National Organization for Student Success, Michigan Chapter (NOSSMI)
Hello Michigan Colleagues!
I hope your semester is wrapping up nicely. My name is Alex Goudas, and I am President of NOSSMI, the National Organization for Student Success Michigan Chapter (formerly MDEC, the Michigan Developmental Education Consortium). Last year, we had our first in-person conference since 2019, and we chose a central location at one of our many local public 2-year college campuses, Lansing Community College. It was a great success, with members attending from all over Michigan and with Dr. David Arendale as speaker. This year, we are back at the same location, LCC's West Campus.
For this year's conference on Friday, October 17, 2025, we also have been able to book a wonderful speaker, Dr. Robin Isserles, a community college educator, researcher, and author who has had decades of experience as a practitioner in the CUNY system in NYC.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robin Isserles
Book (Amazon Link): The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College
Website: https://robingisserles.squarespace.com/
Article on IHE: https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2022/08/29/make-community-colleges-more-joyful-opinion
Registration and Payment
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Register for the conference: https://forms.gle/8W1647dRuRDbZXkz6
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The cost of the conference is $125 for a single membership and $500 for an institutional membership for five individuals.
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Pay for the conference: https://thenoss.org/event-6167399
New and Returning Presenters Welcome!
We are looking for presenters! Please talk to your colleagues and sign up soon: https://forms.gle/H8YzNixJVMiqwswH7
Tentative Conference Schedule Fri, Oct 17 at Lansing Community College West Campus (Free Parking)
• 8:00–8:30: Hot breakfast (breakfast sandwiches!) and welcome
• 8:30–9:30: Keynote with Dr. Robin Isserles
• 9:30–9:45: Break
• 9:45–10:45: Breakout sessions 1
• 10:45–11:00: Break
• 11:00–12:00: Breakout sessions 2
• 12:00–1:00: Lunch
• 1:00–2:00: Breakout sessions 3
• 2:00–3:00: Brownies/cookies/coffee, prizes, awards, leadership, voting, discussions
If you have questions or comments, please reach out to anyone on the board. If you would like to become a part of the leadership team, please reach out as well!
Thank you,
Alex Goudas
Alexandros M. Goudas, NOSSMI President, alexgoudas@delta.edu
Chelsea Lonsdale, NOSSMI Vice President, calonsdale@hfcc.edu
Joseph LaMontagne, NOSSMI Treasurer, jlamontagne007@gmail.com