CCC Hosts Conference

SUNY CCC to Host Community Colleges of Appalachia Fall Conference

community colleges of appalachia fall conference 2021, conference agenda coverSUNY Corning Community College will host the Community Colleges of Appalachia Fall 2021 Conference, October 28-29, 2021 on the Spencer Hill campus of SUNY CCC in Corning, NY.

The conference theme is “Community Colleges: Engines of Recovery and Innovation.”

“This is the first time that all of the annual Community College of Appalachia award winners will be at the Fall conference to present, including Connecting the Dots: Creative Curricula from Classroom into Community, CCA Instructional Program Award Winner, SUNY Corning Community College,” says Jeanne Eschbach, Executive Director of Workforce Education and Academic Pathways at SUNY CCC and Conference Co-Chair.

Fourteen colleges will be represented with attendees coming from eleven states:

Alfred State College, Alfred, NY
Allegany College of Maryland, Cumberland, MD
Butler County Community College, Butler, PA
Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga, TN
East Mississippi Community College, Columbus, MS
Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC
Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH
Mayland Community College, Spruce Pine, NC
Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, VA
North Georgia Technical College, Clarkesville, GA
Patrick & Henry Community College, Martinsville, VA
Southern State Community College, Hillsboro, OH
SUNY Corning Community College, Corning, NY
West Virginia University at Parkersburg, Parkersburg, WV

“The College takes great pride in being a member of CCA, working with other member colleges to further our common interests and the interests of our communities through programs and services uniquely designed to support the Appalachian region. We were very intentional in choosing this year’s theme, “Community Colleges: Engines of Recovery and Innovation,” fully cognizant of our responsibility to help our communities recover from the pandemic by drawing upon our fundamental spirit of innovation to help our students achieve their dreams,” says SUNY CCC President and Conference Host, Dr. William P. Mullaney.

Conference speakers will present on a number of important topics, such as:

Collaborative Workforce Solutions, Economic Development, Navigating the Pandemic, and Cost-Effective Marketing, presented by SUNY CCC Director of Marketing, Jeff Macharyas.

“Marketing and communications have increasingly been more difficult even though we are in an age when there are so many ways to communicate. Do our messages reach anyone? Is anyone listening? Is the ROI less than spectacular?” Macharyas explains.

Conference attendees will enjoy a tour of campus, an exploration of Corning, and a kiln firing, presented by Fred Herbst, Professor of Art, SUNY CCC.

About Community Colleges of Appalachia

The Community Colleges of Appalachia (CCA) is a voluntary association of public community colleges serving the common interests of member colleges and their communities through programs and services responsive to the unique cultural, geographic, and economic development challenges facing the region.

The Appalachian Region is a 205,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Forty-two percent of the Region's population is rural, compared with 20 percent of the national population. To learn more, visit ccofapp.org

About SUNY Corning Community College

SUNY CCC is located just south of the City of Corning, NY in Steuben County, with additional locations in Elmira, Horseheads and Downtown Corning. SUNY CCC is a premier two-year college serving the Southern Tier of New York, particularly the counties of Schuyler, Chemung and Steuben. To learn more, visit corning-cc.edu.