PRELIMINARY AGENDA

THURSDAY, April 26 | Hilton Portland and Executive Tower

4:00 – 4:15 PM — WELCOME AND MEETING OVERVIEW

John Miller, NWAF Chair and Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Eastern Oregon University

George Pernsteiner, Chancellor, Oregon University System (invited)

4:15 – 5:30 PM — OPENING KEYNOTE AND DISCUSSION

Improving College Readiness and Student Success through Outreach to K-12 Students, Teachers and Parents

Introduction: David Soltz, Provost and Senior Vice President, Central Washington University

Speaker: Gary W. Reichard, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, The California State University

5:30 – 7:00 PM — RECEPTION

Facilitators: Marilyn Davis, NWAF Program Chair and Interim Dean, College of Technology, Idaho State University; and David Soltz, Provost and Senior Vice President, Central Washington University

FRIDAY, April 27 | Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union

7:45 – 8:30 AM — Breakfast and Registration

8:30 – 9:00 AM — Welcome and Meeting Overview

John Miller, NWAF Chair

9:00 – 10:00 AM — “Connecting the Dots : Access, Quality and Costs”

Speakers: Janis Somerville, Senior Associate, National Association of System Heads (NASH), The Education Trust and Jane Wellman, Executive Director, Delta Cost Project on Postsecondary Costs

Facilitator: Joseph Fedock, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Montana State University Bozeman

10:00 – 10:15 AM — Break

10:15 – 11:00 AM — Connecting the Dots within States and Nationally

A State Context : P-16 in South Dakota
Sam Gingerich, Chief Academic Officer, South Dakota Board of Regents

Implications for Oregon Legislation
Senator Ryan Deckert, Oregon State Senate and WICHE Commissioner

The New Wyoming P-16 Council
Rollin Abernethy, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Wyoming

National Implications
Terese Rainwater, Program Director, WICHE State Scholars Initiative

11:15 – Noon — Strategies that Work: Strengthening Student Retention, Performance and Graduation

— How Policy Choices and Institutional Practices Can Restrict College Opportunity

Noon – 1:00 PM — Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 PM — Presentation: “Accelerated Learning Options: Moving the Needle on Access and Success”

Speaker: Cheryl Blanco, Vice President for Adult and Experiential Learning, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

1:45 – 2:45 PM — Student Civic Engagement on Urban and Rural Campuses: Best Practices for Retention and Placement including the University Studies Program at Portland State University and the Cornerstones of Learning Program at Eastern Oregon University

Speakers: John Miller, Provost, Eastern Oregon University and Roy Koch, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Portland State University

2:45 – 3:15 PM — Overview of the Portland State University Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication and Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium

3:15 – 3:30 PM — Break and Tour Logistics

3:30 – 4:00 PM — Tour of the PSU Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication

4:15 – 4:45 PM — Tour of the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium

5:00 - 6:00 PM — Reception sponsored by TIAA-CREF

6:15 PM — Return to the hotel and dinner on your own

SATURDAY, April 28 | Hilton Portland and Executive Tower

7:30 – 8:30 AM — Breakfast

NWAF business meeting

8:30 – 9:15 AM — The WICHE Internet Course Exchange (ICE) : New Members, Course Exchanges and Possibilities

Speaker: Tom Miller, Assistant Provost, University of Alaska Anchorage and Chair, WICHE ICE Steering Board

9:30 – 10:30 AM — Transitions to Higher Education: Examples from three NWAF states

Presenters:

David Soltz, Provost and Senior Vice President, Central Washington University

William Cathey, Vice Provost, University of Nevada, Reno

Maggi Murdock, Associate Vice President Academic Affairs and Dean, Outreach School, University of Wyoming

10:45 – 11:45 AM — Retention in Higher Education: Examining Successful Strategies

Presenters:

Sam Gingerich, Chief Academic Officer, South Dakota Board of Regents (Moderator)

George White, Interim Provost and Academic Vice Chancellor, Montana State University-Billings

David Szatmary, Vice Provost, University of Washington Educational Outreach

11:45 AM – 12:00 Noon — Closing and Adjournment