Schedule
Pre-Conference Forum for Colleges and Institutes Serving Rural, Remote, and Northern Communities
May 2 - 4 , 2019
Owen Sound, ON
Event Details RegisterMay 2, 2019
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Track | Location |
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| 20:45 | Shuttle Service from Best Western (every half hour) | |||
| 20:00 - 21:00 | Registration | Main entrance of the Georgian Owen Sound Campus | ||
| 21:00 - 23:30 | Opening Reception | Cafeteria | ||
| 21:45 | Welcoming Remarks Indigenous Ceremony |
Ian Boddy, Mayor of Owen Sound
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May 3, 2019
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Registration and Breakfast | Foyer and Ballroom | ||
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Indigenous Welcome | |||
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Welcome | MaryLynn West-Moynes, President, Georgian College |
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| 13:00 - 13:45 | Education and Transportation: Critical to the Success of Rural, Remote, and Northern Communities | Corina Moore, President & CEO, Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (Keynote Speaker) |
Plenary Session | |
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Panel – Perspectives of Leaders | Linda Franklin, President & CEO, Colleges Ontario (Moderator) Karen Barnes, President, Yukon College |
Plenary Session | Ballroom |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Break and Movement Time | Foyer | ||
| 15:15 - 16:15 | What the Yurt!?! Round Teaching as a Path to Reshaping Teaching and Learning | Ajmal Sataar, President, Small Economy Works (Moderator) Carrie Nolan, Dean, Strategic Initiatives, Coast Mountain College |
Access | Ballroom |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Inclusive Innovation in Education (Information and Communications Technology Council | Alexandra Cutean, Senior Director of Research & Policy at the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) |
Access | Ballroom |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Increasing Enrolments in Rural, Small Campuses: A Pilot Case Study at Georgian College South Georgian Bay Campus | John Bowman, President, North Island College (Moderator) Maher Ghalayini, Dean, Business and Hospitality, Georgian College |
Community and Economic Development | A.J. Casson Suite |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Campuses: How Collaboration between Colleges and Local Community Partners Enables Social Innovation (Grande Prairie Regional College) | Dawn Moffat McMaster, Researcher, Grande Prairie Regional College |
Community and Economic Development | A.J. Casson Suite |
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Networking Lunch | Ballroom | ||
| 17:15 - 18:00 | What Can a College Be? Sustaining Campuses in Rural, Remote and Northern Communities | Maureen Adamson, President, Fleming College (Moderator) David Trick, President, David Trick and Associates Inc. (Keynote Speaker) |
Plenary Session | Ballroom |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | The 4th Industrial Revolution, Traditional Economies and Approaches to Entrepreneurial Post-Secondary Education in Rural Remote Communities | Karen Barnes, President, Yukon College (Moderator) Karsten Henriksen, Vice-President, Nunavut Arctic College |
Entrepreneurship | Ballroom |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Collège Boréal – One Stop Shop | Brian Vaillancourt, Vice-President, Business Development, Collège Boréal |
Entrepreneurship | Ballroom |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Not Just the Sales Force: International Student recruitment in Small, Rural Institutions | Suzie Addison-Toor, Change Leader Director, Centre for Changemaking and Social Innovation, Georgian College (Moderator) Jennifer Johnson, Manager, International Recruitment and Services, Sault College |
Social Innovation | A.J. Casson Suite |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Towards an Educational Region Targeting Efficiently Youth and Adult Learners: Identification of Key Factors Ensuring the Efficiency and Sustainability of Five Initiatives in Place in the Saguenay — Lac Saint-Jean Region. | Nadine Arbour, Coordinator, ÉCOBES—Recherche et transfert, Cégep de Jonquière |
Social Innovation | A.J. Casson Suite |
| 19:00 - 19:30 | Network Break | Foyer | ||
| 21:00 | Shuttles depart for Cobble Beach | |||
| 21:30 - 22:00 | Cocktail | Special Guest – Hon. Bill Walker, MPP Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound |
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| 22:15 - 23:45 | Backyard BBQ | |||
| 0:00 - 0:30 | Shuttles back to Best Western |
May 4, 2019
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Breakfast | Ballroom | ||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Access and Success at Rural and Remote Northern Locations Through Technology-Enabled Learning | Heather MacKenzie-Card, Academic Service Consultant, Fanshawe College (Moderator) Angelina Anderson, Director, Dryden & Sioux Lookout Campuses, Confederation College |
Program Mix | Ballroom |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | “Skills Up” – Building Partnerships to Address Community Needs | Aileen Najduch, Executive Director, Community and Student Services, Red River College |
Program Mix | Ballroom |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Collaborative Partnerships to Support Skilled Trades Training | David Fulford, Vice President, Research and Policy, Colleges Ontario (Moderator) Mary Fuke, Development Officer, Skilled Trades, Six Nations Polytechnic |
Highly Skilled Workforce | A.J. Casson Suite |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Technical Education: A University College Perspective | Rick Pierrynowski, Dean, School of Science & Technology, Cape Breton University |
Highly Skilled Workforce | A.J. Casson Suite |
| 13:30 - 14:15 | Rural College Campuses: Building on the past – embracing the future | Nelson Rogers, Principal Consultant at Community Ingenuity (Keynote Speaker) |
Plenary Session | Ballroom |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Break and Movement Time | Foyer | ||
| 14:30 - 16:00 | World Café | Kevin Weaver, Vice-President, Academic, Georgian College (Moderator) |
Plenary Session | Ballroom |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Lunch (Boxed Lunch Available) | Foyer | ||
| 16:30 | Shuttle departs to Niagara Falls (Arrival at Niagara no later than 4:00 p.m.) | Main Lobby |