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  • Saturday, Apr 5th
    4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Orientation for First Time Conference Attendees
    Location: Regency A-C, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Andrew Lootens-White – Higher Learning Commission
    Janet Smith – Pittsburg State University
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    C-23 - The Open Pathway
    Location: Grand Ballroom B, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    Andrew Lootens-White – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    C-34 - Revised Criteria for Accreditation: Criteria 1 and 2
    Location: Regency A-B, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Anthea M. Sweeney – Higher Learning Commission
    Lisa Perez-Miller – Pratt Community College
    Rita Gulstad, PhD – Central Methodist University
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT
    C-56 - Substantive Change: Part 1
    Location: Regency A-B, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Stephanie Kramer – Higher Learning Commission
    Tom Bordenkircher – Higher Learning Commission
    Tamas Horvath – Higher Learning Commission
    Nicole Perez – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-71 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Bordenkircher and Lootens-White
    Location: Grand Ballroom D, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    Tom Bordenkircher – Higher Learning Commission
    Andrew Lootens-White – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-72 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Brzuzy and Stanesa
    Location: Regency C, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Steph Brzuzy – Higher Learning Commission
    Jamie Stanesa – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-73 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Marr and Solomon
    Location: Grand Ballroom B, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    John Marr – Higher Learning Commission
    Karen J. Solomon – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-74 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Stenson and Sweeney
    Location: Regency A-B, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Linnea A. Stenson – Higher Learning Commission
    Anthea M. Sweeney – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-75 - Academy Poster Fair
    Location: Roosevelt 3AB, Concourse Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    Kim Davis – Higher Learning Commission
    Bethany Alden-Rivers – College for Financial Planning, Inc.
    Jeff Boyer, PhD – North Dakota State University
    Kimberly Burnett-Hackbarth – Divine Word College
    Megan Hills – Eastern Iowa Community College District
    Lexi R. Kvasnicka-Gates, PhD – Dakota College at Bottineau
    Tammie May – Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
    Steve Oatis – University of the Ozarks
    Amanda Smith – Rock Valley College
    Judith B. Tomasson – Central New Mexico Community College
    Ryan Wyckoff – Danville Area Community College
    HLC's AcademiesFirst Time Attendees
  • Sunday, Apr 6th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-76 - Accreditation Share Fair
    Location: Michigan 1, Concourse Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    Babatunde Alokolaro – Higher Learning Commission
    Tonia Bock – University of St. Thomas
    Jill Budde, DPT – Indian Hills Community College
    Bill Chura, PhD – Lewis University
    Caroline Geary – University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    Catherine Golden, Ed.D., M.P.A. – Purdue University
    Shawna L. Herwick – Southeast Community College Area
    Jack Hill – University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College
    Ruki Jayaraman – American InterContinental University System
    Jill Meyer – Milwaukee School of Engineering
    Kristi Kuntz – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Angela Pool-Funai – Fort Hays State University
    Koreen Ressler – Sitting Bull College
    Sarah R. Robb – Neosho County Community College
    Laura Struve – Wilmington College
    Megan Thole – Kirkwood Community College
    Stephen Turner – University of Michigan-Flint
    Charlene Widener, PhD – Northeast Community College
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    C-77 - Revised Criteria for Accreditation: Criterion 4
    Location: Regency A-B, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Linnea A. Stenson – Higher Learning Commission
    Deanna McCormick – Simpson College
    Lisa Perez-Miller – Pratt Community College
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    C-94 - Federal Compliance Overview
    Location: Grand Ballroom F, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    Marla Morgen – Higher Learning Commission
    Bob Haas – Marion Technical College
    Anthea M. Sweeney – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    C-107 - Revised Criteria for Accreditation: Criterion 3
    Location: Regency A-B, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    John Marr – Higher Learning Commission
    Remy Bruder, DNP, RN – Rochester University
    Monica Varner, PhD – University of Tulsa
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT
    C-124 - Asking for a Friend: Anonymous ALO Questions From the Field
    Location: Grand Ballroom D, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    Linnea A. Stenson – Higher Learning Commission
    Marla Morgen – Higher Learning Commission
    Pat Newton-Curran – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-144 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Bordenkircher and Lootens-White
    Location: Crystal C, Lobby Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Tom Bordenkircher – Higher Learning Commission
    Andrew Lootens-White – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-145 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Brzuzy and Stanesa
    Location: Regency C, Ballroom Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Steph Brzuzy – Higher Learning Commission
    Jamie Stanesa – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-146 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Marr and Solomon
    Location: Grand Ballroom B, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    John Marr – Higher Learning Commission
    Karen J. Solomon – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Monday, Apr 7th
    3:45 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    C-147 - Office Hours With Liaisons: Stenson and Sweeney
    Location: Grand Ballroom D, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    Linnea A. Stenson – Higher Learning Commission
    Anthea M. Sweeney – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Tuesday, Apr 8th
    9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT
    C-152 - Revised Criteria for Accreditation: General Q&A
    Location: Grand Ballroom D, Ballroom Level, East Tower (Hyatt)
    John Marr – Higher Learning Commission
    Linnea A. Stenson – Higher Learning Commission
    Anthea M. Sweeney – Higher Learning Commission
    First Time Attendees
  • Tuesday, Apr 8th
    9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT
    C-153 - The Standard Pathway
    Location: Crystal B, Lobby Level, West Tower (Hyatt)
    Karen J. Solomon – Higher Learning Commission
    Reggies Wenyika – Arizona Christian University
    First Time Attendees