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Call For Proposals is now closed.<\/h1>\n

We encourage you to participate in this valuable conference as an attendee. Please visit our registration page at\u00a0https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cbec\/registration-2018\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Because this conference is supported in part by a Perkins Leadership grant through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, registration is an affordable $50 for non-Texas residents and $40 for Texas residents.<\/p>\n

For any issues with – or questions about – registration contact one of the following:<\/p>\n

Ann Kennedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0akennedy@austincc.edu<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0512-569-1630<\/p>\n

Dr. Amardeep Kahlon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0akahlon@austincc.edu<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0512-413-7423<\/p>\n

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Fast Track to Success 2018<\/h4>\n
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Leveraging Innovation in Higher Ed!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Second Annual Conference<\/h5>\n

Submissions Deadline EXTENDED:
\nThursday, February 15, 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Austin, Texas<\/strong>
\nApril 19-20, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pre-conference workshop:<\/strong> A free pre-conference workshop will be held on April 18 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm for those new to competency-based education (CBE). The purpose of this workshop will be to discuss the basics of CBE and how to get started in CBE.<\/p>\n

Opening Keynote: Dr. Irene Cravey<\/strong>, Associate Vice Chancellor, Texas State Technical College<\/p>\n

Lunch Keynote: Dr. Charla Long<\/strong>, Executive Director, Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN)<\/p>\n

Host:<\/strong> Fast Track to Success Project
\nDr. Amardeep Kahlon \u2013 Chair
\nDr. Eric Roe \u2013 Co-Chair
\nSubmissions Deadline:<\/strong> Thursday, February 15, 2018
\nPresenter Notification:<\/strong> Thursday, March 6, 2018<\/p>\n

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The Fast Track to Success Project invites you to submit proposals for presentations, panels, course demos, and birds of a feather in the second annual conference on innovation in higher education. This conference will provide a forum for sharing lessons-learned, strategies, outlooks, data, and elements of CBE pedagogy and other innovative models at all levels of instruction and learning in higher education. The theme of the conference is Leveraging Innovation in Higher Ed!<\/strong><\/em> We welcome all submissions aligned with this theme. The program will be selected through this open call for submissions and a review by members of the conference steering committee.<\/p>\n

Submissions should fit in one of the following tracks:<\/strong><\/p>\n