Program
Sunday, June 9, 2024
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Conference Registration
6:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Conference Welcome
- Deborah R. Marinski, Ph.D., Dean of Campus & Community Relations, RBCA Conference Chair, Ohio University Southern Campus
6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Networking Reception (John Ringling Pre-function Area)
Monday, June 10, 2024
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker with Q&A Session
- Presenter: Kevin Kruger, Ph.D., President & CEO, NASPA
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
USC Palmetto College Campuses Create Digital Oases in Broadband Deserts: Innovation and Accessibility for Rural South Carolina
- Presenter: Susan Elkins, Ed.D.,Chancellor, University of South Carolina - Palmetto College
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Workforce Development Initiatives as the Tools for Educating the Workers of the Future
- Presenters:
Ande Durojaiye, Ph.D., Vice President and Dean - Miami University Regionals
Liza Skryzhevska, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Miami University Regionals
Nicole Hoyer, Director of State Relations - Miami University Regionals
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Be a Rockstar: The Two Percent Rule
- Presenter: Hendrikus (Hennie) van Bulck, Interim Assistant Dean for Business and Administration, University of South Carolina - Sumter
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Preparing for the future by instigating organizational change in a unionized environment
- Presenter: Margaret (Peggy) Shadduck,Ph.D., Vice President for Regional Campuses, Kent State University
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Unexpected Benefits of Community Course Offerings
- Presenter: Sarah Miller, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Professor of History, USC Salkehatchie
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Forty-eight is Enough: Maybe?
- Presenter: David H. Devier, Ph.D., President, Glen Oaks Community College
4:45 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Place-Based Community Engagement in Higher Education: Case Studies from USC Union
- Presenters:
Randy Lowell, Ph.D., University of South Carolina Union
Majdouline Aziz, Ph.D., University of South Carolina Union
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
No One Was Singing Kumbaya: Transition to One Ohio
- Presenters:
Lewatis McNeal, Ph.D., Vice Provost of Regional Higher Education & Partnerships, Ohio University
Deborah R. Marinski, Ph.D., Dean of Campus & Community Relations, RBCA Conference Chair, Ohio University Southern Campus
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
A Campus Presidential Advisory Council Supporting Student Success
- Presenter: Jennifer Wells China, Ph.D., Campus President, Hillsborough Community College SouthShore Campus
11:30 a.m.
Closing Remarks
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Networking Activities
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Conference Networking Reception
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Full Conference Breakfast & Networking
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Community Communications
- Presenter: Richard Muth, D. Ed., Director of Regional Campuses, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Charting Tomorrow: Pioneering Strategic Growth and New Program Development at Ivy Tech Community College - Madison Campus
- Presenters:
Amanda Harsin, Ph.D., Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College - Madison Campus
Dustin Stewart, Chancellor for Enrollment Services and Student Success, Ivy Tech Community College - Madison Campus
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Check Out
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
More Lessons from the Pandemic: Using Teams Chat to Improve Campus Maintenance and Increase Accountability
- Presenter: Michael Sonntag, Ph.D., Campus Dean and Professor of Psychology, USC Sumter
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
Conference Wrap-Up and Evaluations
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Conference Committee Meeting