The 2011 Annual Conference will be held on Thursday, December 1 and Friday, December 2 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the Denver Tech Center.
The Annual Conference is a two-day professional development event held on the first Thursday and Friday in December each year. It provides a forum for the annual business meeting, a stimulating and diverse interest session relevant to our profession, and recognizes the contributions of individual members at a special luncheon. The event also includes pre-conference sessions for new attendees, keynote speakers, vendor displays, and entertainment on Thursday evenings.
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For more questions about the conference, please email Ricky Mott at ricky.mott@ucdenver.edu.
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Registration for the 2011 Annual Conference is open.
A PDF with price listings is located here.
Robert Wells
Robert Wells is founder and president of the World Humor Organization, and Chicken Lips
in Denver, Colorado. He is a director, actor, writer and teacher,
and has worked with Denver's major performing arts organizations – the Denver Center for
the Performing Arts, the Colorado Symphony, Central City Opera and the Colorado
Children's Chorale—for over three decades.
Bob is the director and a performer with Chicken Lips, Denver's original and acclaimed improv-based theater, now in its 25th year. He owns the Avenue Theater in Denver, is the author of Murder Most Fowl¸ the city's longest-running stage comedy.
His keynote presentations and highly-interactive workshops focus on the brilliance of laugher to promote leadership, creative thinking, team building, customer service, public speaking, and humor for the health of the organization and the individual.
Bob presents to groups around the world, including CNN, U.S. Department of Defense, General Motors, the Los Angeles Times, Young Presidents' Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Central Intelligence Agency, HBO, Microsoft, National Institutes of Health, and hundreds more.
Bob genuinely believes that laughter is cheaper than therapy, quicker than Prozac!
Dr. Hugh Burns is the Holland H. Coors Endowed Chair at the United States Air Force Academy, serving in the Department of English and Fine Arts. A retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Air Force internationally recognized for his work in educational technology and rhetorical studies and a Professor Emeritus of Texas Woman's University, Dr. Burns has also served as the chair of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages Department at Texas Woman's University, as the Director of Educational Technology at Smith College, as the Visiting Scholar in Digital Media and Composition at The Ohio State University, and as a Fulbright Senior Specialist to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
| Thursday :: December 1, 2011 | |
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| 7:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m. | Pre-Conference Activities: Optional Campus Tours. Tours will depart from registration table in lobby. |
| 8:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. | Pre-Conference Workshops: 1 - Nuts and Bolts of Counseling for High School Counselors OR 2 - Nuts and Bolts of College Admissions for College Admissions/Recruitment Counselors |
| 10:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m. | Exhibits Open |
| 10:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. | Conference Registration |
| 11:15 a.m.—12:45 p.m. | Keynote and Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m. | Session #1 |
| 2:15 p.m.—3:15 p.m. | Session #2 |
| 3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m. | Session #3 |
| 4:30 p.m.—5:30 p.m. | President's Reception |
| 5:30 p.m.—6:45 p.m. | Dinner |
| Friday :: December 2, 2011 | |
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| 7:30 a.m.—8:45 a.m. | Breakfast with Legislators. |
| 9:00 a.m.— 10:00 a.m. | Session #4. |
| 10:15 a.m.— 11:15 a.m. | Session #5. |
| 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. | Session #6. |
| 12:45 p.m.— 2:15 p.m. | Lunch and Keynote. |
Please click here for a PDF with the Breakout Descriptions that will be covered during the 2011 conference.
Exhibitors and sponsors have the opportunity to submit a proposal to provide a presentation/session at the conference. In addition, if your organization qualifies for membership in CCHS/CR, you have access to the organization's mailing list and other events throughout the year.
A PDF with available sponsorship opportunities is located here.
The Sponsor Exhibitor Invoice for 2011 is located here.
Please make checks payable to CCHS/CR and mail to:
Faith Christian Academy Attn: Jenny Smith
4890 Carr St. Arvada, CO 80002
Workshops and graduate credit are possible thanks to collaboration with two other not-for-profit organizations, The Professional Development Institute (PDI) and Rocky Mountain Association of College Admission Counseling (RMACAC), both of whom support the professional development of high school counselors.
There are two ways to gain credit for the Fall Counselor Workshops and the December Annual Conference of the Colorado Council on High School/College Relations. Returning counselors please note the changes to our requirements!
CDE In-service/Professional Development Credit (No charge) One-half credit is given for attending one day of the Fall Workshops. At the end of the day, the attendee is requested to fill out spreadsheet at a designated table with his/her name, school, city, email, and phone number. A certificate will be mailed electronically. One-half credit is given for attending both the afternoon of the first day and the morning of the second day of the December Conference, which is the maximum in-service credit for the December Conference.
Adams State College Credit ($60 Fee) One Adams State College credit is given to individuals who attend one day of the Fall Workshops, the afternoon of the first day of the December Conference, and the morning of the second day of the December Conference. At the end of the December Conference the attendee is requested to fill out an Adams State College registration form and class list, pay $60 (by check or credit card), and write a 2-page reaction paper (instructions will be given) on both the Fall Workshop and the December Conference. Registration forms, class list, and checks are mailed to Adams State. When the papers are received by email and graded by the instructor (approximately two weeks after the conference), a grade list is then mailed to Adams State so that they may assign the proper credit. Transcript requests are made directly to Adams State.
For more information on earning credit, please contact Diane Cherry Diane_Cherry@dpsk12.org or Mary Abbott mary_abbott2@dpsk12.org
Visit the 2009 Presentations & Handouts Archive to download session materials.
