Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rudy M. Garcia is the Dean of Students at Central New Mexico Community College. Central New Mexico Community College has five campuses and an enrollment of 28,000 credit students and 8,000 non-credit students. Rudy is responsible for various components of college safety and investigates on the average over 400 cases a year involving student code of conduct violations. He works closely with campus security, Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Rio Rancho Police Department and New Mexico State Police on various student issues. He has developed innovative programming aimed at helping to improve student behavior and civility on all of CNM's campuses. His philosophy focuses on changing negative behavior into positive behavior by respecting and identifying with the needs students bring to his office.
He has been a faculty member at Webster University, Wayland University and Central New Mexico Community College. He has 18 years of teaching experience in leadership, management, and civic engagement. He has been a service learning and civic engagement consultant for the American Association of Community Colleges, the Community College National Center for Community Engagement, and National Campus Compact for the past 12 years. His administrative experience includes 18 years in higher education and 22 years in government, non-profit and corporate entities.
In 1995, he received the Albuquerque People's Choice Award for Best College Professor and in 1991 received a National Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin. In 1999 he won the National Bellwether Award for Service Learning. In 2003, he received the President's Lifetime Volunteer Service Award issued on behalf of the President of the United States. In 2004 he won the National Service Learning Collaboration Award from the Community College National Center for Community Engagement. In 2005, he received the HUD National Award for Community Partnerships. In 2006, Rudy won the Corporation for National and Community Service Spirit of Service Award (the first community college representative to win the award).
Rudy holds a Bachelor of University Studies Degree and a Master of Arts in Management Degree from Tulane University, Webster University and University of New Mexico. He earned his doctorate degree from New Mexico State University in Community College Leadership. In addition to his current duties he also is an adjunct professor at New Mexico State University where teaches leadership and civic engagement courses.
Hotel Information
This year's conference will be held in
Scottsdale, Arizona, at the
DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort/Scottsdale. The conference room rate will be
$104.00 plus applicable sales tax per night, single or double occupancy.
This rate will be available 4 days pre and post based on availability. Please make your
reservations early so you can take advantage of our special conference rate. This room rate
is only guaranteed on reservations made prior to Thursday, April 22, 2010. Please call the
DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort directly at 1-877-445-6677 and
request the group rate for ROOM BLOCK MCC.
Don't delay-call in your hotel reservations now at the DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort-
445-947-5400 or 1-877-445-6677. Deadline: Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Room rate is being made available four nights prior and after the conference based on
availability. Check-in time is 4:00 pm and check-out time is noon.
If you check out prior to your reserved checkout date, the hotel will add an early checkout fee of $50 to your bill. To
avoid an early checkout fee, please advise the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort at or before your check-in of any
change in planned length of stay.
Cancellation-If you cancel your reservation less than 72 hours before your scheduled arrival date, you will be charged
for 1 night of room and tax.
DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort/Scottsdale
5401 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85250-7090
Tel: 445-947-5400
Fax: 445-946-1524
For reservations, call 1-877-445-6677.
Transportation Information
Plan to arrive at Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona Sky Harbor Airport at least two
hours before the first session you want to attend. This will allow time for
unforeseen delays and to obtain ground transportation. You will need a minimum
of 30 minutes of travel time to the hotel for hotel and conference registration.
Ground Transportation
SuperShuttle vans are available outside the baggage claim area. Please be aware
that there may be multiple stops depending on the number of passengers.
Taxi Cabs are available outside of the baggage claim area. They may run over $30.00
depending on the time of day.
Rental Cars are available at the airport. Also, Avis is located
in the hotel lobby.
Special Activities
Keynote Speaker: Tracey Seabolt joined the Corporation for National and Community Service as a Learn and Serve America Program Coordinator in October 2006. Prior to joining the Corporation, she helped to implement Maryland's statewide service-learning graduation requirement, as a Program Coordinator with the Maryland Student Service Alliance at the Maryland Department of Education, a Learn and Serve America grantee. Tracey has managed service-learning and volunteer programs in community-based and government settings for nearly 20 years.
