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South Carolina Technical
Education Association
Annual Conference
February 19 – 21, 2015
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Welcome to SCTEA’s Conference
The theme for 2015, “Manufacturing the Future: Bringing Business Home”, is a celebration of
the partnerships that the SC Technical College System has developed with the manufacturers in
South Carolina. The Board has planned a fantastic conference for all employees of S.C. technical
colleges. Professional development opportunities have been enhanced, and we hope that
everyone will find sessions of interest to attend. The 2015 Awards Luncheon is honored to have
James C. Williamson, Ph.D. as our guest speaker. The awards luncheon, held on Friday, will honor
the Educators of the Year from each technical college and the System Office and will have the
presentation of the Student Community Involvement Awards along with the A. Wade Martin
Innovator of the Year Award.
The theme for 2015, “Manufacturing the Future: Bringing Business Home”, is a celebration of
the partnerships that the SC Technical College System has developed with the manufacturers in
South Carolina. We hope that everyone will be able to take advantage of this affordable,
practical and valuable conference.
Keynote Address
Friday, February 20.2015
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Robert M. Hitt, III
Secretary of Commerce
Robert “Bobby” M. Hitt III was appointed by Governor Nikki Haley to serve as Secretary of Commerce in
January 2011. Hitt, the previous manager of corporate affairs at the BMW Manufacturing Company in
Spartanburg, brings a wealth of economic development experience to the Department of Commerce and
has personally worked with the previous five commerce secretaries.
Hitt served as the director of planning and development for the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough law
firm in Columbia. In that role, Hitt was involved in bringing the BMW Manufacturing Company to the
Upstate, one of the state’s largest success stories. He worked for 17 years at The State and The Columbia
Record newspapers. He served as the managing editor of The Columbia Record from 1980 to 1987. In
1988, Hitt was named managing editor of its sister paper, The State, a position he held until 1991.
Hitt is past chairman of the S.C. Manufacturers’ Alliance, has served on the executive committees of
Advance SC and the Upstate Alliance and on the boards of St. Francis Hospital System and Hollings
Cancer Center at MUSC.
Hitt is a native of Charleston and graduate of the University of South Carolina. USC recognized him as
Distinguished Journalism Alumni of the Year in 2001. In 1987, he received the prestigious Nieman
Fellowship for journalists, which allowed him to study for a year at Harvard University where he focused on
management and law.
He and his wife Gwen have two sons, Lucas and Robert Paul, and one grandson, Ben.
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Awards Luncheon Speaker
Friday, February 20, 2015
James C. Williamson, Ph.D.
President
South Carolina Technical College System
Dr. James C. “Jimmie” Williamson became System President of the SC Technical College system in March of 2014.
Prior to his re-entry into higher education, he had served as Chief Human Capital Officer for Agape Senior since January
of 2006. Preceding his association with Agape, he served as President of Northeastern Technical College and
Williamsburg Technical College. Dr. Williamson has extensive experience in higher education having served as a faculty
member or administrator at four community colleges and three universities in South Carolina. He has coauthored a
textbook for under-prepared college students, (Roadways To Success, now in its 5th edition), has had articles
published in the Community College Review and has received the South Carolina Governor’s Award for Two-Year
College Educational Champion of the Year. Academically, Dr. Williamson’s doctoral cognate in gerontology, and his
study of senior adults, their learning styles and their participation in learning-in-retirement centers, uniquely qualified
him for his long-term care career. Having the combination of higher education and private sector experience, uniquely
qualifies him for his current position. Dr. Williamson holds a B.V.A and a M.Ed. from Winthrop University as well as a
Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. He has served as President of the Cheraw Rotary Club, as the Assistant
District Governor, and as a member of the Finance Committee for District 7770. He will serve as District Governor of
Rotary District 7770 in 2014-15. Dr. Williamson is involved in his community having served as Chairman of the local
Chamber of Commerce and as a member of various economic development boards. He is former member of the Board
of trustees of Chesterfield County School Board, and a former member of the Winthrop University Board of Trustees.
He has been honored by Winthrop with a Professional Achievement Award and additionally was named “Citizen of the
Year” from the Williamsburg Hometown Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Williamson is married to the former Kim Dickens of Cheraw, SC, and is the father of two boys, Jordan, age 25 and
Jake, age 16.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, February 19, 2015
12:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m. –
4:00 p.m. –
6:30 p.m. –
7:00 p.m.
3:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Registration
Sessions
Sessions
Vendor Reception
(Vendor Area)
Friday, February 20, 2015
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
8:15 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
9:05 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Coffee Break
sponsored by Michelin
Registration
Sessions
Break/Vendor Area
Sessions
Friday, February 20, 2015
(Continued)
10:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Break/Vendor Area
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Keynote
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Awards Luncheon
with Speaker
2:15 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Sessions
3:15 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Sessions
4:10 p.m.
Business Meeting
Saturday, February 21, 2015
8:15 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
9:15 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Sessions
Sessions
Closing Session
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Sessions
proposal process. Those involved
with grants-sponsored programs
will understand that grantors are
moving towards broader impact
projects/programs. Also discussed
will be the importance of acquiring
collaborators, as well as the
importance of engaging
stakeholders in the pre- and postawards processes.
This session will cover the process
by which textbooks can
incorporate a multicultural
approach so that it meets the
needs of a two-year college
student.
Behaviors to Understand
College Readiness
Palisades I
Transformation through
Renovation
Palisades G
3:00 – 3:50
New Student Orientation:
Passport to College Success
Palisades D
Presenters: Brittany Henderson,
Enrollment Services Counselor;
Tim Mention,
Enrollment Services Counselor,
York Technical College
This presentation will develop the
importance of the New Student
Orientation for the first-time
college freshman. Further it will
identify how the orientation is a
key facet in preparing students for
the college culture.
Move your Proposal Forward
with Stakeholders Engagement
Palisades F
Presenter: Laneika K. Musalini,
Director of Grants,
Tri-County Technical College
This presentation will provide tips
on recruiting and engaging
stakeholders throughout the grant
Presenters: Tom Savory, AIA, LEED AP,
Principal;
Gene Bell, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate,
Watson, Tate, and Savory
As our technical colleges
transform from learning
“factories” into learning
communities, renovations
increasingly provide the way. But
when do renovations really make
the most sense? With so many
needs, how do we prioritize?
What are the pitfalls? What are
the opportunities? How can
renovations enhance our campus
in ways new buildings might not?
This session will explore these
questions using real examples
from campuses around South
Carolina.
From Background to
Behaviors: Using Skills and
NEH Grant
Palisades H
Presenter: Barbara Tucker,
Department Head: History, Humanities
and Political Science,
Trident Technical College
Presenter: Ann-Marie Stephenson,
Assessment Solutions Advisor
Education Testing Services (ETS)
Too often approaches to college
readiness focus on the immutable
background characteristics of
students. Using a holistic
assessment model that integrates
academic achievement with
noncognitive skills not only
increases the ability to predict
student success, but also focuses
the conversation and interventions
with students on the skills and
behaviors that can be modified for
success.
4:00 – 4:50
Bridging the Skills Gap through
Technical College Collaboration
Palisades D
Presenters: Cheryl Garrison,
Job Placement Coordinator;
Shan Smith,
Tri-County Technical College
Tri-County Technical College is
leveraging relationships to meet
the growing demand for skilled
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employees. Within the college,
cooperation between faculty, staff
and administration is expanding the
employability focus for students,
often, even before graduating from
high school. Continuing to cultivate
new and existing relationships with
area business and industry is
leading to more student placement
through work-based learning and
expanded opportunities for
graduates. These relationships
allow for constant dialogue that
enable TCTC to edit, grow and
expand programs to meet the
increasing demands brought about
by technology, automation and an
aging workforce.
Developing the Workforce
Pipeline through Dual
Enrollment and Youth
Apprenticeship Opportunities
Palisades E
Presenters: Amanda Richardson,
Associate Dean
Newberry Campus/Director of Dual
Enrollment,
Piedmont Technical College;
Carla Whitlock,
Apprenticeship Consultant,
Apprenticeship Carolina
South Carolina Technical College System
Presentation will include how
partnerships between the
technical colleges, school districts,
and Apprenticeship Carolina can
create a viable workforce while
offering dual enrollment credit to
students. Presenters will give
examples of how dual enrollment
enriches the education of high
school students while meeting the
needs of local industries. These
programs offer colleges the
opportunity to build a pipeline of
future students ensuring
sustainability throughout the
process.
The Twenty 20 Program at TriCounty Technical College: How
to Focus on Student Success
and Retention: One Student at
a Time
Palisades F
Presenter: Stephanie Winkler, JD,
Disabilities Services Coordinator,
Tri-County Technical College
This presentation will discuss the
nuts and bolts of how our program
was designed and created leading
up to our first pilot year. We will
also discuss changes we have
made to the program based on
our pilot year experience and how
the program exists currently
including how we select and train
mentors and how we select
student participants. We will also
present a few “success stories”
from our pilot year to
demonstrate how lives can be
changed one student at a time.
Who is on First? What is on
Second? And I Don’t Know is
on Third
Palisades G
Presenters: Dr. Shannon Godwin,
Instructional Developer;
Dr. Bridgett Golman,
Associate Vice President for Academic and
Student Affairs,
York Technical College
Who is recruiting? What are they
recruiting? And what do you want
me to do now? This interactive
session will discuss varying
perspectives involved in
recruitment and retention from
different positions in the college
such as student services
professionals, academic
instructors, and college support
staff. Merge these opposing forces
through an exploration of ideas
that involve everyone in the
college wide retention strategies.
The Formula to Successful
Stem Graduates: 𝐔𝟐 + 𝑹𝟐 =
𝑺𝟐 𝑮
Palisades H
Presenters: Leroy D. Gibson, Jr.,
Admission Recruiter;
Ivy K. Ingram,
Admission and Enrollment Coordinator,
Florence-Darlington Technical College
In this presentation, attendees will
discuss how to recruit, retain, and
graduate successful STEM
students. Presenters will provide
ideas and ways to attract potential
students to STEM programs. In
addition, the speakers will present
ways to support students
throughout their tenure which will
help to increase graduation rates.
Manufacturing and Libraries: A
Great Partnership
Palisades I
Presenter: Virengia Houston,
Collection Development Librarian,
Midlands Technical College
This presentation will explore and
identify how libraries support
manufacturing. In addition, the
concepts that facilitate a positive
and lucrative partnership between
the South Carolina Technical
Colleges and manufacturers will
be explored and explained.
6:30 – 9:00
Vendor Reception
Vendor Area
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policies designed to reduce
incidents of dishonesty online
using a number of strategies. The
presenter will also share industry
research and best practices.
8:15 – 9:05
Is it Still the Community
College? Public Policy
Challenges to Community and
Technical College
Palisades D
Presenter: Dr. Keith Pomakoy, PhD,
Vice President of Instruction,
Spartanburg Community College
Today’s technical and community
colleges are under tremendous
pressure to reform curricula,
increase completion and transfer
rates, follow financial aid and
gainful employment rules, and
meet numerous performance
indicators. These pressures come
from public policy makers with
significant influence in
government- both Governor Haley
and President Obama have
advocated reforms; Vice President
Biden has called for colleges to
have some ”skin in the game” of
student loan defaults;
Congressman Paul Ryan has issued
a call for reform. These changes
have the potential to
fundamentally alter the mission of
the technical and community
colleges.
Ensuring Academic Integrity
with Online Proctoring
Palisades E
Presenters:
Proctor U
This presentation will
demonstrate how educators can
prevent cheating, ensuring the
academic integrity of distant
learning programs, and advance
Prosperous Partnerships:
Impacting Student Retention
through Faculty-Staff
Connections
Palisades F
Presenters: Kerri McGuire,
Director of Counseling and Support
Services;
Bobby Plair,
Student Engagement Counselor,
York Technical College
We often hear that there is
strength in numbers. York
Technical College’s student
engagement efforts strive to unite
faculty and student services
personnel for one common goal:
student success! Participants in
this presentation will learn about
some key partnerships at York
Technical College and how they
aim to improve student retention
for long-term benefits to the
institution.
A Philosophy for Future
Change
Travel Tips and Tidbits
Palisades H
Presenter: Dayna Smoak,
Director of Finance,
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
Best practices for travel
procedures according to state of
South Carolina policies. Discussed
will be issues that colleges face
when employees submit travel
request. Issues such as: who will
pay, what employees can be
reimbursed for, what amounts are
allowable, and any travel-related
questions.
Fraud and Identity Theft
Prevention
Palisades I
Presenter: Dr. Ron Bartley,
Northeastern Technical College
Internet, email, and telephone
fraud are rampant. In addition,
hackers are stealing records at an
alarming rate. In this
presentation, you will learn how
to identify scams, phishing
schemes, and other plots to
compromise your privacy and,
possibly, steal your identity.
Palisades G
Presenter: Jan Kehm,
Administrative Office Technology
Instructor,
Spartanburg Community College
Dive into an antidote to cynicism,
depression, burnout, and anger.
Let’s choose our attitudes and
share successes and ideas that
make our SC Technical Colleges
great. Be there as we discuss how
we work, play, and interact at our
campuses. Identified will be tools
for motivation, activity examples,
and lessons learned will benefit
everyone.
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Managing Partners’ Council –
Bringing a Business Model to
Administering Financial Aid
Funds
9:30 – 10:20
High-touch, High-tech: The
Business of Enrollment
Services
Palisades D
Presenters: Sylvia Littlejohn,
Director of Enrollment Services;
Permelia Luongo,
Director of Student and Campus
Information Services;
Derrah Cassidy,
Director of Admissions and Recruitment;
Robert Stuessy,
Director of New Student Advisement &
Orientation Services,
Midlands Technical College
Enrollment services in the
community college setting must
strike a balance between student
access and student success.
Enrollment Services at MTC
encompasses an array of both
high-tech and high-touch services
to prospective, newly admitted
and continuing students.
Following a brief definition of
enrollment services and literature
review, participants will better
understand the role MTC’s
Enrollment Services has with the
balance between student access
and student success. Participants
will engage with professionals
representing the areas of
Recruitment-Outreach,
Admissions, Student and Campus
Information Services and New
Student Advisement and
Orientation Services. Dialog will
follow best practices in the twoyear college arena.
Palisades E
Presenter: John L. Jamrogowicz,
Dean of Enrollment Management,
Trident Technical College
It takes more than one
department to ensure that
students’ financial aid resources
are properly requested, drawn
down, disbursed, accounted for,
and returned. This presentation
will describe how and why Trident
Technical College’s bookstore,
finance, and financial aid
departments have improved
interdepartmental
communications, reduced
conflicts, and increased
efficiencies in the administration
of financial aid funds. Hint: Part of
our new mindset involved looking
at ourselves as “a bank-like
institution within an institution.”
Approximately one-third of the
allotted time will consist of a
PowerPoint conveying content.
The rest of the time will be
dedicated to entertaining
questions and comments
from/among attendees.
Renovate or Replace: Key
Factors to Consider
Palisades F
Presenters: Gable Stubbs, AIA;
Brad Smith AIA,
McMillian, Pazdan, Smith
Deciding whether to renovate and
existing facility or build new from
the ground up is a challenging
decision. As an organization
develops a facilities and program
master plan the question arises as
to what is the best approach to
meeting the current and future
needs: Renovate or Replace.
There are a few key factors that
can assist an organization in
identifying the decision points for
making an informed
determination. This presentation
will identify several key factors
and provide examples of the
benefits and tradeoffs that need
to be considered when deciding
whether to renovate or replace.
Strategies to Increase Student
Success in the First Year
Palisades G
Presenter: Lisa Dimitriadis,
Department Chair of Speech, Humanities
and Social Services,
Central Carolina Technical College
Sadly, 30% of college students
drop out after their first year and
50% of those students never
graduate; these statistics are
especially true among adult
learners. Students who continue
with their college education after
the first year have a much higher
likelihood of ultimately graduating
than students who do not. From
fostering a connection between
students and faculty, to creating a
clear college-wide focus on
student success, learn ways in
which faculty and institutions can
address various reasons why
students fail to thrive academically
in their first year.
Are There Holes in Your Net?
Retaining Students from
Falling Out
Palisades H
Presenters: Kevin Parker,
Business Administration Instructor;
Doug Parker,
Business Administration Instructor,
York Technical College
Are you searching for successful
retention strategies that work?
Retaining students, semester-tosemester retention rates, fall-tofall retention rates, graduation
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rates, and ultimately job
placement rates are the hit new
metrics many colleges are
measuring (and in many cases,
how colleges are funded). These
deliverables are becoming the
norm at many colleges. This
presentation will discuss practices
happening at our college and how
we are addressing retention.
Attendees will be encouraged to
share what’s working at their
college in hopes that we all can
take back ideas to improve
retention across our colleges.
11:00 – 11:45
Keynote:
Palisades GHI
Presenter: Mr. Robert M. Hitt, III,
Secretary of Commerce
industry employers to develop
strong partnerships and an
effective program of study that
school districts throughout the
region are emulating. Through a
PowerPoint presentation,
handouts and Q&A, participants
will learn about the college’s
branded program, “Career
Pathways for Success”, the
successful pilot pathway at
Crescent High School now in its
second year, and the critical
factors needed to replicate the
model almost anywhere.
Flipping the Classroom and
Other Teaching Tips
Imbedded Test of Critical
Thinking
Palisades E
Palisades I
Presenter: Brandon Loudermilk,
Academic Affairs Data Coordinator,
Midlands Technical College
By allowing students to wager
points on items, we can assess the
content that students feel secure
in knowing, which will form the
basis of good formative test, along
with allowing the students to
honestly judge the fruits of their
own study habits. I will
demonstrate the outcome in
terms of student preference of the
test from feedback and a
mechanism for evaluating the test
items. To date, the latter
mechanism has been of sufficient
difficulty to have most
psychometricians encourage
avoiding the topic altogether.
Subsequent conversations about
students’ quality of study and the
possibility of relieving test anxiety
serve as pedagogical goals.
12:00 – 2:00
Awards Luncheon
Presenters: Julie Vernon,
Practical Nursing Faculty;
Julie Beard,
Practical Nursing Faculty;
Carol Henry,
Practicing Nursing Faculty,
Tri-County Technical College
Ballroom
Luncheon Speaker:
James C. Williamson, Ph.D.,
President,
South Carolina Technical College System
2:15 – 3:05
Career Pathways for Success:
Building a Strong Workforce
Palisades D
Presenters: Amanda Blanton,
Director of High School Engagement and
Outreach;
Dan Averette,
Dean of Engineering & Industrial
Technology;
Tim Bowen,
Director of Anderson Campus,
Tri-County Technical College
Presenters will describe how they
collaborate with business and
This presentation will explore
learning activities that stimulate
learning for different learning
styles. It will enhance the
development of techniques for
“flipping the classroom” and
motivation for selflearning/enhancing knowledge.
Spartanburg Community
College Technical Scholars
Program – an Education and
Industry Partnership
Palisades F
Presenter: Jennifer Little,
Director of Career Services,
Spartanburg Community College
The SCC Technical Scholars
program is a partnership with local
manufacturing industry employers
to provide students in automated
manufacturing, engineering, and
industrial majors with real world
experience and allows the
company to train the students
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their own processes while they
work part time at the facility and
learn skills through their SCC
program. This program has been
locally and nationally recognized
as a successful manufacturing
“apprenticeship” model.
This presentation will share
information about the program
and how it has created a
successful and growing
partnership with area
manufacturing industry
employers.
Sharing Ideas and Strategies:
Technical Colleges Enhancing
Outreach and Cultivation of
Active Retirees and Leading
Edge Baby Boomers
Palisades G
Presenters: Dr. Pete Balsamo, Ph.D.,
Retired Community College Professor
James C. Williamson, Ph.D.,
President,
South Carolina Technical College System
SC Technical Colleges have great
opportunities to better serve an
important taxpaying constituency
-- active retirees and leading edge
Baby Boomers --- through the
provision of myriad programs such
as the Senior Citizen Tuition
Waiver, lifelong learning
institutes, and volunteering as
mentors/coaches for
students. These participants could
be "cultivated" as donors to the
college. The discussion will include
details about the AACC Plus 50
Initiative and the recently
published book by Chris Farrell
"Unretirement: How Baby
Boomers are Changing the Way
We Think About Work,
Community, and the Good Life."
The Hard Facts about Soft
Skills
Palisades H
Presenters: Dr. Kim Neal,
Chair of Mathematics;
Jennifer Lopes,
Instructor of Spanish;
Rebecca Soppe,
Instructor of Spanish,
Piedmont Technical College
As instructors, we believe we are
preparing our students for success
by teaching the general education
and technical skills necessary for
employment. Participants will
discuss the perceived gap – both
locally and nationally - between
employer expectations and
student performance in the area
of “soft skills”: those interpersonal
and self-management skills
needed to land and keep a job.
Inclusive will be the most effective
methods for teaching these
workplace skills across the
curriculum, and attendees will
take with them some best
practices for incorporating soft
skills in the classroom and
integrating them with their
content area.
PEBA
Palisades I
Presenter: LaShanti Geathers,
Benefits Manager, PEBA
This presentation outlines the
eligibility criteria and enrollment
process. The session is for retirees
and active employees who are
anticipating leaving covered
employment due to retirement.
3:15 – 4:05
Working Well
Palisades D
Presenters: Kathy Booker,
Administrative Assistant to President;
Ann Foley,
Senior Applications Analyst;
Linda Payne,
Special Projects and Grants Developer,
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
This presentation will provide an
overview of the OCTC Wellness
Program that was adopted at the
college. We will share the various
programs that we offer which
includes a walking trail around the
college, lunch and learns, workout
days at the local YMCA, etc. We
will also give an overview of the
partnership between OCTC and
the Working Well initiative.
Commit to Complete OR C2C
Palisades E
Presenter: Elizabeth Bastedo,
Administrative Office Department Chair,
Central Carolina Technical College
Deliver a school-wide event to
promote completion of program
of study. This event will increase
awareness of the importance and
benefits of completing a program
of study at CCTC. The event will
also highlight school resources
available to assist students. Destressing activities for upcoming
midterms will be offered as well as
promotion of Minimester II and
Spring registration.
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Using Partnerships, Stackable
Certificates and Technology to
Build Healthcare Workforce
Palisades F
Presenters: Edward Nicholson,
Boost Consortium;
Dr. Martha Hanks,
Associate Vice President for Career
Programs,
Lindsay Gyles
Simulation Specialist,
Midlands Technical College
Stackable academic certificates,
augmented with 3-D and human
patient simulator experiences are
designed to help students gain
industry recognized credentials to
“get the job” while at the same
time placing significant emphasis
on assimilation of essential “soft
skills” to “keep the job.” BOOST –
Better Occupational Outcomes
with Simulation Training is a DOL
funded program created by a
consortium of 6 colleges (3 being
technical colleges) and industry
partners to transform education
pathways.
Workforce Challenge for All
Technical and Community
Colleges
Palisades G
Presenters: Samuel S. Hook,
Executive Director of Advancement and
Foundation,
Spartanburg Community College;
Cherie Pressley,
Director of Upstate Regional Education
Center,
USC Upstate
This presentation will present
both the workforce challenges
created by the retiring “Baby
Boom Generation” and the
current high school students’ lack
of interest in the actual job
opportunities in their
communities. Using two separate,
but equally compelling surveys,
the presentation will explore
student attitudes to work and
employers’ needs. It will review
the students’ wants and the
employers’ needs. It will present
realistic and marketing
opportunities to bring the
divergent outcomes in line with
each other. Presentation will
address the serious economic
impacts if nothing is done and
how that will impact the entire
state.
Technology, Culture, and
Multi-tasking: A StudentCentered Approach
Palisades H
Presenters: David Martin,
Academic Program Director of Funeral
Service Education,
Piedmont Technical College;
Amanda Mosley,
Instructor of Developmental Studies,
York Technical College
Technology infiltrates all areas of
life and has become an
expectation rather than an option.
As educators we must respond to
this new culture of students who
are “digital natives.” However,
many college instructors are
“digital immigrants.” We will
examine how instructors can
integrate social media and
culturally responsive teaching in
the learning environment to
address the needs of all levels in
the student population.
enrollment and retaining students
in STEM programs. Participants of
the “Once You Get Them How Do
You Keep Them” session will learn
techniques for recruitment of
females and underrepresented
populations to STEM degree
programs and retention strategies
to remove barriers to on-time
graduation. Participants will learn
the key components of a
successful NSF S-STEM grant
proposal and various
implementation strategies. Finally,
scholarship recipients will share
their stories on the impact that
the S-STEM scholarship has had on
their academic experience.
4:10
SCTEA Business Meeting
Palisades G
Presenter: Ginger Dewey,
President SCTEA,
York Technical College
This business meeting is open
to all members of SCTEA.
Once You Get Them How Do
You Keep Them
8:15 - 9:05
Palisades I
Presenters: Anna Killiopoulos,
Assistant Director SC ATE Center of
Excellence,
Florence-Darlington Technical College;
Lynn Mack,
Dean of Instructional Development and
Distance Learning,
Piedmont Technical College
All Community colleges are
struggling with increased
Tribal Butterfly Circus!
Palisades D
Presenter: Ray Snyder,
Instructor of Business Technology,
Trident Technical College
This presentation joins two
distinct concepts. Tribal
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Leadership, a best-selling book,
and TED talk by David Logan is a
perfect demonstration of concepts
of self-worth and success taught in
the award-winning short film
“Butterfly Circus” starring Nick
Vujicik. This presentation has been
delivered with great interest to
TTC’s Area Commissioners as well
as their Leadership Cabinet.
Study Smarter Not Harder
Palisades E
Presenter: Crystal Mallner,
Psychology Instructor,
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
Most students do not know
effective ways to study for the
college level. This can lead to
frustrated students and
instructors alike. Hands on
examples will be demonstrated on
how to instruct students on great
study skills they can use for all
courses. Also collaborative
learning techniques will be
discussed to help make the
classroom environment more
engaging for both instructor and
student.
support staff to work “hand in
hand” with industry to increase
flexibility and speed of enabling
students to move into
employment more quickly.
Electrifying Mathematics:
Report from Linked Learning
Community
Palisades G
Presenters: Dorian McIntire,
Program Coordinator General Engineering
Technology;
Jerry Marshall,
Mathematics Instructor,
Tri-County Technical College
This presentation will provide a
report on a linked learning
community for a cohort of
students in EET 113, Electrical
Circuits I and MAT 170, Algebra,
Geometry, and Trigonometry I.
These courses were integrated
with five high-impact activities
designed to improve student
success and increase quality
performances in the workplace.
Design and Develop Live
Application Systems for
Different Departments
Competency Based Education
Palisades H
Palisades F
Presenter: Marv Crowe,
Director MS-AMC Grant Project,
Spartanburg Community College
This presentation explains the
nature of Competency Based
Education and various aspects of
implementation. It is based on
“lessons learned” by the MultiState Advanced Manufacturing
Consortium Grant funded by the
Department of Labor. Thirteen
Colleges related to the automotive
industry conducted studies and
developed a curriculum based on
Performance Based Objectives.
Additionally, studies were
conducted that explored and
developed methods for college
Presenter: Matthew Alimagham,
Instructor of Computer Technology,
Spartanburg Community College
Our Computer Technology
students learn all the computerrelated material throughout the
two years until they take the
capstone course. In this course the
students are assigned to do a live
project or projects requested by a
department or different
departments. The students have
to use their entire two years’
knowledge especially, Systems and
Procedures. All programming
and databases to design, develop,
present and deliver the requested
software by the end of the
semester for the related
department. This is mutually
beneficial because the students
experience a real world project
and learn tremendous amount of
new material and the school earns
a complete application system at
no cost.
I started this live project course
about 10 years ago by convincing
our department chair and out IT
Director, and since then it has
been a very successful project. The
students place this experience in
their resume as a real experience,
and it helps them to get a job in
the computer technology related
fields. All the applications systems
requests have to go thru IT before
it gets to my students.
Getting in Touch with Self to
Complete College and Go to
Work
Palisades I
Presenters: Cindy Klauck,
Title III Project Manager;
Renee Carruth,
Title III Project Activities Director;
Sharon Saxon,
Title III Case Manager;
Dr. Donna Foster,
Associate Vice President Assessment and
Compliance,
Piedmont Community College
Entering community college
students are often familiar with
their own academic strengths and
weaknesses, but how well do they
know themselves? How does selfperception impact major
selection, persistence, retention,
and graduation? Come learn how
one college is using a
Strengthening Institutions Grant
to design a retention program
that puts students in touch with
themselves through case
management to improve
persistence and retention in STEM
programs. Participants will:
1. Learn how to use a logic
model to design an action plan
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to address a need on their
campus.
2. Learn how to couple entering
student assessments with case
management to impact
persistence and retention in
STEM programs.
9:15 – 10:05
MTC’s New Student
Orientation – Building a
Foundation for Student
Success
Palisades E
Presenters: Barbara Church,
Coordinator of New Student Orientation;
Robert Stuessy,
Director of New Student Advisement &
Orientation Services,
Midlands Technical College
Orientation and advisement are
national best practices for student
success. After a review of
supporting literature and theories,
you will gain an understanding of
our new student orientation and
advisement process, student
success data, lessons learned from
students and campus partners,
plus a glimpse of our improved
program for fall 2015.
Clash of the Titans –
Integration of Admissions,
Academic Records, and
Financial Aid Departments
Palisades F
Presenters: Brittany Henderson,
Enrollment Services Counselor;
Tim Mention,
Enrollment Services Counselor,
York Technical College
Learn how York Tech’s Admission,
Academic Records, and Financial
Aid departments were able to
effectively merge and execute as
one untie. By becoming crosstrained in other Student Services
area, we discuss how this process
can enhance your students’
experience with Student Affairs in
one location.
How to Sponsor a Successful
Camp for Teenagers
Palisades G
Presenter: Marcia Schenck,
Department Chair of Computer and
Engineering Technologies,
Spartanburg Community College
In this session, you will learn how
to plan, develop, and implement
successful STEM summer camps
for teenagers. The Ultimate
Technology Summer Camps at
Spartanburg Community College
were held during the summer of
2014 to educate and interest local
area 13 and 14 year-olds in STEM
careers. The curriculum was
developed and taught by the SCC
faculty in the computer and
engineering technologies
department. Session will include
how the camps were designed,
marketed, and put into action.
Lessons learned and tips for
improvement will be shared.
Session attendees will learn the
benefits gained from the camps
and necessary resources to
sponsor similar camps.
Building Self-Esteem and
Confidence in the Adult
Learner: A Step Towards
Retention
Palisades H
Presenter: Renee Trammell,
Program Director of Administrative Office
Technology,
Spartanburg Community College
At the two-year college level, we
are responsible for more than
processing a student’s application
or delivering a great lecture. Many
of our students come to campus
with plenty of baggage that
impedes their ability to reach their
academic potential in the
classroom, and all new students
carry a sense of apprehension and
anxiety. This session will discuss
fun, quick, and effective
techniques to use with the adult
learner, primarily in the
classroom, but also in any office
on campus.
Synchronous On-line Learning
Best Practices
Palisades I
Presenter: Phil Smith,
Computer Technology Instructor,
Tri-County Technical College
This presentation will provide an
overview of how to conduct a DL
class in synchronous fashion via a
classroom distribution system. In
this specific case, ZOOM.US will be
used along with Microsoft LINQ.
Adobe CONNECT will also be
discussed. The presentation will
deal with issues of student
accessibility and retention as well
as improving success rates in
courses.
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10:15
Closing Session
Palisades ABC
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