Established over 35 years ago, the League’s Innovation of the Year Award was devised as a way to recognize significant innovations at League Board and Alliance member colleges. These innovations reflect capstone achievements and the spirit of innovation and experimentation upon which the League was founded. This award acknowledges innovative programs, practices, partnerships, policies, and activities that improve the ability of institutions to serve students and the community and to honor the faculty, staff, and...
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The League for Innovation has been dedicated to informing, inspiring, and celebrating innovation in learning, teaching, professional development, and student success for 55 years. Since 2012, we have been recognizing outstanding faculty, staff, and leaders in the community college field who have made a significant difference in the lives of students and in the communities their colleges serve with Excellence Awards.
The Excellence Awards, open to League Board and Alliance member colleges, recognize recipients by featuring them on our website and in the League Awards Program, and by...
The League for Innovation in the Community College is pleased to announce that the 2025 Innovations Conference will be held in person, March 9-12, in San Antonio, Texas. Mark your calendar to attend this premier event. The call for proposals will open soon; stay tuned for hotel reservations and registration as well! League member registration discounts will apply.
The conference will take place at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk, where registrants will receive a...
Terry O'Banion, Senior Professor of Practice, Kansas State University, and President Emeritus, League for Innovation in the Community College, is one of the most prolific and provocative writers about issues affecting community college. Throughout his six decades in community college education, O’Banion has been a thought leader who pushes faculty, staff, and administrators to think differently about their work, their institutions, their students, and the communities they serve.
Most of his most important works are now featured on The...
