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COSI Symposium

COSI Symposium 2026 Details:

Location: Front Range Community College (Westminster Campus)

Address: 3645 West 112th Avenue Westminster, CO 80031

Schedule Overview:

  • Wednesday June 3rd, 2026: 9am - 4pm 

Resources for the day:

 

This year's Symposium will provide important information for all COSI programs continuing beyond June 30, 2026. Attendance is required for these programs. Programs that are not continuing beyond June 30, 2026 may attend optionally. Each organization must send at least one representative from its program. The event is a great opportunity to network, share best practices, and receive updates from COSI and the Department of Higher Education.

Schedule At a Glance

Time

Event

Location

 

8:00 – 9:00 am

Registration/Check-in

Rocky Mountain Room C0770 

 

9:00 – 9: 20 am

Welcome

Rocky Mountain Room C0770 

 

 

 

 

 

9:30 – 10:25 am

Session 1 (breakouts)

 

 

FASFA

Snowy Peaks C0578 

 

General grant Administration Best Practices

Mountain Side C0576 

 

Colorado Workforce Centers

C0302 

 

Sims Framework

Timberline C0577 

 

Reporting Portal Office Hours

Rotunda

 

 

 

 

 

10:30 – 11:25 am

Session 2 (breakouts)

 

 

Contracts with COSI

Rocky Mountain Room C0770 

 

Shape the Future of Colorado's Postsecondary Talent Development System

Timberline C0577 

 

CAFSA

C0302 

 

From Access to Advocacy: Advancing Student Success Through COSI Programming and Experiential Learning

Snowy Peaks C0578

 

The Importance of Having Meaningful Career Conversations

Mountain Side C0576

 

Reporting Portal Office Hours

Rotunda

 

 

 

 

 

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session 3

 

 

Charting the Path Forward: COSI’s 2026–2030 Strategic Plan

Rocky Mountain Room C0770

 

 

 

 

 

12:00 – 1:00 pm

LUNCH (provided)

Rocky Mountain Room C0770

 

 

 

 

 

1:00 – 1:55 pm

Session 4

 

 

Progress, Pivots and Persistence in the Age of Change

Rocky Mountain Room C0770 

 

 

 

 

 

2:00 - 2:55 pm

Session 5  (breakouts)

 

 

FASFA

Snowy Peaks C0578

 

General grant Administration Best Practices

Mountain Side C0576

 

Colorado Workforce Centers

C0302 

 

Sims Framework

Timberline C0577

 

Reporting Portal Office Hours

Rotunda

 

 

 

 

 

3:00 - 3:55 pm

Session 6 (breakout)

 

 

Contracts with COSI

RMR C0770

 

Shape the Future of Colorado's Postsecondary Talent Development System

Timberline C0577

 

CAFSA

C0302

 

From Access to Advocacy: Advancing Student Success Through COSI Programming and Experiential Learning

Snowy Peaks C0578

 

The Importance of Having Meaningful Career Conversations

Mountain Side C0576

 

Reporting Portal Office Hours

Rotunda

 

 

 

 

 

4:00 pm 

Closing

Rocky Mountain Room C0770