2025 Symposium of Learning Frameworks Course Leaders in Texas Community Colleges
*Funded through a grant from the Greater Texas Foundation
REGISTER HERE (by Friday, June 27, 2025): https://txstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NPBYDZ1qCvsRyC
Symposium date: Friday, July11, 2025
Symposium time: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Location: Zoom link will be sent after registering for the Symposium
Cost: Free
Event description: The purpose of this symposium is to bring together learning frameworks course coordinators and lead faculty to discuss curricula, pedagogies, policies, and research regarding learning frameworks courses across Texas community colleges. Through this Symposium, participants will gain networking opportunities and both scholarly and practical knowledge related to learning frameworks courses. We are inviting each community college in Texas to register up to four learning frameworks course coordinators or lead faculty to participate in the Symposium. If your institution has multiple campuses with different learning frameworks course coordinators, we welcome up to four individuals from each of those campuses as well. Please share this invitation with the appropriate individuals.
Proposal submission (by Friday, June 13, 2025): This year we are again inviting you to submit a proposal to present original research or a promising practice(s) in a 30-minute concurrent session relating to learning frameworks courses. To submit a proposal, fill out the information at the following link, https://txstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aV1NtSsMV9sFHKu
Symposium coordinators: Drs. Taylor Acee, Russ Hodges, and Eric Paulson.
Keynote address: The Power of Community Colleges
Keynote speaker: Haley Taylor Schlitz, Esq.
Biography:
Haley Taylor Schlitz, 22, is the youngest Black person and youngest woman to earn a law degree in U.S. history. At 19, she graduated from the SMU Dedman School of Law and previously, at age 16, became Texas Woman’s University’s youngest honoree with a Bachelor of Science. She dedicated a year to teach US History to 5th graders in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, she is an Assistant Attorney General for the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
Haley's significant contributions include leading grassroots efforts for the Texas CROWN Act, championed by State Representative Rhetta Bowers, which she witnessed become official law in 2023. As an authoritative voice on Generation Z issues, she’s spoken internationally and written for platforms like TheGrio, Blavity, and Teen Vogue. Beyonce recognized her in "This Is Black History 2020". Currently, she's on the board of the Emerge Young Leaders Cabinet and Greater Twin Cities United Way. Haley has earned accolades such as Brightbeam’s Top 30 Education Influencers in 2021.
Symposium Schedule Friday, July 11, 2025
| Time (CST) | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30am | Welcome, Overview of the Symposium, and Icebreaker Exercise | Drs. Taylor Acee and Russ Hodges, Texas State University |
| 9:30 - 10:15am | Learning Frameworks Curricula and Student Success Outcomes | Dr. Taylor Acee et al. Texas State University |
| 10:30 - 11:00am | 30-minute Concurrent Sessions | TBA |
| 11:15 - 11:45am | 30-minute Concurrent Sessions | TBA |
| 11:45am - 12:30pm | Lunch Break | |
| 12:30 - 1:30pm | The Power of Community Colleges | Haley Taylor Schlitz, Esq. |
| 1:45 - 2:15pm | 30-minute Concurrent Sessions | TBA |
| 2:15 - 2:45pm | Open Discussion | All symposium attendees |
| 2:45 - 3:00pm | Closing Remarks | Dr. Taylor Acee, Texas State University |
Note. More details about each session will be added when they become available.