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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700">FCLCA Call for Proposals 2023</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">Theme: “FCLCA in Session: Foundations for the Future”</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">Submission Deadline: February 24, 2023, by 5:00 pm</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">We invite professionals, faculty, and students from higher education institutions to join us in
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700">Tallahassee, FL</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400"> for our first in-person conference since 2019! </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">As we look toward the future, learning centers across the country are working to innovate and adapt
to a rapidly changing student population and academic landscape. As colleges nationwide are faced with decreasing enrollment and retaining students, learning centers remain a vital component of a solid student support services foundation. This year’s theme
of “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700">FCLCA in Session: Foundations for the Future</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">” will explore the important
role learning centers have in building strong foundations for both our students and our centers. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">We invite you to share your best practices, ideas, and innovations for the future. Please choose a presentation
option that best aligns with the work you wish to share with conference participants.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700">Presentation Options*:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">1. Featured Presentations: These are 50-minute sessions in which the presenter(s) discuss a topic
related to the conference’s theme.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400"> 2. Workshops: These are 30-minute sessions in which the presenter(s) focus on smaller topics,
involving open discussion, hands-on experiences, and audience participation.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400"> 3. Student Worker Q&A Panel: student workers are encouraged to sign up to participate in a 50-minute
panel session; the FCLCA e-board will provide students ahead of time with a few questions to prepare for, but the majority of the panel session will be devoted to discussion with audience and answering questions on what it’s like to work in a learning center
as a student worker. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">*You may submit more than one proposal.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400"> Possible topics of interest may include but are not limited to:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Student Engagement: Increasing attendance, getting students involved in sessions, increasing employee engagement, etc.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Employee Supervision: Managing, hiring, recruiting, and/or paying tutors</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Data: Best practices, new processes, recommendations, brainstorming, etc.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Tutoring: Best practices, training processes, software experiences, etc.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Technology: Best practices, favorite software, how you use technology, etc.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Integrating Professional Tutors into your Team</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Professional Development: For student workers, professional employees, internships, research, etc.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Tutor Training: Training styles, CRLA, training materials, onboarding, etc.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Round Table Discussions: Partner with other institutions and learning centers to share multiple perspectives on a single topic</span></p>
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<span>Any topic of interest not listed here!</span></p>
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