Key dates of interest to chief student service officers, chief academic officers, and other professionals in the field appear below. Please feel free to submit conference and workshop of interest with dates, locations and contacts to editor@ijournal.us

Academic Year 2008-09

2008: Meeting and Staff Development Dates

CSSO Fall Meetings and Staff Development Opportunities:

October 2--Northern California Regional Drive-In Conferences; 9:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. at Ranch House, American River College, Sacramento. Contact: Lucha Ortega, Regions 1 Representative at Shasta College. 530-242-7620 or lortega@shastacollege.edu
October 3--SSO Board meeting at Holiday Inn in Sacramento. Contact for all CSSO Board meetings: Lynn Neault, President at San Diego City College District Office. 619-388-6970 or lneault@sdccd.edu
October 31--Southern California Regional Drive-In Conference, 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Menifee Campus, Mt. San Jacinto. Contact: Diane Ramirez, Region 9 Representative at College of the Desert. 760-773-2590 or dramirez@collegeofthedesert.edu
November 20--CSSO Board meeting in Anaheim; 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (same location as CCLC)
November 20 -22--Community College League of California Annual Conference at Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim, CA. Contact: 916-444-8641 or http://www.ccleague.org or cclc@ccleague.org

December 3-5--Community College CSSO/CIO Leadership Institute at the Crown Plaza in Costa Mesa: The leadership institute is for California community college aspiring leaders in the Academic Affairs and Student Service career pathways. The professional associations representing the Chief Instructional Officers and Chief Student Service Officers have created a partnership to host the Fall 2008 Leadership Institute, scheduled for December 3-5, 2008, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Irvine, California.
The Community College CSSO/CIO Leadership Institute is designed to nurture participants for career advancement.  Using a group of distinguished chief student services and instruction officers as facilitators, this intensive training program is designed to prepare participants for leadership roles in the community college. The Institute will provide an exciting opportunity for participants to share ideas, engage in critical discourse, and learn from each other while preparing to meet challenges facing the profession.
 A maximum of 24 participants will be selected:  12 from student services and 12 from instruction. The cost of the institute will be $280 per participant. This fee covers two and one-half days of training, materials, three breakfasts and two lunches. The fee does not cover hotel or transportation cost.
Interested staff should contact their CSSO or CIO to be nominated. The prospective candidates, faculty and administrators are among our brightest colleagues.  The Institute should prove to be a dynamic and beneficial learning-centered experience for those selected to participate.  Nominations should be sent via e-mail to leadership@santarosa.edu or via fax to (707) 524-1853 no later than October 10, 2008.

Consultation Council Dates:

October 16 and November 20 (no December consultation).
2009 Consultation schedule not yet available.

Basic Skills Initiative Training Opportunities:

Schedule Details: Some of the workshops will have limited slots with registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is now open for statewide and regional meetings, as listed below. Please visit the website at http://www.cccbsi.org/regional-meetings to register. Overnight stays at local hotels for those traveling 150 miles or more to attend the meeting will be covered. Please contact the Academic Senate office to make flight arrangements, if required.
Basic Skills Coordinators: Two-day regional meeting (one person per campus - the coordinator or dean leading basic skills)
October 16-17, 2008 at Canada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, CA
or
November 13-14, 2008 at North Orange Co CCD/Noncredit, 1830 W. Romney Drive, Anaheim, CA
Register Here
One cross disciplinary basic skills leader from each campus (i.e., BS Coordinators, deans, and/or the lead campus representative for basic skills programs) is invited to participate in our first two-day basic skills coordinators workshop as part of the BSI Phase III series of regional training meetings. The agenda includes the role of the basic skills coordinator, development of action plans in a shared governance format, staff development, buy-in from faculty and administration, links to K-12 outcomes, and sharing of challenges and programs. Adjunct issues will be integral to these discussions. 
November 21 – 22, 2008 BSI Innovation Incubation: Integrating Instruction and Support Services: Two-day statewide meeting
First day counseling faculty only, second day other faculty.
Kellogg West Conference Center and Lodge, CSU Pomona
Register Here
Students needing basic skills present an urgent challenge for our institutions. Too often the education outcomes for these students are far from acceptable. To meet this challenge, new practices and creative programs which integrate instruction and student support must be implemented. Join us for an invigorating event where we will explore effective integration practices and generate innovative models for improving educational outcomes.
Theory and Practice (CTE): Two day regional meeting:
October 10 – 11, 2008 Pasadena Hilton (168 South Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena)
or
November 20-21, 2008: San Jose Marriott (301 South Market Street, San Jose, CA)
Register Here

This two-day workshop will address both the theory and practice of working with students with basic skills needs that all faculty can immediately apply to their classes. Day one will involve an exploration into the latest scientific research on learning and tutoring in techniques that enhance the ability of all students to learn. Active learning and hands-on exercises will allow provide opportunities to put into practice all that is discussed. Day two will introduce participants to the misconceptions about students with basic skills needs. The multiple ways to integrate contextualized teaching and learning will be discussed. The participants will work in teams made up of basic skills and CTE faculty and discuss the barriers that they may face and the opportunities available at their campuses. Contextualized lessons will be presented and critiqued. Teams will rate the presenter and develop their own teaching presentations.
October 16 – 17, 2008 Basic Skills Faculty: From Here to There: Plotting a Path through the Basic Skills Curriculum and Creating an Accurate Picture of Student Success in Basic Skills (Statewide meeting)
Doubletree Anaheim/Orange County (100 The City Drive, Orange, CA)
Register Here

Do you know that, although entry and exit skills, competencies, and proficiency skills have been defined for college level courses in English and math and critical thinking, there are no comparable definitions for basic skills level courses? Yet the California state legislature has demanded that we report student success rates in basic skills courses to maintain our funding each year. But what do those success rates really mean? What skills do students achieve at each level of basic skills?
October 29, 2008 Administration:
Breakout held in coordination with the CIO Conference
Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 420 Powell Street at Sutter, San Francisco, CA
Attendance at this event requires registration for the CIO conference.  Information about the conference can be found at: http://www.ccccio.org/conference/registration.html.
Emergency Operations Plan Workshops
Experienced emergency managers will lead a collaborative session to develop and adapt Emergency Operations Plans in accordance with SEMS/NIMS. This workshop is for district and college executives, police, safety personnel, emergency planning and preparedness coordinators, and emergency response team members who may be responsible for writing and maintaining annual EOP revisions. Through a grant from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security this workshop will be offered throughout the State. Please register by e-mailing Peter Wright, Director of Emergency Planning and Preparedness, at pwright@cccco.edu or by calling (805) 452-1075 for the workshop of your choice on the following dates:
Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 1:00-5:00 p.m. – San Diego Community College District
Thursday, October 16, 2008, 1:00-5:00 p.m. – San Bernardino Community College District
Friday, October 24, 2008, 1:00-5:00 p.m. – Mission College, San Jose

November 5- 8, 2008--NASPA Western Regional Conference: Renaissance Hotel, Long Beach, CA. Contact: www.naspa.org or Sara Henry, Conference Registration Chair, @ 858-822-0181 or sara@ucsd.edu

December 5-7, 2008--CCCSFAAA Annual Conference at the Marriott in Anaheim. Staff members from Financial Aid, EOPS, Outreach, Counseling and the chief student services officer at every community college in California should attend this year’s conference. The conference will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 5 and conclude at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 7. Registration for the entire conference is only $250 and includes complimentary membership in CCCSFAAA for 2009. Those wishing to attend one day only may register for Saturday only at a cost of $175. Rooms are available at the Anaheim Marriott for just $154 per night.
December 7-9, 2008- NASPA/Stetson Student Affairs Law & Policy Conference at JW Marriott Resort & Spa at Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV. Early bird registration deadline is Nov. 7. For more registration information go to www.naspa.org/programs/law
Go to www.cccsfaaa.org and click on conference to see the conference agenda and to register for this premier training event.

2009: CSSO Spring Meeting and Staff Development Opportunities

January 30--CSSO Board meeting in Sacramento, Holiday inn Downtown;
February 27--California Forward Meeting in Sacramento. Contact: Lynn Neault, President
March 6-- CSSO Board meeting and finalize conference (may opt for CCC Confer or in Sac).
March 31- April 1--Board meeting in Sacramento at CIO/CSSO annual conference site;
April 1-3--CSSO/CIO Annual Conference, Holiday Inn Downtown, Sacramento. CSSO contact: Celia Esposito-Noy, President-Elect at Consumnes River College. 916-691-7487 or esposic@crc.losrios.edu or Phyllis Lucas-Wood. Region 3 Representative at Canada College. 650-306-3234 or lucas@smccd.edu
May 20--Board meeting using CCC Confer (1:00-5:00 p.m.);
June 25-26--Board Retreat in Southern. California (location to be determined based on 2010 conference venue)

February 18-20, 2009 - ACCCA Annual Conference at the Westin San Diego, CA. For more info, go to http://accca.com

March 7-11, 2009 - NASPA Annual National Conference, Seattle, WA. For more info, go to www.naspa.org

April 1-3, 2009--CIO/CSSO Annual Conference, Sacramento. Holiday Inn Downtown. CSSO contact: Celia Esposito-Noy, President-Elect at Consumnes River College. 916-691-7487 or esposic@crc.losrios.edu or Phyllis Lucas-Wood. Region 3 Representative at Canada College. 650-306-3234 or lucas@smccd.edu

May 24-29, 2009 NASFA 2009 Annual Conference & Expo at Los Angeles Convention Center, Lost Angeles, CA. For registration information go to www.nafsa.org