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In This Issue...
- Love is in the Air....
- AFC Conference on Teaching and Learning: The Stars Will Be Shining
- 2019 Legislative Session Starts in 20 Days: The AFC Keeps You Informed
- The AFC Speakers Bureau
Love is in the Air!
Let Your AFC Member Benefits Save the (Valentine's) Day
We don't usually feature AFC Member Benefits as the lead article in On the Horizon but...Valentine's Day is tomorrow and there are a lot of great deals online right now (the lovely one above is offered through Working Advantage). You are running out of time and we're here to help!
Haven't set up your account with Working Advantage? It's easy - just log onto your AFC Member Resources page and click on the Member Benefits link. Scroll down through all the great benefits to find the company code for creating an account with Working Advantage.
You're welcome.
AFC's 2019 Conference on College Teaching and Learning:
The Stars Will Be Shining
April 3 - 5, 2019
St. Petersburg, FL
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr. Larry Tyree, Opening Plenary Keynote - Wednesday, April 3rd
Tyree’s lifelong commitment to education is clear from his impressive 45-year career in which he retired as president of Florida Keys Community College in Key West, Florida in June 2012. Previously, he held the rank of full professor at the University of Florida, where he was also the director of the Institute of Higher Education and the Executive Director of the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges. As an administrator, Dr. Larry Tyree worked at 11 community colleges in six states. For 32 years he was president or chancellor of three colleges in Florida (Gulf Coast, Santa Fe, and Florida Keys), as well as the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District. He also served as interim president of colleges in Kentucky, Kansas, New York, and Illinois.
Dr. Sandy Shugart, Luncheon Keynote - Thursday, April 4th
Dr. Sanford C. “Sandy” Shugart has served since 2000 as the fourth president of Valencia College in greater Orlando, Florida. As winner of the first Aspen Prize for Excellence in 2011, Valencia is one of the most celebrated community colleges in America. Dr. Shugart blends two careers, one as a college president, another as a poet and singer/songwriter. He says they nourish each other, his “day job” giving him the material that is turned into ballads and folk-rock lyrics of life, work, growing, and growing old.
Dr. Tonjua Williams, Awards Luncheon Keynote - Friday, April 5th
Tonjua Williams, Ph.D., became St. Petersburg College's seventh president on July 3, 2017. A St. Petersburg native, Dr. Williams began her tenure with the college in 1986, rising through the ranks in a variety of academic and administrative roles. In 2016, Dr. Williams was awarded the prestigious Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, making her part of the inaugural class of the Aspen Presidential Fellows. She is a graduate of Leadership Tampa Bay, Leadership St. Pete, the Chancellor's Leadership Program and the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Florida.
NISOD WORKSHOPS
The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) is partnering with the AFC to provide three of their most popular half-day workshops on April 4th at the AFC's 2019 Conference on College Teaching and Learning in St. Petersburg.
The three NISOD workshops, each to be offered twice, are:
- Brain-Based Teaching and Learning
- Flipped Learning: Pathway to Student Success
- Strategies for Student Learning and Success: Relational Teaching and Classroom Community Building
Register early HERE so you can secure your first choice of workshops!
2019 PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR
NEW! This year the Faculty Commission will be joining the Conference on College Teaching and Learning to offer presentations for its 2019 Professor of the Year (POY) competition. After presenting, the finalists will be judged and the winner announced and awarded a cash prize at the closing Awards Luncheon. For more information about the 2019 Professor of the Year competition contact: Lori Bufka, [email protected].
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The AFC’s Conference on College Teaching and Learning provides a robust interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of college teaching and learning.
Join leading academic professors, researchers, and instructors to exchange and share experiences and research results about all aspects of college teaching and learning that ensure student success. Celebrate teaching excellence with us as we award $5,500 in cash prizes to two outstanding faculty members and a successful teaching and learning center.
For more details about the conference, including the draft program, hotel, awards, speakers and registration information click HERE.
The 2019 Legislative Session Starts in 20 Days: The AFC Keeps You Informed
Only twenty days until the start of the 2019 Legislative Session! Since advocacy on behalf of the AFC membership is one of the primary activities of the Association, the AFC offers a number of ways for members to stay informed and keep engaged. These include face-to-face professional development, web-based resources and weekly updates during legislative session.
The AFC's Legislative Days, an annual face-to-face event held in Tallahassee, took place last week. On day one, the attendees learned about the AFC advocacy process, how a bill becomes law, reviewed legislative issues and talking points and got some tips on how to utilize social media for advocacy efforts. On day two attendees took to the hill and made visits to their legislators and attended relevant committee meetings.
In addition to the AFC Legislative Days, there are online advocacy resources available 24/7 to keep you up to date on legislative issues impacting the Florida College System. You can visit the AFC Advocacy Tookit HERE for general information as well as useful links. This page is also where we post, when needed, Advocacy Alerts, with links to relevant information and calls to action.
For information about the official AFC/FCS 2019 legislative priorities and the FCS funding "ask", as developed by the AFC Council of Presidents (COP), click HERE to visit the FundFLColleges page. This page is also easily accessible from the 2019 Legislative Session button that is embedded in the AFC website masthead on every AFC webpage throughout the AFC website.
Once legislative session begins, the AFC begins publishing weekly Capital Perceptions and electronically delivering it to all members. Capitol Perceptions provides updates on current legislative issues and their progress throughout the session. The most recent issue (to start in March 2019) and back issues of Capitol Perceptions are posted HERE.
The AFC Speakers Bureau
Looking for a speaker? Want to apply to participate as a speaker? The Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) Speakers Bureau offers educated and motivational subject matter experts, business speakers and keynote presenters. If you’re looking for cutting edge education or leadership speakers who will inspire your commission, region, or chapter groups, college or campus employees, or to engage a crowd, the AFC Speakers Bureau has you covered. The Speakers Bureau connects audiences with speakers who can knowledgeably and dynamically present topics relevant to Florida colleges. In addition, speakers can introduce and promote AFC and its educational and professional goals to their audiences.
To learn more, access speaker information or fill out a Speakers Bureau application, click HERE.
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
Charles M. Schulz
Happy Valentine's Day from your AFC Home Team!
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