This event has already taken place.
On Thursday, October 10, 20204, the Diversity Commission hosted our first annual ICCDC Equity Summit! There were 175 participants representing 35 Community College and partner organizations across Illinois. Below are links to some of the presentations:
- Advancing Equity: Lessons Learned from the Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI)
- Equitably Improving Outcomes: Findings from the Partnership for College Completion’s Policy and Practice Work
- Equity Plan Data and Gaps: Practical Tips for Interpreting Data for Annual Equity Plans
- Incorporating ChatGPT to Assist Institutions with Closing Equity Gaps
- Strategies for Empowering Board Members and Presidents to Contribute to a Culture of Equity
- The Diversity Boutique is Under Construction: Tools and Tactics to Promote Equity Implementation in Higher Education
The Equity Summit is the first event in Illinois that exclusively focuses on community colleges and the critical issues outlined in the annual Equity Plan. This free Summit brings together leaders, educators, and stakeholders to discuss and develop actionable strategies for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across our state’s community colleges.
Geared towards leaders, staff, and faculty committed to equitable outcomes for students, sessions encompass culturally responsive teaching, understanding equity data, equity assessment, and more, all aimed at fostering an inclusive environment.
Speakers will include:
- Mike Abrahamson, Senior Manager of Research and Policy for the Partnership for College Completion
- Dr. Nour Al Naber, Instructor of Business at Waubonsee Community College
- Dr. Lorenzo DuBois Baber, Director of Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL)
- Jay Brooks, Associate Deputy Director for Research & Analytics at ICCB
- Lisa Castillo Richmond, Executive Director of the Partnership for College Completion
- Dr. Purva DeVol, Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Triton College
- Dr. Candice Dowd Maxwell, Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Inclusion at McHenry County College
- Dr. Brian Durham, Executive Director of ICCB
- Chadd Engel, Senior Outcomes Assessment Coordinator at Waubonsee Community College
- Jennifer Foster, Deputy Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)
- Dawn Koeltzow, Senior Director at Illinois Central College
- Giselle Palacios, Research and Data Associate at Partnership for College Completion
- Dr. Avis Proctor, President of William Rainey Harper College
- Dr. Anthony Ramos, Vice President of Talent and Culture at Waubonsee Community College
- James “Jim” Reed, Jr., J.D., Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA)
- Candace Silas, Director, Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI) & Pipeline for Adv of the Healthcare Workforce (PATH) at Lincoln Land Community
Brought to you by the ICCDC, co-sponsors are the Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI) and OCCRL.
This event has already taken place.
Any questions, please contact Dr. Purva DeVol, President of ICCDC, at purvadevol@triton.edu.