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Take-Off Student Summit
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration | Meet and Greet Time
8:50 – 10:30 a.m.
Opening Session
- Student Event Prep (10 minutes)
- DJ 5Starr
- Travel Protocol Video
- Brief Welcome (5-10 minutes)
- Phylitia Jamerson, Executive Director of Early College, DESE
- Barry M. Maloney, President of Worcester State University
- Preparing for Take-Off (10 minutes)
- Dr. Patrick Tutwiler, Secretary of Education
- Student Panel: (25 minutes)
- Co-Moderators – Jeff Riley, Commissioner, DESE and Dr. Noe Ortega, Commissioner, DHE
- Human Resource Panel (30 minutes)
- Moderator – Dr. Regina Robinson, Deputy Commissioner, DESE
10:35 – 10:45 a.m.
Transition | Break
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
CCS1: Concourse A
Building: Ghosh Science & Tech
Lecture Hall: ST*102
Classroom: ST*103
Building: Ghosh Science & Tech
Lecture Hall: ST*102
Classroom: ST*103
Lee Williams, Navigating through the Weather Forecast
Dr. William Hayes, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
CCS1: Concourse B
Building: Sullivan Hall
Lecture Hall: Eager Auditorium
Classroom: Sullivan 126
Building: Sullivan Hall
Lecture Hall: Eager Auditorium
Classroom: Sullivan 126
Dr. Kristin Hunt, Keith Conners, and Liz Bennett,
What does EC, IP and Dual enrollment have in common and how are they different?
Disabilities*
CCS1: Concourse C
Building: Student Center
Lecture Hall: Blue Lounge
Classroom: North Room
Building: Student Center
Lecture Hall: Blue Lounge
Classroom: North Room
Brielle Bryant-Erales,
Auto-Pilot: Supporting Early College Students with Preparation for Life After High School
Holly Noel,
Guided Pathways Travel Agency
11:30 – 12:45 p.m.
Turbulence – Transition | Organization Fair | Lunch
12:50 – 1:30 p.m.
CCS1: Concourse A
Building: Ghosh Science & Tech
Lecture Hall: ST*102
Classroom: ST*103
Building: Ghosh Science & Tech
Lecture Hall: ST*102
Classroom: ST*103
DJ 5Starr,
Virtually Flightless
Virtually Flightless
Josephus Thompson III,
Unlock the Power of Your Words at Your Words Are the Limit
CCS1: Concourse B
Building: Sullivan Hall
Lecture Hall: Eager Auditorium
Classroom: Sullivan 126
Building: Sullivan Hall
Lecture Hall: Eager Auditorium
Classroom: Sullivan 126
Johanna de Pena,
How to get your wheels up!
Brielle Bryant-Erales,
Navigating Your Flight Path: Preparation for Life After High School
CCS1: Concourse C
Building: Student Center
Lecture Hall: Blue Lounge
Classroom: North Room
Building: Student Center
Lecture Hall: Blue Lounge
Classroom: North Room
Francois Exilhomme,
The Gatekeeper: Navigating Code Switching in College Admissions
Holly Noel,
Guided Pathways Travel Agency
1:30 – 1:40 p.m.
Transition | Break
1:40 – 2:20 p.m.
CCS1: Concourse A
Building: Ghosh Science & Tech
Lecture Hall: ST*102
Classroom: ST*103
Building: Ghosh Science & Tech
Lecture Hall: ST*102
Classroom: ST*103
Holly Noel, Guided Pathways Travel Agency
Josephus Thompson III,
Unlock the Power of Your Words at Your Words Are the Limit
CCS1: Concourse B
Building: Sullivan Hall
Lecture Hall: Eager Auditorium
Classroom: Sullivan 126
Building: Sullivan Hall
Lecture Hall: Eager Auditorium
Classroom: Sullivan 126
Doug Jackson,
Pathway2Careers
Francois Exilhomme,
The Gatekeeper: Navigating Code Switching in College Admissions
CCS1: Concourse C
Building: Student Center
Lecture Hall: Blue Lounge
Classroom: North Room
Building: Student Center
Lecture Hall: Blue Lounge
Classroom: North Room
Lee Williams, Navigating through the Weather Forecast
Johanna de Pena, How to get your wheels up!
2:20-2:30 p.m.
Transition | Break
2:30 – 2:50 p.m.
Closing, Joint Session
- Where do you plan to land?
- Phylitia Jamerson, Executive Director of Early College, DESE
- Dr. Jamisa Williams, P2C Vice President of Schools Services & Innovation
- Announcements | Closing | Departures