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

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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

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

Rio Grande Campus (RGC)

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

Directory, Map, & Registration (QR)

(Scan the QR Code To Register on Your Smartphone!)

Rio Grande Campus (RGC)

Information & Directory (RGC)

1212 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78701

Google Map (RGC)

Keynote Speaker

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)

Conference Schedule

Activities & Events

CLS INRW Corequisite Summit 2025 Schedule.docx

Breakout Sessions

(Morning Sessions Repeat in the Afternoon)

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.