Release date: At will (Oct. 2, 2006)
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2006 North Carolina Community College System Conference
Sunday, Oct. 8 - Tuesday, Oct. 10
Koury Convention Center Greensboro, North
Carolina
JOINT APPEARANCE OF PRESIDENT
LANCASTER AND PRESIDENT BOWLES
(Monday, 1:30 pm) ONE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
CONFERENCE
This weekend, between 2500 and 3000 faculty, staff, presidents,
trustees and students of the North Carolina Community College System
will come to Greensboro's Koury Center for the conference that every
two years marks the largest event sponsored by North Carolina's
community colleges.
One of the most anticipated sessions is "A View
from the Top," (Monday, October 9, at 1:30 pm, Imperial C) a joint
appearance by Martin Lancaster, President of the North Carolina
Community College System, and Erskine Bowles, President of the
University of North Carolina System. Lancaster and Bowles will
briefly outline new collaborations between the systems, focus on
joint legislative proposals and engage participants in a Q and A.
The full conference program is available at:
http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Programs/Community%20College%20Program%20Book%20(web).pdf
Other highlights include:
SUNDAY
- Conference registration opens Sunday morning, followed by pre-conference workshops and meetings
- 4:30 - 5:30 pm Guilford Ballroom A-C: General Session One: Keynote address by H. Martin Lancaster, NC Community College System President
MONDAY
- 8:45 - 10 am. Guilford Ballroom A-C: General Session Two: "A Few Thoughts on Learning," address by Dr. Sanford C. Shugart, President, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida
- 10:30 - 11:45 am Imperial H: Concurrent Session, "Think College: A Minority Male Recruitment Outreach Effort"
- 1:30 - 3 pm Imperial C: Concurrent Session, "A View from the Top" Lancaster and Bowles (see above)
- 3:15 - 4:30 pm: Edinburgh: "The Veterans Oral History Project at Piedmont Community College"
TUESDAY
- 10:45 am - noon Links: "Teaching About Islam in the Community College Setting"
- NOON-1 pm Guilford Ballroom A-C: General Session C: "It's Not Life or Death, It is More Important Than That: A Northern Ireland Perspective," Dr. Damian O'Kane, Director, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Most sessions, except for association meetings,
are OPEN TO THE MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSES OF
COVERAGE. Come by the main conference registration desk for
directions and credentials.
The North Carolina Community College System enrolls almost 800,000
students in 58 comprehensive community colleges. Internationally
recognized for the scope and quality of its programs, the system is
North Carolina's primary provider of workforce preparation and adult
education. For details, visit www.nccommunitycolleges.edu
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