Middlesex Community College

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Coffee & Conversation (Music provided by MCC Students)

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Welcome by President Sisson
Introduction to Keynote Speaker by Provost Rodriguez

9: 15 am – 10:15 am

Keynote Speaker: Jessica Lander, Educator, Author of Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas and Inspiration in Immigrant Education

10:15 am – 11:15 am

Immigrant Voices at MCC (Panel Discussion) - Moderator: Vikram Sharma

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

First Concurrent Session

12:40 pm – 1:40 pm

Lunch (Faculty/Staff Directory Photo Session)

1:50 pm – 2:50 pm

Second Concurrent Session

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Third Concurrent Session

New Process for Submitting Contracts (Pr: Christina Kelley, Allison Chambers)

Room: HH 109

What is a Racial Healing Circle?

Room: HH 111

Coming Soon! Get a Sneak Peek at the NEW My MCC Portal (Pr: Ellen Ricca, Cheryl Ruiz, John Giblin, Duane Cantera)

Room: Cafe East

Marketing 101 - Making Meaningful Communications (Pr: Beth Noel, Caitlin Buckley, Lai Man Wong)

Room: HH 113 (Hyflex)

Promoting Wellness in the Classroom (Pr: Jonathan Crockett, Shannon Carroll) - Room: HH 114 (Hyflex)

Green Zone Training: Working More Effectively with Veteran and Military-Connected Students Part 1: (Pr: Jessica Frost)Room: HH 115

Gender Inclusive Communication (Pr: Serrahtani Parrish, Emily Valenzuela

Room: HH 116

Introduction to Data Literacy (Pr: Ryan Johnson)

Room: HH 210

Intro to Robert's Rule and MCC FSA (Pr: Steven Rossi)

Room: HH 212

Socioeconomic Barriers and Experiential Learning: Some Observations from a Student Pop-up Shop (Pr: Ashli Ree)

Innovation Room (TLRC)

Faculty Academy in Action: Turning personal experiences into Teaching and Learning Tools (Pr:  Vikram Sharma)

Room: HH 213

Attention to Retention: Strategies for addressing the decline in student enrollment in higher education – Part 1 of 2 (Pr: Jillian Freitas-Haley, Scott O'Neil,)

Room: HH 109

Racial Healing Circle Part 1 of 2 (Pr: Darcy Orellana & Sonia Ruas)

Room: HH 111

Scholarships:  Encouraging our Students to Apply & Succeed (Pr:Sherri McCormack, Judy Burke, Barbara Maglio, Gretchen Robinson, Zachary Pippos )

Room: HH 112

CyberSecurity 101: Protecting Yourself From Cybercrime  (Pr: Pramod Bhardwaj) - Room: AR 211

Mental Health Support for Students and Beyond (Pr: Leonard Russ & Christie Health)

Room: HH 114 (Hyflex)

Green Zone Training:  Working More Effectively with Veteran and Military-Connected Students Part 2 of 2 (Pr: Jessica Frost)

Room: HH 115

How To Anticipate, Recognize, Validate, and Support the Essential Needs of our Students (Pr: Jonathan Crockett)

HH 116

Online Learning at MCC: Where We Are and Where We Are Going (Pr: Matthew Olson, Roxanne McCorry, Daniela Loghin, Heloisa DaCunha)

Room: Innovation Rm (TLRC)

Assessment & e-Series Bootcamp: Supporting the NECHE Self-Study by Learning how to Complete the e-Series (Halye Sugarman & Alison Handy)

Room: HH 212

Cultivating a Sense of Belonging for LGBTQIA+ Students (Pr: Noreen McGinness OlsonElizabeth Kinsman, Mass Bay CC,, Joe Harris, Massasoit CC, Kate Condon, Cape Cod CC

Room: AR 210 (Hyflex)

*This presentation ends at 3:30 pm.

Attention to Retention: Strategies for addressing the decline in student enrollment in higher education - (Pr: Jillian Freitas-Haley, Scott O'Neil)

Room: HH 109

Racial Healing Circle Part 2 of 2 (Pr: Darcy Orellana & Sonia Ruas)

Room: HH 111

Mindfulness Meditation (Pr:Lynn Gregory)

Room: HH 112

Getting Involved in FSA - Everything You wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask (Pr: Deb Botker)

Room: HH 212

Dahn Yoga - Integrated Mind Body Training (Pr:Madhu Dhar)

Room: Student Lounge - Campus Center

Rethinking Teaching and Learning Scholarship through the Lens of Equity and Inclusion (Pr: Sally Quast & faculty panel)

Room: HH 116

Using AI Tools to Augment Teaching and Learning (Pr: Devan Walton)

Room: Innovation Rm (TLRC)

CCSSE Data - An Closer Look at What Students Think (Pr: Alison Handy)

Room HH 115