Upcoming Events

Five-day Experiential Learning Institute (FELI)

Your college may purchase individual tickets to send participants to any of the FELIs listed below.  The standard rate is $2200/person, or $440 per day.  All FELIs offer an Early Bird discount of $200, or $2000/person, if registrations are made and payment arranged by the Early Bird Date for the event.  We recommend that a group of faculty and administrators from your college attend a FELI together to obtain the maximum benefit for your school. So we also offer a group rate of $1800/person for groups of five or more participants from your college who register and arrange payment by the group rate date.

General Description 

Frequently Asked Questions

Click Area links in table below for details about each event. 

Dates Area College Early Bird Group Date Registration
June 3rd-7th, 2013 Philadelphia Delaware County Community College 5/3/2013 5/17/2013 Registration Closed
June 10th-14th, 2013 Los Angeles West Los Angeles College 5/10/2013 5/24/2013 Wait List
June 17th-21st, 2013 Monterey Bay Cabrillo College 5/17/2013 5/31/2013 Registration Form
June 17th-21st, 2013 Seattle Bellevue College 5/17/2013 5/31/2013 Wait List
June 24th-28th, 2013 Puget Sound Olympic College 5/24/2013 6/7/2013 Registration Form
August 5th-9th, 2013 Chicago Elgin Community College 7/8/2013 7/19/2013 Registration Form
August 12th-16th, 2013 San Francisco Bay De Anza College 7/12/2013 7/26/2013 Registration Form
August 12th-16th, 2013 South Florida Broward College 7/12/2013 7/26/2013 Registration Form


Completed Events – Recorded Webinars

Affective Precursors to Academic Performance

This webinar will explore the role of affective or non-cognitive learning in meeting the needs of basic skills students and why it is an important precursor to academic performance. Evidence of academic and affective outcomes will be presented from multiple colleges. Webinar viewers will understand how affective learning is important to meeting the needs of today’s basic skills students, and will be clear about next steps for bringing this innovation to their campuses. Recording coming soon.

Affective Domain Webinar Series

In this webinar series, Diego Navarro, full-time faculty member at Cabrillo College and founder of the Academy for College Excellence, discussed:

  • Evidence that shows the importance of the affective domain in helping community college basic skills students become academically successful
  • Teaching to the affective domain
  • Rethinking Orientation to Community College

This series built on Diego’s presentation on measuring the affective domain at the Strengthening Student Success Conference in Costa Mesa, California October 4, 2012.

Change Article Webinar

Supporting the Students of the Future: Retention of Vulnerable & Tentative Students

FELI Graduate Workshop: Integrating the FELI Experience

Format: Webinar recording click here!
Audience: FELI Graduates who Teach at Community Colleges

If you are an ACE FELI Graduate who teaches at a community college, contact ACE for information about the FELI Graduate Guidebook curriculum@my-ace.org.