We are pleased to announce that Smarthinking has become a gold-level sponsor for this year's conference.  Smarthinking provides Institutions of higher education in the United States and around the world with online tutoring services to increase student achievement and improve student retention. They serve well over 1,000 institutions with a laser focus on the unique needs of each student. 

Thanks for being a sponsor of this year's conference!

J.P. McMillen, TCCIA President

The Texas Community College Instructional Administrators launch a new website.  The address for the website remains the same, but the look is new and the content has been updated.  Items to note include, conference updates, Ray Williams Award information, as well as our new member engagement tools (blogging, twitter, facebook, and our listserv through google groups). 

Please take a look:  http://www.tccia.org 

If you have any suggestions for the website, please feel free to send us a message at texas.tccia@gmail.com.

Reminders: 
TCCIA Summer Conference is June 3-5th - Horseshoe Bay Resort
Email texas.tccia@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in our organized golf outing before or after the tournament.
TCCIA Ray Williams Outstanding Leadership Award deadline has passed, but we will accept applications through next Friday. 

J.P. McMillen, President

June 3-5th
Horseshoe Bay Resort
Marble Falls, Texas

The Completion Agenda Texas Style
Keynote Speaker: 
Dr. Richard Rhodes, President of Austin Community College

This is a conference that helps you to address real issues that face us in our role as instructional leaders has been the purposeful focus of this conference.  Come join us for exposure to solid information on issues that matter, an opportunity to network with colleagues across the state, and for a Texas genuine good time.

Additional High Profile Speakers:
Ray Garcia, Texas Association of Community Colleges
McGregor Stephenson, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Featured Presentations on the following topics
Completion by Design
Developmental Education
Core Curriculum
Distance Education
SACS Accreditation Standards
P-16 Initiatives
Texas LEAP, a core curriculum initiative
Updates from the TCCIA State Relations Chair

Registration:
$200, includes summer conference as well as TCCIA membership dues.
If you wish to become member and not register for the summer conference, registration is $25 for the year.
For information on Membership/Conference Registration, contact:
 
Carla L. Dando, TCCIA Treasurer
Dean of Instruction
Lamar State College – Orange
410 Front Street,
Orange, Texas 77630
 
409-882-3976 (V)
409-882-3985 (F)
409-779-4716 (C)
Carla.Dando@lsco.edu

Hotel:
Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott
200 Hi Circle North
Horseshoe Bay, Texas 78657 USA
Phone:       1-830-598-8600
Fax:             1-830-598-8999
Toll-free:     1-866-799-5384
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/aushb-horseshoe-bay-resort-marriott/

When booking the hotel, ask for the "Texas Community College Instructional Administrators Assoc." rate.  The room rate is $150 per night.  The resort is a nice destination for any number of activities, including watersports, golf, and just relaxing in the Texas Hill Country.  For those interested in golf, attending the conference provides you with 1/2 price golf if you play after 1pm. 

More details to come. 

TCCIA RAY WILLIAMS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD

Sponsored by the Texas Community College Instructional Administrators (TCClA), the Ray Williams Outstanding Leadership Award is given annually to recognize instructional administrators, who exemplify leadership by:
1) making a substantial impact in the college's effectiveness
2) demonstrating creativity and innovation in his/her professional responsibilities
3) demonstrating sustained commitment to instructional issues and challenges
4) influencing a statewide initiative or project

It is the expectation that a recipient of this award has exerted influenceat the college level in one or more of the following areas:

1) institutional effectiveness

2) effective management

3) curriculum development

4) transformation of organizational environment

5) faculty development

Nominees must be an administrator in a Texas community college and may
likely hold one of the following positions: President, Chief Academic
Officer, Dean, Division Head, Director, Associate/Assistant Dean,
Department Chair, and Program Coordinator. There may be instructional
leaders with other titles, however, who would also qualify for this award
through their role and responsibilities, in relation to the criteria listed
above.  Current members of the TCCIA Board of Directors are not eligible
for nomination.

Nominations are to be made by April 13 to the Awards Committee. Award
recommendations will be made on or before April 27 to the TCCIA Executive
Committee from the Awards Committee. Executive Committee approval will be
given by May 4 to the Awards Committee.

Click here for the nomination form:  Ray Williams Nomination Form