Central Regional Resource Center event: Engaging ALICE & Under-Resourced Students

Event Description and Takeaways:
Successfully serving under-resourced students will be a key to creating the future, skilled workforce required by the Commonwealth. Are you ready to meet this challenge on your campus?

This interactive workshop will examine economic class and the implications for engaging under-resourced students. The role of hidden rules and keys to helping students create success strategies in the classroom and workplace will be explored. Research-based strategies for improving the success of all students will be shared. Participants will be introduced to the ALICE population, those members of our community who are Asset Limited Income Constrained and Employed and will engage in data from their own regions.

Presenters:
Laura Clark, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Success and Professional Development, VCCS
Caroline Lane, Director of Coaching Programs, VCCS
Jim André, Director of Operations, Grants and Federal Workforce Programs, VCCS

Target Audience:
Anyone who works with students on campus or engages in the student experience to include faculty, staff, workforce professionals, coaches, advisors, front line personnel, administrators and college leadership.

Event Date:
Thursday, November 14, 2019

Event Time:
10:00 am - 3:00 pm * lunch provided for registered attendees

Event Location:
Blue Ridge Community College in the Bioscience Building - Room S109
(One College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA 24486)
campus map - https://www.brcc.edu/brcc/directions-maps/wc-campus/

Cost:
Regional Resource Center events are funded through the VCCS Student Success Center and Professional Development at no charge to registered VCCS attendees. However, the VCCS Special Events Cancellation and Fee Policy does apply.

Deadline to register:
November 6, 2019 at 12 noon

Questions:
Michael Babcock, Central Regional Resource Center chair (BabcockM@centralvirginia.edu)

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