Moderator: BARBARA SCOTT, Southern Oregon University
Presenters: SANDRA PARKES, University of Utah;
RITA MARTINEZ-PURSON, University of New Mexico;
EMILY RICHARDSON, Widener University;
JUDAH ROSENWALD, University of California-Berkeley;
MARK MERICKEL, Oregon State University;
ROBERT HANSEN, University of Southern Maine

    This presentation provides an introduction to and overview of the UCEA national commissions and Communities of Practice (CoPs). the presenters will discuss each of their commission’s 2007-08 agendas and activities. Richardson and Parkes will discuss the learning, instruction, and technology Commission’s three initiatives: Blended learning; Degree Completion; and Emerging Technology. Martinez-Purson and Rosenwald will present the Leadership and Management Commission’s initiatives: Organizational Models and Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Morale Building. Merickel and Hansen will present the Futures and Markets Commission’s initiatives of Strategic Planning; Market Growth and Market Trends; and Telling the CE Story. The UCEA CoPs and Commissions are two important ways for members to network across institutions, the nation, and the world. If networking within the fields of distance and continuing education with your colleagues and peers is important to your institution’s success…don’t miss this session!