CCI Live

Virtual Events for CCI Alumni

CCI LIVE: Cultivating Motivation and Finding Opportunity in Adversity

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Date:

Saturday, December 12, 2020 from 9:00am until 12:05:pm Eastern Time (Washington, DC)
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Description:

In this conference, CCI alumni will hear from several leaders in different fields about their strategies for staying motivated to learn, to lead, to innovate, and to help others in challenging times. They will also learn how to strengthen their own ability to recognize – and make the most of – the opportunities that can be found in adversity.

Schedule Overview:

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Representatives from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) will provide welcome remarks.
9:15 – 9:55 a.m.
Keynote – Why Hire a Crisis?
David Golden, Allen & Ruth Harris Chair of Excellence in the College of Business & Technology at East Tennessee State University
Keynote speaker David Golden will use personal stories and strategic frames to lead the group through an exercise of reflection that helps them internalize steps to build resiliency and yield insight in the face of adversity that fuels personal growth.

9:55 – 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 – 11:20 a.m.
Design Thinking to Address Challenges
Dr. Juan Carlos Rivas, Associate Director for the Changemaker Hub at the University of San Diego
An important aspect of resilience involves developing a flexible way of thinking about challenge and adversity and being able to solve problems in an innovative way. Design thinking is a great tool to help generate options, test strategies, and get feedback to help develop a new business or program or even get unstuck and problem solve life’s challenges.

Through reflective activities and small group discussions, CCI alumni will 1) learn about design thinking mindsets that can be put into action to work with ambiguity and adversity, 2) do an assessment of current constraints and challenges (personal or project related), and 3) practice some design abilities and tools to address a current challenge.

11:20 – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Adversity as Teacher: Discovering Purpose, Perspective, and Possibility
Susan de Silva, Professional Coach and Founder of The Silva Coach
CCI alumni will learn about how we can ignite more personal energy to thrive in the face of challenging external circumstances, and about the power of Purpose Statements. CCI alumni will receive a template framework to help them establish and take actionable steps to pursue their professional and personal goals.
12:00 – 12:05 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Representatives from Northern Virginia Community College will provide closing remarks to thank conference organizers, speakers, and alumni, and to direct CCI alumni to additional CCI and ECA alumni opportunities.

 

Understanding Disability and Building Inclusive & Interdependent Communities

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Date:

Monday, November 16, 2020 at 9:00am Eastern Time (Washington, DC)
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Description:

Talila A. Lewis
Lawyer, Advocate & Author
Disability is a natural part of the human experience. In addition, people who are deprived of opportunities, resources or safety, for example, experience disability at higher rates than people in well-resourced and safe communities. Discrimination against disabled people harms all of us, especially people in marginalized communities. There are laws, policies, practices and advocacy that safeguard the rights of disabled people and ensure that disabled people have access, resources and support needed to survive and thrive.

This session will offer various perspectives on disability and ableism; provide information about disability rights and trends in disability advocacy; and offer concrete ways that people around the globe can ensure that disabled people are valued and centered in all types of advocacy. Participants will learn how to identify ways to expand existing structures to be more inclusive of disabled people and create new methods of inclusivity.

 
 

Understanding Misinformation: How to Recognize and Stop the Spread of False Information

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Date:

Monday, September 14, 2020 at 9:00am Eastern Time (Washington, DC)
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Description:

Misinformation is a challenging and global issue that can have a real impact on people’s daily lives, but it can often be difficult to recognize or understand. Why does it exist, how does it spread, and what can we do about it? At this webinar, you will gain a deeper understanding of what misinformation is and how you can recognize it. We will explore the forms misinformation can take, where it appears, and how it spreads. We will also learn about strategies and techniques that you can use to stop the spread of misinformation and fake news online.

About your Presenter:
Sarah Morris
Head, Instruction and Engagement, Subject Librarian for English, Emory University

As the Head of Instruction and Engagement, Sarah Morris leads and plans library educational programs and engagement initiatives and works with librarians, faculty, and other Emory campus partners to support student learning and student success. Sarah also works with the English Department and offers support around information literacy instruction, outreach and events, research, and library collection development.

Prior to joining the Emory Libraries, Sarah worked as an assessment librarian at the University of Texas at Austin and as a first-year experience librarian at Loyola University Chicago. Sarah also has a background in museum education and educational consulting and is the co-founder of an educational nonprofit called Nucleus Learning Network.

Sarah’s current research interests revolve around media literacy education and misinformation. She has worked on a number of collaborative media literacy education projects with partners including the Mozilla Foundation, ACRL, and Global Voices NewsFrames. She is currently active with the Credibility Coalition and EveryLibrary. Aside from her interests in media literacy education, Sarah is also interested in high school to college student transitions, digital citizenship, and interdisciplinary approaches to information literacy education.

 
 

Continuing Your Project During a Crisis

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Date:

Monday, August 17, 2020 at 9:00am Eastern Time (Washington, DC)
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Description:

How to manage a project during a global health crisis is not something we’ve practiced, but even in these difficult times, we all want our projects to succeed. In this session, you will learn tips to minimize project challenges and disruptions by:

  1. Learning how your emotions impact your ability to think critically.
  2. Simplifying your project by completing a Project Charter.
  3. Minimizing detailed timelines and building schedules.
  4. Reflecting and recognizing that things will not always go the way you hoped.

In this session, you will also receive a Project Charter Template to use for your projects.

About your Presenter:
Lou Russell
Managing Director, Learning | Russell Martin & Associates – a Moser Consulting

Lou has 30 years of helping organizations achieve their full potential working to inspire improvement in their leadership, project management and individual growth. Today, Lou is a leading executive consultant, a sought-after speaker, and an author of six books on topics including Instructional Technology, Human Resources, and Project Management.

Lou’s passion is to create growth in companies by guiding the growth of their people. Lou believes that training is often just part of the solution to business problems. At Moser, Lou and her team incorporate a wide variety of services and products that can be tailored to help companies solve unique challenges, making their employees happier and more productive. Her upbeat style, and humorous stories about on-the ground experiences gives her clients both the inspiration and the tools they need to improve the bottom line for their business.

 
 

Re-entry Reflection for Alumni

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Date:

Monday, April 20, 2020 at 9:00am Eastern Time (Washington, DC)
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Description:

In this webinar, you’ll reflect on your time in the US, your return home, and how you want to use what you learned in both experiences in your life going forward. Whether you’ve been back for several months or several years, it’s always helpful to look back at how living abroad impacted who you are and what you want your life and career to be like now. You’ll learn concepts that will help you talk about your re-entry experience with greater depth and meaning, and you’ll have opportunities to reflect and share with other alumni.

About your Presenter:
Cate Brubaker, PhD
Author | The Re-entry Roadmap & The Study Abroad Re-entry Toolkit

Dr. Cate Brubaker is author of The Re-entry Roadmap workbook, co-editor of the Arriving Well anthology, creator of the Study Abroad Re-entry Toolkit, and founder of SmallPlanetStudio.com. She helps people all over the world turn the dreaded return home into a positive and transformative “Forward Launch.”

 
 

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The CCI Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government, administered by Northern Virginia Community College in cooperation with the Community College Consortium.
  

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