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Student Success and Retention Conference 2025

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Dezi Remington

Columbia Gorge Community College

ARIC Academic and Career Coordinator

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I was raised in the Gorge and went to CGCC as a teenager, now I am on the staff. I work under the Ford Family Foundation Grant for Improving Rural Male Outcomes.

1:30pm PST

(Optional & Added Cost) Navigating Conflict with Confidence: De-Escalation Strategies for Student Services Professionals St. Helens C & D

7:30am PST

Check-in/Registration & Breakfast Mt. Hood Foyer

8:30am PST

Welcome & Labor and Land Acknowledgement Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

9:00am PST

Opening Keynote: Creating Caring Campuses: It's easier than you Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

10:00am PST

Q&A with Keynote Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

10:15am PST

11:30am PST

Lunch Mt. Hood Foyer, St. Helens Foyer, Cascade Foyer, & Mt. Adams Foyer

12:45pm PST

Leveraging Social Activities to Increase Retention of First Year Students Mt. Hood B

1:45pm PST

2:55pm PST

Break (Dessert & Coffee) Mt. Hood Foyer

3:15pm PST

Awards Ceremony Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

3:35pm PST

Keynote: Purple Cow Leadership Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

4:40pm PST

Cocktail Networking Session (beer/wine/appetizers) Mt. Hood Foyer & Cascade Foyer

7:30am PST

Breakfast Mt. Hood Foyer

8:15am PST

Keynote Speaker: 10 Key Considerations in Higher Ed Today Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

8:50am PST

9:00am PST

The Messy Middle: The Joys and Challenges of Middle Management Cascade B

9:50am PST

10:00am PST

First Year Experience at PCC: Early Lessons in Scaling Holistic Support St. Helens B

10:50am PST

11:00am PST

Centering Students and Lived Expertise: Student Reflections and Recommendations Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

11:40am PST

Closing Remarks and Final Baskets Mt. Hood Ballroom A-D

12:00pm PST

End of Day 2 (lunch on own/depart) TBA