Building the Capacity for Campuswide Resiliency and Reform

By leveraging its Achieving the Dream membership, Harford Community College (HCC) is becoming more resilient as an institution. Webinar participants learn how HCC is using critical dialogue to unpack success metrics and related practices. Participants are introduced to a proven framework for campuswide reflection and how to tie this to the foundational elements of an institution (e.g., the strategic plan), identify strategies for cross-campus engagement in courageous conversations around student success, and gain an understanding of the basic elements of a communication plan to ensure clarity and transparency around important findings and outcomes. The webinar details how HCC is transforming historically siloed work via an intentional review process. Bold reforms impacting developmental coursework and gateway course completion are shared, as well as specific methods being used to build an infrastructure of self-reflection via data discovery and application.

Elizabeth A. Mosser, Associate Dean, Academic Operations, Harford Community College
Elizabeth A. Mosser, an educational psychologist, completed her initial graduate work at The Ohio State University where her research focus was on how students, particularly adolescents, can be better self-regulated. She then spent a great deal of time in the classroom at OSU as well as Columbus State Community College and realized early on that her true passion is teaching. For several years, Ms. Mosser split her time between Harford Community College and Towson University, with time spent at Howard Community College as well. She joined the full-time faculty at Harford Community College in 2014. Ms. Mosser is an active proponent of the Universal Design for Learning approach to curriculum development and has facilitated many UDL-related workshops, conference presentations, and keynote addresses on the subject. Most recently, Ms. Mosser moved into the leadership role of Associate Dean for Academic Operations at Harford, co-leading the Achieving the Dream movement on campus and helping to foster consistency and innovation across academic divisions.

Jennie Towner, Associate Vice President, Student Development, Harford Community College
Jennie Towner has been employed at Harford Community College (HCC) for thirteen years and, since joining the institution, has served in a variety of progressive leadership roles within Student Affairs. Prior to working in higher education, Jennie Towner was a middle school mathematics instructor for a magnet program in Baltimore City, Maryland. Ms. Towner is passionate about education and has devoted much of her energy to researching achievement gaps and developing educational programming to support and empower students. She is co-leading the Achieving the Dream student success movement at HCC alongside Elizabeth A. Mosser. Ms. Towner is an avid equestrian and frequently volunteers and supports the equine 4-H program in Harford County, Maryland.

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Only those attending the LIVE webinar will receive a certificate of attendance. Thank you!