2008 Conference
Please click here for
highlights of the 2008 Conference at Grand Rapids Community
College, including Dr. Russ Hodges' keynote slides.
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2008 MDEC Conference
Highlights
Board Planning
Retreat
June 19
& 20, 2008
June 19
~ Board Members Only
June 20
~ Open to General Membership
Location
to be determined
Welcome Letter
Dear MDEC Members & Michigan Educators,
Thank you for your interest in the Michigan
Developmental Education Consortium. Our organization provides the
opportunity for developmental educators to network, to attend an
annual conference featuring nationally known experts in
developmental education, and to share best practices. Our focus is
on learning as a lifelong process.
Please plan to attend our 2009 conference
on March 26 - 27 at Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan. Mark the dates on your
calendar and plan to attend! The cost is minimal and includes your
membership in MDEC. We will continue to offer an institutional registration
this year.
Please consider sending a proposal for a
breakout session (they are due January 23, 2009). Share a best practice with other educators! Work
with peers to propose a session if you are wary of presenting alone.
We need your expertise.
Note also your opportunity to nominate both a
student and an educator as developmental educator or developmental
student of the year. Honor the excellence you see at your
institution!
If you are presently not a member of MDEC, I
encourage you to join. Please feel free to contact me with any
questions that you might have.
Sincerely,
Mary Etter
Immediate Past President, MDEC
English/Communication Division Chair
Davenport University
mary.etter@davenport.edu
Who
We Are
The Michigan Developmental Education Consortium, MDEC, serves post-secondary education across the state of Michigan
by creating an active network for educators to research and share best practices,
to refine strategies for quality programs, and
to advocate for developmental education. MDEC focuses on learning as a
life long process.
MDEC members teach developmental courses at colleges
and universities, develop & administer programs concerned with academic success,
counsel under-prepared students, assess placement and exit measurements in developmental courses & programs,
serve as developmental education's liaison with business, government,
and industry, network on state and national levels with other developmental educators,
and advocate for developmental education.
MDEC is an active
affiliate of the
National Association for Developmental Education.
Impact
the future of developmental education in Michigan!
You are invited to attend the monthly MDEC board
meetings. Most of the meetings will be held using a conference
call format (for conference call directions please click on this
link Conference Call). This enables us to include a variety of
people on our board and minimize the travel costs to their
institutions. If you are interested in joining us or
would like more information, please contact one of our Membership
Co-Chairs: Karel Asbury, Kellogg Community College,
(269) 965-3931, asburyk@kellogg.edu, or Joe LaMontagne, Davenport University,
Fulton Campus (616) 732-1185,
Joe.Lamontagne@davenport.edu
