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25^th Annual TNADE Conference

From Traditionalists to Millenials: A Renaissance in Student Learning

Renaissance Center
Dickson, TN
October 28-30, 2009
Call for Proposals deadline Extended

Opening Reception
A Taste of Cultures

October 28
6:30-8:00
Join Us for
Music, Food, and Fun

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A message from the President
Dr. Johnanna Grimes, TNADE President

It is fall 2009, and all roads lead to the Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN. This is the destination for professionals from around the state who will gather to exchange ideas, be reinvigorated, and celebrate 25 years of dedication to the ideal that all students deserve access to higher education and opportunities to excel.   The Renaissance Center, a space for reflection and creativity, is  the location for the 2009 TNADE Conference, which has as its theme “From Traditionalists to Millenials:  A Renaissance in Student Learning.”  The members of your executive board have planned a conference that will be both stimulating and motivating. The conference will celebrate the work of those who have contributed many years of their professional lives to helping students gain access to higher education, professionals  who have led the way in utilizing innovative strategies geared to assisting all students to matriculate successfully toward graduation.  

 In the April newsletter, I shared with you the name of our keynote speaker, Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, President of the Commission on Colleges for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, whose address will be delivered during the luncheon on Thursday, October 29, 2009. In addition, we have been fortunate to add to our roster of speakers Dr. Carlette Harden, currently the interim dean of the College of Education at Austin Peay State University, for the general session on Thursday morning. It is particularly fitting that Dr.Hardin will be with us as we mark this anniversary. Anyone familiar with the history of TNADE is aware of the central role Dr. Hardin played in the state during our formative years and later on at the national level in Developmental Education, as well as the role she continues to play with her focus on those strategies that work in the classroom. To close our conference, we are fortunate to have engaged the considerable talents of Dr. David Tiller, a professor, educator, professional  trainer, and motivational speaker, whose presentations are guaranteed to get his audience engaged and energized.

The conference begins on Wednesday afternoon, October 28th with the  preconference led by Dr. Robbie Melton, Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the Tennessee Board of Regents and the primary strategist for e-learning globally. Dr. Melton, an enthusiastic proponent of e-learning, will share with us the latest in technological applications designed to stimulate the learning of all students, from those who come from the most traditional of classrooms, regardless of the era, to those who have been labeled the millenials among us. She will leave us convinced that with the appropriate pedagogical approach and training, we too will be able to incorporate these new applications into our classrooms.

Lest you become concerned that we have neglected your desire and need for entertainment, along  with your intellectual excursion, do not fear.  Following Wednesday’s pre-conference, attendees will be treated to a laser show in the CyberSphere. This show will be followed by an extraordinary visual and culinary journey as attendees experience a diversity of flavors reflecting the Caribbean, West African, American, Native American, and Scottish cultures, among others, representing the faculty, staff and students that define our institutions of higher learning in Tennessee. 

Now, we do not want to be the only ones having all the fun that goes into planning for and participating in such a conference as well as other activities of the organization, now and in the future. There are several ways in which you can play a role as well. First, we desire your presence; please put us on your calendar, if we are not already there, for October. 28 – 30, 2009. Second, do you remember that idea that you were dying to share with others, but you were too busy to write down on a proposal form? What about those pilots of redesign, funded or unfunded—we would love to hear more about those as well. We have good news--It is not too late; there is still room for more proposals.  That deadline has been extended to September 30, 2009. You may send them to me (jlgrimes@tnstate.edu).

This is not the end of your opportunities; there are several positions on the board that are open this year.  Please consider nominating someone for those positions, or why not nominate yourself!! The survival of the organization rests with its members.  Those students who are to come, and if this fall’s enrollment is any indication, they will come, still need your expertise and the opportunities this organization offers to share ideas. Please consider using your considerable talents as a member of the executive board. The nomination form may be found in this newsletter.  We look forward to seeing you in Dickson October 28 – 30!