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Save the Date & Call for Proposals! 2012 CAP Conference, Denver
| Announcing: 2012 CAP Conference, Denver
The Future of Accelerated Programs: Quality Standards, Technology and Innovation
August 3rd & 4th, 2012
Pre-Conference Events: August 2nd
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Call for Roundtable Proposals:
The Commission for Accelerated Programs (CAP) is seeking roundtable proposals for The 11th National Conference for Accelerated Programs in Higher Education, The Future of Accelerated Programs: Quality Standards, Technology and Innovation, August 3rd & 4th, 2012, at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Proposals should be relevant to one of the following conference themes:
• Quality/Assessment/Good Practice
• Technology
• Innovation
Roundtable facilitators should be prepared to make a 25-30 minute presentation and then lead an interactive discussion of their topic with interested participants. Hand-outs may also be provided to participants. Roundtable sessions will be one hour in length and can be facilitated by one or two people.
Proposals should be no more than 300 words in length including a concise title. All proposals must be based on work or projects occurring in accelerated programs, and should address a successful practice/s or innovation/s that has evidence of success at a post-secondary institution. This will be the first criteria by which proposals will be selected.
Proposals should include your name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, daytime phone number, email address, and the conference theme you are addressing. The preferred method of submission is as via email as an attached Word document. Please submit proposals to Jeannie McCarron at jmccarro@regis.edu by Friday, February 10th. A conference committee will meet to review all proposals. You will be notified as to the status of your proposal no later than Thursday, March 1st.
We look forward to receiving your proposal, and seeing you in August!
Sincerely,
Tom Castle
2011/2012 CAP Executive Board Treasurer
Chair, 2012 CAP Conference Planning Committee
Interim Asst. Provost and Dean of Adult Programs
Mount Mercy College |
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Save the Dates! 2012 CAP Regional Meetings
| Don't miss the opportunity to attend a CAP Regional Meeting in your area!
Option 1:
Click Here! Topic: Intensifying and Accelerating Instruction
Featuring: Drs. Raymond Wlodkowski and Margery Ginsberg
Dates: May 3-4, 2012
Location: Edgewood College Deming Way Campus, 1255 Deming Way, Madison, Wisconsin.
Option 2:
Topic: TBD
Dates: October 8-9. 2012
Location: Keuka College, Keuka Park, New York 14478
For questions about any of the upcoming Regional Meetings, please contact Jeannie McCarron at (303)964-5253 or jmccarro@regis.edu. |
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Customized for your Institution: CAP Onsite Workshops!
| This past summer CAP provided a workshop at Elizabethtown College in Central PA. The workshop titled “Writing Graduate Level Curriculum in an Accelerated Program” was attended by affiliated faculty, administrators, and admissions/advising staff. Royce Ann Collins, Ph.D., assistant professor at Kansas State University and former chair of CAP, provided the one-day workshop. The interactive, hands-on workshop included: characteristics of adult learners, attributes of graduate level curriculum, writing program learning outcomes, direct and indirect assessments, application, and incorporating technology.
One or several day workshops from CAP are available at your institution. To obtain more information about these professional development opportunities, contact Jeannie McCarron at (303)964-5253 or jmccarro@regis.edu. |
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Congratulations 2011/2012 CAP Board of Officers!
| Audrey Ashton-Savage, Adjunct Associate Professor, Whittemore School of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire
Ex Offico Member/Past Chair
Diana Bamford-Rees, CAEL Associate Vice President
Ex Officio Member/CAEL Liaison
Linda Beattie, Chair, Adult Accelerated Program, Spalding University
Member-at-Large
Scott Campbell, Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Edgewood College
Member-at-Large
Tom Castle, Interim Asst. Provost and Dean of Adult Programs, Mount Mercy University
Treasurer
Royce Ann Collins, Assistant Professor in Adult Education, Kansas State University
Ex Offico Member/Past Chair
Patricia Ellis, Associate Dean of Accelerated Undergraduate Programs, Stevenson University
Chair
Chad Gruhl, Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Hospitality, Tourism, and Events, Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD)
Events Officer
Gordon Jorgenson, Director, Liberal Studies Program, Azusa Pacific University
Awards Officer
Tom Kennedy, Executive Director and CEO, New Ventures of Regis University
Regis University Liaison/Executive Director
Lesley Kleveter, Director, Extended Studies - Duluth Campus, The College of St. Scholastica
Secretary
Dawn Spaar, Associate Dean, Center for Continuing Education and Distance Learning, Elizabethtown College
Vice Chair
Tammy Stewart, Vice Provost, Concordia University Texas
Membership Cultivation Officer
CAP Director:
Jeannie McCarron, Regis University
CAP Newsletter Editor:
Luka Powanga, Professor, School of Management, Regis University
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CAP Membership Information
| We are delighted you are interesting in joining the only organization specifically dedicated to serving the needs of the accelerated learning community.
To join CAP today, please visit the 'CAP Membership Info' module on the front page of this site to access the CAP Membership Application Form. You may also contact Jeannie McCarron at (303)964-5253 or jmccarro@regis.edu for questions or additional information about CAP Membership. |
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