Council of College and Military Educators

(CCME)

About Us

• CCME is an active proponent for the professional development of those serving in the military education

• CCME membership is composed of military educators, civilian educators, post secondary educational institutions, and suppliers of quality education products and services.

• Goes back to early 1970’s (CA ACME)

• Fist symposium 1973 (40 years ago last year)

• Recently actively working with state ACME’s

Current Leadership• Jim Yenopolous, Chancellor CTC, Current President

• Jeff Cropsey, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Grantham, Incoming President

• Franco (Frank) Lopez, Military Liaison Southern Columbia, Vice President & Programs

• Lane Huber, Chief Distance Learning & Military Affairs Office, Bismarck State College, Incoming VP

CCME Scholarships

• Put our money into scholarships

• Built an endowment where ½ of registration money collected goes into it annually

• Last year 15 one thousand dollar scholarships (5 active, 5 spouses and 5 veterans

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2015 CCME Professional Development Symposium

• Annual—key event—has kind of replaced the DoD symposium

• January 26-29 2015; Theme: "Innovative Pathways to Military Student Success"

• General sessions, concurrent sessions (65 with four tracks, and roundtables

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Some Key Items For This Year • OSD support this year (15 concurrent sessions)

• January 26-29 2015; Theme: "Innovative Pathways to Military Student Success"

• General sessions, concurrent sessions (65 with four tracks, and roundtables

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