2006 - Daytona Beach, Florida

Town Hall Meeting: Meeting the Market

Panelists

• Marie Boyette, University of South Florida (USF4You)
• Susan Paulson, Saint Leo University
• Martha Hollis, Embry-Riddle
• Jon Horn, Emory University

Moderator

Marshall Schott, University of Houston

The Town Hall Meeting features a talented panel of experts who will discuss how they approach the challenge of meeting market changes at their respective institutions. How were potential markets assessed? What issues were involved in developing relevant programs? What internal and external obstacles had to be overcome? Brief presentations will be followed by questions and comments from you.

Change as the Driving Force

Understanding Change: Strategies and Resources

How do you respond when the Provost or CFO considers a major change? Where do you turn for information to launch major initiatives? Often, we have little time to respond or lack the human resources to help us research and articulate strong responses. This session suggests simple but practical approaches to perform analyses and acquire information quickly and easily.

Presenters:

• Cindy Kirk, Samford University
• Marshall Schott, University of Houston (Census Data by State)

The Cost of Change: How to Develop Realistic Budgets

Ever struggle to accurately predict registration fees? This practical, informal session presents two simple and effective budget tools that will allow you to quickly predict revenues and balance against costs.

Presenters:

• Ginger Phillips and Carl Musson, University of South Florida

Meeting the Needs of Special Populations

Meeting the continuing education needs of special populations often presents unique challenges...and opportunities. This examination of best practices will provide a useful approach to developing and delivering programs to special communities of learners (i.e. incarcerated persons and military personnel and their families).

Presenters:

• Tammy Hall, Louisiana State University
• Deanna King, Saint Leo University (Military & Civilian Adult Learners)

Innovative Uses of Technology

Two institutions have used technology to solve programs related to developing and delivering continuing education programs. Learn how to effectively use technology to deliver an online creative writing course and how technology can allow you to better communicate with your many constituents.

Presenters:

• Ed Dadez, Saint Leo University
• Martha Lakis and Ginger Phillips, University of South Florida
  (Why Online Learning?)