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DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;Broadening the Talent Pool for Faculty in STEM at Commun
 ity Colleges: The Role of Regional Collaboratives&nbsp\;(C²S²)The purpose 
 of these gatherings is\nto convene higher education administrators\, polic
 ymakers and scholars to\nprovide insights on best practices for developing
  partnerships to broaden the\ntalent pool of STEM faculty teaching at comm
 unity colleges. Building from\nthe collaborative experiences\, processes a
 nd outcomes across all the Regional Collaboratives (RC)\, RC\nleads will s
 hare research and insights on RC activities over the last six years\nwith 
 participants. In addition to sharing lessons learned\, a primary\ngoal of 
 the series is to provide a space for conversations among participants from
  geographically different regions to consider potential\ndevelopment of ne
 w Regional Collaboratives.Stipends of $500&nbsp\;will be offered for atten
 dance to at least four of the five one-hour synchronous sessions. Each wee
 k\, this seminar series will feature faculty and administrators who have s
 uccessfully developed Regional Collaboratives nationwide to widen the tale
 nt pool for STEM faculty at community colleges. Ahead of the sessions\, pa
 rticipants will receive access to short videos and additional materials to
  support their learning.The weekly sessions will take place on Thursdays f
 rom 1 p.m. (CDT). Contact Nina Owolabi at nsears2@illinois.edu for inquiri
 es.Register for sessions.Upcoming SessionsMay 8: All About Regional Collab
 oratives (RC)Are you interested in developing an RC? In this introductory 
 session\, you will learn what an RC is\, receive an overview of the proces
 s and hear success stories from thriving RCs.May 15: Empowering Your Regio
 nal Collaborative - Securing Funding and Winning NSF GrantsHear about both
  internal and external funding for&nbsp\;Reginal Collaboratives and what i
 t takes to create a successful National Science Foundation grant.&nbsp\;Ma
 y 22: Enhancing Faculty Experience - The Self-Assessment AuditThe Office o
 f Community College&nbsp\;Research and Leadership will share how to use sp
 ecially developed tools to audit policies and practices to assist in broad
 ening the faculty talent pool.May 29: Maximizing Your Regional Collaborati
 ve - APLU's Guide to Essential Resources and OpportunitiesThe Association 
 of Public and Land-Grant Universities will lead this session about resourc
 es and opportunities to support Regional Collaboratives.June 5: Building f
 or the Future - Strategies for Sustaining Regional CollaborativesProject l
 eaders will discuss sustainability planning and how to ensure the longevit
 y of work.
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SUMMARY:Aspire Regional Collaborative Webinar Series
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 rong><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgba(19\,
  41\, 75\, 1)\; font-size: 1.61111em\; font-weight: 600\; text-transform: 
 inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit"
 >Broadening the Talent Pool for Faculty in STEM at Community Colleges: The
  Role of Regional Collaboratives&nbsp\;</span><span style="background-colo
 r: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgba(19\, 41\, 75\, 1)\; font-size: 1.6111
 1em\; font-weight: 600\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; 
 caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">(C²S²)</span></p><p><span>The pu
 rpose of these gatherings is\nto convene higher education administrators\,
  policymakers and scholars to\nprovide insights on best practices for deve
 loping partnerships to broaden the\ntalent pool of STEM faculty teaching a
 t community colleges. Building from\nthe collaborative experiences\, proce
 sses and outcomes across all the Regional Collaboratives (RC)\, RC\nleads 
 will share research and insights on RC activities over the last six years\
 nwith participants. In addition to sharing lessons learned\, a primary\ngo
 al of the series is to provide a space for conversations among participant
 s from geographically different regions to consider potential\ndevelopment
  of new Regional Collaboratives.</span></p><p><span>Stipends of $500&nbsp\
 ;will be offered for attendance to at least four of the five one-hour sync
 hronous sessions. Each week\, this seminar series will feature faculty and
  administrators who have successfully developed Regional Collaboratives na
 tionwide to widen the talent pool for STEM faculty at community colleges. 
 Ahead of the sessions\, participants will receive access to short videos a
 nd additional materials to support their learning.</span></p><p><span>The 
 weekly sessions will take place on Thursdays from 1 p.m. (CDT). Contact Ni
 na Owolabi at <a href="mailto:nsears2@illinois.edu">nsears2@illinois.edu</
 a> for inquiries.</span></p><p><a href="https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/157
 9107686" target="_blank"><strong>Register for sessions</strong></a>.</p><p
 ><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgba(19\, 41\
 , 75\, 1)\; font-size: 1.61111em\; font-weight: 600\; text-transform: inhe
 rit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">Upc
 oming Sessions</span></p><h4><span>May 8: All About Regional Collaborative
 s (RC)</span></h4><p><span>Are you interested in developing an RC? In this
  introductory session\, you will learn what an RC is\, receive an overview
  of the process and hear success stories from thriving RCs</span><span>.</
 span></p><h4><span>May 15: Empowering Your Regional Collaborative - Securi
 ng Funding and Winning NSF Grants</span></h4><p><span>Hear about both inte
 rnal and external funding for</span><span>&nbsp\;Reginal Collaboratives an
 d what it takes to create a successful National Science Foundation grant.<
 /span><span>&nbsp\;</span></p><h4><span>May 22: Enhancing Faculty Experien
 ce - The Self-Assessment Audit</span></h4><p><span><strong></strong></span
 ><span>The Office of Community College&nbsp\;</span><em><span></span></em>
 <span>Research and Leadership will share how to use specially developed to
 ols to audit policies and practices to assist in broadening the faculty ta
 lent pool.</span></p><h4><span>May 29: Maximizing Your Regional Collaborat
 ive - APLU's Guide to Essential Resources and Opportunities<br></span><spa
 n></span></h4><p>The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities wil
 l lead this session about resources and opportunities to support Regional 
 Collaboratives.</p><h4>June 5: Building for the Future - Strategies for Su
 staining Regional Collaboratives</h4><p>Project leaders will discuss susta
 inability planning and how to ensure the longevity of work.</p>
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