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Thursday, April 9, 2015 - Roundtable/Concurrent Session 3 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
SUSTAINABIlITy INITIATIvES
lEAdINg THE TRANSFORMATION OF STUdENTS ANd cOMMUNITy IN SOUTH dAllAS
location: Redwood LEADERSHIP TRACK
Presented by: Dr. Maria V. Bocalandro, Sustainability Director, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX; Eddy
Rawlinson, Dean of Math, Science and Allied Health, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Cedar Valley College has used the comprehensive concept of Sustainability: doing the right things for the people,
planet and the economy to make focused changes in our instructional programs, the operation of our
buildings, creating partnerships with our neighbors. The Living Lab Project has connected our facilities employees
with our faculty to provide real life problems for our students, which enhances their job skills, helping student
retention with hands-on learning. The sustainability awareness events, have brought thousands of participants to our
campus which have provided a foundation to create partnerships with local businesses, educational and
nonproft organizations.
The attendees will beneft by:
• Having a better understanding of how sustainability can be incorporated into the curricula and operations of a
college.
• Share their understanding of how to best leverage college and community constituents groups to support
sustainability initiatives in a college.
• Obtain an example on how to integrate employees and faculty in creating learning opportunities for the students
that help them become job ready.
• Participating in multidisciplinary discussion on how this experience and technology can enhance your college
• Develop a brief plan on how to move forward and lead the sustainability initiative in your college and transform
the lives of your students and community at large.
The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
THE HEART ANd ART OF lEAdERSHIP:
EMPlOyEE ENgAgEMENT ANd WEllBEINg
location: Issaquah LEADERSHIP TRACK
Presented by: Julie Wechsler, Director Student Success, South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ
Leaders sometime struggle between the need to focus on performance metrics - such as the team’s goals,
objectives and desired outcomes - and their desire to build an environment that motivates and energizes employees.
Which is more likely to produce the desired outcomes? Recent research indicates that when organizations focus on
both, employees are more likely to be engaged and experience high levels of wellbeing, leading to improved
individual, team and organizational performance. This session will explore the use of Gallup’s Q12 engagement
survey and wellbeing model, and will share research demonstrating that while each benefts employees and
organizations, it is the use of both that produces optimum results
Participants in this session will:
• Learn how employee engagement positively impacts organizational outcomes
• Learn how to use the Q12 survey to increase employee engagement
• Develop an understanding of a comprehensive model of wellbeing
• Discover the role of managers and organizations in boosting employee wellbeing
• Learn how a focus on both can reduce healthcare costs and increase productivity
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SUSTAINABIlITy INITIATIvES
lEAdINg THE TRANSFORMATION OF STUdENTS ANd cOMMUNITy IN SOUTH dAllAS
location: Redwood LEADERSHIP TRACK
Presented by: Dr. Maria V. Bocalandro, Sustainability Director, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX; Eddy
Rawlinson, Dean of Math, Science and Allied Health, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Cedar Valley College has used the comprehensive concept of Sustainability: doing the right things for the people,
planet and the economy to make focused changes in our instructional programs, the operation of our
buildings, creating partnerships with our neighbors. The Living Lab Project has connected our facilities employees
with our faculty to provide real life problems for our students, which enhances their job skills, helping student
retention with hands-on learning. The sustainability awareness events, have brought thousands of participants to our
campus which have provided a foundation to create partnerships with local businesses, educational and
nonproft organizations.
The attendees will beneft by:
• Having a better understanding of how sustainability can be incorporated into the curricula and operations of a
college.
• Share their understanding of how to best leverage college and community constituents groups to support
sustainability initiatives in a college.
• Obtain an example on how to integrate employees and faculty in creating learning opportunities for the students
that help them become job ready.
• Participating in multidisciplinary discussion on how this experience and technology can enhance your college
• Develop a brief plan on how to move forward and lead the sustainability initiative in your college and transform
the lives of your students and community at large.
The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
THE HEART ANd ART OF lEAdERSHIP:
EMPlOyEE ENgAgEMENT ANd WEllBEINg
location: Issaquah LEADERSHIP TRACK
Presented by: Julie Wechsler, Director Student Success, South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ
Leaders sometime struggle between the need to focus on performance metrics - such as the team’s goals,
objectives and desired outcomes - and their desire to build an environment that motivates and energizes employees.
Which is more likely to produce the desired outcomes? Recent research indicates that when organizations focus on
both, employees are more likely to be engaged and experience high levels of wellbeing, leading to improved
individual, team and organizational performance. This session will explore the use of Gallup’s Q12 engagement
survey and wellbeing model, and will share research demonstrating that while each benefts employees and
organizations, it is the use of both that produces optimum results
Participants in this session will:
• Learn how employee engagement positively impacts organizational outcomes
• Learn how to use the Q12 survey to increase employee engagement
• Develop an understanding of a comprehensive model of wellbeing
• Discover the role of managers and organizations in boosting employee wellbeing
• Learn how a focus on both can reduce healthcare costs and increase productivity
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