3A: Fraudulent College Applicants and the Risks to Higher Education Location: Haydn - Temple Level
In this session, participants will learn more about “Ghost Applicants” and “Pell Runners” – these are scammers that are looking for financial gain by creating fraudulent applications for college admission and moving through the pipeline to enrollment and financial aid. Through the process developed in-house, CT State is able to predict the likelihood of an applicant being fake. The facilitators will show how the current model was developed, how rapidly it can change, and the impact on higher education.
Presenter: Sarah White, Interim Executive Director of Admissions Strategy and Operations, CT State Community College
3B: From Chatbots to ChatGPT and Beyond: Navigating AI's Role in Higher Education Location: Mozart - Mezzanine Level
Artificial Intelligence is changing how colleges and universities serve students and manage daily operations. From admissions and advising to classroom learning and campus planning, AI is helping to personalize experiences and make operations more efficient while also supporting decision-making. At the same time, institutions face important questions about readiness, equity, and policy. This session will give a clear overview of how AI is reshaping higher education and what it means for both student success and professional practice.
Presenters: Dr. Don Vescio, Professor of English, Worcester State University; Co-Chair MACH: MA AI Collaborative for Higher Ed Eric LePage, Acting Assistant Vice President, AI & EdTech Innovation, Bridgewater State University
3C: Five Steps to Building a Strengths-Based Team Location: Handel - Temple Level
Strengths-based leadership may sound like something easy to support, but to integrate this focus into your leadership style requires a different approach to working in teams and a new lens for how we frame the responsibilities and opportunities of supervision. This discussion will hope to inspire your thinking about ways to maximize talent already present on your team and expand opportunities to apply a strengths-based lens to build an engaging work environment.
Presenter: Cindy Kane, Associate Vice President, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education
3D: Transferology® and TES®: Simplify Transfer Location: Beethoven - Mezzanine Level
Transferology and TES from CollegeSource work together to help you create a more transfer-friendly environment. Transferology is a student-facing, nation-wide network available 24x7x365 online, providing students with fast answers regarding how their credits may transfer. TES draws on the CollegeSource database of more than 170 Million course descriptions, from over 175,000 catalogs. Your staff can research incoming credit, as well as conduct evaluations.
With Transferology and TES you can reach more students, save staff time, and provide quick answers to attract more transfer.
Presenter: John Panzica, Senior Transfer Solutions Specialist, CollegeSource
