Workshops, CEO Events, ALO Events, and Special Interest Group Gatherings

The following workshops are presented by WASC staff and other leaders in higher education. Please register individually for these pre- and post-conference workshops.

Additional registration fees may apply.

Pre-conference workshops

April 22, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
W1 Competency-Based Education: The What, The Why, and The How
Early: $115 Advance: $125 Onsite: $135
Laurie Dodge, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Assessment and Planning / Vice Provost, Brandman University
Ellen Baker Derwin, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assurance of Learning, School of Arts and Sciences, Brandman University
 
April 22, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
W2 Strategic Planning to Build Campus Identity, Vision, and Image
Early: $115 Advance: $125 Onsite: $135
Susan Hippensteele, Professor and Strategic Planning Coordinator, Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
 
April 22, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
W3 Adaptive Leadership for Effective Evidenced-Based and Innovative Decision Making
Early: $115 Advance: $125 Onsite: $135
Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, Professor of Postsecondary Educational Leadership, San Diego State University
 
April 22, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
W4 A Primer on Analytics in Higher Education
Early: $115 Advance: $125 Onsite: $135
John C. Stanley, Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness , University of Hawaii - West Oahu
 
April 22, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
W5 Co-Curricular Assessment and Program Review to Demonstrate Learning and Quality
Early: $115 Advance: $125 Onsite: $135
Margaret Leary, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Affairs Assessment and Planning, University of San Diego
 
April 22, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
W6 Navigating Substantive Change
Early: $75 Advance: $85 Onsite: $95
Sharyl McGrew, Director, Substantive Change and Committee Relations, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Brenda Barham Hill, Associate, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Karen Graham, Associate, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Institutional representative: Elizabeth Reilly, Professor of Educational Leadership and Co-chair, WSCUC Substantive Change Committee, Loyola Marymount University
Institutional representative: Fran Horvath, Vice President for Academic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness and Co-chair, WSCUC Substantive Change Committee, CSU Monterey Bay
 
April 22, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
W7 The New Institutional Review Process
Early: $75 Advance: $85 Onsite: $95
Christopher N. Oberg, Vice President/COO, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Richard Osborn, Vice President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
 

ALO Events

April 22, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
New ALO Orientation
No Charge
Barbara Gross Davis, Vice President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Maureen Maloney, Vice President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Institutional representative: Geoffrey Chase, Dean, Division of Undergraduate Studies, San Diego State University
Institutional representative: Lisa Bortman, Assistant Provost, Pepperdine University
 
April 22, 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
ALO Workshop and Luncheon: The Accreditation Liaison Officer: Bridge, Channel, and Advocate
Early: $185 Advance: $200 Onsite: $215
Richard Winn, Senior Vice President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Ted Mitchell, Under Secretary , U.S. Department of Education
 

CEO Forum and Lunch

April 22, 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
CEO Forum and Luncheon: The National Conversation and Institutional Leadership: The President’ s Role in Setting the Course for Accreditation
Early: $245 Advance: $265 Onsite: $295
Host: Mary Ellen Petrisko, President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Host: Bill Ladusaw, Chair, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Facilitator: Jim Appleton, President Emeritus, University of Redlands; former Chair, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Facilitator: Richard Osborn, Vice President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
 

Special Interest Group Gathering

ALA Alumni Colloquium SIG
April 21, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Errin Heyman (ALA Cohort 2)
Bill Murry (ALA Cohort 3)
Doug Swanson (ALA Cohort 4)
Connie Fulmer (ALA Cohort 5)
Julie Marty-Pearson (ALA Cohort 2)
 
Benefits of and Challenges in the Alignment of Regional and Health Care Specialty Accreditation
April 21, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Ronald L. Carter
Chris Cullander
Panelist: Dan Hunt, MD, MBA
Panelist: Peter H. Vlasses, PharmD, BCPS
Panelist: Joseph Vibert, MBA
Panelist: Mary Ellen Petrisko
 
POD Network in Higher Education: Faculty & Educational Development
April 22, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Natasha Haugnes
Jennifer Russell
Cassandra Volpe Horii
 
California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) - Information Literacy: A Core Competency for Student Academic and Post-College Success
April 22, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Nicole Branch
Sarah Dahlen
Annette Marines
Michele Van Hoeck
 
Assessment in Law Schools
April 22, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Jenni Parrish
Stephen Underwood
 
CSU Assessment Meeting
April 21, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Claudia Pinter-Lucke
Regina Eisenbach
 
California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR)
April 22, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Jeanette Gurrola Baez
Kristina Powers
 
Graduate-only Institutions - Biomedical Sciences
April 22, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Guy Salvesen
Christopher Cullander
 
Arts Assessment Special Interest Group
April 22, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Debra Ballard
Brian Harlan
 

Post-conference workshops

April 24, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
W8 Online Course Quality: Beyond the Content
Early: $115 Advance: $125 Onsite: $135
Errin Heyman, Dean of Educational Effectiveness, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
 
April 24, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
W9 Assessment at Creative Institutions: Steps to Quantifying and Qualifying the Aesthetic
Early: $115 Advance: $125 Onsite: $135
David Mills Chase , Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, American Film Institute Conservatory
J. Joseph Hoey, Vice President for Accreditation Relations and Policy, Bridgepoint Education
 
April 24, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
W10 Planning for and Hosting an Effective WSCUC Site Visit
Early: $75 Advance: $85 Onsite: $95
Richard Winn, Senior Vice President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Institutional representative: Susan Clapper, Executive Assistant to the Vice President , Dominican University of Californa
Siobhan Williams, Accreditation Process Manager , WASC Senior College and University Commission
 
April 24, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
W11 The Pathway to Achieving Initial Accreditation from WSCUC
Early: $75 Advance: $85 Onsite: $95
Richard Osborn, Vice President, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Jeb Egbert, Provost, West Coast University
 

Lodging

Oakland Marriott City Center

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