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DESCRIPTION:Event Type: Conference/Workshop"Examining Collaborative Solutio
 ns for Advancing Equity"Join this OCCRL event as we engage community colle
 ge stakeholders in discussion and practice related to bolstering equitable
  outcomes across diverse student populations in higher education.Participa
 nts will have an opportunity to learn about best practices and connect wit
 h colleagues to discuss the challenges\, opportunities\, and lessons learn
 ed in addressing systemic barriers affecting students.The importance of co
 ntinued discussions and opportunities to gather resources and build suppor
 t is ever present\, as institutions face continual shifts in enrollment\, 
 student demographics\, and student needs\, along with changes in discourse
 s surrounding equity\, policies\, and practices.Keynote Speaker and Presen
 tation:&nbsp\;"Me Against the World: Evaluating Collaborative Assumptions 
 Towards Advancing Equity"Terrance Bond\, Assistant to the President\, DEI\
 , Heartland Community CollegeIn this talk\, Terrance Bond will cover&nbsp\
 ;the desired result of our journey towards equitable outcomes in higher ed
 ucation. Supportive legislators in states such as Illinois seek to advance
  equity\, while neighboring legislative states push back on diversity\, eq
 uity\, and inclusion programs and practitioners. &nbsp\;Does the tension d
 erive from the desired outcomes or the collaborative process? Strategic ev
 aluation is the imperative to maintain support for equitable practices\, b
 ut it is not enough. &nbsp\;To reach the desired result\, one must challen
 ge the assumptions fueling practice.&nbsp\;Concurrent SessionsAyinde Rocho
 n - "Merging Art and the Academy: Utilizing Photovoice to Advance and Asse
 ss Student Outcomes"Jasmine D. Collins - "Rural Inequity and Opportunity i
 n Illinois Higher Education"Osly J. Flores - "Engaging Community College E
 ducators in Conversations About Career Technical Education and Equity"H.M.
  Kuneyl - "Using Transfer Institutional Choice Data to Inform College-to-U
 niversity Partnerships"Stacy Bennett - "The Role of Policy: Understanding 
 the Relationship Between Policy Trends\, Institutional Decision Making\, a
 nd Student SuccessLorenzo Baber - "Living in Paradox: Leadership Frames fo
 r Community Colleges"Register today!Download the event flyer.Questions? Co
 ntact Jewel Bourne at&nbsp\;jbourne2@illinois.edu.Contact: Jewel Bournejbo
 urne2@illinois.eduSponsor: Office of Community College Research and Leader
 ship and the Illinois Community College Board
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,iHotel & Conference Center (1900 S. First St.\
 , Champaign)\, Lincoln Room
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SUMMARY:2023 OCCRL Equity Academy
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="eventtype"><span class="event-headin
 g eventtype">Event Type:</span> Conference/Workshop</p><p style="text-alig
 n: center"><strong id="isPasted">"Examining Collaborative Solutions for Ad
 vancing Equity"</strong></p><p id="isPasted">Join this OCCRL event as we e
 ngage community college stakeholders in discussion and practice related to
  bolstering equitable outcomes across diverse student populations in highe
 r education.</p><p>Participants will have an opportunity to learn about be
 st practices and connect with colleagues to discuss the challenges\, oppor
 tunities\, and lessons learned in addressing systemic barriers affecting s
 tudents.</p><p>The importance of continued discussions and opportunities t
 o gather resources and build support is ever present\, as institutions fac
 e continual shifts in enrollment\, student demographics\, and student need
 s\, along with changes in discourses surrounding equity\, policies\, and p
 ractices.</p><p id="isPasted"><strong id="isPasted">Keynote Speaker and Pr
 esentation:&nbsp\;</strong><strong>"Me Against the World: Evaluating Colla
 borative Assumptions Towards Advancing Equity"</strong><br><strong>Terranc
 e Bond</strong>\, Assistant to the President\, DEI\, Heartland Community C
 ollege<br>In this talk\, Terrance Bond will cover&nbsp\;<span data-ogsc=""
 ><span data-ogsc="rgb(36\, 36\, 36)">the desired result of our journey tow
 ards equitable outcomes in higher education. Supportive legislators in sta
 tes such as Illinois seek to advance equity\, while neighboring legislativ
 e states push back on diversity\, equity\, and inclusion programs and prac
 titioners. &nbsp\;Does the tension derive from the desired outcomes or the
  collaborative process? Strategic evaluation is the imperative to maintain
  support for equitable practices\, but it is not enough. &nbsp\;To reach t
 he desired result\, one must challenge the assumptions fueling practice.</
 span></span><span data-ogsc=""><span data-ogsc=""><span data-ogsc="">&nbsp
 \;</span></span></span></p><p><strong>Concurrent Sessions</strong></p><ul 
 data-editing-info="{" data-ogsc="" id="isPasted"><li><span style="font-siz
 e: inherit\; background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)"><strong>Ayinde Rochon<
 /strong> - "Merging Art and the Academy: Utilizing Photovoice to Advance a
 nd Assess Student Outcomes"</span></li><li><strong>Jasmine D. Collins</str
 ong> - "Rural Inequity and Opportunity in Illinois Higher Education"</li><
 li><strong>Osly J. Flores</strong> - "Engaging Community College Educators
  in Conversations About Career Technical Education and Equity"</li><li><st
 rong>H.M. Kuneyl</strong> - "Using Transfer Institutional Choice Data to I
 nform College-to-University Partnerships"</li><li><strong>Stacy Bennett</s
 trong> - "The Role of Policy: Understanding the Relationship Between Polic
 y Trends\, Institutional Decision Making\, and Student Success</li><li><st
 rong>Lorenzo Baber</strong> - "Living in Paradox: Leadership Frames for Co
 mmunity Colleges"<br><br></li></ul><p style="text-align: center"><a href="
 https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/333999057" target="_blank"><strong>Register
  today!</strong></a></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><a target="_
 blank" href="https://occrl.illinois.edu/docs/librariesprovider2/events/202
 3-occrl-equity-academy-flyer.pdf?sfvrsn=a87c0f2c_1&amp\;sf_site_temp=true&
 amp\;sf_site=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000">Download the event flye
 r</a>.</strong></p><p>Questions? Contact Jewel Bourne at&nbsp\;<a href="ma
 ilto:jbourne2@illinois.edu">jbourne2@illinois.edu</a>.</p><p class="contac
 t"><span class="event-heading contact">Contact:</span> Jewel Bourne<br><a 
 href="mailto:jbourne2@illinois.edu">jbourne2@illinois.edu</a></p><p class=
 "sponsor"><span class="event-heading sponsor">Sponsor:</span> Office of Co
 mmunity College Research and Leadership and the Illinois Community College
  Board</p>
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