Agenda

As we close the books on the first ever Michigan Community College Emerging Technologies Initiative (MCCETI) Summit, we are struck by how far we have come, how far we have to go, and especially, how fast we need to get there if community colleges are going to respond to and shape Michigan's workforce of the future.

No doubt, each of the representatives from 25 of Michigan's 28 community colleges came to the summit with a different set of expectations, shaped in large part by their particular college's experiences in the broad realm of the "emerging technologies." Yet, based on the responses to the post-summit evaluation, several common themes emerged.

Emerging Themes

• Michigan's community colleges should continue to seek ways to more effectively collaborate in areas like market and trend research, curriculum sharing, and developing our resources and intellectual capital.

• Michigan community colleges should open communication channels to help us work together and share information and ideas that can advance each college's emerging technologies area.

• Individually and collectively the teaching and learning that takes place in community colleges must break out of silos and think in terms of convergence.

• Terms like "close to customer" and "speed to market" will have to be at the core of thinking as we develop new programs and services in the emerging technologies arena.

• Our world is changing in real, quantifiable ways - technologically, demographically and economically - and those present opportunities and risks that can shape each institution in dramatic ways in just a few short years.

Where do we go from here?

We are pleased that 19 Summit participants expressed interest in serving on a steering committee charged with the responsibility of defining how Michigan community colleges can move the emerging technologies initiative forward. This committee will be meeting in the coming weeks and communicate with each MCCETI Summit attendee about where we go from here.

Website Information

Since the Summit, the website has been updated with new information. We encourage you to browse the site for speaker Power Point presentations, roundtable notes, and more.

Common themes from all four reports:

• Collaboration
• Communication channel that is more real time, that is enriched in content
• Resource sharing
• Demand driven
• Proactive
• Professional development (demonstrate where and how update themselves)
• Timely response (reduce cycle time)

What will you have done in a week on something you have learned here?

• Cross silo meeting
• With his students, is going to show students ceoexpress.com
• Write column in campus newsletter
• Talk to some of the other college presidents
• Have Virtual Learning Collaborative representatives contact this group
• Start working with faculty to monitor trends and data
• Cross disciplinary rapid response team
• Face to face conversations with faculty
• Small curriculum modules
• Talk to advisory committees
• Reduce cycle time
• Work with student services on information, so they can properly advise students
• Share with President of Faculty Union

Next steps:

• Forming a steering committee: Mike Wahl, Tom O'Brien, Benjamin Randolph (Co-Chair?), Thomas Deits, Ken Garrison, Bob Walck, Bob Marsh, Edward Palsrok, Gerald Svendor, Margaret Sesselmann, Patti Henning, Sue Lentz, Anthony Arminiak, Martin Eltzroth, Leslie Wood (Co-Chair?), Kerry Mohney, Kimberly Fedison, Rick Olsen, Ron Treacy
• Could use current structures (e.g., MODAC, LAND)
• Input from all 4 groups will be on MCCETI Website

Building the New Science and Technology Strategic Intelligence System

Preparing "a Demand Driven" New Science and Technology Workforce

Attracting and Leveraging Support for New Science and Technology - Financial, Human and Organizational

Developing Our New Science and Technology Intellectual Capital