Lumina Applied Baccalaureate Conference

September 1-2, 2010
Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, Indiana

On September 1-2, Lumina Foundation for Education hosted a conference regarding applied baccalaureate degrees, based off of research conducted by OCCRL staff. This convening brought together approximately 100 attendees from various backgrounds, including state executive officers, heads of regional accrediting boards, institutional administrators, national and state policy experts, and researchers, and focused primarily on the policy considerations surrounding applied baccalaureate degrees.

Several documents had been created by OCCRL and Lumina staff to support the conference. They are available below.

Support Documents

• Conference Agenda

Presentations

• OCCRL presentation: Presentation by Debra Bragg & Collin Ruud on OCCRL's research of applied baccalaureate degrees
• 6-state descriptive slides: Slides accompanying presentations by representatives of the 6 states studied in OCCRL's 2nd phase case study research

Handouts

• State map and table: Color map and descriptive table examining the status of applied baccalaureate degrees in all 50 states
• 6-state profiles: 2-page profiles detailing background information and data on states and selected institutions studied during case study research
• Arizona
• Florida
• Kentucky
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• Washington
• Lumina article: Article published by Lumina foundation regarding applied baccalaureate degrees, through the stories of several graduates of these programs and their employers
• Resource pages: 2-page document outlining selected publications and reports published by OCCRL and other authors regarding applied baccalaureate degrees