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Gulf coast student success CONFERENCE Hosted by Brazosport College Writing Center and Student Success Center November 15, 2019 Welcome to Brazosport College At Brazosport College, we are ‘‘ focused on student success initiatives that provide the tools for you to reach your personal goals. Dr. Millicent Valek, President Brazosport College Located on 156 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds in Lake Jackson, Texas, Brazosport College has served as the college of choice for students in southern Brazoria County since 1968. In 2013 and 2015, the Aspen Institute ranked Brazosport College among the top 10 community colleges in the nation. Other awards include Safest College Campus in Texas, as well as a Top 10 Beautiful Yet Affordable College Campus in the nation. The College’s continued commitment to student success drives initiatives to assist students in attaining their goals. 1 Conference November 15, 2019 Itinerary TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:30-9:00 Breakfast and Conversation Gator Hall Provided by Tommy’s 9:00-9:15 Welcome Gator Hall Dr. Millicent Valek, President Brazosport College 9:15-10:15 Keynote Workshop Gator Hall Mindfulness in Peer Education: Awareness, Self-regulation, and Attunement Jared Featherstone James Madison University 10:25-11:25 Session I F.102, 103, 104, 105 11:35-12:35 Session II F.102, 103, 104, 105 12:35-2:00 Plenary Luncheon Gator Hall Maria Y. Delgado, Ph.D. Tarant Community College-Southeast 2:10-3:10 Session III F.102, 103, 104, 105 3:20-4:20 Session IV F.102, 103, 104, 105 4:45-6:15 “Event Horizon” BASF Planetarium Planetarium Show 2 jared featherstone Keynote Speaker Writing Center Director & Associate Professor School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Session: keynote Jared Featherstone is the director of offering meditation instruction and the Writing Center and an Associate writing consultations to faculty. Professor in the School of Writing, Beyond the academy, he facilitates Rhetoric, and Technical Communication meditation workshops and classes at James Madison University. He is for organizations and individuals. His a certified mindfulness meditation guided meditations can be found on teacher for emerging adults through Insight Timer and Soundcloud. the Center for Koru Mindfulness. Studying with a variety of renowned Featherstone’s 2018 book chapter, The teachers, Featherstone has over Mindful Tutor, details the integration 20 years of experience practicing of mindfulness meditation into tutor mindfulness meditation, Tai Chi Chuan, education at the James Madison and Qigong. University Writing Center from 2012- 2017. His chapter, “Mindfulness For eight years, Featherstone was a Meditation and Service Learning: mindfulness meditation teacher for the Complementary Ways of Knowing,” Madison Meditates program at JMU and appeared in the 2013 book, Re- a founding member of the university’s envisioning Higher Education: Initiative for Contemplative Study Embodied Paths to Wisdom and Social and Practice. Additionally, he has Transformation. been a facilitator for JMU’s residential Writing and Renewal Retreats since the program’s inception, 3 dr. shana garrett Featured Speaker Counselor, Educator, and Pure Heart Leader President and CEO Session I: F.102 Dr. Garrett began her career in readiness, faculty issues, leadership, education by driving the successes and student success areas. of two online graduate programs for Pepperdine University in Educational Her passion for education is not Technology, which has led to limited to the interactions with faculty over twenty years of progressive and students, but also extends to her administrator experience in both the investment in the human capital that online and ground platforms. Her resides in the education experience. administrator experience is supported Her twenty years as an educational by several years of faculty experience leader has led her to develop a style in both post-secondary education she refers to as the “pure heart” institutions, as well as serving as approach. After several years of faculty at the North Texas Council of experience with developing teams, Government-Regional Police Academy talent, and turnarounds, she has been in Texas. Her business experience recognized as an organizational leader compliments her education service by and mentor to both new talent, and bringing over twenty years of program those needing a change. development, management, and transformation to her knowledge of proprietary education and over eight years of experience as a paralegal. She presents nationally and internationally on topics related to academic 4 Session I 10:25-11:25 Pure Heart Shana Garrett, Walden University Leadership Room: F.102 This session will be a combination of lecture, assessment, and conversations around recognizing and distinguishing your authentic leadership style. Discussions will focus on methods needed to evaluate your talents, identify your opportunities, and develop and/or enhance your authentic leadership legacy through a specific strategy. Let Me Help You With Tracie Autry and Erin Hall, Your Bags: Promoting Brazosport College Room: F.103 a Focused-Learning Helping students enter into a focused learning mindset Environment by utilizing the game Thorns and Roses as a tool to both identify and table emotional situations that hinder focused learning. Consultant and Milton De Leon, Jami Doddroe, and Student Perspectives Carolina Langner, Brazosport College Room: F.104 on Disabilities in the This presentation will discuss the research that Writing Center Consultants De Leon, Doddroe, Langner used to pursue answers to the questions: how can the Writing Center better meet the needs of students with diagnosed learning disabilities, and how can that be done while simultaneously mitigating potential shame and embarrassment? Mindfulness and the Emily Bueno, Bigger Picture Texas A&M University-Kingsville Room: F.105 The session will provide a supplemental instructor’s perspective on the importance of mindfulness and the bigger picture. A mapping-style technique will be used during the presentation, starting from square one. Attendees will be able to experience how visualizing the bigger picture can lead to higher self-confidence among students. 5 Session II 11:35-12:35 At Your Leisure: Priyank Whitley, Jamie Stoicovy, Chloe Movement and Snodgrass, and Jonathan Estrada, Brazosport College Mandalas Room: F.102 In this workshop, we trace the shifting roles of mandalas through history. We will then spend some time designing our own mandalas, and interpret their significance in small groups. The session concludes with guided chair yoga to balance our energy centers. Supplies provided. Playing by the Rules Joseph Balderas, of Mathematics Texas A&M University-Kingsville Room: F.103 Math anxiety stems from a student’s lack of confidence in knowing the definitions, operations, and/or methods appropriate for a given problem. Learning to solve problems as a game will help streamline students’ mathematical process. Promoting Patience Kirksey Berg and Elly Laughland, with Practical Brazosport College Room: F.104 Practice by Playing This workshop offers participants hands-on practice Dungeons and with methods for developing patience, especially when Dragons handling difficult students. Learning more patience can help us take a step towards being more mindful to our students’ needs. To achieve this look at patience, we will use Dungeons and Dragons: a tabletop roleplaying game that teaches these concepts in a fun way. Education and Houston Glover, Brazosport College Interpretation: Room: F.105 Often, we meet students who struggle to keep up in Finding the Right lecture because they can’t understand the terminology. Words to Effectively In this workshop, I draw on my time as an SI leader to illustrate the many ways information can be presented Teach Any Audience so that any audience can take away the same key points. 6 Gulf coast student success CONFERENCE Belonging & GCSSC 2020 Student Success Friday, November 13, 2020 More information on page 12 7 Maria Y. Delgado, Ph.D Plenary Luncheon Speaker Coordinator of Supplemental Instruction Tarrant Community College Southeast Arlington, Texas Session: LUNCHEON Dr. Delgado currently serves as Leading Community Colleges in Texas: Coordinator of Supplemental Navigating the Leadership Pipeline Instruction at TCC-Southeast. Prior through Mentoring and Culture to joining TCC, Dr. Delgado served as published at Community College Coordinator of Academic Programs Journal of Research and Practice” and adjunct instructor at Dallas County (2019), highlights the importance Community College. She also has the for women of color to use bicultural honor of serving as the sponsor of socialization by navigating the the Organization of Latin Americans. environment of their non-White She is founder and Chair of ELLAS culture and the environment of the (Encouraging Latinas to Lead, Achieve mainstream culture. and Succeed) Program. Maria Delgado has a Ph.D. in K-16 Dr. Maria Delgado’s research interests Educational Leadership and Policy focus on the experiences of women Studies from the University of Texas of color leading community colleges, at Arlington. She received her Master women of color pathway to higher- of Education in Higher Education ranking administrative positions, from the University of North Texas, a obstacles and opportunities for Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary women of color leading community Studies from the University of Texas colleges,