EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: Building Student Connections Through Leadership
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Conference Steering Committee Meeting1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Hotel Check-in/Student Arrival & Registration3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
EOP Directors Meeting3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Dinner: EOP Directors and EOP Students6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Student Connections: TeamBuilding & Mixer8:00 pm- 10:00 pm
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Conference Registration8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Breakfast/Opening Address: Eric Guerra9:00 am – 10:00 am
“Leaders of Vision”
Conference Break & Transition10:00 am – 10:15 am
Concurrent Sessions: Student Leadership Institute10:30 am – 11:45 am
Holding on to Your Leadership Passion
Dr. Chela Mendoza Patterson
AB 540 (Undocumented) Students at CSUDH:
Struggles and Achievements
Marco Proleon & Guadalupe Lima
EOP Student Organizations: Transcending Student
Involvement into Student Stewardship
Robert Guzman, Bryan Spencer, Jini Hogg, John Lee
Duncan, & Gabriela Edwards
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day-- Empowered By Our History: Excellence in Leadership
Sunday, March 8th, 200910:30 am -11:45 am
Concurrent Sessions (Continued)
Not just an education… Community Participation!
Cecilia Santillan-Robles, Eriberto Roman, Nikia Huitt
GraduateSchool and ProfessionalSchool Preparation
Claudia Lopez & Adrian Rodriquez
Thinking of Going to GraduateSchool
Jonathan Martinez
Student Leadership Luncheon12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
All Student Session on the Psychology of Success1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Dr. Aldrich Patterson
Conference Break & Transition2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Hotel Check-in for Faculty and Staff3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Roundtable Meetings3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
EOP Admissions and Outreach
EOP Advisors, Counseling, and Retention Services
EOPSummerBridge Coordinators
EOP Administrative Support
EOP Information Technology and Technical Staff
EOP Student Leaders Roundtable
CAMPDirectors Meeting
EOP Directors Meeting (tentative)10:30 am -4:45 pm
EOP Student Graduate/Wellness Fair3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day- Empowered By Our History: Excellence in Leadership
Sunday, March 8th, 20096:30 pm – 8:00 pm
EOP Reception and Opening Address
Bridging EOP’s Past to the Present: Challenges, Opportunities, and Responsibilities
Dr. Thomas Brown, Tom Brown & Associates
Leveraging Knowledge, Change, and Diversity
Theme of the Day: Celebrating and Sustaining the Dream of an Educational Opportunity
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Conference Registration8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Breakfast, Welcome, CSU Leadership Panel8:00 am – 9:00 am
Contributions to the Dream: The Impact of EOP in the
CaliforniaStateUniversity System
Conference Break & Transition9:00 am – 9:15 am
Concurrent Sessions9:15 am – 10:30 am
Documenting Program Effectiveness: EOP Specific Data
Collection, Analysis, and Presentation
Richard Maraccini
Start Right…Finish Strong
Yvette Zuniga
Student Retention and Academic Excellence for First Year
Students at CSU, Dominquez Hills: Overcoming
Developmental Math
Dr. Imelda Quintanar, Dr. William Franklin, & FranciscoRomero
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: Celebrating and Sustaining the Dream of an Educational Opportunity
Monday, March 9th, 20099:15 am – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions
How to Raise Capital and Secure Scholarships in a
Tough Economy!
Kevin Lynch, Paco Flores, Afra Abdullah
The Power of Peer Mentoring: Integral to the Success and
Retention of FirstGenerationCollege Students
John Lor, Dennis Padilla, Veronica Elias
Reclaiming Opportunities for Education: The Recapturing
Of Our EOP Students
James Henry
EOP Academic Success Workshops: Encouraging Excellence,
Creating Community, and Shaping Success
Elizabeth Riegos
Overcoming the “Community College Mindset”
Mario Baeza
All Student Session: Sustaining Your Achievements in Higher Education: Reflections on Leadership and Success
Dr. Thomas Brown
Conference Break & Transition10:30am –10:45 am
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: Celebrating and Sustaining the Dream of an Educational Opportunity
Monday, March 9th, 200910:45 am-12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
A Journey into Collaborative Learning: The Pan African
Learning Community Experience
Tina Jordan, Jerry Blake, Dr. Mosupyoe, & Toni Tinker
Being an Ally: Effectively Working with Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual or Transgender (GLBT) Students
Todd Wolfe
Student Retention and Academic Excellence and
Learning Communities and Retention Programs
Irene Villasenor Martinez, Tanya Maxwell
40 Years into the Future of EOP: What lessons have we
learned from our history of struggle and what are we doing
about it now for tomorrow?
Luz Borjon Montalvo, David Sandoval, Michael Soldatenko,
Xochitl Sanchez-Zarama
The Power of Collaboration: Working Together to
Facilitate Student Success
Rosana Chavez & Ullises Ochoa
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: Celebrating and Sustaining the Dream of an Educational Opportunity
Monday, March 9th, 200910:45 am -12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
It’sNever Too Early for T.O.U.R.S.- Translating Opportunity
To Uplift Rising Stars
Bryan Spencer, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Sal Flor, John Lee Duncan,
Gabriela Edwards
Transitions: Supporting Successful Transfer Student Integration
Berj Amir
EOP Writing Partners Project
Sai Xiong, David Ortega, Leticia Perez
All Student Session: Finding the Artist and Activist in You
Simon Silva, Artist
The “Dream” Conference Luncheon12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Creating and Sustaining EOP Mentors in a Time of
Budget Cutbacks
Dr. Glen Omatsu
Developing an EOP Alumni Chapter
Carolyn Stevens & Matt Markin
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: Celebrating and Sustaining the Dream of an Educational Opportunity
Monday, March 9th, 20091:15 pm -2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Electronic Advising Tracking Systems: Is Your Campus On Board?
Jinni Hogg, Millie Robinson, Wanda Clay Mayers
EOP First Step Project- Intentionality in Recruitment Equals
Academic Success
Rashita Brown, Sean James
Going Green: The Almost Paperless Trip from CSU Mentor to
EOP Selection
Susan Stewart, Kathleen Castillo, & Jose Millan
Best Practices: Creating Student Access & Opportunity through the
“Freshman for a Day Program”
Lorena Malo & Cindy Perez
EOP Issues after 40 Years: That Was Then, This Is Now, Same Old
Stuff or Both
Renee Martinez & Dr. Mario Lopez
Promoting Math Literacy for Our Students: Using SI to Achieve Proficiency
In the First Year
Jeff Munoz-O’Laughlin, Andrea Williams, & Jaime Rodriquez
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: Celebrating and Sustaining the Dream of an Educational Opportunity
Monday, March 9th, 20091:15 pm -2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions (continued)
All Student Session: Effective, Essential (and Simple)
Student Leadership and Advocacy
David Hawkins
Conference Break & Transition2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Breakout Sessions2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Career Advising in an Academic Advising Setting
Hector Carillo
Great EOP Exchange: Sharing and Exchanging EOP Publications,
Communications, and Forms
Salvador Flor & Chia Her
The EOPAcademy: Increasing Retention, Success and Time to
Graduation for Low Income First Generation Students
Bruce Peterson
Advancing Tutorial Support Services: From Tutors to Mentors
Harrelson Notah & Adrian Rodriquez
SummerBridge Program- A Pedagogy that Incorporates Technology to
Address Remediation and Student Development Theories
Dr. Victor Olivares
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: Celebrating and Sustaining the Dream of an Educational Opportunity
Monday, March 9th, 20092:45 pm -4:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Mentoring First Year Students
Isis Stansberry & Steven Wilson
Thinking and Acting Outside the Box: EOP at the
Center of Campus Collaboratives to Empower and
Support the Success of Undocumented Students
Mery Hernandez & Dr. Koji Uesugi
From the Community College Student to the University
Student: Transitioning the Transfer
Lea J. Manske & Kim Huynh
Monitoring Academic Persistence
Javier Ramirez
All Student Session-Courageous Student Leadership
Dr. Eric Gravenberg
Conference Break & Afternoon Community Building4:00 pm- 6:30pm
EOP Gala- Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence: A Legacy of Hope,7:15 pm – 9:00 pm
Optimism and Opportunity
EOP Ball9:15 pm - Midnight
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Theme of the Day: From Access to Excellence: Charting Our Course for the Future
Conference Registration8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Breakfast & Keynote Address: Tracey Moore8:00 am - 9:00 am
“The Key to Success is You”
Conference Break & Transition9:00 am – 9:15 am
Concurrent Sessions9:15 am -10:30 am
EOP Advisor- The Total Package
Thang Ho, Miguel Sahagun, Christopher Malone
Functionality: The Nuts & Bolts of Foster YouthProgram Implementation
Kevin Bristow
The Paradox of Student Leadership
Courtney Terry, Juan Enriques, Vyness Ortiz, Vanessa Cruz, Tom Her
Study Abroad Opportunities for EOP Students in the CSU
Dr. Mario Lopez
Developing a University/Community Dialogue to Form a
Partnership with California American Indian Communities
Ricardo Torres & Jorge Haynes
Unlocking the Doors of Success in the Entertainment
Field: Inspirations through ActingTracey Moore
Conference Break & Transition10:30 am -10:45 am
EOP 2009 Conference at a Glance
Theme of the Day: From Access to Excellence: Charting Our Course for the Future
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Concurrent Sessions10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Re-Establishing EOP at SJSU: Building a Coalition
Of Students, Faculty, and Staff
Dr. Maria Luisa Alaniz, Dr. Henry Gutierrez, Timbo Temblador,
Dr. Rona Haluanai
SummerBridge in the New Era
Beverly Warren, Dr. Glen McLish, & John Lee Duncan
Captivate Students: Using Adobe Captivate for Pre-Advisement Tutorials
Tony Quach
Narrative Therapy and StrengthsQuest in Career Counseling Groups for EOP First Time Freshman: Pilot Study
Melissa Rhea & John Lor
The “Other” First Year Student
Rebecca Hopkins & Mary Bailey
Promoting Civic Engagement in FirstGenerationCollege Students
Dorna Basiratmand
(All Student Session) Health and Wellness Setting the Course for the Future
Cathy Carmichael
Charting Our Course Panel, Luncheon, and Team Building12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Adjournment and Hotel Check-Out
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