Monday, November 14, 2016
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Hosted by Michigan State University

Conference Program

Monday, November 14, 2016
7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Registration	South Lobby (near parking ramp)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast Buffet	Room Big Ten A
8:00 – 8:20 a.m.	Welcome R. Sekhar Chivukula Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Michigan State University Video message: Lou Anna K. Simon President Michigan State University	Room Big Ten A
8:20 – 9:15 a.m.	Keynote Presentation Bridge as Metaphor Christopher W. Tremblay Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management University of Wisconsin-Superior	Room Big Ten A
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.	Concurrent Breakout Session One Building Pathways (Full Sessions – 60 minutes) Invention Engine: Building GEAR UP STEM Scholars (Room 103 AB) MCAN's Statewide Initiatives: Reaching Higher Toward Goal 2025 (Willy Room) School Funding Inequity and Michigan's Middle-Skills Gap: The Case for Career, Technical, and Skilled-Trades Post-Secondary Education (Heritage Room) Ensuring Success (Full Sessions – 60 minutes) Early Intervention: Transition Road Show (Room 62) Since It Takes a Village, Let's Start Building (Michigamme Room) Ensuring Success (Half Sessions – 30 minutes) Holistic Approach to College Preparation (Room 106) Building a College-Going Culture in a Large High School (Room 106) Providing Access (Full Sessions – 60 minutes) Encouraging High School Graduation and Post-Secondary Credentials Through the Tuition Incentive Program (Room 105 AB) Urban Partnership for Civic Learning and Student Success (Riverside Room)	Various Rooms
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.	Concurrent Breakout Session Two Building Pathways (Full Sessions – 60 minutes) It Takes a Village (Room 103 AB) Build Your Future: Choices, Connections, Careers (Willy Room) Supporting Pathways Every Step of the Way (Room 160) Building Pathways (Half Sessions – 30 minutes) Navigating the Pre-Med and Health Sciences Pathway (Heritage Room) Exploring: Preparing Youth Through Career Exploration (Heritage Room) Ensuring Success (Full Sessions – 60 minutes) Accessing Success for Students from Foster Care (Room 105 AB) Ensuring Success (Half Sessions – 30 minutes) Wayne State GO-GIRL: Sustainability Through Service Learning (Room 62) The Importance of Accuracy in Science Presentations (Michigamme Room) Enhancing Scientific Literacy through Mentoring and Research to Increase Success (Michigamme Room) Providing Access (Full Sessions – 60 minutes) Edgewood Village Scholar Program: Creating a College-Going Culture in the Village (Riverside Room) Providing Access (Half Sessions – 30 minutes) Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (Room 62)	Various Rooms
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch and Panel Discussion Admissions Insiders Panel	Room Big Ten A
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.	Break
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Concurrent Professional Development Sessions (Full Sessions – 180 minutes) Is Pluto a Boy or a Girl? (Willy Room) Identifying, Addressing, and Promoting Student and Adolescent Mental Health (Room 103 AB)	Various Rooms
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Professional Development Sessions (Half Sessions – 90 minutes) Fellowship Funding Opportunities for Students and Strategies for Successful Grant Writing and Development (Room 62) Building Community: Cultivating Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Classroom (Michigamme Room) Remixing Your Resources: Positive Effects of Integrating College Positive Volunteers into a Teen Empowerment Summit (Riverside Room) Developing Project Based Learning Units Aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (Room 105 AB) Using Khan Academy to Support Performance on the PSAT and SAT (Room 106)	Various Rooms
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.	Break Refreshments	South Lobby (near parking ramp)
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.	Concurrent Professional Development Sessions (Half Sessions – 90 minutes) Implicit Bias (Room 105 AB) Building Community: Cultivating Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Classroom (Michigamme Room) Remixing Your Resources: Positive Effects of Integrating College Positive Volunteers into a Teen Empowerment Summit (Riverside Room) Fellowship Funding Opportunities for Students and Strategies for Successful Grant Writing and Development (Room 62) Using Khan Academy to Support Performance on the PSAT and SAT (Room 106)	Various Rooms
4:45 – 6:30 p.m.	Poster Session and Reception	Room Big Ten B

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 — Post Conference Sessions
7:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Registration	Riverside Room
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast	Riverside Room
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Professional Development Sessions (Full Sessions – 180 minutes) Straight Up and With a Twist: Substance Use on College Campuses Current Drug Use Trends	Riverside Room
	Lunch on your own