We are proud to offer conference and pre-conference reading materials for the Professional Development Conference to be held August 14-16, 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Presentations:
VIEW THIS YEAR'S AGENDA

Wednesday, 8/15

Update From Washington
Presented by Brittny McCarthy at the morning plenary, "Update: Federal Policy and the Higher Education
Act Reauthorization"

Higher Education Update
Presented by Vickie Schray at the morning plenary, "Update: Federal Policy and the Higher Education
Act Reauthorization"

New Hampshire's Affordable College Effort (ACE)
Presented by Matt Cookson at the morning session, "Serving Underrepresented Populations"

The Power of You
Presented by Phil Davis at the morning session, "Serving Underrepresented Populations"

Accreditation and Accountability
Presented by Barbara Brittingham at the morning session, "Accreditation and Accountability - Emerging State Issues in a Rapidly Changing Environment"

National Accreditors' Perspective on Accountability
Presented by Tom Wickenden at the morning session, "Accreditation and Accountability - Emerging State Issues in a Rapidly Changing Environment"

Selling Assets of Missouri's Secondary Market -The "MOHELA Plan"
Presented by Paul Wagner at the morning session, "Creative Financing: Are We Securing or Mortgaging the Future?"

Tobacco Securitization
Presented by Rich Petrick at the morning session, "Creative Financing: Are We Securing or Mortgaging the Future?"

College Readiness: Current Initiatives, Future Consequences
Presented by Michael Cohen, Ann Coles, Patricia Plummer, and Brian McGill at the afternoon session

A Framework For How Higher Education Influences Economic Growth
Presented by Rick Mattoon at the afternoon session

State Capacity, Demographic Change and Workforce Development
Presented by Stephen Coelen at the afternoon session on "Higher Ed’s Changing Face: Can States Take Charge of Their Demographic Destiny?"
Additional Reference Material

Higher Ed’s Changing Face: Can States Take Charge of Their Demographic Destiny?
Presented by Patrick Kelly at the afternoon session

Higher Education's Changing Face: Can States Take Charge of Their Demographic Destinies?
Presented by Brian Prescott at the afternoon session

Indiana eTranscript Initiative
Presented by Ken Sauer at the afternoon session on "State K-16 and P-20 Initiatives: Lots of Attention and Effort, but What Are States Actually Achieving?"

Higher Education and the Public Good
Presented by James Alessio and Peter Blake at the afternoon session on "Virginia’s 2005 Higher Education Restructuring Act: An Early Assessment of the Act and Its Implementation"

Thursday, 8/16

Higher Education in a Global Context – Some Concerns
Presented by Richard Yellend at the morning plenary

Stepping Back: Perspectives on Technology and Institutional Response
Presented by David Moldoff at the morning session

State Data and Policy Indicators on Adult Learners: New Tools for Decision Makers
Presented by Cheryl Blanco at the morning session on "From Basic Literacy to Degree Completion: Serving Adults Better"

National Commission on Adult Literacy
Presented by Cheryl King at the morning session on "From Basic Literacy to Degree Completion: Serving Adults Better"

Understanding and Communicating Cost Drivers in Postsecondary Education
Presented by Jane Wellman at the morning session

An Involved Legislature
Presented by The Honorable Craig Stanley at the morning plenary