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2012 LCTCS Annual Conference
Hits the High Notes
2012 Faculty, Staff and Administrators of the year • Bossier Parish Community College students in character as Liza Minellie and a fan at the
reception at the LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference • A movie poster remade by Bossier Parish Community College graphic design student to de
the LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference • LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference attendees and BPCC Students mingling at the Opening Networking Re
Mellington with a Bossier Parish Community College student dressed as Marilyn Monroe at the LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference • Opening N
President Workforce Solutions Jimmy Sawtelle engage faculty, staff and administrators in a breakout session at the LCTCS 2012 Annual Confe
M
arilyn Monroe, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli and
two dozen other Hollywood favorites poured out
of limousines into the Shreveport Convention
Center, walking the red carpet and cozying up to
attendees at the 2012 Louisiana Community and
Technical College Annual Conference. The “stars,”
theater and music majors from the Bossier Parish
Community College, performed “There’s No
Business like Show Business” on a stage flanked by
oversized Oscar statues. They remained in character
as they meandered through a reception for faculty
and staff members from Louisiana’s community
and technical colleges. Held Wednesday March
7 through Friday March 9 in Shreveport, the
event attracted nearly 1000 attendees, the highest
number to date of any LCTCS annual conference.
The LCTCS Foundation coordinated private
support of the conference, which gave organizers
the ability to craft a high-quality professional
development event that inspired attendees,
celebrated their accomplishments and ignited their
passion as they returned to their home campuses.
The program included workshops and plenary
sessions on current issues and best practices
in career and technical education, academic
and student services, transfer and articulation,
e-learning, workforce development and more.
It also featured plenary speakers Dr. Walter
Bumphus, LCTCS President Emeritus and current
president and CEO of the American Association
of Community Colleges (AACC), and Dr. Mark
Milliron, Chancellor of Western Governors
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