2022 Breaking Barriers - Enhancing Value by Improving Outcomes that Shape Student Success

DAY 1 - Monday, February 7, 2022

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7:00 am - 6:00 pm          Registration Open 

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7:00 am - 6:00 pm          CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance 

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8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Air Force (closed meeting)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Army (closed meeting)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Marine Corps (closed meeting)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Coast Guard (closed meeting)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Navy (closed meeting)

8:00 am - 9:00 am          History of VolED

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9:00 am - 11:00 am        ACME 101/201 - Best Practices and ACME Challenges 

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9:00 am - 11:00 am        CCME 101: Newcomers' Orientation Workshop 

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11:00 am - 12:00 pm      TBD

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm        Lunch On Your Own 

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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm          Compliance Perspective from the Institutions - Key Learnings

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2:30 pm - 4:00 pm          TBD

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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm          CCME Business Meeting (open to all members) 

                                                By-Law Voting Results 

                                                CCME Board Election - Vice President and Secretary 

                                                Strategic Plan 2020-2025 - How are we doing?

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4:30 pm- 5:30 pm           CCME Board Meeting (closed)

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5:30 pm - 6:00 pm          CCME Board Welcome and Introductions

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6:00 pm - 8:30 pm          CCME President's Reception: Exhibit Hall Grand Opening (appetizers provided) 

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DAY 2 - Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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7:00 am - 6:00 pm          Registration Open 

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7:00 am - 6:00 pm          CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance 

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7:00 am - 4:00 pm          Exhibit Hall Open 

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7:00 am - 7:30 am          CCME Board Meeting (closed)

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7:00 am - 7:45 am          Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Area 

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7:00 am - 9:00 am          Speaker Ready Room Open 

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8:00 am - 8:05 am          Opening Ceremony / Singing of National Anthem / Presentation of Colors  

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8:05 am - 8:15 am          Welcome - Esmeralda Silva, CCME President

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8:15 am - 8:45 am          Welcome to Texas - Texas Military History 

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8:45 am - 9:00 am          San Antonio Welcome - Scavenger Hunt 

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9:00 am - 10:00 am        Opening Keynote Speaker (officially invited) Ramón "CZ" Colón-López

                                       Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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10:00 am - 10:30 am      Break Exhibit Area (snacks / coffee provided) 

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10:30 am - 11:30 am       DOD Updates - Director of VolED

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11:30 am - 1:00 pm         Scholarships' and Awards' Luncheon (lunch provided) 

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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm          Veterans Administration (VA) Updates - Charmain Bogue, Executive Director of Education Services 

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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm          Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (officially invited)

                                       James Rodriguez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm         Break Exhibit Area (snacks / coffee provided) 

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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm         National Association of State Approving Agencies - Dr. Joseph Wescott, Risk-Based Survey Pilot Updates 

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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm         TBD

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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm         CCME Board Reception (CLOSED) 

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DAY 3 - Wednesday, February 9, 2022

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7:00 am - 5:00 pm          Registration Open 

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7:00 am - 5:00 pm          CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance 

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7:00 am - 7:30 am          CCME Board Meeting (closed)

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7:00 am - 5:00 pm          Speaker Ready Room Open  

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7:00 am - 7:45 am          Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Area

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8:00 am - 9:00 am          Concurrent Session #1 

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9:15 am - 10:15 am        Concurrent Session #2 

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10:15 am - 10:45 am       Break Exhibit Area (snacks / coffee provided) 

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10:45 am - 11:45 am       Concurrent Session #3 

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11:45 am - 1:00 pm         Lunch - On Your Own 

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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm          Concurrent Session #4 

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2:15 pm - 3:15 pm          Concurrent Session #5 

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3:15 pm - 3:30 pm           Break (snacks / coffee provided) 

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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm          Concurrent Session #6 

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4:00 pm - 8:00 pm          Exhibit Breakdown  

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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm          BOOTS ON THE RIVER - CCME Networking Reception (appetizers provided) 

                                       Best Cowboy Boot Competition - Gals and Pals

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DAY 4 - Thursday, February 10, 2022

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7:00 am - 12:00 pm         Registration - Final 

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7:00 am - 12:00 pm         CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance 

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7:00 am - 7:45 am           Continental Breakfast

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7:00 am - 12:00 pm         Speaker Ready Room Open 

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7:00 am - 7:30 am           CCME Board Meeting (closed)

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8:00 am - 9:00 am           Keynote Speaker - TBD

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9:00 am - 10:00 am         Department of Education - TBD

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10:00 am - 10:15 am       Break General Foyer (snacks / coffee provided) 

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10:15 am - 11:15 am        Service Chiefs Updates 

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11:15 am - 12:30 pm        Lunch - On Your Own 

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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm          Student Panel 

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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm            President's Panel

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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm            Military Credentialing Advancement Initiative Update - American Legion

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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm            George W. Bush Institute - Taskforce Updates - University Playbook

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3:30 pm - 3:45 pm            Closing Remarks / Adjournment - Outgoing CCME President 

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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm            NAIMES' Meeting (closed meeting)