ACHE is going on a field trip!
**In the event the Gorge is closed due to recent wildfires, the Tour will go to very scenic SILVER FALLS STATE PARK.**
Make your plans to come one day early to the 79th Annual ACHE Conference and Meeting in Portland, Oregon. That's right! Come in one day early and go on a field trip with ACHE on Sunday, October 22.
ACHE's Field Trip Fundraiser will include an amazing Waterfall Tour of Columbia Gorge - and will raise money to support ACHE Scholarships.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 10:30 AM - 5:00PM Cost: $60 Includes Box Lunch, ACHE Hat, Keepsake Field Guide, and a Contribution to the ACHE Scholarship Fund
Register for the Field Trip Waterfall Tour and Scholarship Fundraiser today!
Trip Leader: Dr. Greg Plumb, Author of Waterfall Lover's Guide to the Pacific Northwest
There are over 120 waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge of Washington & Oregon. Within just a few hours time, you will visit among the best ones accessible via the magnificent Columbia Gorge Highway. Tour stops include Latourell Falls, Wahkeena Falls, Multnomah Falls, Horsetail Falls, Ponytail Falls, and Elowah Falls.
Click for more information and conference registration, then tell us (and the world) what you are most looking forward to about this year's conference using the hashtag #ACHEimagine or mention @ACHEinc on Twitter and Facebook.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Clare
Clare Roby President, ACHE
Whether your school year has already begun or is just around the corner, welcome back! We hope you are as excited about this semester as we are!
Are you making plans to attend the 79th Annual ACHE Conference and Meeting in Portland, Oregon, October 23-25, 2017? Click for more information and registration, then tell us (and the world) what you are most looking forward to about this year's conference using the hashtag #ACHEimagine or mention @ACHEinc on Twitter and Facebook.
Imagine…
Joining us in beautiful Portland, Oregon – The City of Roses!
Let me introduce one of our exciting keynote speakers: Dr. Radhika Seshan
Re-imagining Continuing Education: Innovation for Future Ready Organizations
Join us for a look at higher education trends presented by Dr. Radhika Seshan, UCLA Extension. Re-imagining continuing education means thinking globally and embracing emerging opportunities. Dr. Seshan will explore strategies for architecting change to create future ready continuing education organizations.
Radhika Seshan is the Associate Dean of Business Development and Chief Operating Officer for UCLA Extension, a position she has held since June 2016.
Before UCLA Extension, Dr. Seshan was the Executive Director of Continuing Education Programs in Bellevue College where she successfully designed a strategic plan to improve the portfolio performance of 2000 courses offered to 19,000 students.
Dr. Seshan's previous roles include building innovative new products and teams in technology and telecommunications. She has launched new software products and services at AT&T Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies across the United States and Europe.
Always a transformative leader, Dr. Seshan's self-described interest in higher education includes areas of strategic planning and emerging non-traditional education delivery models; creating immersive and customized student experiences through technology and operations innovation; Ed tech startups and global education trends.
Dr. Seshan holds a BA in Economics from Chennai University of India. She has attended Brown University and holds a PhD in International Economics from University of Houston. She is married and has two children. On her spare time, she enjoys taking hikes with her family, photography, live jazz and blues and traveling.
Dear ACHE Colleagues,
If you answered yes to any of these questions, please consider applying for an ACHE Grant or Scholarship! Click here for details.
If you have any questions or need additional information, let us know. Grant and Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the Awards Luncheon on October 24 during the 2017 ACHE Annual Conference & Meeting in Portland, Oregon.
And if you haven’t yet done so, be sure to vote for ACHE Vice President and Directors at Large. Candidate information is available here. Ballots were sent to eligible ACHE members on August 4. If you didn’t receive your ballot, contact the ACHE Home Office at admin@acheinc.org.
Imagine the great presentations you will experience in Portland!
The 79th Annual ACHE Conference & Meeting is less than three months away, and the conference planning committee is hard at work creating an exceptional event that you don't want to miss!
Program details are available on the conference website. Take a look at the excellent line up of concurrent sessions and workshops and learn more about the keynote speakers. Additional details will be added to the conference website as the conference team continues our work, so stay tuned and get excited about the professional development and networking opportunities in store for us.
If you haven't registered yet, be sure to do so soon and take advantage of the early bird registration rate. Click here for more details.
We look forward to seeing you in Portland!
The Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) would like to recognize Nassau Community College (NCC) Center for Workforce Development, recipient of an ACHE Institutional Minigrant, for completing its first semester of the Hospitality Career Pathway Program.
May 25, 2017: NCC’s Hospitality Career Pathway Program Graduation Day with students, funders, and instructors.
Program Overview
From January through May 2017, the Hospitality Career Pathway Program provided 20 Latino/a immigrants and first-generation Americans who were or had been employed in low-end hospitality industry jobs with 162 hours of instruction. The program improved the students’ skills and knowledge, substantially impacting their ability to climb their chosen career ladder. Students who completed the program (90% of the 20 students) received a Certificate of Completion and were provided the opportunity to sit for the ServSafe® exam to earn the national certification offered through NCC's Business Hospitality Department.
Student Outcomes to Date
To learn more about the Hospitality Career Pathway Program, which was funded in part by ACHE, please read the full year-end report.
To learn more about ACHE's Institutional Minigrants, as well as other grants and scholarships, please click here.
Ravi Hutheesing is a keynote speaker who builds his brand globally as a cultural-entrepreneur. His journey as a rock star, aviator, and cultural diplomat reveals unparalleled insight and strategies that have helped businesses, educators, and over a million people throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia bridge generational and cultural divides. Additionally, the US Department of State engages Ravi as a cultural diplomat to create programs worldwide that foster exchange and mutual understanding, and he partners with Shanti Bhavan Children's Project in India, which serves as a home and high-quality educational setting for the poorest of the poor.
The first American-born member of India's Nehru-Gandhi family who created and governed the world's largest democracy for over 40 years, Ravi is the grand-nephew of Jawaharlal Nehru (India's first Prime Minister), the nephew of Indira Gandhi (India's only female Prime Minister), and the cousin of Rajiv Gandhi (India's youngest Prime Minister). For more information, please visit RaviUnites.
Millennial Mojo: Re-Imagining the Future of Education
If you want to feel very optimistic about the future, look no further. While one cannot generalize an entire generation, anticipating and influencing the positive impact that Millennials will have as leaders in education, business, and government is a tremendous opportunity. They are the largest generation, soon-to-be most influential in global leadership, and will live longer than their predecessors. Their magic—or "mojo"—is shaping the world.
Ravi's vantage point is uniquely relevant as a member of "Generation X"—the bridge between Millennials and Baby-Boomers. He takes his audiences on an inspiring personal journey that navigates the globe turning dreams into realities, yielding unparalleled insights into generations and cultures throughout the presentation.
In this eye-opening and thought-provoking keynote, discover how much the generations actually have in common and how to use these commonalities as building blocks for collaboration. Ravi depicts an optimistic future based on millennial character traits including their love for the arts (the key to teaching empathy), proclivity for entrepreneurship (the key to fostering identity), and natural ability to rise above social injustices. He also challenges audiences to consider how Artificial Intelligence will drive revenue and unemployment, the impact that will have on the disaffection of youth and vulnerability to radicalism, and how the millennial entrepreneurial spirit is critical in managing the consequences. Ultimately, Ravi empowers Boomers, Xers, and Millennials to successfully collaborate in order to overcome local to global challenges and maximize opportunities. For a personalized introduction, please Meet Ravi.
We look very forward to having him and seeing all of you in Portland 2017!
The Association for Continuing Higher Education would like to congratulate the 13 members who graduated from the 2017 Emerging Leader Institute.
ELI Graduates: Nicolette Aduama, Annie Baghdayan, Megan Bess, Deah Caldwell, Erin Crisp, Andrea Dunkirk, LaDawn Jones, Kyle Lankford, Patrick McClain, Lisa Pryor, Kimberly Rutigliano, Kerri White, and Sarah Wiegman. We also want to thank the speakers for putting on stellar presentations:
Member comments and highlights:
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ACHE is sad to share the news that Dr. Harry Lawton “Hal” Salisbury, Jr., President of ACHE 1987-88, died Sunday, May 21, 2017. He was active in the Association while at Western Carolina University and Trident Technical College. He retired as Vice President of Student Services at Trident Technical College in 2001. Colleagues who worked with Hal share that he was always eager to be of assistance to his ACHE colleagues and helped them sort out various issues related to their common missions. More information about Dr. Salisbury and his distinguished career and life can be found here.
Greetings! The ACHE Nominations Committee is currently accepting nominations through May 31st for:
Click here to submit a nomination. Individuals may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague.
Once nominations are received, the Chair of the Nominations Committee, Paula Hogard, will contact nominees with requests for additional information. The Association will present its slate of candidates to the membership for consideration in May by email and in Five Minutes with ACHE. Please direct questions to the Nominations Committee Chair, Paula Hogard at phogard@framingham.edu.
Eligibility for Office Basic Eligibility for Directors at Large and Vice President
Additional Eligibility Criteria for Vice President
For a complete description of the requirements, roles, and responsibilities of ACHE Officers, please consult the ACHE Guide for Candidates.We hope that you will consider nominating yourself or a colleague this year!
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