2026 Fall Convocation
Faculty Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:30, unless specified by academic dean
Monday, August 17
| Time | Topic | Location | Audience |
| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome
Dr. Jeff McCord |
Ballad Health Center for the Performing Arts
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Faculty & Staff
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| 9:00-9:15 | Academic Affairs Information
Dr. Connie Marshall |
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| 9:15-9:30 | Finance Update
Chad Bailey |
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| 9:30-9:45 | Institutional Advancement and Culture Information Linda Calvert | ||
| 9:45-10:00 | Economic and Workforce Development Information Holly Free-Ollard | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Institutional Excellence and Student Success Information
Dr. Susan Graybeal |
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| 10:15-10:45 | Promotion and Tenure Recognition
Dr. Connie Marshall |
Ballad Health Center for the Performing Arts |
Faculty & Staff |
| 10:45-11:00 | Distinguished Employee Awards
HR Team |
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| 11:00-11:15 | Closing Remarks
Dr. Jeff McCord |
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| 11:30-1:00 | Lunch Provided by the Foundation | TEC Main Hall | Faculty & Staff |
| 2:30–3:30
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Strategic Plan
Dr. Jeff McCord |
L106 | Faculty & Staff |
| 1:00-4:30 | Academic Division Meetings
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Faculty & Staff |
Tuesday, August 18
| Time | Topic | Location | Audience |
| 8:00-9:00 | Travel Made Easy: A Guide to Employee Travel at Northeast State
Samantha Legge |
H147 | Faculty & Staff |
| 9:00-10:00 | Attendance Reporting in Banner 9
Deidra Close and Sarah Swett |
C2204 | Faculty |
| 10:00-11:00 | Grant Myths Busted: Separating Fact from Fiction in Sponsored Programs
Nikki Morrison |
TEC 209 | Faculty & Staff |
| 11:00-12:00 | Microsoft Lists: Simple Forms, and Easy Automation for the classroom and office
Dan VanZant |
C2204 | Faculty & Staff |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch, Learn, and LinkedIn Learning: Feed Your Mind, Fuel Your Career
Megan Jones and Molly Carpenter |
C2202 | Faculty & Staff |
| 1:00-1:30 | Rethinking What Honors Can Be: Building Community Through Curiosity
Tabetha Garman |
Online | Faculty & Staff |
| 1:30-2:30 | Accessibility & Counseling Services Information Session
Heather Harvey and Lurelle McKay |
TEC 206 | Faculty & Staff |
| 3:00-4:00 | Bear Bucks
Marketplace conversation Becky Bennett |
H147 | Faculty & Staff |
| 4:00-5:00 | Dr. Ruth Livingston Retirement Reception | 3rd Floor of the Library, L301 | Faculty & Staff |
| 4:00-5:00 | Reception and Adjunct Expo | Technical Education Complex (TEC) Main Hall | Adjunct Faculty |
| 5:00-6:30
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Adjunct Division Meetings:
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Listed under Division | Adjunct Faculty |
Wednesday, August 19
| Time | Topic | Location | Audience |
| 8:00-9:00 | Travel Made Easy: A Guide to Employee Travel at Northeast State
Samantha Legge |
H147 | Faculty & Staff |
| 9:00-10:00 | Navigating NeSCC’s Artificial Intelligence Guidance and Academic Processes
Stephanie Barham |
H153 | Faculty |
| 10:00-11:00 | Supporting Our Students: A Guide to Student Services at Northeast State
Jennifer Starling |
L226 | Faculty & Staff |
| 11:00-12:00 | 60th Anniversary Plan
Linda Calvert |
TEC 209 | Faculty & Staff |
| 12:30-1:00 | Rethinking What Honors Can Be: Building Community Through Curiosity
Tabetha Garman |
Online | Faculty & Staff |
| 1:00-2:00 | The Faculty Strikes Back: Harnessing the Force of Great Online Teaching
Stephanie Barham |
H147 | Faculty |
| 2:00-3:00 | Students using AI: The Cans and Cant’s. How your students should disclose and cite AI usage in their assignments
Chris Demas |
L226 | Faculty & Staff |
| 3:00-3:30 | Designing Accessibly in PowerPoint
Lori Rapp |
C2416 |
Faculty |
| 3:30-4:00 | Shall we play a game?
Lori Rapp |
Thursday, August 20
| Time | Topic | Location | Audience |
| 9:00-10:00 | Attendance Reporting in Banner 9
Deidra Close and Sarah Swett |
C2204 | Faculty |
| 10:00-11:00 | Marketing and Communications Update
Bob Carpenter |
TEC 209 | Faculty & Staff |
| 10:00-12:00 | New Faculty Academy
Dean Trent and Dean Crawford |
H153 | New Faculty |
| 11:00-12:00 | CFO Q&A
Chad Bailey |
H147 | Faculty & Staff |
| 12:00 –1:00 | Lunch, Learn, and LinkedIn Learning: Feed Your Mind, Fuel Your Career
Megan Jones and Molly Carpenter |
C2202 | Faculty & Staff |
| 1:00-2:00 | The New Adult Education – HiSet, ESL and Workforce Development Initiatives
Anita Ricker |
H147 | Faculty & Staff |
| 2:00-3:00 | Budget Training
Matthew Kitzmiller |
H153 | Budget Managers & Staff |
| 3:00-4:00 | Campus Safety
Andrew Mitchem |
C2416 | Faculty & Staff |
| 3:00-5:00 | LEAD Center Open House | STDT-A208 LEAD Center | Faculty & Staff |
Friday, August 21
| Time | Topic | Location | Audience |
| 9:00-11:00 | Open House at Culinary Center – Drop In | Culinary Site:
533 Sid Martin Road |
Faculty & Staff |
| 10:00-11:00 | Federal Work Study -Want a Student Worker? Here’s How to Get Started
Melony Myers and Tonya Bess |
Online | Faculty & Staff |
| 11:00-1:00 | Open Automotive and Discovery Lab | TEC 031
TEC 047 |
Faculty & Staff |
| 1:00-2:00 | Narcan Training
Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition |
H153 | Faculty & Staff |
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