ARC2024 PROGRAM

The work of WSCUC’s membership and the higher education community has always been the heart of the Accreditation Resource Conference. We are proud of our tradition of hosting a rich and diverse set of sessions and presentations that foreground research, experience, and best practice from within our region and beyond. Concurrent and poster presentations have been reviewed and recommended for inclusion by ARC2024 Proposal Reviewers, a group of talented and experienced higher education professionals from throughout the WSCUC region whose work reflects WSCUC’s high standards. All elements of our program have been selected for their quality, relevance, appeal, and usefulness and embody WSCUC’s encouragement of continuous improvement and emphasis on student achievement.

Concurrent sessions are presented in single and combined formats. Combined session have been brought together to complement each other and their subject matter, and are identified by the word TOPIC throughout the program.
 

PLENARIES & CLOSING SESSION

FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

7:30 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration Desk Hours
8:00 AM - 11:30 AMWorkshop: IPEDS Data as the Public Face of an Institution
8:30 AM - 11:00 AMWorkshop: Getting Ready to Submit Your Eligibility Application
8:30 AM - 11:00 AMWorkshop: Substantive Change Proposal Preparation and Development
8:30 AM - 11:00 AMWorkshop: Embedding Workforce Preparation In The Undergraduate Experience
9:00 AM - 11:00 AMNew ALO Orientation
11:30 AM - 2:00 PMALO Forum and Luncheon (pre-registration required)
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMCEO/Executive Leadership Forum & Luncheon (pre-registration required)
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: Institutional Experiences and Best Practices for Assessment in Legal Education
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: CSU Assessment Meeting (pre-registration required; must be CSU affiliated)
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: At the Intersections of AI, DEI, and Social Justice--Learning Together, From Each Other
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: Faith-based Institutions
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: A Conversation on the Current State of Student Affairs and Where We’re Headed Part II
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: Seeing the Big Picture: Faculty/Educational Development in Modern Times (POD)
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: Reframing the Picture: Focusing on Equity-minded Assessment Practices at Research-intensive Universities
12:30 PM - 2:30 PMSIG: California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEmbracing the Future: Exploring AI Grading Consistency and Fairness in Education
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMA Dialogue About Student Racial and Ethnic Data
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMCome Together! Bringing Faculty Together to Improve Capacity for Learning Assessment Across Two Newly Partnered Institutions
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMLeaders! Do You Know Where We Stand? Faculty Readiness for Endorsing Diversity Initiatives
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMThe Impact of the ADT on Transfer Student Success in the CSU
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMThe Dual Roles of Data in Facilitating Inclusive and Evidence-Based Strategic Planning
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMLearning Today for Tomorrow: The Innovation of AI
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMResearch Universities Partnering with Community Colleges to Prepare Excellent Transfer Students: Fostering Strong Relationships
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEquity in the 2013 Standards: An Analysis of Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMData-informed Growth Strategies with an Academic Program Evaluation System
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTOPIC: Making Strategy Operational
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTOPIC: Vision and Feedback in Program Review
4:00 PM - 4:30 PMNetworking Snack Break
4:30 PM - 6:00 PMARC2024 OPENING PLENARY - The Big Picture: Shifts and Possibilities in Higher Education
6:00 PM - 7:30 PMARC2024 Opening Reception, Networking, and Exhibits
8:00 PM - 11:00 PMUnofficial Afterparty @ The Shout House
7:00 AM - 8:45 AMSelf-Guided Walk & Talk
7:30 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration Desk Hours
7:30 AM - 6:45 PMSponsor Exhibits
7:30 AM - 8:45 AMNetworking Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMLearning Today for Tomorrow: The Innovation of AI
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMRIDLE Me This: An Innovative Faculty Learning Community (FLC) Model Closing Equity Gaps In Undergraduate Bottleneck Courses
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMSurveying the Landscape of AI in Higher Education
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMEmpowering Education in the AI Era: Strategies for Integrating AI Tools in Curriculum and Pedagogy to Benefit Student Learning for Tomorrow’s Workplace
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMWSCUC Accreditation Session: Standards and the Institutional Review Process
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMNavigating Students' ILO Results For Greater Achievement
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMAmplifying the Student Voice: A Collaboration Between Academic Affairs and Student Advising
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMFacilitating Academic Program Review: An Assessment and Institutional Research Partnership
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMNavigating Today’s Challenges with Future-Focused Solutions
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMIntegrating Coaching and Advising Strategies for Holistic Student Development
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMDelivering on the Promise: Ensuring Quality Planning, Implementation Fidelity, and Accountability
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMOpening the Door to AI: A Dialogue About the Future with Students
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMTOPIC: Engaging Students
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMTOPIC: Widening Student Support
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMTOPIC: Employing Technology
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMGetting Ready the Right Way: Using Technology to Prepare Your Self-Study
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMNetworking Snack Break
10:30 AM - 11:45 AMPLENARY - Student Achievement: Metrics that Matter
11:45 AM - 1:30 PMAnthology Luncheon (by invitation only)
11:45 AM - 1:30 PMALA Alumni Lunch Gathering (must be ALA alum to participate; boxed lunch will be provided)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMRevitalizing Program Review with a Focus on Effectiveness, Equity, and Evidence at a Small, Comprehensive University
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMFrom Description to Data-Driven Impact: Innovating Institution-Wide Data Collection Featuring Learning and Cross-Unit Collaboration
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMLeveraging GenAI to Truly Achieve Institutional Excellence
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMLeveraging Democratic Leadership through Student Engagement Scholars: Empowering Self & Community
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMLeading Up by Design: Activating Relational Along With Positional Power in Shared Governance Organizations
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMThe Loma Linda Experience: Crafting Aspirational ILOs in Alignment with WSCUC Standards
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMAdvancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Competence: A Comprehensive Curriculum and Pedagogy Toolbox
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMUpdates to the Carnegie Classification Systems
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMAdvancing Equitable Assessment: Directed Self-Placement and Faculty Development for Improved Student Success
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMWSCUC Accreditation Session: International Accreditation and Establishing Partnerships
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMTOPIC: Dimensions of Leadership
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMTOPIC: Faculty in the Lead
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMTOPIC: Managing Change
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMNetworking Snack Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMConsidering and Leading Mergers in Higher Education: It’s About the Students
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMFacilitating a Culture of Data through a Campus-wide Data Governance Process
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEffective Teachouts: Legal and Compliance Considerations in Closing a Program
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEnsuring High Quality Prison Education Programs (PEPs)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMWriting a Successful WSCUC Proposal
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMLaunch and Data Management of Teaching Apprenticeships
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMStrategic Collaboration: Designing EDvance College's Degree Programs in Partnership with Employers for Enhanced Workforce Relevance
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMSIG: Navigating Complex Issues of Campus Discourse, Speech and Safety
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMAffirmative Action Decision & Anti-DEI Legislation: Impact on Higher Education
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMWSCUC Accreditation Session: Becoming a WSCUC Peer Reviewer
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMWSCUC Accreditation Session: WSCUC Distance Education Requirements for Academic Programs
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTOPIC: Collaborative Curriculum Development
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTOPIC: Asking and Closing in Program Review
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTOPIC: Promoting and Predicting Student Success
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTOPIC: Adapting Program Review
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMTOPIC: Applying Institutional Data
4:15 PM - 4:45 PMWhy Use an Interim?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMWSCUC Accreditation Session: WSCUC’s Substantive Change Process
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMReturn on Investment on Higher Ed: A Proposed Methodology
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMPromising Practices for Your Core or General Education Academic Program Review Self Study
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMGenerative AI and WASC Standards: Curriculum Innovations Through Transformational Technology
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMFederal Regulatory Update for Higher Education Institutions
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMStudent Partners in Assessment: Great Idea, but How?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM“The Good, The Bad and In Transition” Continues
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMHow Equity-Focused Assessment Brings Changes to STEM Faculty’s Teaching, Assessment, and Collegial and Institutional Support
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMCalifornia Laws and Regulations -- BPPE Representatives Answer Your Questions
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMTransitioning University Curriculum: Embracing Profession-Centric and Holistic Education - are 3-Yr. Degrees an Answer?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMShifting the Process: Tailoring Assessment to Meet Graduate Program Needs
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMBecoming a Better Leader: Leading from Any Personality Type by Understanding Your Strengths & Weaknesses
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMTOPIC: Focus on Graduate Education
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMTOPIC: Supporting Faculty Development Remotely
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMEducation for Critical Citizenship: CoCuLo Development and Implementation in a Private, Urban Institution
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMStudent Support Strategies: Enhancing Interventions Through AI
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMRecognizing Ableism and Personal Biases through Student Connection Strategies to Defeat Marginalization in the Special Education Community
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMTOUCHE: Establishing Equity Through a Student Publication Open to All Students
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMChange Catalyst: Using the Loss and Momentum Framework to Drive Data-Informed Student Success Efforts
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMPoster Session, Networking, and Sponsor Reception
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMApplying an Equity Lens to Strategic Enrollment Management
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMSuccess After Graduation: What’s a School to Measure?
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMTowards a Cohesive College Educational Experience - Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Learning Outcomes Assessment Partnership and Best Practices @ SJSU
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMBuilding Faculty Engagement through Motivation and Confidence
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMExploring the Incorporation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Languages in Policy Documents and Website of a Pharmacy Program
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMBuilding Virtual Cities, Training Real Skills: Cities XXL in E-Learning
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMIndustry-University Student Bridging: A Data Driven Program Development and Management
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM"ABD” to “Dr.” - A Second Chance for an Overlooked Student Population
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMUtilizing the S.T.U.F.F. Communication Method to Enhance and Promote Effective Communication between Supervisors and Direct Reports
5:15 PM - 6:45 PMEvaluating an Online Learning Model for Student Retention, Achievement, and Success
7:15 PM - 8:30 PMS'mores & Socialize
7:00 AM - 8:45 AMSelf-Guided Walk & Talk
7:30 AM - 8:45 AMNetworking Breakfast
7:30 AM - 11:30 AMRegistration Desk Hours
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMDeveloping a Student-Centric Stackable Degree Program
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMStudents as Partners: Leveraging Learning Models to Advance Assessment
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMWSCUC Accreditation Session: Standards and the Institutional Review Process
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMAssessing Quantitative Literacy through Writing: A Novel Approach
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMLive Learning: Students’ Perception and Impact
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMHigher Education for the Public Good: Presidential Perspectives on the Big Picture
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMA Resource Website for Evidence of Institutional Effectiveness
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMAdvancing Equity through Learning Assessment: Setting the Foundation and Enhancing the Capacity
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMNeurodiversity is a Fact. Is Your Campus Ready to Support Neuroinclusion and Neuroequity??
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMDeveloping an Online Asynchronous Learning Paradigm that Improves Equity and Student Outcomes while Lowering Costs
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMCo-Creating Brave Spaces: Applying Clark's Model for Psychological Safety in Capacity Building with Activities of Inclusion for Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Ed
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMLarge-Scale Assessment Design & Implementation: Assessing the Efficacy of University Requirements
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMShifting the Assessment Paradigm from Compliance to Student-Centered Learning
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMRelationship Building Matters: Practical Applications of Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory to Facilitate Collaboration and Trust among Assessment Leaders and Faculty Members
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMBuilding an Annual Assessment Summit to Build a Culture of Assessment
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMUnveiling Concordia University Irvine's WSCUC Reaffirmation Campaign
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMBeyond DEIB Committees: Meaningful Engagement as a Catalyst for Inclusion and Transformation
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMLessons Learned from Writing a Reaccreditation Report
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMAssessment for Integrated, Cross-Divisional Programming: California State University, Dominguez Hills’ Approach to Assessing a Restructured First-Year Experience (FYE)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMUp-Skill at Your Institution! An Innovative Playbook for Micro-Credentialing
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMAssessment Evolution: From a Small Window to a Big Picture for Significant Learning and Continuous Improvement
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMReinventing Education: Crafting Current Case Studies for Real-World Relevance
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTransforming Culture: Integrating Mixed Methods Approach To Shift Outcomes
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTOPIC: Heightening Learned Proficiencies
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTOPIC: Surveying for Change
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTOPIC: Data Advancing Diversity
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMGrab 'n Go Snack Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PMClosing Reflections and New Energy: Framing the Big Picture