TRENDS
      in occupational studies
                                    2008

2008 Conference

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The 2008 conference will be held on October 2nd and 3rd.

NEW! Get Moving - Walk/Run - New this year Health Committee is organizing a walk/run each morning - please meet in the main lobby by the hotel registration desk at 6 AM to walk/run a 1, 3 or 4 mile route.

• Route Maps
  • 1 Mile
  • 3 Miles
  • 4 Miles

Conference Highlights

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

• Thursday's Keynote - S.H.A.R.P.I.E - Attitude is Everything
  Kirk P. Wyers, Jr., Director of Career and Technical Education at the Newaygo County Regional Education Service Agency (NC RESA) - BIO
• Friday's Keynote - What the Best College Teachers Do
  Ken Bain, Ph.D - BIO

BUSINESS

• MSPERS Retirement, Representative from State of Michigan

HEALTH

• Transition from the Classroom to Professional Employment, Pamela Zarkowski
• Strategies For Generational Differences In Teaching, Kathleen Kessler
• The Health Professional Recovery Program, Brent Chartier

TECHNICAL

• “Fiber Optics: Show your electronics program the light”, Ernie Wake & T.J. Schilling
• Perkins Act of 2006 Core Performance Indicators, Gail Ives & Leslie Kellogg
• “Architecture and Construction, What is Our Role in the College’s Sustainability Plan”, Mike Finelli

GENERAL

• Asperger Disorder, High Functioning Autism, and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, Dr. Stuart Segal
• Active Learning with Concept Mapping, Toni Clegg & Ski VanderLaan
• Best Practices, Ronald Harkness
  

Sponsored by:

• Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• Michigan Community College Association (MCCA)
• Michigan Occupational Deans Administrative Council (MODAC)
• Grand Rapids Community College, School of Workforce Development

No person shall be denied the opportunity to participate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, or disability. The facilities meet accessibility standards for the physically disabled.