National Organization for Student Success, Michigan Chapter (NOSSMI)

In 2024, the National Organization for Student Success Michigan Chapter (formerly MDEC, the Michigan Developmental Education Consortium) had our first in-person conference since 2019, and we chose a central location at one of our many Michigan 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. 

Just recently, we decided to collaborate with another Michigan higher ed group called ACPA-MI (American College Personnel Association, Michigan Chapter). We agreed on a new theme for the combined conference. Here it is!

For this year's conference on Friday, October 17, 2025, we booked 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

• Register for the conference: https://forms.gle/8W1647dRuRDbZXkz6

• The cost of the conference is $125 for a single membership and $500 for an institutional membership for five individuals. 

• 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