Comments from Past Participants
From 2007
"I am encouraging other department heads to attend next year. This was a useful and worthwhile professional development in leadership skills. I particularly appreciated knowing that other department heads have similar problems. Discussions of how we meet these challenges was really useful although the discussions happened outside of presentations. "
Carol Hazard, Meredith College
"Both content and scheduling made this the best possible experience I could have asked for as a new chair!"
Megan Mullen, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
"What I like most about this conference is the supportive atmosphere. This felt like a real community."
Brandon Claycomb, Marian College of Fond du Lac
"This was my first ACC. I will be back next year!"
Maureen T. Walsh, Molly College
From 2006:
"I thought the conference was great! I took a lot home with me and still have a lot to digest. I also enjoyed the location of the conference."
Mike Ferguson, Coastal Carolina University
"As a new chair for the past 9 months, I wish I had the opportunity to have taken this conference before. However, I found the information extremely useful, insightful and hopeful. It was a relief to hear similar stories of the struggles chairs experience."
Donna Bell, Keyano College, Alberta, Canada
"As a presenter and conference attendee, I am extremely impressed with the overall organization, communication, technology support, and quality of presentations. I thoroughly enjoyed the keynote speaker Peter Seldin and found that I gained useful information both at the sessions and with the networking opportunities fostered by the conference schedule."
Catherine Rice, Western CT State University