Let's Get REAL: Resources to Cultivate Resilience, Equity, and Learning in Community Colleges

Location: Roanoke, Virginia

Description: During the Virginia's Community Colleges 2024 New Horizons Conference, REL Appalachia staff presented and discussed research-based, actionable resources to build a culture of resilience, equity, and learning.

Audience: Conference attendees included educators and leaders from throughout the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Intended users of materials include educators, specifically, community college faculty and staff.

Speakers:

• Victoria Schaefer, REL Appalachia partnership lead, SRI International
• Ryoko Yamaguchi, REL Appalachia project co-lead, Plus Alpha Research & Consulting (PARC)
• Dhalia Henry-Tett, chief wellness officer, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
• Cynthia Deutsch, professor of psychology / social sciences program head, Central Virginia Community College
• Suzanne Ostling, associate vice president / chief student affairs officer, Mountain Gateway Community College
• Rebecca Vonderhaar, professor of sociology, Tidewater Community College