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Events: Annual Convention 2008
Professional Development Seminar
Friday, February 22, 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
"What Works: High Impact Programs for Student Success"
Sponsored by the TCCTA Professional Development Committee
In these times of high demand for "accountability" at all levels, community college educators are under pressure to increase-and document-student "success." How does one define it? What works and
what doesn't?
In a program entitled, "What Works: High Impact Programs for Student Success," the TCCTA Professional Development Seminar will present a highly interactive session intended to dig deeper into the subject, featuring a panel of four educators from a variety of perspectives.
Panelist John Fitzpatrick is executive director of the Texas High School Project. A unique public-private initiative, THSP schools are committed to challenging students, particularly economically disadvantaged and first-generation college students, with rigorous coursework that is relevant to their lives and taught by committed educators who build relationships with them. Mr. Fitzpatrick serves as a board member on the Texas Public Education Reform Foundation and the Commission for a College Ready Texas. He taught English and history to eighth-graders in New York. He received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and a master's degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Richard M. Rhodes became president of El Paso Community College in 2001. Previously he served as the vice president of business services at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a Master of Arts in educational management and development from New Mexico State University. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.
Terry S. Mouchayleh is president of TCCTA. She is director of professional development and evaluation at Austin Community College. She was a professor of English at Amarillo College from 1984-99, and currently conducts dissertation research toward a doctorate in higher education from the University of Texas at Austin.
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