8:30am – 9:30am |
Introduction
Opening Keynote (SI)
Ashleigh Weeden
PhD, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
9:30 – 10:30 |
Concurrent Session #1 Recruitment and Retention (SI)
- Paul Vogt, President & CEO, College of the Rockies (Moderator)
- Brad Mahon, President, Great Plains College : Rural and Relevant: Regional Opportunities for Remote Institutions
- Dave Shorey, Executive Director, Georgian College : The four-legged stool: Building educational infrastructure in rural Ontario
- Scott Clerk, A/Vice-President, Northern Lights College : Leveraging International and Indigenous Education partnerships to revitalize Smaller Campuses
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Concurrent Session #2 Sustainability
- Maggie Mattear, President & CEO, Selkirk College (Moderator)
- Denise DiGiosia, Senior Advisor Mi’kmaw Indigenous Initiatives Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion, Nova Scotia Community College
- Mark Herringer, Executive Director, & Kelly Shopland, Executive Director, Office of Indigenous Education North Island College : Rural College Internationalization on the West Coast: Building an Indigenizing Process
- Brenda Slomka, Program Manager, Algonquin College : The Mamiwi Maadaadizi project: Algonquin Starts a Journey
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10:30 – 10:45 |
Break and Movement Time |
10:45 – 11:45 |
Concurrent Session #3 Socio-Economic (SI)
- Dennis Johnson, President & CEO, College of New Caledonia (Moderator)
- Audrey Penner, President, Northern Lights College: Defining our Ideal College- Northern College’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Journey
- Daniel Amoako Antwi, Executive Director, Africa Skills Hub
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Concurrent Session #4 Accessibility
Northern Colleges Unique Perspectives
- Karsten Henrikson, President & CEO, Northlands College (Moderator)
- Rebecca Mearns, President, Nunavut Arctic College
- Glenda Vardy-Dell, President, Aurora College
- Shelagh Rowles, Vice-President, Yukon University
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11:45 – 12:45 |
Concurrent Session #5 Recruitment and Retention (SI)
Building Partnerships for Diversifying the International Student Body and Improving Employability
- Amy Yeager, President & CEO, Carlton Trail College (Moderator)
- Hyeyoung Kang, Manager, Coast Mountain College
- Carlos Cantu, Manager, LanguageCert
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Concurrent Session #6 Socio-Economic
Cultivating Innovation and Collaboration – The Unique Approach of Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean Region Colleges
- François Provost, Directeur
Service de la formation continue, CEGEP Rivière-du-Loup (Moderator)
- André Gobeil, Director General, Cégep de Chicoutimi
- Nadine Arbour, Coordinator, ÉCOBES, Cégep de Jonquière
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12:45 – 13:45
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Lunch |
10:45 – 11:45 |
Concurrent Session #7 Accessibility (SI)
Small Colleges Thinking Big – The Success of Francophone Colleges in Minority Settings
De petits collèges qui voient grand – La réussite de collèges francophones en contexte minoritaire
- Emilie Champagne, Centre Director, CCA, Campus Saint-Jean – Centre collĂ©gial de l’Alberta (CCA) (Moderator)
- Patrick Arseneault, Director General, Collège nordique francophone
- Francis Kasongo, President & CEO, Collège Mathieu
- Marc Despatie, Directeur, Communications et relations gouvernementales, Collège Boréal
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Concurrent Session #8 Sustainability
Greening the Trades: A Workforce Ready for the 21st Century
- Rebecca Jamieson, President & CEO, Six Nations Polytechnic (Moderator)
- Matthew Beck, Program Chair, Vancouver Island University : HVAC/R Trades –A Career Path to Equality and Sustainability
- Jennifer Mosley, Program Manager, Sault College : Building Using an Integrated Approach – and how sharing this approach nationwide with instructors will help prepare Canada’s construction labour force
- Sam Whitehawk, Associate Dean, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies : We can’t afford to NOT build Green (or better) Homes
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14:45 – 15:00 |
Break and Movement Time |
15:00 – 16:00 |
Roundtable Discussion (SI)
Futureproofing higher education in rural and remote communities with digital training and microcredentials (SI)
- Stefano Tirati, Vice-President, EfVET, Europe
- Matthew Dale, Founder, EDUCONOMY, Australia
- Denise Amyot, President & CEO, Colleges and Institutes Canada
- David Hughes, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges, UK (Moderator)
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16:00 to 16:30 |
Closing (SI) |