CONFERENCE SCHEDULE RBCA 2023
Sunday, June 11, 2023
5-6 p.m. Conference Registration
6-6:15 p.m. Conference Welcome
Dr. Deborah R. Marinski, Interim Dean of Campus & Community Relations at Ohio University Southern Campus
Dr. Bonita Jacobs, President, University of North Georgia
6:15-7:15 p.m. Keynote Address
7:15-8 p.m. Networking Reception (Pool Bar)
Monday, June 12, 2023
8-8:30 a.m. Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
9-9:30 a.m. Advising and Process Innovation
Phillip Nicotera, President, Houston Community College - Coleman College
9:30-10:15 a.m. Digital Oases in Broadband Deserts: Innovation and Accessibility for Rural South Carolina
Susan Elkins, Chancellor, University of South Carolina Palmetto College
10:15-10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30-11:30 a.m. Successful Collaborations Between Higher Education and Corporate Partners
Rodrigo Davis, Provost and Chief Campus Officer, St. Petersburg College
11:30-12:15 p.m. Rurality - Diversity, Perspectives, and Educational Impacts
Richard Muth, Director of Regional Campuses, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
12:15-1:15 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:15-2:15 p.m. Our Game Plan for Enhancing the Experience of Student Athletes on a Regional Campus
Todd Lekan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of South Carolina - Lancaster
Walter Collins III, Regional Palmetto College Dean, , University of South Carolina - Lancaster
Asheley Schryer, Director of Student Success and Retention, University of South Carolina - Lancaster
2:15-3:15 p.m. Application of Windmill Analysis to Strategic Planning for Regional Campuses
Hendrikus van Bulck, Interim Assistant Dean for Business and Administration, University of South Carolina - Sumter
3:15-3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30-4:15 p.m. Building Community Relationships
Madeline Iseli, Senior Vice President for Advancement and Regional Strategy, Sinclair Community College; Chris Hubbard, Director, Mason Campus, Sinclair Community College; Latonia Peak Brown, Director, Centerville Campus, Sinclair Community College; Dawna Remencus, Program Director, Englewood and Huber Heights Campuses, Sinclair Community College
4:15-4:45 p.m. Lessons from The Coaching Academy
Lauren Miller, Executive Director, University of Central Florida Connect Centers
4:45 p.m. Concluding Remarks
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
8:00-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m. Not on a Shelf Collecting Dust: A Retention Plan with Results
Ande Durojaiye, Vice President and Dean, Miami University Regional Campuses; Peter Haverkos, Senior Assistant Dean, Miami University Regional Campuses
9:30-10:15 a.m. Shared Programs Are Not for Cowards: Successes, Challenges, and a Few Ideas for Moving Forward
Robin Lightner, Dean, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash
10:15-10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30-11:30 a.m. Management and Strategic Initiatives for Regional Campuses
Ande Durojaiye, Vice President and Dean, Miami University Regional Campuses; Liza Skryzhevska, Associate Dean, Miami University Regional Campuses
11:30-12:15 p.m. Is a Strategic Plan Right for Your Campus: Determining Feasibility and Gathering Institutional Support
Allison Fitzpatrick, Consultant, Caladesi Strategies, LLC
12:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
12:15-1 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1-4 p.m. Networking Activities
6-8 p.m. Conference Networking Reception
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
8:00-8:30 a.m. Full Conference Breakfast & Networking
8:30-9:15 a.m. Leading Transformation in Shangri La
David Devier, President, Glen Oaks Community College
9:15-10 a.m. Too Big, Too Fast: UC Clermont Dives Headfirst Into Online Learning
Julie Eagen, Senior Institutional Research Data Analyst, University of Cincinnati - Clermont
10-10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:15-11 a.m. Palmetto Pathway - An Innovative Approach to Serving More Students
Ron Cox, Dean, University of South Carolina - Palmetto College
11:00-11:45 p.m. How Leveraging Open AI Tools Can Support Campus Productivity
Eric Carver, Provost, Downtown and Midtown Centers, St. Petersburg College
11:45-12:15 p.m. Conference Wrap-Up and Evaluations
12:15-1 p.m. Conference Committee Meeting
GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
The conference registration table is located in the Longboat Key Club. If you need any assistance, please visit the registration table or contact a conference committee member. All sessions, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, and luncheons will be held in the Longboat Key Club. Suggested attire for conference sessions is casual. Suggested dress for the banquet is business casual. The resort requests business casual for dining at on-site restaurants. Smoking is not permitted in the public areas or at meeting or social functions. Please wear your conference badge to all sessions and functions. Please turn off ring tones during the meetings.
The reception on Tuesday, June 13th is at Spike n Tee’s Terrace, which is located near the golf course near the main resort. Dinner for June 13 will be from 6 to 8 pm inside the Island House Dining Room, which is connected to the terrace.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - 2023
Dr. Bonita Jacobs, President, University of North Georgia
In 2011, Dr. Bonita C. Jacobs took office as the 17th president of North Georgia College & State University, becoming the University’s first female president and only the second woman to lead one of the country’s six Senior Military Colleges. Jacobs oversaw the consolidation between North Georgia and Gainesville State College to become the University of North Georgia in 2013. She has been named by Georgia Trend magazine one of the "100 Most Influential Georgians" and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the "Top Education Leaders in Atlanta" and to its list of “Women Who Mean Business”. She received the “2020 Distinguished Citizen Award” from the Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and the “2020 Circle of Excellence Award” from the Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education. Jacobs currently serves on the Truist Georgia Regional Advisory Board and is chair-elect of the Peach Belt Conference Executive Committee. Recently, Jacobs served on the American Council on Education (ACE) “National Task Force on the Transfer and Award of Credit” and the AASCU Board of Directors. She has served as a mentor in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Millennium Leadership Initiative and the University System of Georgia (USG) Executive Leadership Institute.
Jacobs is the founder and first executive director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Before coming to the University of North Georgia, Jacobs was Vice President for Student Development and a tenured professor of counseling and higher education at the University of North Texas. She previously served as Assistant Vice Chancellor and as Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Development at Western Carolina University and in student development positions at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Jacobs received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and history and a master’s in counseling from Stephen F. Austin State University, and she earned her doctorate in educational administration from Texas A&M University.
A recipient of multiple awards for leadership in higher education and student development, Jacobs is a frequent speaker on transfer and student success issues, and she has conducted a significant amount of externally funded grant research. She is the former editor of The Journal of College Orientation and Transition and served on three other editorial boards. Her publications include Strategic Mergers in Higher Education, The College Transfer Student in America: The Forgotten Student, and Starting From Scratch: Your First-Year Experience, as well as numerous chapters, journal articles and reviews.
Her most recent publications include, Strategic Mergers in Higher Education, (Johns Hopkins University Press), UNG The Gold I See: The Legacy of UNG’s Dahlonega Campus, and The Best Day Ever! The Legacy of the UNG Gainesville Campus, published in August 2021. Jacobs is originally from Huntington, Texas, and she and her husband, Glenn, live in Dahlonega, Georgia.
RBCA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Conference Chair
Deborah R. Marinski, Ph.D., Interim Dean of Campus and Community Relations
Ohio University Southern 1840 Liberty Ave.
Ironton, OH 45638
740-533-4610 marinski@ohio.edu
RBCA Conference Administrative Support Kim Hayden, Special Assistant and Director of Administration Ohio University Regional Higher Education hayden@ohio.edu
RBCA PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Walt Collins, Dean University of South Carolina, Lancaster collinsw@sc.edu
Leslie Hafer, Provost St. Petersburg College/Gibbs hafer.leslie@spcollege.edu
Jill Martin Rend, Director Butler County Community College, Pennsylvania jill.martin-rend@bc3.edu
Michael E. Sonntag, Dean
CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT
Registration Maryann Lape Ohio University Lancaster lape@ohio.edu
Website B. Kreig Prior Manager of Communications and External Relations Regional Higher Education, Ohio University Lancaster priorb@ohio.edu
University of South Carolina, Sumter sonntagm@uscsumter.edu
Sandy Ott, Executive Director Oconee Campus, University of North Georgia sandy.ott@ung.edu
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