Welcome to the 2026 Kansas Corequisite Symposium. We are so glad you are here!
Friday, October 23, 2026, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, on the Barton Community College campus in Great Bend, KS.
The Kansas Corequisite Symposium brings together higher education professionals to share innovative practices, research, and success stories in corequisite instruction. At the Symposium, we will have guided discussions for faculty in math and English, advisors, administration, and support staff. Participants will discuss topics of curriculum, pedagogy, and student supports such as orientation, student success courses, and first year experience programs.
Keynote Speaker: The Kansas Corequisite Symposium is pleased to announce Dr. Tammi Perez-Rice, Ed.D. as the keynote speaker in 2026. Dr. Perez-Rice is a mathematics professor, researcher, and postsecondary education consultant with 17 years of experience in higher education. Her work focuses on corequisite education, mathematics pathways, faculty development, curriculum redesign, and student-centered reform. Previously, she served at the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where she led and supported state and national initiatives focused on corequisite implementation, mathematics pathways, and institutional change. Her research examines student motivation in corequisite mathematics through Self-Determination Theory, with particular attention to autonomy, relatedness, and competence as it supports intrinsic motivation. Today, she works as an independent Postsecondary Mathematics Policy and Reform Consultant and continues to teach mathematics at San Jacinto College.
Dress for the Symposium is School Spirit Friday! Please wear your school colors as we celebrate our state-wide support of students and education.
Special Screening: Counted Out
Opening Plenary Session, Thursday, October 22: For participants traveling to Great Bend on Thursday, we will be hosting two evening sessions to kick-start our conversations. Join us for a screening of the movie Counted Out: Math is Power, at 5:30 pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Immediately following the screening, a social hour will be held in the Shafer Art Gallery and will include complimentary beverages and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Click Counted Out to watch the trailer and RSVP for the evening (RSVP not required, but helpful for planning).
Registration is only $35 and includes lunch. Institutions may register up to five participants at once.
An optional Thursday night opening plenary session and social hour will be held. The discounted room block at the Holiday Inn in Great Bend has now expired. However, attendees may still reserve accommodations directly with the hotel, subject to availability and current room rates. To book a room, click here.
Travel Stipends - Thanks to a Strong Start to Finish grant through the Kansas Board of Regents, participants are eligible for $100 travel stipends. Instructions for requesting a travel stipend will be shared with Symposium registrants.
Thanks to a Strong Start to Finish grant and in support of the Kansas Corequisite Symposium, KBOR is partnering with Almy Education to offer three webinars this semester. These webinars will provide additional professional development and practical support to help faculty enhance the design and delivery of corequisite support courses.
Webinar 1: What's in it for me? Making Corequisites Work for Your Students
Time: Sep 11, 2026, 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Speaker: Dr. Kathleen Almy, CEO of Almy Education Student attendance and engagement in corequisite courses hinge on one question students are always asking: what's in it for me? This session shifts the lens to the student experience of the corequisite class period and offers specific, small moves faculty can make in the opening weeks to build relevance, connection, and buy-in, heading off the apathy, absenteeism, and disconnect that typically surface by midterm. Participants will also help shape the two webinars that follow by sharing what they most need as the semester unfolds.
Missed the Webinar? Click Almy Education Google Folder to access a video recording and slide deck!
Webinar 2: Why should I log on? Making online and hybrid corequisites work
Time: Sep 30, 2026, 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
This session will provide practices for structuring an online or hybrid support course that engages students and supports their learning. Participants will consider how asynchronous work connects to the next graded gateway assignment, what synchronous time is worth scheduling, and how to spot a student who has gone quiet. Because online and hybrid corequisites operate under different constraints from campus to campus, this webinar offers several tested designs rather than one model.
Missed the Webinar? Click Almy Education Google Folder to access a video recording and slide deck!
Webinar 3:
Topic: TBA
Time: Nov 20, 2026, 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
The Fine Arts Building is marked with the number 10 on the attached campus map. You may park in any of the parking lots on campus. We will post signs to direct you to preferred parking.