Hartnell College Student Success Conference: Transformation for Student Success
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - Faculty
Friday, August 22, 2025 - All Campus
Hartnell College Student Center, Main Campus
The theme for this year's conference is Transformation for Student Success. Designed to enhance academic excellence and support student success across our college community, this two-day event will offer professional development opportunities for all Hartnell College faculty, administrators, and staff.
This year's conference will feature:
- Inspiring keynote speakers
- Engaging breakout sessions
- Collaborative discussions that foster unity and reinforce our shared commitment to student achievement and educational excellence
Your participation is valuable and will significantly contribute to our collective pursuit of academic and community success.
For accessibility or accommodation requests, please contact Alma Arriaga at aarriaga@hartnell.edu or (831) 770-6166.
2025 Agenda
Faculty
Meet and Greet
Light Breakfast will be provided
Location: Steinbeck Hall
Academic Senate Update
Kelly Locke
Location: Steinbeck Hall
RSI
Tina Esparza
Location: Steinbeck Hall
Keynote Speaker
Trudy Radtke
Location: Steinbeck Hall
Trudi Radtke is a believer in education technology, open access advocacy, and Al integration. As an Open access advocate and researcher Trudi served as the lead editor for over 100 open access textbooks and advocated for open access policies at the state, federal, and international level including crafting policy briefs for U.S. Congress and driving systemic change through equitable access policies. As a technologist, AI literacy researcher, and AI Fellow at the state chancellor’s office Trudi's main research focus is the critical expansion of digital literacy and the role it plays in creating informed and empowered citizens. Their commitment to equity, accessibility, and innovation reflects both their professional achievements and personal journey as a first-generation college graduate and lifelong learner.
Break
RSI: Understanding and Implementing ACCJC Standards
Presenters: Tina Esparza and Cheryl O’Donnel
Location: Building D, Room 279
Explaining RSI and the latest ACCJC rubric for online classes. We will review expectations for meeting RSI requirements and the timeline for implementation. This will be hosted by the DE Committee.
Zoom Retention - 411 Session
Presenters: Paul Chen and Jacob Jun
Location: Building D, Room 277
Zoom is managed by the Chancellor’s Office Tech Center on behalf of the California
Community Colleges. This October the Tech Center will be implementing a retention
policy for Zoom. Learn about what this means to you, how you can use the three D’s
to
manage your recordings and what integration between box and zoom can do for you.
DSPS
Presenter: Kevin O'Haire
Location: Building D, Room 275
Join Hartnell's Department of Supportive Programs and Services (DSPS) for a discussion on the programs and services available to our students with disabilities on campus. Topics will include student eligibility guidelines, accommodations, testing, DSPS services, program data and statistics, and UDL best practices.
Event Planning 101: A Guide to Hosting Successful Campus Events
Presenter: Melvin Jimenez
Location: Building D261
Join the Office of Student Life for an interactive workshop designed to equip faculty and staff with the essential tools and best practices for planning and executing successful campus events. From reserving spaces and securing resources to promoting your event and engaging students, this session will provide step-by-step guidance to ensure a seamless event planning experience.
Evaluation for Probationary Faculty and Peers
Presenters: Kelly Locke and Nancy Schur-Beymer
Location: Building D, Room 267
Observations, reports, student appraisals, the tenure timeline. It can seem overwhelming! This session spells out the newly approved tenure review process for both probationary faculty and their peer evaluators.
Break
Discussion of the RSI Scorecard and Expectations
Presenter: Tina Esparza
Location: Building D, Room 279
The DE Committee is in the process of developing a scorecard for ranking online classes to help faculty self-assess whether their classes meet ACCJC RSI standards. This discussion about the scorecard and expectations will be facilitated by the DEC members so that faculty can provide input and feedback.
Let’s ChatGpt About It
Presenter: Chelsy Pham
Location: Building D, Room 277
Wondering what all the chatter about chatgpt is about? A hands-on experience with
one of the most popular GPTs. Learn about the do’s and don’ts on AI tools. Come have
some fun and hear about the Learning and Innovation Center’s AI Community of
Practice.
DSPS
Presenter: Kevin O'Haire
Location: Building D, Room 275
Join Hartnell's Department of Supportive Programs and Services (DSPS) for a discussion on the programs and services available to our students with disabilities on campus. Topics will include student eligibility guidelines, accommodations, testing, DSPS services, program data and statistics, and UDL best practices.
Desire Pathways: What Our Students are Trying to Tell us
Presenter: Jason Hough
Location: Building D, Room 261
Explore our campuses and you will see walkways developed through constant use: not
designated sidewalks, but preferred paths our students use to get from Point A to
Point B. Come learn more about the phenomenon of desire pathways, its cross-application
to
higher education, and how this can help you reimagine your teaching methods and class
structure.
Course Dog Curriculum System Learn about the new curriculum system rolling out now!
Presenter: Kelly Locke
Location: Building D, Room 267
Revising courses and programs? Fulfilling your discipline approval responsibilities? Searching for course outline and program information? This session will help get you started.
Lunch and HCFA Recognition Pins
Location: Steinbeck Hall
HCFA Update
Presenter: Nancy Schur-Beymer
Location: Steinbeck Hall
Transition to Building D
Accessibility for Online Classes
Presenters: Tina Esparza and Lindsey Bertomen
Location: Building D, Room 279
This session will cover the basics on ADA accessibility for online classes and allow faculty to learn about new tools and ask questions.
Google Workspace/MS365/ Cyber Security
Presenters: Zo Qazi and Paul Chen
Location: Building D, Room 277
Learn about the google workspace changes, cyber threats, and upcoming office 365
updates.
Student Mental Health
Presenter: Jacob Maciel
Location: Building D, Room 275
How to work with students experiencing mental health stressors.
Personal Finance
Presenter: Travis Williams
Location: Building D, Room 261
This is a sample of the non-credit personal finance course that we now offer (BUS-660). We will cover Roth and Traditional IRAs, investments, and life insurance in this session.
Intervention in Action: Partnering to Propel Student Success
Presenter: Gabriela López
Location: Building D, Room 267
Join us for an interactive session to explore ways to collaborate with the Student Success Specialists at El Centro. Support student retention and persistence in your course through tailored interventions in partnership with your meta major specialist. Engage in data-informed dialogue about successful outcomes thus far and explore ideas for new collaborations based on the needs of our students.
Break
Open Lab Session
Presenter: Tina Esparza
Location: Building D, Room 279
Get last minute help with Canvas to prep your classes! The DE Committee is hosting an open lab hour for you to ask questions and get tips on how to use Canvas effectively for any class; online, hybrid and web-enhanced.
Let’s talk about the F word - Fraud
Presenters: Lindsey Bertomen and Chelsy Pham
Location: Building D, Room 277
Update on what the campus is doing about the bad actors and tools for faculty to report suspected activity.
“You saw me after the sentence” - Supporting Justice Impacted Students
Presenter: Brenda Jones
Location: Building D, Room 275
Humanize the topic of Justice Impacted students in higher education and introduce why this conversation matters.
Takeaways from the Great Teachers Seminar
Presenter: Travis Williams
Location: Building D, Room 261
Come hear from participants of Hartnell’s first annual Great Teachers Seminar as they share their experiences and highlight new ideas they plan to bring into their teaching.
Zumba y Más
Presenter: Johnny Perez
Location: Small Gym
In this workshop we will Zumba our square roots off along with creating community as we prepare to impact the lives of our students this Fall.
All-Campus
Casual Meet and Greet
Location: Steinbeck Hall
Coffee and Snacks
Faculty sign in for attendance records
Welcome/State of the College
Presenter: Michael Gutierrez, Superintendent/President
Location: Student Center Common Area
Theme: Transformation for Student Success
Remarks from the Vice President of Student Affairs
Presenter: Sandra Guzman
Location: Student Center Common Area
Professional Learning Center
Presenters: Janet Flores and Marianne Fontes
Location: Student Center Common Area
Health and Benefits
Location: Student Center Common Area
Welcome New Employees
Location: Student Center Common Area
Video and Student Testimonial - My Path to a Brighter Future
Presenter: Erica Carriedo - Student
Location: Student Center Common Area
Update from the Hartnell College Foundation
Location: Student Center Common Area
Break
Keynote Speaker: Debbie Hanson
Location: Student Center Common Area
Debbie Hanson is an experienced scholar-practitioner specializing in racial equity in higher education. She currently serves as an Associate Director at the University of Southern California’s Race and Equity Center, where her work focuses on supporting higher education practitioners in leveraging their own agency to serve racial equity. Her portfolio includes designing and implementing professional development curricula, facilitating campus-based institutes, and advising on race-conscious institutional assessment strategies. She regularly collaborates with faculty, staff, and leadership to identify policies, practices, and structures exacerbating racial inequity and developing contextualized, sustainable, race-conscious change.
Prior to joining the Race and Equity Center, Debbie worked at the Center for Urban Education, where she contributed to the development of Estela Bensimon’s nationally recognized Equity Scorecard process. She holds a Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs from the University of Southern California and a Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Applied Writing from St. Cloud State University. Debbie is also in the final lap of her Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership at Florida State University. Her dissertation is titled “Examining How Equity-Producing Community College Instructors Engage in Racial-Noticing.”
Lunch
Location: Student Center Common Area and Steinbeck Hall
Moving Students towards Post-Graduation Success: Interactive Activity
Location: Student Center Common Area
Faculty and Staff: Area Meetings
Location: Check with your area VP or Dean
New Employee Meet and Greet and Social Hour
Location: Between Building D and E
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