Past Seminars

ICCTA offers regular seminars on issues of timely and special interest to community college trustees, presidents, and other advocates. A sampling of previous seminar topics is listed below. Some seminars may qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education general credit and professional responsibility hours for Illinois attorneys.

• Conducting an Effective CEO Search in a Competitive Market (September 2024)
• Community College Presidential Searches (September 2024)
• 2017 Legal, Legislative & Ethics Update
• 2016 Legal, Legislative & Ethics Update
• Aligning Governance & the College Community for Student Success
• Weaving Green Across Campus and Community
• Monetary Award Program Grants
• 2015 Legal, Legislative & Ethics Update
• Presidents, Trustees, and Ethics in Higher Education
• Civility in public service
• FY 16 budget presentation
• Baccalaureate Degree-Granting Authority at Community Colleges seminar
• Washington State BAS Degrees
• Baccalaureate Degrees in the Florida College System
• Applied Baccalureate Degrees in Illinois Community Colleges?
• Illinois: Can you fix it?
• Community college trustee elections: Petitions, procedure & ethics
• Governance Institute on Student Success
• SURS update on pension reform
• How community college trustees lead
• Community Colleges Today
• Retirement trends in the Illinois community college system
• How trustees perceive their role
• Trustee professional development
• 2012 Legal and Legislative Update
• Creating pathways for adult learners
• Globalizing college campuses
• Accelerating Opportunity initiative
• International study exchange
• Illinois: A demographic and educational profile
• Role of the board chair
• State Universities Retirement System
• Illinois Green Economy Network
• Diversity and Inclusion in Illinois Higher Education
  
• Why Ethics Matters, Part 1
  
• Why Ethics Matters, Part 2
  
• Generational differences
  
• Capital renewal & master planning
  
• Media training for trustees, Part 1
  
• Media training for trustees, Part 2
  
• National Legislative Summit
  
• Community College Accounting 101
  
• Community College Accounting 102
  
• Small board procedures
  
• The "paperless board"
  
• Student housing
  
• Bidding requirements
  
• Financial aid
  
• Capital funding
  
• Employee privacy
  
• High-tech partnerships
  
• School violence prevention