2025 Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Schedule
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Wednesday, 12/10
Thursday, 12/11
Friday, 12/12
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Opening Keynote: Washington Update
Presenters: Jon Fansmith, American Council on Education
Larry Schall, NECHE
11:15 am – 12:15 am
Improving Undergraduate Success through Exploring Course and Student DFW Rates
Presenters: Kimberly Schmidl-Gagne, Keene State College
Melinda Treadwell, Keene State College
Patrick Dolenc, Keene State College
Sarah McGregor, Keene State College
Civic Leadership As Career Readiness: An Interactive Exploration of Campus Opportunities
Presenters: Rebecca M. Townsend, Holyoke Community College
Jennifer L. Borda, University of New Hampshire
Thinking beyond the Dashboards: Advancing our Use of Data
Presenters: Laura M. Gambino, NECHE
Mark Nicholas, NECHE
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Three Success Stories: Innovative Undergraduate Co-curricular Experiences
Presenters: Eman Mohamed, Effat University
Linda Jarvin, Paris College of Art
Moncef Lahlou, Al Akhawayn University
The Promises and Perils of AI
Presenters: Malika Saada Saar, Brown University
Center for Education and the Workforce: Thinking about ROI
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Fireside Chat with Beverly Daniel Tatum
Presenters: Beverly Daniel Tatum, Author of Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times
Larry Schall, NECHE
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Presidents-Only Breakfast
Presenters: Jon Fansmith, American Council on Education
Mushtaq Gunja, American Council on Education
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Strategic Doing for Community Vibrancy and Workforce Responsiveness at Middlesex Community College
Presenters: Phil Sisson, Middlesex Community College
Matthew Olson, Middlesex Community College
Leveraging a Culture of Assessment Working Across Segments to Build a Community of Practice
Presenters: Bob Awkward, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Paula Haines, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Ruth Slotnick, Bridgewater State University
Catherine Gildae, Massachusetts Bay Community College
Leveraging Internal Resources, BI and AI to Enhance Transparency, Shared Governance, and Stewardship in Budget Planning
Presenters: Lisa Bucher, Central Connecticut State University
Joseph B. Farhat, Central Connecticut State University
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Leveraging AI for Program Assessment: A Roundtable Discussion
Presenters: Jamie MaKinster, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Katherine Walker, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Jim Sloat, Colby College
Chris Calienes, University of Massachusetts Boston
Successful Approaches to Assessment that Connect Evidence to Student Learning Improvement
Presenters: Richard Cohen, University of Vermont
Neil Albert, Colgate University
Jennifer Mandel, University of New England
Ruth C. Slotnick, Bridgewater State University
Dashboards, IPEDS, and More: Using Data to Tell Your Story
Presenter: Carolyn Mata
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Keynote Luncheon featuring Nicholas Kristof
Presenter: Nicholas Kristof, Two-Time Pulitzer Prize-Winning Jounalist & Best-Selling Author
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
NECHE's Financial Screen
Presenters: Paula Harbecke, NECHE
Alison Garner, NECHE
Leveraging Behavioral Science to Improve Outcomes at Quinsigamond and North Shore
Presenters: Kevin Li, Quinsigamond Community College,
John Duff, North Shore Community College
Ross O’Hara, Persistence Plus
NECHE's Non-Credit Recognition: Who, What, When, How, and Why?
Presenter: Laura M. Gambino, NECHE
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Plenary Session: The New Carnegie Classifications: What do they mean? How do we use them?
Presenter: Mushtaq Gunja, American Council on Education
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Business Meeting & Volunteer Recognition Breakfast
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Meeting the Moment: Aligning Continuing Education, Online, and Graduate Programs with Institutional Priorities - Challenges and Benefits
Presenters: Becky Copper Glenz, Fitchburg State University
Stephanie Bellar, Salem State University
Marilyn Cleary, Framingham State University
Sticky Situations
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
