Winter 2026 Professional Development Day
Location: Dr. Edmund Gordon Ellipse (Technology Center, Room 8180)
Register for Professional Development Day
(Registration closes Wednesday, January 7 at 12 pm)
Agenda
9:00 – 9:15 am | Welcome Remarks
Speakers: Dr. William Mullaney and Dr. Melanie Rie
9:15 – 9:45 am | Gen Ed Updates, Data Sharing, and Trends
Presenter: Diana Carey
9:50 – 10:50 AM | The Joy of Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO) Mapping
Presenters: Dr. Melanie Rie and Diana Carey
11:00 am – 12:00 pm | [REMOTE] Digital Access: Moving from Compliance to Culture
Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Mushtare, Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of Interaction Design at SUNY Oswego
12:00 – 12:45 pm | Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 pm | Accessibility Mini-Sessions: Designing for Accessibility; Accessibility in PowerPoint; Using AI for Accessibility
Presenters: Eileen MacAvery, Maureen Larsen, and EdTech Committee
1:45 – 2:30 PM | Enhancing Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities: A Toolkit for College Faculty and Staff
Guest Presenter: Joseph Amodeo, Founder and CEO of Lincoln Square Coaching
Why Attend?
- Get important updates on Gen Eds and emerging student success trends.
- Learn a streamlined approach to mapping course outcomes to program and Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs).
- Prepare for April’s federal accessibility requirements with guidance from a SUNY accessibility expert.
- Build practical skills through short, hands-on accessibility mini-sessions.
- Learn strategies to better support the career readiness of students with disabilities.
- Connect with colleagues and strengthen RCC’s shared commitment to inclusive, high-quality learning.