KAAN 2018 Annual State Conference
The annual KAAN conference provides an opportunity for members to convene in one location to collaborate, learn and share information with members of the association.
The 2018 conference was KAAN’s 25th!
Keynote Speaker
Jackie Vietti
Jackie is a retired educator who most notably served as Butler Community College’s president in El Dorado for two decades.
Besides serving as president of Butler Community College, Vietti has served as dean of instruction at Labette Community College and as Emporia State University’s interim president from June to December 2015.
She was also Kansas City Kansas Community College’s acting president from July 2017 to June 2018.
KAAN 2018 Conference Program
Kansas State University
Student Union, second floor
8:00-9:20 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
9:20-9:50 a.m. Welcome & KAAN Annual Meeting
10:00-10:50 a.m. Breakout Session I
11:00 -11:50 a.m. Breakout Session II
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-1:50 p.m. Keynote Presentation
Jackie Vietti
Former Acting President, Kansas
City Kansas Community College
Video: Vietti talks after her presentation about “KAANecting the Dots.”
2:00-2:50 p.m. Breakout Session III
3:00-3:30 p.m. Awards & Closing Remarks
Explore the KAAN 2018 Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session I
- It’s Not About the Nail: Mapping, Managing, and Monitoring Change and Crisis Nick X. Dean/Thomas Dean, Kansas State University/Children’s Division, Dept. of Social Services-State of Missouri
- The Art of Advancement: Creating a Core Competency Based Career Ladder for Academic Advisors Ashley Thomas and Bradford Cunningham, Kansas State University
- Shocker Pathway: Addressing Transfer Shock Jenna Randall, Wichita State University
- It Takes a Village…Advising at Cloud County Community College-Geary County Campus Cynthia Lamberty, Taryn Cipra, & Kim Wagner, Cloud County Community College
- Avoiding a Catastrophe: Navigating the pitfalls of a split advising model and working with faculty advisors Jared Burton, Morgan Mathews, Becca McKenzie, Kate Bergman, Dr. Downi Griner, & Kathy Landwehr, Emporia State University
- See photos, handouts, and slides from Breakout Session I
Breakout Session II
- Connecting Undecided/Exploratory Students to Majors & CareersKaytie Brozek and Angela Scott, Wichita State University
- Connecting with Military Affiliated Students: Part, Present, and FutureDominic Barnes and Fatima Jaghoori, Kansas State University
- Bridging Students’ Transitions between Institutions – Jump Start Program for Business Transfer Students Bente Janda/Miranda Cook, Kansas State University/University of Kansas
- Advising African American and Latinx Community College
Students: Impact on Retention and Persistence
Shawn Derritt, Kansas City Kansas Community College - The Advisee’s Perspective
Jordan Kiehl & Miranda Moore, Kansas State University - See photos, handouts, and slides from Breakout Session II
Breakout Session III
- Coming Full Circle: First Generation College Graduates as Academic Advisors Kathy Lillich, Kansas State University
- Advising for DUMMIES Robert Pettay, Kansas State University
- Better Together! Advising Relationships Between 2-year and 4-year Institutions and their Impact on Student Success Beth Stuewe/J.D. Koons, Kansas State University/Highland Community College
- KAANnectingthe.coms
Jenna Radtke, Fort Hays State University - Cultivating New Student Professionals for Next Generation
Engagement
Jessica Henault, Kansas State University - See photos, handouts, and slides from Breakout Session III