UpcomingASPIRE 2020 Virtual Conference
- ASPIRE 2020
September 28, 2020 - September 30, 2020
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
The 44th Annual ASPIRE Conference
Due to the evolving situation surrounding COVID-19 and its associated travel & gathering restrictions, the 2020 ASPIRE Conference will be held in a virtual format.
The Conference will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Prior to the conference, all fully registered and paid attendees will receive access to the agenda and Zoom links.
A Tentative Agenda will be posted soon.
SAVE THE DATE for the POST-CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES:
- Talent Search & EOC Proposal Workshop – No charge for ASPIRE Project members, $300 for non-members
- Feedback on Proposals – Additional $100 Reading charge (Up to 3 sections)
Tentative Agenda
ASPIRE 2020 Virtual Conference
| ALL TIME ZONES Central Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 28th | ||||
| 9:00 - 9:50 | Newcomers Bring your Breakfast | |||
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Regional Business Meeting I | |||
| 11:15 - 12:05 | Welcome Remarks NDSU President | |||
| Keynote Address: Rockell Bartoli | ||||
| 12:00 - 1:30 | VENDOR ROOMS OPEN | |||
| 1:30 - 2:20 | Plenary I Roundtable - Tessa Gould, Cassie Folk | |||
| 2:30 - 3:20 | Concurrent Session I | |||
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Plenary II COE Sari Byerly Board Chair & Maureen Hoyler President | |||
| 4:40 - 5:00 | Candidate Forum Q&A | |||
| Tuesday, September 29th | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Concurrent II | |||
| 11:00 - 11:50 | State Business Meetings | |||
| 12:00 - 12:50 | Vendor Room | |||
| 1:00 - 1:50 | HOT TOPIC | |||
| 2:30- 3:30 | Plenary III/Program Info Exchange/Roundtable | |||
| 3:45 - 4:30 | Concurrent III | |||
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Awards Banquet | |||
| Wednesday, September 30th | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Plenary IV: Department of Education Updates | |||
| 10:50 - 11:40 | Regional Business II and induction of new officers | |||
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Development Awards | |||
| 12:15- 1:00 | Conference Presentation 2021; Reflection; Closing Remarks | |||
| 1:00-1:55 | Vendor Rooms Open | |||
| 2:00 - 6:00 | Board Meeting | |||
| Thursday, October 1st | ||||
| 8:30 - 5:00 | Hard to Reach Populations - $400 open nation-wide | |||
| Friday, October 2nd | ||||
| 8:00 - 5:00 | Hard to Reach Populations | |||
| 2020-10-07 00:00:00 | ||||
| 9:00 - 2:00 | ASPIRE Leadership Institute - Tentative | |||
| 2020-10-17 00:00:00 | ||||
| 12:00 - 5:00 | Grant Writing: EOC & Talent Search | |||
| 2020-10-19 00:00:00 | ||||
| 8:00 - 5:00 | Grant Writing: EOC & Talent Search |
ASPIRE Service Project
This year the ASPIRE Social Justice Committee service project will be centering the Native American student population of North Dakota by raising money to support Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC) which houses a TRIO Talent Search program.
CCCC, or Little Hoop in the Dakota language, is a tribal college that serves the Spirit Lake Dakota reservation community. The Spirit Lake reservation is located in Benson County, ND which has double the US Poverty Rate at close to 30%. CCCC averages 200 students per semester; in general, a CCCC student is a 27 year-old female Native American single mother, who usually works full-time. Endemic poverty, historical trauma, lack of preparedness and confidence, and the resurging drug epidemic are all factors that impact the success of CCCC students – and now the pandemic!
Please consider making a donation in any amount to Cankdeska Cikana Community College by visiting this link: http://www.littlehoop.edu/donate/donations.html and clicking on the “donate” button on the bottom of the page.
Your donations will go to the “CCCC COVID-19 Angel Fund” that provides CCCC students with $25 gift cards for food, supplies, gas, etc. to three local tribal vendors. Your donations will contribute to the success, retention, and livelihood of Native students at CCCC.
Venue: ASPIRE Zoom
Venue Website: aspireonline-org.zoom.us
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Only paid registrations will receive the Zoom links.
