Agenda

Day 1: Monday, June 20, 2022

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TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

12:00 - 12:30 pm

Registration and Check-in

300 Hallway

12:30 - 12:45 pm

Welcome - President Seth Bodnar

Room 340

12:45 - 1:15pm

General Session - State of Dual Enrollment
Jacque Treaster, Director of Dual Enrollment & Career & Technical Education, for the office of the Commissioner of Higher Education

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Room 340

1:15 - 2:15pm

Panel Discussion - Bronc Fast-Track Program
Grace Gardner, Director of Academic Affairs Missoula College; Jordan Patterson, Dual Enrollment and Distance Learning Program Director; Ben Nelson, Dual Enrollment Specialist Missoula College, Beth Terzo, High School Counselor, Frenchtown High School

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Room 340

2:15 - 2:30 pm

Break

300 Hallway

2:30 - 3:30pm 
Breakout Sessions

Bringing the College to Dual Enrollment Students
Lewis Jackson, Dual Enrollment Coordinator Helena College & Stephanie Hunthausen, Director of K-12 Partnerships Helena College

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Room 338

Partnering for Student Success: Strategies and Resources for Math Dual Enrollment
Lauren Fern, Assistant Professor Missoula College

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Room 339

School to Work – How does that Work?
Bernie Phelps, Director of Dual Enrollment Montana Tech & Kinsley Rafish, Montana Tech

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 Room 340

3:45 - 5:00pm

Networking Social

 300 Hallway

Day 2: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

TIME

EVENT

Location

8:00 - 9:00am

Networking Breakfast & Registration Check-in

300 Hallway

9:00 - 10:00am

General Session - The Unique Relationship Between City College and the Career Center: Promoting and Growing CTE Dual Enrollment
Kaili Payne, Director of Dual Enrollment City College & Amanda Peitz, High School Counselor at the Career Center

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Room 340

10:00 - 11:00am Breakout 
Sessions

DE as a Bridge to Future Education and Careers
Leanne Deschamps, Florence Carlton Schools English

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Room 338

What is Reach Higher Montana and How Can We Help You?
Kelly Cresswell,  Reach Higher Montana

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Room 339

Dual Enrollment 101: A Crash Course on MT Dual Enrollment Programs
Beth Romain, Program Director, Running Start & Shelley Eberhardy, Academic Coordinator, Running Start

Room 340

11:00 - 11:10am

Transition Break

 

11:10am - 12:00pm

General Session - Collegiate Summer Opportunities for High School Students
Julie Cahill, Director of UM Summer, University of Montana; Becka Simons, Associate Director of UM Summer & Pre-College, University of Montana; Travis Anderson, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education

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Room 340

12:00 - 1:20pm

Keynote Luncheon
Amy Williams, Executive Director at the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) 

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Room 340

1:20 - 1:30pm

Transition Break

 

1:30 - 2:30pm Breakout Sessions

 

Job Site Ready: Rapid Training Micro-Credential Program for Construction Career Education
Katherine Lechman, Job Site Ready Program Manager,
Accelerate Montana

Room 338

The Co-Requisite Model: New Approaches to Remedial Education in College Level Courses
Jessica Dougherty-McMichael, Department Chair Missoula College

Room 339

Career Readiness
Certified Clinical Medical Assisting: High School Opportunities
Michelle Boller, Department Chair Missoula College

Room 340

 2:30 - 2:45pm

Break

 300 Hallway

 2:45 - 3:45pm

General Session - Mental Health Trends in Education
Kayli Julius, Wellness Director, Curry Health Center 

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Room 340

3:45 - 4:00pm

Closing & Farewell
Tom Gallagher, Dean of Missoula College

Room 340