Events
- Annual Convention
- Great Teaching Round-up
- Leading from the middle
- fall conference for faculty leaders
- The Texas Network
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Events: Annual Convention 2009
Special Meetings and Programs
Rooms announced in convention brochure. Organizations listed in alphabetical order.
Meetings
Foundation for Professional Excellence in the Community College Board Meeting
Saturday, February 21, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Junior/Community College Student Personnel Association of Texas (J/CCSPAT) Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 19, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LaRonda Ashford, President
Phi Theta Kappa Reception for Advisors
Friday, February 20, 4:00–5:15 p.m.
Mary Hood, Coordinator
Texas Common Course Numbering System Board Meeting
Friday, February 20, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
William Fannin, Chair
Texas Community College Association - Annual Luncheon Meeting
Friday, February 20, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Texas Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (TexMATYXC) Board Meeting
Friday, February 20, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Paula Wilhite, President
Texas Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (TOADN) Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 18, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Bonnie Higgins, President
Two-Year College English Association-Southwest Board Meeting
Saturday, February 21, 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Irma Luna, Chair
Financial Planning Seminars
Friday, February 20, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
"TRS/ORP and Social Security"
Presenters: Dave Bell, Certified Financial Planner and Dean Wallace, CPA, Attorney, Professor of Accounting - Collin College
Explores the relationship between TRS/ORP and Social Security benefits. Special emphasis on benefit reductions resulting from the Social Security Administration’s imposition of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). Current developments.
Friday, February 20, 1:00-2:15 p.m.
"TRS, ORP, Social Security and 403-b (TSA)”
Presenters: Jay Allen Finn, CPA (former IRS agent) and Tim Webster, Financial Advisor
How to invest your ORP, Parcial Lump Sum and 403(b) with current maximums to maximize your nest egg utilizing a “Proven Approach” for retirement planning is explored including the latest changes to 403(b) in 50 years. Social Security is mentioned.
Institute for Emotional Intelligence: Building Healthy People, Organizations, and Communities
Thursday, February 19, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Institute for Emotional Intelligence invites all TCCTA members to participate in a one-day certification forum on developing emotionally intelligent students, employees, and organizations.
Established in 2004, the annual Institute for Emotional Intelligence provides opportunities for educators, researchers, practitioners, and leaders to share research and practical applications in emotional intelligence (EI) for primary-secondary education, higher education, and business, government, or organizational settings. This one day pre-conference EI Certification opportunity is also offered to study the Education and Transformational Theory of EI with its authors, Dr. Darwin Nelson and Dr. Gary Low.
Virtual College of Texas
Thursday, February 19, 11:00–11:50 a.m.
New Directions for the Virtual College of Texas
Presenters: Dr. Lee Sloan, Chair, Texas Two-year College eLearning Council Dean, Business, Professional and Technology Education; and Ron Thomson, VCT Director, Coordinator
Description: This session provides an update on VCT’s current efforts and future aspirations to support the Texas Two-year College Student Success Initiative. The Virtual College of Texas is typically thought of as the place to go when students need courses that aren’t available at the home college. This VCT mission to enhance access to higher education continues—and it has also evolved. The mission now includes to increase student success. To address this new mission element, VCT is using the power of collaboration to negotiate state licenses to web-based services that support two important pillars of student success: courses and student support. To date, VCT has provided statewide, collaborative licenses to:
- READI (a tool for assessing readiness for distance learning)
- SoftChalk (a powerful, instructor-friendly online lesson builder)
- Dallas Telelearnng’s Digital Resource Repository (2,500+ short video clips from Telelearning-produced telecourses, plus more than 1,500 learning objects from other sources).
Additional services are currently being arranged or under consideration. Attend this session for a complete overview.
Special Programs:
Emotional Intelligence Certification
Virtual College of Texas: New Directions for the VCT
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