Why Higher Education Is More Important Than Ever Eduardo Padrón, President, Miami Dade College (FL)

From Washington D.C. to Your Community College: What the National Agenda Means to You Walter Bumphus, President/CEO, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) (DC); The Honorable Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary of Education; and Evelyn Waiwaiole, Suanne Davis Roueche NISOD Director, and Lecturer, Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Austin (Moderator) [...]

The Larry Gatlin School of Entertainment Technology: Creative Applications in the Real World Larry Gatlin, Singer/Songwriter/Actor; and Jeff Little, Department Chair, Entertainment Technology; Andrew Streeter, Student, Entertainment Technology; and Crystal Richardson, Graduate, Entertainment Technology, and Singer/Songwriter, Guilford Technical Community College (NC)

Lessons from Legends: Leadership and Learning George Boggs, President/Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) (DC); John E. Roueche, Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair in Community College Leadership, The University of Texas at Austin

Raising the Bar on Completion Diane Troyer, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (WA)

The Role of Faculty in the Accreditation Process Belle Wheelan, President, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (GA)

Which Way to Student Success Marjorie Scardino, Chief Executive, Pearson (MA)