The Schedule

Conference Registration

Location: Main Street Grill Foyer

New Professional Workshop: Agenda Schedule

Location: Grand Ballroom ABC

Agenda for New Professionals

8:30 - 9:00 Participants Check-In

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome and Overview

9:10 - 9:30 Remembering our Past-Our History

9:30 - 10:20 (10:30) Kahoot -TRIO Trivia

10:35 - 10:55 Session Needed

11:00 - 11:20 S.E.L. (?) (Upward Bound UBMS background)

11:25 - 12:00 Know Your Role (interacting with others)

12:00 - 12:15 Meet and Greet the MKN & EOA Board Members

12:20 - 12:30 Closing

Pre-Conference Workshop: Enneagram Session with Jim Gum

Location: Rockhill

Open Plenary: MKN Hall of Fame Induction & Opening Speaker: Dr. Pearson

Location: Grand Ballroom DEFG

Concurrent Session #1

Location: Roanoke

Trauma-informed Education Dr. Ferial Pearson

Concurrent Session #2

Location: Seville I

Working Better Together: TRIO/GEAR UP and the College Advising Corps Chris Beggs

College Advising Corps works to increase the number of low-income, first-generation college, and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete higher education. We do this through two innovative program models. Our in-school model places well-trained, recent college graduates from our 34 partner universities as full-time college advisers in high schools across the nation. As you can see, we are in a unique position to partner with your program to meet shared objectives. We also love to hire your graduates to work in our program full-time. IN this session, you'll receive an overview of the College Advising Corps, hear first-hand how we partner with TRIO/Gear Up programs to accomplish shared goals, and refer your upcoming graduates to high-impact, entry-level full-time positions in education.

Presentation Documents:

KSCAC Info Session

Concurrent Session #3

Location: Rockhill

Coaching Plans: Empowering Students Through Goal Setting Erika Sterup

We’re all more motivated to work toward goals we determined for ourselves. Learn about one program’s process for turning needs assessments into productive conversations about goals, supporting students’ growth process, and documenting progress using a strengths-based coaching model.

Presentation Documents:

Academic Coaching Plan Form

Coaching Plan Meeting Prompts

Coaching Plans Presentation

Concurrent Session #4

Location: Union Hill

Giving Youth a Voice Through Advocacy Selma DeAnda Gallegos

How do you teach youth to advocate for TRIO and GEAR UP Programs? What tools do they need to be successful advocators? In this presentation, I will give a demonstration presentation that pre-college professionals can utilize with their young students. Together, we will go over the importance of advocacy for the TRIO Programs and GEAR UP Programs. Then we will go over how these programs are funded and how to receive the support of the people in Congress. Lastly, this session will include an interactive activity that will serve as a resource guide for TRIO and GEAR UP professionals.

Presentation Documents:

Concurrent Session #5

Location: Southmoreland

Using Technology to Enhance Your TRIO/GEAR UP Program: 2022 Edition Mike Conley

Technology is ubiquitous, touching almost every part of our lives, our communities, and our homes. Yet most TRIO programs lag far behind when it comes to integrating technology into our programs. Properly used, technology can help TRIO personnel change the way services are provided and can enhance the relationship between our programs’ staff and students. In this workshop participants will: 1) gain a better understanding of free/low-cost apps that will increase productivity, student engagement, and program visibility; and 2) will learn practical examples of how to implement these technologies into our TRIO programs

State Meetings

Fair Share Form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W1IoMYKyCMjTZhdwW0n0BItsBVaiq6C7/view

Missouri State Meeting

Location: Union Hill

Kansas State Meeting

Location: Southmoreland

Nebraska State Meeting

Location: Roanoke

Conference Registration

Location: Main Street Grill Foyer

Breakfast Plenary - MKN President Beth Jacobson

Location - Grand Ballroom DEFG

Presentation Documents:

Connecting through Stories

Concurrent Session #6

Location: Roanoke

Using STEM Tech for Recruitment & Engagement in Pre-College Programs Whitney Wolk Maddux

Concurrent Session #7

Location: Seville I

Engaging Student Groups (Engaged Learning = Effective Learning) Kolton Lynn (Paradigm Shift)

When students fully engage in content, they remember it longer. Whether virtually or in-person, our team has developed engagement strategies that have raised student engagement levels in programs around the country. In this topic, we share our best engagement techniques and activities that will excite students to learn. Engaged learning = effective learning.

Concurrent Session #8

Location: Rockhill

Be Comfortable with What We Don't Know While Striving to Engage and Learn Gregory York Roberts

A book review on inclusion. Jennifer Brown has an inclusion model that provides ideas, guidance, and directions when serving on diversity committees and when being an advocate in your variety of roles that you serve at your institutions. This model suggests that we seek to learn how we can improve our knowledge, skills, and competencies to better support our colleagues, the institutions we serve, and the people around us. The stages of the model illustrate how anyone can begin to shift their thinking, gain new perspectives, use their voice, and take meaningful action to create cultures of belonging.

Concurrent Session #9

Location: Union Hill

Best Practices of Financial Literacy and Education Cheryl Rauh

In 2008, the Higher Education Act implemented new requirements for financial and economic literacy education and counseling. At that time, the Pell Institute and the University of Southern California conducted an exploratory study of the TRIO financial education landscape, finding few programs aligned with best practices of financial education. This session seeks to update TRIO professionals on current research in financial education and literacy and best practices they can assure are built into their own programs to better support student development of financial skills and knowledge. Core topics will be timing, frequency, and resources for programming.

Concurrent Session #10

Location: Southmoreland

Supporting Students and Mentees Who Have Impostor Syndrome Dr. Ferial Pearson

In this workshop, participants will learn how to recognize Impostor Syndrome in themselves and others, and which strategies to use to support students and/or mentees in overcoming it.

Concurrent Session #11

Location: Grand Ballroom

MKN Heartland McNair Research Conference Planning Meeting

Program Roundtables

SSS - Student Support Services (4 Year)

Location: Rockhill

SSS - Student Support Services (2 Year)

Location: Union Hill

Upward Bound

Location: Southmoreland

Talent Search

Location: Plaza 1

McNair Scholars Program

Location: Roanoke

Educational Opportunity Center

Location: Westport

Upward Bound Math & Science

Location: Seville I

GEAR UP

Location: Seville II

Veterans Upward Bound

Location: Grand Ballroom A

Lunch Plenary

Location: Grand Ballroom DEFG

Speaker - Shawna Pena Downing - Interactive Lunch:

Participants will embrace their creativity type while Shawna shares on the topic of the amusement of art.

Concurrent Session #12

Location: Roanoke

How to Conquer Student Apathy & Build Generational Wealth for All TRIO Students Eric Ursich (Academic Tutoring & Test Prep)

Nearly two years of isolation has taught us that apathy has made it much more difficult for our students to achieve their true potential. Because our mission as TRiO professionals is to ensure that our students continue to be successful, it is imperative that we help our students not only socially and emotionally but also through rebuilding and strengthening their core academic foundations. Please join us for a demonstration on how to conquer student apathy while having a lasting & positive impact on your students’ future. From tutoring, to study skills, to executive functioning, to financial literacy, to life coaching, to proven ACT and SAT test-taking strategies - come learn how you can level the playing field and help your students thrive.

Concurrent Session #13

Location: Seville I

Connect to Your Learning Processes and Experience Better Communication, Commitment, and Courage in Your Program Joel Johnston (Let Me Learn)

Discover how Learning Processes (NOT personality, “strengths,” or interests) effectively impact your students and your program staff. Connect to personalized strategies developed from research AND 25+ years of experience with Learning Processes. Access a web-based tool that identifies, quantifies, and assesses the degree to which students naturally use their Learning Processes. It reveals how students’ self-directed use of their cognition (thought processes), conation (social behaviors), and affection (emotional reactions) interact to affect their academic performance.

Concurrent Session #14

Location: Rockhill

Building an Effective Recruitment Calendar for SSS Krystal Rice

In this presentation, participants will learn a step-by-step process for building a recruitment calendar 6-10 months out from on-boarding. Together we'll discuss tips for partnering with your institution and admissions, using machines to handle your light work, and creating a procedure process to maximum department sustainability. Participants will receive a recruitment calendar template to work from on their own.

Presentation Documents:

Building A Recruitment Timeline_MKN Conference 22

Concurrent Session #15

Location: Union Hill

Facilitating Student Management of Weekly Goals and Empowering Students for Success Margaret Shull

We require the use of weekly goal sheets to increase students’ productivity and their confidence in setting and achieving goals. Initially, these goal sheets are a collaborative effort between the staff and the students with staff reading the goal sheets and communicating weekly with the students. The hope is that after taking the training wheels off, the students will ride into the future having inculcated this tool for their future success.

Concurrent Session #16

Location: Southmoreland

TRIO Leadership and You Yosh Wagoner, Shauntelle Thompson, & Beth Jacobson

Want to get involved within the MKN leadership or serve on the board and don't know where to start? Come check out this session to get some insight from current board members. Speakers will discuss their experience within the MKN leadership and beyond!

General Assembly Meeting

Location: Grand Ballroom DEFG

Link Here for packet: MKN General Assembly 2022 Agenda

Kansas Summer Food Services Program

Location: Roanoke

President's Reception

Location: President's Suite

Chapter Banquet: TRIO Achiever's Recognition

Location: Grand Ballroom DEFG

Virtual Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89215338240?pwd=ZEh4YysyaC8rd0RXTDlFQnFsVm9IQT09

Raffle - Fundraiser

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Breakfast Buffet

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Closing Breakfast Plenary

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Representative Sharice Davids

Representative Davids will discuss topics such as TRIO Funding, PELL Grants and loan forgiveness, changes in higher education beyond our states, and ways to advocate amongst our congressional representation.

EOA President, Ronnell DuBose

Presentation Documents:

EOA Updates -MKN Presentation

COE Director of Congressional Affairs, Zack Farmer