H. Kent Weldon Conference for Higher Education

The H. Kent Weldon Conference for Higher Education is an annual convening of Indiana students, educators, business, community and government leaders to share and discuss ideas that impact higher education and workforce development within the State.
 

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Indianapolis Marriott North
3645 River Crossing Pkwy
Indianapolis, IN 46240

Keynote by Matt Gandal, Founder and President of Education Strategy Group

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Indianapolis Marriott North
3645 River Crossing Pkwy
Indianapolis, IN 46240

AGENDA

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8:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - Welcome
9:15 a.m. - The Future of Work (Keynote)
Scott Carlson, Chronicle for Higher Education
The Future of Work: Will Our Children Be Prepard? (video)
9:45 a.m. - Response Panel
Pete Bitar, AirBuoyant, LLC
Tom Easterday, Subaru of Indiana Automotive
Chris Lowery, Ivy Tech Community College
Geoffrey Mearns, JD, Ball State University
10:45 a.m. - Breakout Sessions
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
12:45 p.m. - Closing
Danny Lopez, Chairman, Governor's Workforce Cabinet, State of Indiana
Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner, Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Blair Milo, Secretary of Career Connections & Talent, State of Indiana

Breakout Session Topics

Jobs of the Future
Voices of Employers | Road Trip Nation (video)
Future of Career Centers
 

2017 H. Kent Weldon Conference for Higher Education
Destination: Career Success
Charting Indiana’s path from education to employment

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Indianapolis Marriott North
3645 River Crossing Pkwy
Indianapolis, IN 46240

Conference Agenda
Full Agenda
8:00 a.m. - Registration
9:00 a.m. - Welcome
Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner for Higher Education
 9:15 a.m. - Keynote Address
Mike Marriner, Co-Founder, Roadtrip Nation
10:30 a.m. - Breakout Session
11:15 a.m. - Breakout Session
12:15 p.m. - Lunch   
1:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks
Dan Peterson, Chairman, Commission for Higher Education
Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana

Breakout Session Topics

Intentional Career Planning
Integrating Workplace Experience
Streamlining Job Placement
 

2016 H. Kent Weldon Conference for Higher Education
Reaching Higher, Delivering Value

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Indianapolis Marriott North
3645 River Crossing Pkwy
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240
INVITATION

Conference Agenda
Full Agenda
8:00 am – Registration
9:00 am – Introducing Reaching Higher, Delivering Value
Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner for Higher Education
9:30 am – Keynote Address
Mike Langellier, President and CEO, TechPoint
Keynote Presentation
Video
10:15 am – Q&A with Mike Langellier and Teresa Lubbers
10:45 am – Break
11:15 am – Breakout Session I
12:15 pm – Luncheon Address
Dennis Bland, Commission Chairman
Governor Mike Pence
1:00 pm – Breakout Session II
2:00 pm – Closing

Breakout Sessions Topics
Completion
Competency
Career

 

2015 H. Kent Weldon Conference for Higher Education
Connecting College and Careers

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Indianapolis Marriott North
3645 River Crossing Pkwy
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240

Conference Agenda
8:30 – Registration and Breakfast
9:30 – Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
• Teresa Lubbers, Commissioner for Higher Education
• Sue Ellspermann, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
10:00 – Keynote Address
• Carol D'Amico, Executive Vice President, National Engagement and Philanthropy, USA Funds
11:15 – Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1
• Dr. William Katip, President, Grace College and Seminary
• Bob Vitoux, Vice President Commercial Operations US, Biomet Inc.
Breakout Session 2
• Dr. Paul Ferguson, President, Ball State University
• Mike Altendorf, Vice President of Information Technology, Do it Best Corp.
12:30 – Networking Lunch
1:30 – Reflection
• Gerry Dick, President and Managing Editor, Grow Indiana Media Ventures, LLC
2:00 – Closing Remarks
• Dennis Bland, Chairman of the Commission for Higher Education


Speaker Information
Keynote Address Presentation
Breakout Session 1
Networking Lunch and Reflection Questions

 



April 10, 2014: Agenda
"The Value Proposition: Making Higher Education Matter… MORE"

Guest Presenters Packet Materials Feedback Form 

April 2, 2013: Agenda
"Meeting Workforce Demand:  Aligning Higher Education and Indiana's Economic Future"

April 16, 2012: Agenda
"Reaching Higher, Achieving More: A Success Agenda for Higher Education in Indiana"

Handouts:

  • Reaching Higher, Achieving More, ICHE document  link
  • Reforming American Higher Education: Implications for a Vibrant Work Force and a Healthy Democracy, by Charles Kolb   link
  • A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education, a Policy Brief from the Lumina Foundation  link

April 15, 2011: Agenda
"Defining College Success:  Learning Outcomes Matter"

Presentations:

  • Why Learning Outcomes Matter, Paul Gaston, Kent State University  link
  • Learning Outcomes for Work, Life, and Citizenship:  What All Students Need for Meaningful Opportunity and Success, Debra Humphreys, AAC&U  link

Handouts:

  • Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP), Bill McKinney, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) link
  • Degree Qualifications Profile, Marianne Wokeck, IUPUI  link
  • The State of Learning Outcomes Assessment in the United States, George Kuh, Indiana University   link
  • The State of Undergraduate Learning, Josipa Roska and Richard Arum  link
  • Reimagining Remediation, Stephen Handel and Ronald Williams  link
  • Degree Qualifications Profile, Lumina Foundation  link
  • FOCUS, Lumina Foundation  link
  • FAQS on Bologna and Tuning  link


April 19, 2010: Agenda
"Challenges and Opportunities:  Increasing College Productivity"

Presentations:

  • Presentation by Nasser Paydar, Chancellor of Indiana University East link
  • Presentation by Jim Applegate, Senior Vice President for Program Development and Organizational Learning, Lumina Foundation link

Handouts:

  • Lumina Foundation link
  • Association of Governing Boards Presentation link

April 17, 2009: Agenda
"Degrees of Success: Creating a Culture of College Completion in Indiana"

Featured Speaker: Dr. Richard Longworth, Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and author of Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism

Presentations:

April 16, 2008: Agenda
"Reaching Higher: Strategic Directions for Higher Education in Indiana"

April 30, 2007: Agenda
"Reaching Higher: Strategic Directions for Higher Education in Indiana"

Presentations:

The Changing Agenda for Higher Education Access and Success--Dewayne Matthews
The State’s Economy and Higher Education--Charles Schalliol
The Spellings Commission and Indiana: Setting the Pace or Falling Behind? -- Kristin Conklin