2013 Conference

3rd Annual Michigan College Access Network Conference

Communities United: Moving from 'Me' to 'We'

Monday, April 29, 2013
Kellogg Center - Michigan State University
55 S. Harrison Ave.,
East Lansing, MI 48824

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2013 conference. This year's theme, Communities United: Moving from 'Me' to 'We', focused on how to embrace a new kind of collaboration in communities. The conference highlighted ways that Local College Access Networks can be drivers of change to shake up the way we do business in our communities, and to in turn change postsecondary outcomes for students. 

2013 Conference Resources

 Looking for many of the conference resources shared during the conference? Look no further!

• 2013 Conference Attendee List
• Karen Pittman presentation
• Breakout Session presentations
• Breakout Session one pagers

 Breakout Sessions - 

The breakout sessions have been selected. To view the full schedule of workshops, visit www.micollegeaccess.org/conference-sessions.

Download the 2013 Conference Program

 Agenda:

 Registration:

 Accommodations:

Conference Room Rate: $96 per night plus applicable taxes. Ask for the Michigan College Access Network Conference rate when making your reservations. The group room block will be released on March 29, 2013.
Reserve Room Online: Go to www.kelloggcenter.com. Click on the blue box for "Room Reservations" and enter arrival and departure dates. Select "Click Here for Special Rates" and enter the Group Code MCA042913. Click "Check Availability." For special requests, reservations outside of the conference dates, or reservations after the room block release date of March 29, please call 800-875-5090.
Reserve Room by Phone: Call (800) 875-5090 and refer to the Group Code MCA042913. Monday-Friday 7:30 am - 7:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Parking is available in the parking structure attached to the Kellogg Center. If you are staying overnight at the Kellogg Center, you will be given a pass for free parking. All other conference participants should come prepared to pay as they exit.

• Quality Inn University - East Lansing (1.0 mi); complimentary shuttle to the MSU Kellogg Center
• East Lansing Marriott at University Place - (0.9 mi)
• Hampton Inn - East Lansing (2.5 mi) and Okemos locations (6.3 mi)
• Holiday Inn Express - East Lansing (2.5 mi) and Okemos locations (6.3 mi)
• Radisson - Downtown Lansing (3.1 mi)

 Morning Plenary Panel

Educational Attainment and Economic Vitality - Engaging Business and Municipal Leadership

• Brian Cloyd - Vice President for Global and Corporate Relations, Steelcase
• Greg Handel - Senior Director of Workforce Development, Detroit Regional Chamber
• Mayor George Heartwell - City of Grand Rapids
• Sam Singh - State Representative, 69th House District

• Haley Glover - Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation

Learn more about the panelist - click here

 Lunch Keynote Speaker:

Karen Pittman
Co-Founder, President, and CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment

Karen has made a career of starting organizations and initiatives that promote youth development - including the Forum for Youth Investment, which she co-founded with Merita Irby in 1998. The Forum for Youth Investment's main project is Ready by 21, which helps states and local leaders change the way they do business to ensure that all young people are ready for college, work, and life.

Karen will address how communities are moving from 'me' to 'we' through collaborative efforts like Ready by 21. She will speak to how Michigan's Local College Access Networks can be drivers of change to shake up the way we do business in our communities, and to in turn change postsecondary outcomes for students.

A sociologist and recognized leader in youth development, Karen started her career at the Urban Institute, conducting studies on social services for children and families. She later moved to the Children's Defense Fund, launching its adolescent pregnancy prevention initiatives and helping to create its adolescent policy agenda. In 1990 she became a vice president at the Academy for Educational Development, where she founded and directed the Center for Youth Development and Policy Research and its spin-off, the National Training Institute for Community Youth Work.

In 1995 Karen joined the Clinton administration as director of the President's Crime Prevention Council, where she worked with 13 cabinet secretaries to create a coordinated prevention agenda. From there she moved to the executive team of the International Youth Foundation (IFY), charged with helping the organization strengthen its program content and develop an evaluation strategy. In 1998 she and Rick Little, head of the foundation, took a leave of absence to work with ret. Gen. Colin Powell to create American's Promise. Upon her return, she and Irby launched the Forum, which later became an entity separate from IYF.

To read more about Karen visit www.forumfyi.org

 Sponsorships: 

For more information or questions about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lisa King, assistant director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Platinum Sponsors:
 

Premiere Sponsors:
Lumina Foundation
Michigan Economic Development Corporatin - King*Chavez*Parks Initiative
Michigan Department of Education
Spartan Printing and Promotional Products

Lead Sponsors:
Developmental Disabilities Institute
Michigan Tech University

Plenary Lunch Sponsor:
ConnectEDU

Conference Resources Table Sponsor:
Michigan Association of School Administrators

Scholarship Sponsors:
Fostering Success Michigan
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Michigan Community College Association
Michigan Association for College Admission Counseling
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Michigan State University College Advising Corps
Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan

 Local Attractions:

• Greater Lansing Michigan Convention and Visitors Bureau www.lansing.org
• City of East Lansing www.cityofeastlansing.com

 Questions?

Call MCAN's office any time at 517-316-1713 or contact us by email.

Event Logistics, Workshops, Presenters, & General Inquiries - Jamie Jacobs, email: jamie at micollegeaccess.org
Registration - Christi Taylor, email: christi at micollegeaccess.org
Sponsorship and Marketing - Lisa King, email: lisa at micollegeaccess.org

Attachments:

2013 Conference Attendee List	[ ]	361 Kb
2013 MCAN Conference Program	[ ]	2345 Kb
MCAN_2013_Conference_Registration_Form_Updated.doc	[ ]	83 Kb
Sponsorship Form - 2013	[ ]	184 Kb