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Program:

Tuesday, May 18

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8 - 9 a.m.	Continental Breakfast & Networking
9 - 9 :15 a.m.	Welcome Anne Sado President of George Brown College Chair of the Committee of Presidents Linda Franklin President and CEO Colleges Ontario
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.	Featured Address: The Postsecondary Imperative The Honourable Bob Rae MP, Toronto Centre
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.	An Institutional Framework for Retention Featured speaker: Dr. Jim Black President and CEO SEM Works
10:30 - 11a.m.	Refreshment/networking break
11 -11:45 a.m.	An Institutional Framework (continued)
11:45 - 12:45 p.m.	Foundations for Success Panel Members: Karen Spiers Manager, Foundations For Success Seneca College Fiona Bain-Greenwood Chair, Faculty of Continuing Education & Training Seneca College Lynda Morgan Murdoch Director, Quality and Strategic Initiatives Mohawk College John Kantola Associate Dean Engineering Technology & Trades Confederation College Moderator: Marjorie McColm Associate VP Academic George Brown College
12:45 - 1:45 p.m	Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.	Patterns of Student Persistence: The Ontario College Reality Featured speaker: Dr. Ross Finnie Associate Professor Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Ottawa
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions (select one of 4 sessions) : Online Learning in the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) Program - A Case Study A Case Management Approach for First-generation Students Best Practices in Measuring the Impact of Student Retention Strategies Examining Two Collaborative Models for Retaining Students
3:30 - 3:50 p.m.	Refreshment/networking break
3:50 - 4:50 p.m.	Persistence: The Student Perspective Panel Members: Belinda Sayeau Student, Fanshawe College Jabari Cooper Graduate, Fanshawe College Cathy Cope Graduate, George Brown College Cannon Cook Graduate, George Brown College Ray Ross Student, Mohawk College Moderator: Cathie Auger Vice-President, Student Support Fanshawe College
5 - 6 p.m.	Networking reception

Wednesday, May 19


8 - 9 a.m.	Continental breakfast and networking
9 - 9:15 a.m.	Remarks by: The Honorable John Milloy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister of Innovation
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Delivering on Your Promises Featured speaker: Dr. Jim Black President and CEO SEM Works
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Refreshment/networking break
10:45 - 11:30 a.m	Concurrent Sessions (select one of 3 sessions): Building College-wide Support for a Coordinated Student Retention Plan Key Factors Affecting Attrition Student Success Belongs to All of Us: the SUCCESS@Seneca Program
11:30 - 12:30p.m.	New Developments in Cognitive Science ― Implications for Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Featured speaker: Bob Aitken Education and Training Consultant School of Instructor Education Vancouver Community College
12:30 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 - 2 p.m.	Translating Theory into Institutional Action Kent MacDonald Vice-President, Academic Algonquin College
2 - 2:15 p.m.	Closing remarks Karen Sjolin Executive Director, Student Services Fleming College

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