Collaborative Learning Forum
A highly interactive session where presenters and participants work together to explore ideas, share experiences, and co-create solutions. Expect dynamic discussions and opportunities to learn from the collective expertise in the room.
Presenter Tip: Plan at least 50% of the session for group discussion, activities, or problem-solving.

Idea to Action Workshop
Designed to move beyond theory, these sessions guide participants through practical strategies and real-world applications. Presenters facilitate activities and conversations that help attendees turn great ideas into actionable next steps.
Presenter Tip: Include a clear, step-by-step activity that participants can replicate or adapt in their own setting.

Collaboration Café – exhibitor and college collaborations
A relaxed, conversational space where participants engage in guided dialogue, share perspectives, and brainstorm solutions. Presenters act as facilitators, ensuring every voice is heard and ideas flow freely.
Presenter Tip: Use small-group prompts or table discussions to ensure all attendees can contribute meaningfully.

Learn–Discuss–Do Workshop
These sessions follow a three-part format: learn key concepts, discuss their implications, and work together to apply them.
Presenter Tip: Allocate roughly one-third of your time to each phase—learning, discussion, and application.

Actionable Insights Forum
A solutions-focused session that blends expert insights with participant contributions. Presenters highlight proven practices, then facilitate discussion on how to adapt and implement them in attendees’ own contexts.
Presenter Tip: Provide concrete examples and leave space for participants to share how they could adapt these ideas to their own work.

Community and Workforce Partnerships: This track focuses on successful partnerships between educational institutions and industry, government, or non-profits.

Equitable Opportunity and Outcomes: This track focuses on initiatives, best practices, and research that foster equitable and inclusive environments for diverse student populations.

Student Services, Support, and Well-Being: This track focuses on empowering student services professionals with strategies to enhance student engagement, support student well-being, and promote inclusive, equitable services that contribute to overall student success.

Student Success and Retention: This track focuses on strategies, programs, or research focused on improving student retention, persistence, and completion rates.

Teaching and Learning: This track focuses on innovative pedagogical strategies and student-centered practices, offering educators the tools and insights needed to enhance teaching effectiveness, foster student engagement, and improve learning outcomes in community college classrooms.

SPECIAL FOCUS TRACKS
Leadership and Governance. Submissions in this track will be considered for the Administrator Series, held on Monday, May 26, as well as for the general conference program. This track focuses on strategic, operational, and student-centered topics critical to institutional success.

Leading From the Middle. Submissions in this track will be considered for the Department Chair Series, held on Monday, May 26, as well as for the general conference program. This track focuses on preparing new and aspiring department chairs for the multifaceted responsibilities of academic leadership at a community college.