BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: \;OCCRL Director Lorenzo D. Baber will give the talk "From the Margins to the Core: The 'Janusian' Role of Community Colleges in Pub lic Higher Education" at the 2025 Charles E. Carpenter Lecture &\; Conf erence Endowment at the Oregon State University Portland Center.Drawing on historical context\, policy analysis\, and contemporary research\, the ta lk will highlight the tension between workforce-driven agendas and the dem ocratic ideals of community colleges. Dr. Baber will examine the role of i nstitutional practices\, such as culturally responsive pedagogy\, faculty engagement and equity-centered leadership\, in fostering environments wher e all students can thrive. The discussion will also critique the limitatio ns of pluralistic diversity frameworks and advocates for transformative ap proaches that prioritize holistic student development.Established in 2004\ , the Charles E. Carpenter Lecture &\; Conference Endowment supports ad vances in professional development for community college leaders. Held eac h spring\, \;the Carpenter Lecture features a nationally known speaker on a topic of importance to community colleges. In addition to current st udents in the adult and higher education doctoral program\, attendees incl ude northwest community college leaders and members of the Oregon State Un iversity community. The Carpenter Lecture \;has become a premier profe ssional development event for community college leaders and has significan tly advanced Oregon State University’s work in community college leadershi p.Sign up to attend the lecture virtually or in person. DTEND:20250516T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T210525Z DTSTART:20250516T210000Z LOCATION:Oregon\,Portland\, Oregon\,555 SW Morrison St. SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Charles E. Carpenter Lecture & Conference Endowment with Guest Spea ker Lorenzo D. Baber UID:RFCALITEM639221475251231040 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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OCCRL Director Lorenzo D. Bab er will give the talk "From the Margins to the Core: The 'Janusian' Role o f Community Colleges in Public Higher Education" at the 2025 Charles E. Ca rpenter Lecture &\; Conference Endowment at the Oregon State University Portland Center.

Drawing on historical context\, policy analy sis\, and contemporary research\, the talk will highlight the tension betw een workforce-driven agendas and the democratic ideals of community colleg es. Dr. Baber will examine the role of institutional practices\, such as c ulturally responsive pedagogy\, faculty engagement and equity-centered lea dership\, in fostering environments where all students can thrive. The dis cussion will also critique the limitations of pluralistic diversity framew orks and advocates for transformative approaches that prioritize holistic student development.

Established in 2004\, the Charles E. Carpenter Lecture &\; Conference Endowment supports advances in prof essional development for community college leaders. Held each spring\,&nbs p\;the Carpenter Lecture features a nationally known speaker on a topic of importance to community colleges. In addition to current students in the adult and higher education doctoral program\, attendees include northwest community college leaders and members of the Oregon State University commu nity. The Carpenter Lecture \;has become a premier professional develo pment event for community college leaders and has significantly advanced O regon State University’s work in community college leadership.

< p>Sign up to attend the lecture virtually or in person .

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