Alternative Pathways to Academic Credit

MAY 26, 2020 at 11:00 AM EST

Laura Hunter, Nichols College

Laura has worked in higher education for a little over a decade, spending the majority of her time working with non-traditional and adult learners returning to complete associate and bachelor's degrees. Her experience includes academic advising and student success, strategic recruitment and enrollment services, and curriculum development. She believes in helping students explore every possible avenue to earn academic credit for life and work experience

April 28th, 2020 at 11:00am

Food Insecurity at the University of Vermont:

Prevalence and Pathways Forward

Nicole Reilly - Registered Dietitian

Dining Services (Sodexo)

University of Vermont

Serves at a co-chair for the UVM Food Insecurity Working Group. She is passionate about educating students about how their food choices affect their health and well-being and is an advocate for increasing access of healthy and nutritious foods to all. Nicole completed her bachelor’s degree at UVM, Dietetic Internship at Long Island University: C.W. Post, and her master’s in Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University. She is pleased to share the work that UVM has been engaged with to improve food security among the campus community.

Meredith Niles - Assistant Professor

Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences

University of Vermont

Dr. Niles research focuses on the intersection of food systems, health, and environment from a behavioral science and policy perspective. She examines how climate change affects food systems and food security globally, as well as potential food and agriculture system pathways for improving health and environmental outcomes. Dr. Niles holds a B.A in political science with honors in environmental studies from The Catholic University of America and a PhD in ecology with a focus on human ecology and environmental policy from the University of California- Davis. She was a Sustainability Science post-doctorate fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government where she explored smallholder farmer experiences with climate change and food security.

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April 14th, 2020 at 11:00am EST.

Our first conversation will be on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting transfer policies at 2-year and 4-year institutions across New England.

We'll be discussing the results of a survey that was emailed to our membership last week.

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NEACAC's Two-year Colleges Committee and the New England Transfer Association (NETA) are proud to co-sponsor a pre-conference workshop at MASCA's Spring Conference.

The workshop aims to be a robust discussion highlighting the current options that New England's two year colleges offer students.

Topics include:

• Building Transfer Pathways – Transfer as an Enrollment Initiative

• Community College as Choice – Finding the Right Pathway for High School Students

• Understanding Transfer Pathways Across New England

Friday, February 28, 2020

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Speaker Bios

You have a New Year's resolution to add more professional development to your calendar but what if the groundhog sees his shadow and there are six more weeks of winter? No need to worry because NETA is offering a Winter Webinar, so curl up with a blanket and your laptop and join us!

Esteban Garcia

Associate Bursar

Southern Connecticut University

Esteban Garcia is the Associate Bursar at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) and currently serves as the co-chair of the Undocumented Students Support Team at SCSU. As leader of the undocumented students support team, Esteban has helped SCSU respond to the needs of students by identifying and breaking down barriers faced by undocumented students and their families; engaging the campus community in conversations about immigration issues, and educating the community about the realities of being an immigrant in the United States; and advocating for policies that support students at the campus, state, and national levels.

Some of Esteban’s accomplishments at SCSU include partnering with immigrant rights groups to deliver UndocuPeer training sessions for Faculty, Staff, and Student Leaders. Presenting at the College Board’s “Prepárate 2019” conference in San Antonio, TX. Creating an extensive website that has been a model for other institutions in Connecticut. Developing a deportation protocol to assist students and their family members. Hosting an educators conference attended by more than 100 K-12 and Higher Education professionals, testifying in front of the Connecticut Legislature advocating for a financial aid bill, and participating in a town hall discussion with Senator Richard Blumenthal on the effects of Trump Administration’s decision to rescind DACA.