Inspiring & Informative Keynote

41^st Annual Conference

Cleveland, OH, October 22-25, 2008

David Arendale • Saturday Brunch Keynote 10:30am • West Ballroom

Journey to the Future: Using Exemplary Models as Guideposts

On our journey to the future, what guideposts can we use to help define a path and a vision for what lies ahead in our profession? This presentation focuses on successful innovations and practices that expand access and success for students. These approaches, whether at small or large institutions, share the same operating principles, though they often express them in quite different ways. These operating principles can serve as our guideposts, providing directions and insights for us as we journey together into the future.

At the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities David serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning within the College of Education and Human Development. In addition to teaching history courses, he investigates the history of postsecondary college access, learning assistance, developmental education, and academic interventions that support improved student achievement and persistence. A prolific researcher and writer, in 2000 he was recognized by the American Council of Developmental Education Associations for induction as a Founding Fellow of the profession.

David enjoys working in a profession that makes a difference for improving the academic achievement and success of students. On the top of one of his Web pages is a slogan, “equipping others for service.” He believes that one of his primary tasks as a college teacher is to prepare students to be well prepared for a lifetime of service to community and country. The second dimension of the slogan concerns his relationship with colleagues in education with his research, presenting, and writing. He believes that we don’t need to “reinvent the wheel” regarding best educational practices. We simply need to effectively communicate what already exists to others.

Visit David’s websites at davidarendale.efoliomn2.com/ and at http://blog.lib.umn.edu/arend011/personal/