Responsie to College Opportunity, Antoine Garibaldi
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Lunch on Your Own
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	Corporate Hot Topics
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Reception (Cash Bar)
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Educational Opportunity Dinner (Ticketed Event) Mason & Lifetime Achievement Awards
9:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.	Dance

 

Friday, September 3, 2010
6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Fun Run/Walk/Wheel
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast On Your Own
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Exhibits
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Plenary Session — TRIO and the Obama Administration; Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education, Domestic Policy Council, The White House
9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Plenary Session — STEM Connections: Of Great Importance to the Corporate Community
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
12:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	TRIO Achievers' Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Plenary Session — Weaving Our Futures Together: STEM Education for the Next Generation; Eric Jolly, Director, Science Museum of Minnesota

 

Saturday, September 4, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Information Desk
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Closing Plenary Session, Awards, and Looking Ahead — Full Breakfast Concluding Remarks — Mateo Arteaga, Chair of the Council Board (2010-2011) 29th Annual Conference Concludes

 

Pre-Conference Concurrent Workshops

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

 

Evaluation Tool Kit: Demonstrate Your Program’s Impact (All)

The Evaluation Toolkit is designed for professionals who work with TRIO and other college outreach programs that are interested in conducting small scale, high quality evaluations of their programs. Program evaluations help determine the effectiveness of program practices and generate recommendations for program improvement, refinement, and success. This is particularly important in the era of accountability where funding is often tied to results. According to President Obama, “The Secretary of Education will use only one test when deciding what [education] ideas to support…It’s not whether an idea is liberal or conservative, but whether it works.” The Evaluation Toolkit will help you evaluate and determine whether your program “works.” This pre-conference session will guide you through the tools to help you:

 

• Develop a comprehensive plan for your program evaluation
• Identify data collection methods needed to answer your research questions
• Work with and analyze data to determine the effects of your program practices and services
• Use your findings to improve and/or advocate for your program

 

Incorporating Social Networks into Your Program (All)

TRIO programs have a unique opportunity to reach thousands of students through our wonderful services, and social network web sites can improve a program’s ability to better serve your students! Learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, and other websites to reach your students more effectively. Utilizing new technology will assist your program in developing contacts, enhancing workshops and meetings, interacting with parents and administrators, connecting with your alumni, and further preparing students for postsecondary success.

Meeting the Rigorous Curriculum Challenge in Talent Search (TS)

The new provisions requiring Talent Search and Upward Bound programs to provide support so that students are successful in pursuing rigorous secondary school programs of provide real challenges. In this session, facilitators will briefly review current national discussions of rigor in the curricula and the impact of these discussions, particularly in struggling schools. Using a definition of rigor that is “the acquisition of the knowledge and skills a student needs to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing, first-year courses at a postsecondary institution,” they will work with participants to lay the initial groundwork for a curricular support design. Core assumptions of what a program supporting student success in rigorous curricula are:

 

• The support program should be developed in conjunction with school staff;
• It will vary by school;
• The support program should provide culturally congruent instruction and discipline;
• It should be able to operate with various levels of intervention;
• The support program should engage during the school day; and
• Interventions should be based on access to timely and consistent student level data.

 

Developing an SSS Program to Engage & Retain (SSS)

Now that you’re funded for the next five years, join in this interactive session to plan a solid and practical retention design. How can early intervention pull your students on board before they even begin to slide academically? What are the necessary elements of an intensive first year experience that we can implement with limited resources? How can we lay the groundwork for the intrusive academic advising needed to keep our students on track? What are the keys to solid faculty relationships that benefit our students? New and seasoned Student Support Services personnel are welcome to attend!

Special Approaches to Attracting, Engaging, and Retaining Low-Income Males (All)

In recent years, discussion on the gender gap in higher education has focused primarily on disparities in the representation and retention between men and women from different racial/ethnic backgrounds. Often lost in this racialized discourse is an analysis of how socioeconomic background influences educational opportunity. Men from economically disadvantaged backgrounds are grossly underrepresented at many college and universities across the nation, largely disconnected and disengaged from the institutional culture and educationally meaningful activities, and poorly retained by their respective institutions of higher education. TRIO can serve a critical role in championing college enrollment, engagement, and success among men from low-income families. In this session, data on these topics will be explored and discussed. Additionally, specific strategies for attracting, engaging, and retaining low-income men will be discussed and presented.

Computer Lab: Using Animation as a Teaching Tool: Mathematical Visual Storytelling (All) (Limited to 25 participants)

Participants will learn animation is not simply mindless eye candy. In the right circumstances it can be used to communicate sophisticated concepts across many levels. It also can be a great equalizer in a class setting where students who often have difficulties understanding or communicating have a form of media which allows them a whole new playing field. Participants will also have the opportunity to create animation on a computer during this session.

Preparing Your Students for Graduate School (SSS and McNair)
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Lunch on your own)

A bachelor's degree alone does not qualify a student for graduate school. Although letters of recommendation, the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and statement of purpose are important parts of a graduate application, finding the right graduate program, acquiring financial support and having enriching undergraduate experiences are just as important. The preconference workshop will cover critical aspects of preparing your students for graduate school and discuss major changes to the GRE and free online test preparation.

Engaging Informal Science Education, Off-Site (All)
September 1^st, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and September 2^nd, 12:30p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
(Transportation provided; lunch on your own at the workshop venue on Wednesday and lunch provided on Thursday)

There are two STEM strands in this pre-conference workshop: A Day in Balboa Park; Inspiring STEM through Informal Education and A Day at UCSD; Inspiring STEM Education through University Resources. For both strands, you will spend Wednesday, September 1^st , off site, at workshops learning how to use informal science venues, doing fun STEM activities, learning about STEM careers, and touring STEM education facilities. Once you register and sign-up for this pre-conference workshop, you will receive an e-mail within a week with a web link to identify and rate your preferences. On Thursday, September 2^nd , you will meet with other colleagues to share and exchange handouts, information and strategies over a boxed lunch. And, listen to a blue ribbon panel discuss “The Future of STEM Education and Careers in the U.S.”

 

• Tentative Thursday Panel:
  • Marye Anne Fox — Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
  • Alex Cirillo — Vice President of Community Affairs, 3M
  • Eduardo Ochoa — Sonoma State University (awaiting confirmation: Assistant Secretary of Postsecondary Education)
  • Mary Boyd — University of San Diego, Co-Editor of “Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing Impact”

 

Strand A: A Day in Balboa Park; Inspiring STEM through Informal Education

Balboa Park, often called the “Smithsonian of the West”, is a place where visitors can experience San Diego’s natural beauty, wonderful art and culture, and stunning Spanish Revival architecture. Home to more than 15 museums, performing arts venues, cultural centers, botanical gardens and the San Diego Zoo, this urban oasis is a must see during any trip to San Diego. Four programs highlighting Balboa Park are designed to inspire participants to reach out and utilize the potential educational resources of their own regional cultural institutions. You will learn about different STEM careers and how to work with your local museums or zoo to create productive workshops, fieldtrips, research and learning opportunities for your students. You will spend the morning in one of the following workshops and then have free access to all four venues from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

 

• Suggested Pre-College:
  • Workshop A: San Diego Zoo — Biomimicry: An Elegant, Comparative, Teaching Tool (Limit 70 people)
  • Workshop B: Museum of Photographic Arts — Looking through the Lens: Using Photography to Learn Math and Science (Limit 40 people)
  • Workshop C: Rueben H. Fleet Science Center — “Doing Science”: The Process Skills of Inquiry (Limit 60 people)
• Suggested College:
  • Workshop D: San Diego Natural History Museum — Museums and Academic Advantage: Cultural Capital You Can Put in the Bank (Limit 60 people)

 

Strand B: A Day at UCSD; Inspiring STEM Education through University Resources
(Pre-college and College) (Limit 24 people)

The University of California-San Diego, one of the finest institutions on the west coast, offers incredible science, engineering, technology and mathematics learning opportunities along with great vistas. And these vistas aren’t all outside! Go deep beneath the sea for vistas of fascinating ecosystems and life, step into virtual reality worlds—you thought only existed on-screen, and learn what a supercomputer really is. The program at UCSD is designed to inspire participants to reach out and utilize the potential educational resources of their own academic institutions. You will learn about different STEM careers and how to work with your college departments, divisions, schools and centers to create productive workshops, fieldtrips, research and learning opportunities for your students. You will spend the morning on the main campus and have unique access to the San Diego Supercomputer Center and CAL IT² (virtual reality doesn’t get any better) and the afternoon at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography Stephen Birch Aquarium.