Frist, Applegate To Address Over 300 Tennessee Educators
posted November 5, 2009
The 2009 Tennessee College Access and Success conference will be held in Chattanooga on Monday and Tuesday at the Chattanoogan. The conference brochure is attached.
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Jim Applegate, senior vice president for Program Development of the Lumina Foundation for Education, will serve as the keynote speakers to open and close the event.
Mr. Applegate will address the conference at noon on Monday. He will discuss the Lumina Foundation’s goal to increase the percentage of Americans who hold college credentials to 60 percent by 2025 and offer recommendations for how Tennessee can help reach that goal.
Senator Frist will conclude the conference at 1:30 on Tuesday with a presentation of the recommendations of SCORE, the Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education. SCORE is a statewide effort to jumpstart long-term educational change in Tennessee and to ensure that every child graduates prepared for college or a career. On Oct. 22, SCORE released its final report, which outlines a vision for making Tennessee No. 1 in the Southeast for education within the next five years.
The Tennessee College Access and Success Conference is designed to help educators and professionals across Tennessee increase the number of students enrolling and succeeding in college. Thirty-six sessions are scheduled over the course of the two-day conference. The agenda also includes opportunities to network with other educators and college access professionals. Session topics include:
Step-by-Step to College and Guiding the Way to Higher Education for all Students
Information, Please: The Real World Guide to College Success
The New CollegeforTN.org: Tools for College Access and Success
Encouraging First Generation Students
Strengthening Connections Between the Community College and K-12 School System
The conference is hosted by the Public Education Foundation and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, through its GEAR UP TN and College Access Challenge Grant programs, and is an on-going part of the work of both organizations.
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