Corequisite Summit 2025
Start Strong with Literacy!
Austin Community College | Composition & Literary Studies | Cengage Higher Education | Hawkes | NROC
Friday, November 7, 2025 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Start Strong with Literacy!
Austin Community College | Composition & Literary Studies | Cengage Higher Education | Hawkes | NROC
Friday, November 7, 2025 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Start Strong with Literacy!
Austin Community College
Composition & Literary Studies | Cengage Higher Education | Hawkes | NROC
Friday, November 7, 2025
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Dr. Emily K. Suh
Dr. Suh serves as Coordinator of English, Language Arts, Reading (and integrated reading and writing program) within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University.
Texas State University
Location
1212 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701
Meeting Areas
Main Meeting Area: Multipurpose room 1103 (The Atrium)
Breakout Sessions: Rooms 1115, 1114, 1113, 1111
Limited Registration (Required)
Deadline: October 17, 2025
Registration: Registration Form
Theme
Start Strong with Literacy
Purpose
The Coreq Summit 2025 implements collaborations and pedagogies to ensure a strong start in literacy for all students.
Sponsors
ACC Liberal Arts & Humanities Division
Department of Composition & Literary Studies
Cengage - Educational products & services
Hawkes – Educational products & services
NROC – Educational products & services
Co-Chairs
Professor Stephanie Frausto - stephanie.frausto@austincc.edu
Dr. Amarilis Castillo - amarilis.castillo@austincc.edu
Professional Development
Six (6) ACC professional development hours awarded
Activities
The three morning breakout sessions will repeat in the afternoon to offer participants an opportunity to participate in at least two sessions supporting their interests. Choose one morning & one afternoon session.
Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose one)
Session 1
Communicate Collaborate & Connect Content
Session 2
Engagement Pedagogies for INRW & ENGL Corequisite Students
Session 3
Interventions and Strategies to Promote Student Successes
Session 4
Library Guides for INRW/ENGL
Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose one)
Session 1
Communicate Collaborate & Connect Content
Session 2
Engagement Pedagogies for INRW & ENGL Corequisite Students
Session 3
Interventions and Strategies to Promote Student Successes
Session 4
Library Guides for INRW/ENGL
Afternoon Panel Discussion
Moderator: Anja Ketcham, Associate Professor
Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in Co-req Classrooms and Beyond
CLS professors and ACC support staff, and co-req students will share their experiences in a discussion about the overlap of belonging in literacy.
Cost
Free of charge.
Food & Refreshments
Breakfast & lunch will be provided.
NROC will sponsor breakfast
Cengage will sponsor lunch.
Participants
ALL faculty teaching corequisites
Faculty interested in corequisites
Faculty & Staff curious about corequisites
Graduate Students
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Dr. Emily K. Suh
Associate Professor in Curriculum and Instruction
Professor in the Graduate Program in Developmental Education
Texas State University
Emily Kyung Jin Suh earned her PhD in Education Studies with a concentration in Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Nebraska and a Master's in English as a Second Language. Dr. Suh is an Associate Professor of Graduate Program in Postsecondary Student Success in Learning, Literacy, and Mathematics. She also serves as Coordinator of English, Language Arts, Reading (an integrated reading and writing program) within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University.
Dr. Suh's research seeks to support practitioners and amplify language and literacy practices that promote equity and justice for marginalized populations through examinations of various educational contexts including postsecondary literacy learning, STEM family engagement, and two-year English teaching and professional development. Her work has been recognized with awards from the American Association of Applied Linguistics, the International Society for Language Studies, the Literacy Research Association, and the National Association for Developmental Education. She currently serves as the Lead Researcher in an Ascendium grant-funded collaboration between West Ed, Student-Ready Strategies, and the Texas Success Center.
>> Read Dr. Suh's Faculty Profile at Texas State University (www.txst.edu)
Session 1: Communicate, Collaborate & Connect Content
Kate Dean, Associate Professor INRW
Kerri Pope, Associate Professor HUMA
Communicate, Collaborate, and Connect Content for Corequisite Students (Kate and Kerri-INRW/GQ Corequisite)--Corequisite professors from Great Questions and INRW discuss practical strategies to scaffold students to foster success.
Session 2: Engagement Pedagogies for INRW & ENGL Corequisite Student
Stephanie Frausto, Associate Professor INRW & ENGL
This session will focus on engagement practices for coreq’d students and why they are important for student success.
Session 3: Interventions and Strategies to Promote Student Successes
Madhavi Jagtap
Maribel Lujan
Interventions and strategies will be presented followed by hands on activities and application in real life scenarios for professors who are seeking ideas. Explore data-driven best practices that improve outcomes for coreq students. Apply findings to improved pedagogy across disciplines.
Session 4: Library Guides for INRW/ENGL
Kara Dixon – HYS
Rosalind Clifford – HLC
TBD
Registration closes October 17, 2025
* Registration required
2025 Corequisite Summit
Composition & Literary Studies Department
Amarilis Castillo
Associate Professor of INRW/
Corequisites
Composition & Literary Studies
Ursula Parker
Faculty Director of Integrated Reading & Writing
Composition & Literary Studies
Linda San Agustin
Corequisite Administrative Assistant III
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