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September 2023

Join fellow community college educators and leaders as a presenter at the 2024 Innovations Conference in Anaheim, CA, March 17-20. Showcase your college's model programs, practices, and initiatives and share lessons learned through four conference tracks: Leadership and Organization, Learning and Teaching, Student Support and Development, and Workforce Preparation and Development. STEM proposals are invited for all conference tracks.

The League for Innovation requests proposals for the following presentation formats:

  • Forums are one-hour...
July 2023

The League for Innovation’s Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding contributions and leadership by community college faculty and staff. The awards are open to League Board and Alliance member colleges, and recipients are recognized on the League’s website and at the annual Innovations Conference. Member institutions determine the criteria and selection of those nominated based on their ideals of faculty and staff excellence. Recipients receive commemorative medallions, award ...

July 2023

The League will accept nominations for the 2023-2024 Terry O’Banion Student Technology Awards from League Board and Alliance member colleges from September 1 to October 31, 2023. The awards are presented to two deserving students pursuing their education and a career in technology, and given annually in honor of Terry O’Banion, League President Emeritus and Senior League Fellow. 

Award winners are designated as Student Technology Champion or Student Developer Champion....

June 2023

The League for Innovation in the Community College is pleased to announce that the 2024 Innovations Conference will be held in person, March 17-20, in Anaheim, California. Mark your calendar to attend this premier event. The call for proposals will open soon; stay tuned for hotel reservations and registration as well! League member registration discounts will apply.

The conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, where registrants will receive a discounted...

April 2023

Innovative projects, initiatives, and programs and significant contributions to teaching, learning, and leadership were recognized at the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Innovations Conference, March 11-14, 2023, at Tempe Mission Palms in Tempe, Arizona.

Thirty-two 2021-2022 Innovation of the Year Award-winning teams as well as 319 Excellence Award recipients from 65 League member institutions were celebrated with seven-foot award signs and an exclusive League Awards Reception on Monday during the event. On Tuesday, Award recipients were honored at the Closing...

January 2023

CCPI-STEM has selected six community college educators for its fellowship program. The fellowship is one of several initiatives of the Community College Presidents’ Initiative in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (CCPI-STEM) that aim to strengthen community college faculty and administrators and nurture their leadership skills in order to grow and diversify the STEM technician workforce.

All the individuals in this first cohort of CCPI-STEM Fellows are pursuing graduate degrees and conducting research related to STEM...