NISOD Conference

Breakout & Roundtable Schedule
Preview the sessions that will be taking place during the NISOD Conference, and begin planning your schedule now by downloading our personal planner.

Preconference Seminar
Listen to a preview of the preconference seminar, "Social Media and New Technologies: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity."

Registration
Register now to receive the early-bird discount!

Conference Presenters
If you are interested in using clickers during your presentation, contact Alicia Davidson at i>Clicker by April 25, 2012 with the subject line “NISOD Clicker Request.” Clickers will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Membership

NISOD Presidents Breakfast
Calling all NISOD-member presidents! Please join us on Sunday, April 22, for the NISOD Presidents Breakfast to be held during the AACC Convention. This year's topic is "Completion by Design Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Pushing the Completion Dialogue Forward."

NISOD Membership Renewal
Renew your membership today!

News

Sign the Completion Pledge at the PTK Conference
If you are attending the upcoming PTK Conference in Nashville, be sure to sign the Community College Completion Challenge Pledge. Signing tables will be set up outside the doors to the general sessions.

Higher Ed: A Conversation About NISOD and The Power of Community Colleges
Listen in as NISOD Interim Director, Dr. Coral Noonan-Terry, is interviewed on Education Talk Radio.

Community College Completion Challenge

To increase completion rates, everyone—administrators, faculty, and staff—must join forces. Watch a short video of NISOD Excellence Award recipients sharing real suggestions on how to ensure that students are successful.

Faculty and Staff College Completion Pledge
NISOD encourages community college faculty and staff to add their own voices and commit to this exciting and critical national college completion movement by signing the pledge today.

Watch as Gerardo de los Santos, President/CEO, League for Innovation, discusses action items to boost college completion numbers.

Partners and Friends

Dynamic Campus Webinar
Check out the recent NISOD webinar, "Using Dashboards and Business Intelligence for Performance Based Funding," with NISOD partner Dynamic Campus.

We invite NISOD Partners seeking additional marketing opportunities and increased visibility at the NISOD Conference to check out our available sponsorships. They are going fast!

Nazar Wright did not allow me to view myself as a failure, but rather a hidden achiever.
-John Alson, Guilford Technical Community College (NC)

[Dr. Lisa Uhlir] not only took an interest in my education, but even after my time in her class was over she has helped me find jobs and scholarships in order to afford to say in school.
-Jose Andino, Tarrant County CollegeNortheast (TX)

There have been times along my academic journey when [Dr. Carolyn Smith] gave me just the constructive criticism that I needed in order to reach the heights that I have today.
-Bobby Chelette, Baton Rouge Community College (LA)

To just choose one person is a disservice to the whole of [North Idaho College], as it takes each and every instructor, office worker, and student to make a college great.
-Charles Clemmons, North Idaho College

So, Jonathan Gardner, thank you for planting the seed of knowledge and cultivating confidence in my absolute value.
-Charity Griego, College of Southern Nevada

There was something about the compassion in [Nora Linskeys] voice that gave me just an inkling of hope, that maybe, just maybe, I could do it.
-Fiona Logan, Middlesex Community College (MA)

I never imagined I would be graduating without parents there to congratulate me or support me along the way. But, I will always be grateful for the fact that I had a teacher who took the time and cared to help me become a better person and find a career of which I can be proud.
-Megan Noel, Chippewa Valley Technical College (WI)

My desire is now to help shape another students future, just as Professor Vargas helped shape mine.
-Chanelle Castracion, Mt. San Jacinto College (CA)

[Ms. Kathy Malone] believed in me, invested in me, pushed me to do my best.
-Glory Reichard, Fort Scott Community College (MO)

A good professor energizes a student with her knowledge and enthusiasm, but a great professor unfolds the subject and journeys with the student enjoying each triumph and investigating each shortfall.
-Kimberly Ritchie, Collin College (TX)

My return to college as an adult was not easy; but the lesson that it has taught me extends further than any page in a textbook. That is; in life, it is never too late to make a better choice.
-Erica Santos-Buchanan, Middlesex County College (NJ)

[Brian Balmans] encouragement and committed attitude were what kept me from dropping math.
-Sharon Smith, Johnson County Community College (KS)

Dr. Diane Allen has been so much more than just a professor.
-Charmain Surles, Midland College (TX)

I know that when I feel like I am falling, [Mrs. Tina Sanchez] is there to grab me by the hand hold me and help me always.
-Jocelyn Valdez, San Jacinto College North (TX)

This has allowed us to relate to the teacher as another human being and form a connection that makes learning possible.
-Hewan Yitagesu, Montgomery College (MD)

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