Conferences and Events

This page provides a description of the workshops offered by ACCJC; a list of the workshop dates and locations; and information, with links, on other professional conferences and events in the region that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the Commission.

The following conferences represent just a few of the professional conferences that may be of interest to the field. This list is reviewed and updated periodically.

Academic Resource Conference 2011 April 6-8, 2011 - Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, California. 

The Academic Resource Conference (ARC) is co-sponsored by the ACCJC and the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (ACSCU) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).  The 2011 conference theme is Higher Education’s Third Horizon. The Call for Proposals for the Academic Resource Conference (ARC) 2011 is now available at http://www.wascarc.org/call-for-proposals.

The Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (ACSCU) of WASC and the ACCJC offer Retreats on the Assessment of Student Learning Levels I and II that support both 2-year and 4-year colleges in their efforts to become more learning-centered.  In the past, over 400 individuals from 75 institutions found these retreats highly effective in developing the expertise in assessment of student learning, both within programs and across the campus. 

Three ACCJC workshops are offered each year at the Community College League of California Convention.  One workshop is specifically for new and experienced Accreditation Liaison Officers (ALOs), one is directed at executive leadership from member institutions, and another is for those involved in program review and institutional planning efforts.

With the Research and Planning Group (RP Group) ACCJC also co-sponsors a Strengthening Student Success Conference each year where institutions problem-solve issues of the student learning and assessment cycle, share successful student success efforts, and provide information about key issues that shape student learning, assessment, and student success.

Retreat on Student Learning and Assessment, Level I

Assessment Level I September 23-24, 2010 - The Crown Plaza Anaheim Resort, CA

Level I retreats provide participants with presentations made by institutions that have begun assessment on their campuses.  Topics include:

• assessing general education
• assessing the Major
• assessing the co-curriculum
• developing and applying rubrics
• analyzing student learning
• improving curriculum and pedagogy

At the conclusion of the program, teams return home with campus implementation plans.

The retreat will be led by nationally acclaimed facilitators Mary Allen and Amy Driscoll. The registration fee is $485 per team member.

For registration and information about accommodation, please visit the ACSCU/WASC website at: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=863985. 

Retreat on Student Learning and Assessment, Level II

Assessment Level II October 21-23, 2010 - The Crown Plaza Anaheim Resort, CA

Level II retreats provide participants with presentations from institutions with broad assessment systems in place that have successfully closed the loop based on assessment findings.  Each participating team will share two promising practices from its own campus experience. Topics include:

• adapting the campus infrastructure to support the culture of evidence
• successful strategies for engaging faculty and other campus professionals in assessment
• a specific assessment study, including description of data collection, data analysis, and the impact of the study
• incorporating student learning outcomes into program reviews, and
• assuring the quality of campus assessment

The retreat will be led by nationally acclaimed facilitators Mary Allen and Amy Driscoll. The registration fee is $485 per team member.

For registration and information about accommodation, please visit the ACSCU/WASC website at: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=881033. 

Community College League of California Partner Conferences

The Community College League of California 2010 Annual Convention (CCLC Convention) will be held November 18-20, 2010 at the Pasadena Convention Center. The theme of the conference: Sustaining the Legacy, Making a Difference reflects that the conference celebrates 100 years of the community college system’s success in making a difference for student success and the CCLC 20th anniversary of supporting student success. The program strands are: Teaching and Learning, Student Services and Student Success, Institutional Performance and Accountability, Community and Global Partnerships, Fiscal, Legal and Administrative Operations and Professional and Leadership Development.

ACCJC will present two a workshop on the topic ‘Increased Institutional Effectiveness through Program Review, Integrated Planning and Resources Allocation’ and an Accreditation Liaison Officer Workshop on Thursday November 18, 2010. ACCJC will also present a workshop on Quality Institutional Practices that Support Student Success on Friday 19 November, 2010.

More information about the 2010 CCLC Convention can be found on the CCLC web site at http://www.ccleague.org.

Strengthening Student Success

ACCJC is co-sponsoring the 2010 Strengthening Student Success Conference presented by the RP Group.  This year’s Conference will be held October 6-8, 2010 at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa.  The Conference will explore using evidence to improve practice, as well as the integration of curriculum with basic skills, student services, career technical education and college institutional effectiveness structures.

The Strengthening Student Success conference provides a unique opportunity for a wide cross-section of people—including faculty, deans, program directors, student services staff, professional development leadership, researchers, and planners—to engage each in discussions about strategies for building institutional effectiveness and student learning. The 2010 conference will explore using translating information to action, as well as the integration of instruction, basic skills, student services, CTE, and college institutional effectiveness structures.

Presentations will address assessment practices and how results are used to improve teaching and learning for one or more of the following topical strands:

• Accreditation
• Basic Skills
• Career Technical Education
• Collaborative Inquiry
• Equity
• Instructional Practices
• Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Strategies
• Student Services
• Technology Tools for Assessment
• Transition to College & Transfer

Call for proposals:  Presentation proposals are due on March 31, 2010.  More information about the event and an online proposal application form with detailed information about strand topics and developing a successful proposal can be found on the RP Group web site at http://www.rpgroup.org/events/SSS10

Sessions may fit two different formats and lengths: 1 - hour briefing presentations that feature cutting-edge issues and/or innovative approaches to student success and 1.5 - hour interactive break-out sessions that use an interactive structure to share information, stimulate dialog and questions, and enable participants to apply concepts to their own practice.

2010-2011 ACCJC Substantive Change Committee Meeting Schedule

November 4-5, 2010
March 14-15, 2011
June 23-24, 2011