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Recording available in NACS University

Webinar: Maximize Your Affordability Conversations

Start the work before you attend TAC onsite. Build on the affordability conversations happening on your campus today and learn tips for engaging with campus leaders. It takes a team approach–extend an invitation to your colleagues in other departments to attend TAC with you.

“If you prepare yourself at every point as well as you can…you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears” (Eleanor Roosevelt).

Hear from past attendees:

• Kevin Poindexter, Course Materials Manager, University of Dayton Retail Operations
• Stuart Ford, Materials Specialist, Northwestern Michigan College Bookstore
• Debbie Cottrell, Manager, UMHB Campus Store, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  

Morning

Breakfast on your own

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Check-in

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Kickoff & Collaboration

Welcome to TAC! This introductory session features a conversation with Ed Schlichenmayer, CEO of the National Association of College Stores. He and Jessica Hickman, TAC Facilitator, will lay a foundation for upcoming discussions and provide a broad perspective of affordability efforts happening across the country.

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Affect & Impact: How TAC Has Influenced My Affordability Journey

One anagram of TAC is "ACT" - and that's just what will be featured in this session, as past attendees share how they are leaning into the lessons learned from their TAC experiences and moving forward in their affordability efforts. According to Merriam-Webster, "act" is defined as "the doing of a thing." Hear your colleagues describe the things they are doing to affect and impact their campuses.

Christine Klippert, College of Lake County Bookstore, Illinois

Brian Wright, VOLSHOP, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Scott Chapman, UCLA Store, University of California, Los Angeles

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Sponsored by VitalSource

Campus Store Case Study: Navarro College Immediate Access Program

Terri Mitchell, Director of College Stores, Bulldog Bookstore

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Sponsored by RedShelf

Networking Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Faculty & Campus Relations Panel

Laura Heger, University Store, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, PA

2:30 pm – 3:30pm

Legislative Update

Rich Hershman, NACS

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Sweets & Snacks Break 

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm

Facilitated Group & Table Time

In this “community conversation,” you will capture action steps on the topics presented using the TAC Experience Journal, respond and share insights with the colleagues seated at your table, and participate in facilitated group activities for the benefit of everyone in the room.

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Sponsored by RedShelf

Campus Store Case Studies

Michael McDade, Brown University Bookstore, RI

Helen Nakos, Joliet Junior College, IL

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm

Break

5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

Connections Reception

Continue discussions and interactions with campus colleagues while enjoying food and drinks—and be sure to visit with every vendor to connect and learn!

Morning

Breakfast on your own

8:45 am – 9:45 am

AI: Impacting Learning Retention & Engagement

Nick Brown, VP Product Management, VitalSource

Leora Madden, National Textbook Sales Manager, Taylor & Francis Group

Greg Fenton, Board Chairman, RedShelf

Michelle Gregory, VP of AI and Innovation, Cengage

9:45 am – 10:45 am

Academic Resources Perspectives Panel

Gretchen Avery, University Libraries, Bowling Green State University, Ohio

Robert Butterfield, Instructional Resources Service, University of Wisconsin Stout

Elizabeth Flater, Librarian, University of Redlands, CA

10:45 am – 10:55 am

Passing Time

10:55 am – 11:15 am

Vendor Collaboration

Get a quick introduction to programs and services available from one sponsoring vendor. Identify potential solutions and resources for your campus affordability strategies.

11:15 am – 11:25 am

Passing Time

11:25 am – 11:45 am

Vendor Collaboration

Continue quick connections with another sponsoring vendor. Through meaningful conversations, you can gain insights, bridge knowledge gaps, and create impact for future student success on your campus.

11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Networking Lunch

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

Campus Administrator Perspective

Rich Steele, CEO, National Association of College Auxiliary Services (and former Senior Director of Auxiliary Services at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta)

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm 

Affordability in Context

Lacey Wallace, PhD, Research Analyst, OnCampus Research

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Take Action: Closing Group Synthesis

Digest what you have learned, record personal reflections, collaborate with your colleagues, and create an action plan to take back to your campus.