| Wednesday August 14, 2019 |
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| 08:30 a.m. - 09:00 a.m. | APC-158 | Beverage Service Only ~ Coffee, Tea and Water |
| 09:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | APC-110BC | President's State of the College Address |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | APC-110ABCD | All College Brunch |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | APC-110BC | President's State of the College Address |
| 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 12:45 p.m. - 01:00 p.m. | APC-110BC | Welcome, Opening Remarks and Faculty Announcements |
| 01:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m. | APC-110BC | Keynote🎥 |
| 03:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. | APC-165 | Optional: LMS Sandboxes |
| Thursday August 15, 2019 |
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| 12:30 p.m. - 01:45 p.m. | APC-165 | AEFIS Training: Opportunity 1 of 4 |
| APC-290 | Optional: Instructional Technology Drop-in Assistance | |
| 02:00 p.m. - 03:15 p.m. | APC-120 | Track 1A: Identifying and Supporting Students Living with Mental Health Issues🎥 |
| APC-160 | Track 1B: Unlocking the Key to a Safe and Productive Learning Environment | |
| APC-165 | Track 1C: AEFIS Training: Opportunity 2 of 4 | |
| 03:15 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 03:30 p.m. - 04:45 p.m. | APC-120 | Track 2A: Supporting Students in Challenging Times🎥 |
| APC-160 | Track 2B: Your Wellness: So You Can Be the Best Version of Yourself | |
| APC-165 | Track 2C: AEFIS Training: Opportunity 3 of 4 | |
| 04:45 p.m. - 05:45 p.m. | APC Event Room Lobby | Information Resource & Committee Fair |
| 05:15 p.m. - 05:45 p.m. | APC-110A | President's Abbreviated State of the College Address |
| 05:45 p.m. - 06:45 p.m. | APC-110BCD | Faculty Development Dinner |
| Welcome and Recognition of Outstanding Faculty Member | ||
| Outstanding Faculty Recipient Remarks | ||
| 06:45 p.m. - 07:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 07:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m. | Division Meetings | |
| Friday August 16, 2019 |
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| 09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | APC-110BC | Breakfast |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | APC-120 | Track 3A: School-Life Balance🎥 |
| APC-110A | Track 3B: Mindfulness 101 | |
| APC-165 | Track 3C: AEFIS Training: Opportunity 4 of 4 | |
| 11:45 a.m. - Noon | Break | |
| Noon - 01:30 p.m. | APC-110D | Faculty Council Meeting & Potluck |
| 01:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. | APC-165 | Optional: AEFIS Drop-in Assistance |
Keynote
From Unwell to Wellness: Mitigating Role Strain and Fostering Success in Community Colleges
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, Professor
Department of Education, Policy, Organization and Leadership and Director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL)
Session Description: This keynote session will examine the issue of holistic well-being and development for community college students as an equity issue given the disproportionate attention paid to their mental health in the extant literature. The presentation will highlight stressors for diverse groups and contextualize various aspects of role strain, role conflict, barriers to wellness and how systemic inequities affect students (i.e., their physical, physiological, and psychosocial holistic health) and subsequently their success. Attendees will have the opportunity to consider the nuances of wellness relative to awareness, choice, and the process involved in attaining and maintaining a healthy well-being. Additionally, discussed will be the critical importance of cultural proficiency and employing anti-deficit lens in working with community college students. This session will close with a discussion of strategies, skills, and support systems that facilitate the promotion of healthy well-being.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration with a specialization in Community College Leadership and Educational Evaluation from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her teaching, research, and consulting activities largely include psychosocial adjustment and transition of marginalized collegians, transfer, access policies, student development and services at community colleges. Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher’s research has been published in various journals and scholarly texts, including Equity and Excellence in Education, Higher Education Policy, and New Directions for Student Affairs. She has authored/edited seven books. Her most recent titles include Working with Students in Community Colleges: Contemporary Strategies for Bridging Theory, Research, and Practice (ACPA/Stylus Publishing), ASHE Reader Series on Community Colleges, Fourth Edition (Pearson Publications), and The Obama Administration and Educational Reform (Emerald Group Publishing).
Optional: Instructional Technology Drop-in Assistance
Drop-in for help with uploading your syllabus, setting up the Grade Center, or learning how to record a welcome video in Blackboard.
Dr. Hoitung Terry Leung, Instructional Designer/Technologist
Eamon Newman, Assistant Dean for Online Learning and Flexible Delivery
Tammy Schiesl, Technology Trainer
Track 1A: Identifying and Supporting Students Living with Mental Health Issues
Deb Jones, Workforce Coordinator, Health Profesions and Public Service
Heidy Kindelin, Counselor for the Access Center for Disability Resources/Professor
Session Description: This session is designed to help faculty identify and act in situations where students disclose or present symptoms of mental health concerns. The topics will range from generalized anxiety and depression to subjects of a more serious concern, such as PTSD, psychosis, and risk of suicide/self-harm. The facilitators will review available Waubonsee and community resources, and provide faculty with strategies they can use to assist students in these situations.
Speaker Bio (Deb Jones): Deb Jones received her Master of Public Health degree with a focus on Health Education and Health Promotion. She has more than 20 years of experience as an educator in the industries of public health, preventative health, and health education. For the past 14 years, Deb has taught undergraduate and graduate-level health and public health courses at local community colleges and universities. She is nationally certified as a Health Education Specialist through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. and is also certified as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor through the National Council on Behavioral Health.
Deb is particularly interested in reducing potential barriers to student success. Mental health issues are very common among the college and graduate student population. Therefore, she has implemented multiple strategies to identify struggling students and provide them with pertinent resources, accommodations, and support.
Speaker Bio (Heidy Kindelin): Heidy Kindelin, Counselor for the Access Center for Disability Resources/Professor at Waubonsee Community College, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Deaf Education from Illinois State University and a Master of Arts degree in Deafness Rehabilitation Counseling from Northern Illinois University. She has been a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor since 1993. She has worked with students with disabilities for 37 years, first as a teacher of students who were deaf and hard of hearing and currently as a counselor for college students with disabilities. At Waubonsee, she has worked as a sign language interpreter, counselor with the TRIO program, counselor with the STAR program and for the last 17 years as the counselor for the Access Center. During her time at Waubonsee, she has sat on a variety of college committees including Student Conduct and the Campus Assessment Team.
Track 1B: Unlocking the Key to a Safe and Productive Learning Environment
Dr. Emily Heller, Instructor of Kinesiology and Health Education
Mike Moran, Assistant Professor of Human Services
Dr. Scott Peska, Assistant Vice President of Student Services
Session Description: The purpose of this seminar is to empower Waubonsee faculty to address student behavior/concerns in the classroom while maintaining a safe and welcoming educational environment. Topics to be covered include understanding the faculty role related to conflict resolution, preventive measures that maintain positivity in the classroom, basic triage of classroom disturbances, and an overview of the student conduct process. Upon completing this workshop, faculty should feel more confident in how they will work to prevent disturbances as well as how they will handle disruption should it arise.
Speaker Bio (Dr. Emily Heller): Emily Heller has been certified as an ACSM Personal Trainer since 2008. Prior to her current role as an Instructor of Kinesiology and Physical Education, she worked for five years at Waubonsee’s Total Fitness Center as a Fitness Specialist. Her role consisted of teaching small group training classes, working with personal training clients, and implementing innovative exercise programs for students, athletes, and community members. In addition, Emily taught group exercise classes for employees at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois for many years.
Additionally, Emily has taught at Northern Illinois University as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Kinesiology and Physical Education Program, while pursuing her Master’s Degree at NIU. Upon completion of that degree, Emily taught at Aurora University as an adjunct in the Kinesiology Program than later as a Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Emily has an Associate of Arts from Waubonsee Community College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Beloit College, a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education from Northern Illinois University, and a Doctorate of Education from Aurora University.
Emily is an active member of the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) and The Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).
Speaker Bio (Mike Moran): Mike Moran has worked in the field of substance use disorder treatment and prevention in a variety of roles since 1981. Mike has a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University and is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CAADC) in the State of Illinois. He is currently employed as an Assistant Professor in the Human Services Program at Waubonsee Community College. In that role he serves as the coordinator of the accredited Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor Training Programs, preparing students for careers as substance use disorder treatment professionals. Prior to his employment at the college Mike served for 17 years as the Executive Director at Breaking Free, Inc., an outpatient treatment and prevention agency located in Aurora, Illinois. He has also served in a variety of clinical, supervisory and staff development roles at both outpatient and residential treatment settings in Illinois. He has served as a volunteer for a number of nonprofit organizations, including Prevention First, IAODAOPCA, the DuPage Prevention Partnership, DuPage MISA consortium and currently with PATH. Mike and his wife currently reside in Wheaton, Illinois.
Speaker Bio (Dr. Scott Peska): Dr. Scott Peska serves Waubonsee Community College as the Assistant Vice President of Student Services with responsibility for Athletics, Testing Services, Access Center for Disability Resources, Registration and Records, Financial Aid and oversight of the Campus Assessment Team. Prior to Waubonsee, Dr. Peska worked at Northern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in various Student Affairs positions. He received both his baccalaureate and master’s degrees in Communication from Illinois State University, and a doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration with an emphasis on Community College Executive Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Peska actively teaches doctoral classes through Northern Illinois University’s Counseling and Higher Education department and serves in numerous leadership roles in professional and local organizations. Dr. Peska speaks publicly on overcoming adversity, moving forward after campus tragedies, benefits of laughter in diversity education, juggling multiple priorities, and engaging in servant leadership.
Track 2A: Supporting Students in Challenging Times
Dr. Scott Peska, Assistant Vice President of Student Services
Larry Stefanski, Campus Police Sergeant
Session Description: Scott Peska will discuss time management for students and tools faculty can pass along to students to assist. Understanding that students who end up before the Conduct Board are usually there because they made poor choices after not managing their time adequately, Scott will help faculty with the "advice" part of the loop. Scott will also do some literal juggling during his entire presentation to demonstrate students' challenges with management as they juggle their commitments. Larry will discuss drugs and drug addiction in the student population and present tools for recognition of this in our students. He will also present an action plan for faculty faced with this challenge.
Speaker Bio (Dr. Scott Peska): Dr. Scott Peska serves Waubonsee Community College as the Assistant Vice President of Student Services with responsibility for Athletics, Testing Services, Access Center for Disability Resources, Registration and Records, Financial Aid and oversight of the Campus Assessment Team. Prior to Waubonsee, Dr. Peska worked at Northern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in various Student Affairs positions. He received both his baccalaureate and master’s degrees in Communication from Illinois State University, and a doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration with an emphasis on Community College Executive Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Peska actively teaches doctoral classes through Northern Illinois University’s Counseling and Higher Education department and serves in numerous leadership roles in professional and local organizations. Dr. Peska speaks publicly on overcoming adversity, moving forward after campus tragedies, benefits of laughter in diversity education, juggling multiple priorities, and engaging in servant leadership.
Speaker Bio (Larry Stefanski): Sergeant Larry Stefanski was born and raised in Aurora, Illinois, graduating from Marmion Military Academy. From there, he went on to attend college in Minnesota, graduating from St. Mary's University. He worked for the Minneapolis Police Department and after four years, he returned to Aurora, and he joined the Oswego Police Department in 1986. He retired in 2009 and was hired full time at Waubonsee in 2012. He is the proud father of seven children, has been blessed with eight grandchildren, and plays golf if he has any spare time.
Track 2B: Your Wellness: So You Can Be the Best Version of Yourself
Julie Wyller, Adjunct Faculty, Kinesiology and Physical Education
Session Description: We are often juggling the demands of work, families, everyday stress, time management, anxiety, unhealthy eating habits and health problems, which can be overwhelming! This wellness presentation will provide practical options that can increase your well-being and nurture a healthy state of mind. We will take a look at why your wellness is vital to your physical and mental health, and how a healthy mind and body impacts your capacity to effectively support students. We will discuss personal and professional goal setting, healthy snack options, practical stretches/movements and breathing exercises that can be done between classes or while taking a break from grading.
Speaker Bio: Julie Wyller has been an Adjunct Faculty at Waubonsee Community College in the Kinesiology and Physical Education Department since 2017. She holds her Teaching Certification, Yoga Certification and an M.S.Ed. specializing in Teaching and Curriculum. She has spent 10 years as a public education teacher and has worked for the Paramount School of the Arts.
Outstanding Faculty Recipient Remarks
Dr. Jeanne McDonald, Professor of English
| Division | Room |
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| Acdemic Support | APC-180 |
| Adult Education | APC-280 |
| Business and Career Technologies | APC-170 |
| Communications, Humanities adn Arts | APC-160 |
| Counselors | APC-158 |
| Health Professions and Public Service | APC-270 |
| Mathematics and Sciences | APC-120 |
| Social Sciences, Education and World Languages | APC-260 |
Track 3A: School-Life Balance
Cindy Bowman, Academic Support Coach - Academic Support
Session Description: Cindy Bowman will give an overview of the academic support services available to help Waubonsee students. She will discuss some student success stories and show how academic coaching can lead to better school-life balance. She will discuss advice and tools she gives students in particularly challenging classes (eg. BIO120) that lead to success. She will distribute a handout that offers faculty ideas to help students balance their class loads and their lives in order to promote their overall academic success and wellness.
Speaker Bio: Cindy Bowman has been the Academic Support Coach in Waubonsee’s Sugar Grove Tutoring Center since 2014. She helps students with study skills, time management, and life skills on both a one-on-one and group basis and also speaks to students in a classroom setting. Her goal is to individualize the information she offers so each student knows what skills need to be addressed without feeling overwhelmed. Prior to serving in her current role, she was an Admissions Advisor at Waubonsee for five years and has adjunct experience in a variety of academic areas. Cindy has contributed to Waubonsee on a variety of committees in all her roles by consistently advocating for the successful student experience. Before Waubonsee, Cindy worked in campus scheduling and taught 7th and 8th grade. She has a Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies from North Central College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of St. Francis.
Track 3B: Mindfulness 101
Julie B. Gibson, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Session Description: We live in a busy, noisy, and demanding world. Stress, anxiety, and “overwhelm,” are common, especially when faculty are preparing for a new semester. In this 75-minute fun and experiential workshop, you'll learn and practice reliable, evidence-based tools to work skillfully with life’s challenges, and how to share these mindfulness strategies with your students. Who knew one’s very breath could become a path to less reactivity, more creativity and balance? It is not always easy being human, but as Ram Daas once said, “We are all just walking each other home.”
Speaker Bio: Julie Gibson has been a clinical social worker since 1996, learning every day that compassion and awareness are two of the most powerful healers around. She has worked with urban adolescent after-school programs, mobile assessment crisis teams, and managed housing and support programs for persons with serious mental illness. Currently, Julie teaches mindfulness skills as a therapist working with veterans, civilians and young people. As a certified Mindful Schools Instructor, she has worked with The New Berlin School District, Milwaukee Municipal staff, Elmwood School District staff and families in her own neighborhood. Julie is trained in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and the Mindfulness VA model and is happy to share information about mindfulness to anyone interested. Julie received her Masters in Social Work from The University of Chicago in 1996.
AEFIS Training
Assessment, Evaluation, Feedback & Intervention System (AEFIS) for Waubonsee
JP Connolly, Professoional AEFIS Trainer
Justin Hoshaw, Assessment Liaison
Caitlin Meehan, Professoional AEFIS Trainer
Mike Moran, Assessment Liaison
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