Student Success Summit Agenda
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Preconference and Summit Sessions at Kentucky State University | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sept. 9 Wear your college swag |
Preconferences at the Kentucky State Benson Farm
Summit Registration
Student Success Summit Opening at the Carl M. Hill Student Center and Yellow Brick Road
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5:30 p.m. |
Greetings from President Koffi Akakpo, KYSU and President Aaron Thompson, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Keynote Speaker: Daniel Jean, Ed.D., Founder of PhinisheD/FinishEdD #WhoGotNext/Author of “I Am…I Will…” |
6:30 p.m. | Cookout & Entertainment |
Sept. 10
Dress for student success
8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
9 a.m. | Summit Welcome – Stephen Pruitt, Ph.D., SREB President and Harriette Scott, Ed.D, SREB Vice President of Postsecondary Education |
9:30 a.m. | Address from Kentucky officials |
10 a.m. |
Access concurrent sessions
Breakout 1: Improving Access to Higher Education via Alabama’s FAFSA Completion Initiative, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, Stephanie C. Dolan, Associate Director of Planning and Policy
Jim Purcell, Executive Director Jessie Lynn Nichols, Research Fellow Breakout 2: Redefining Community College Success, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Stephanie Norris, Senior Research Analyst & Associate Director, Community College Initiative
Breakout 3: Reducing Implicit Bias in Scholarship Application Procedures, Allie Edelstein, Maryland Higher Education Commission, Allie Edelstein, Education Policy Analyst
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11 a.m. |
Retention concurrent sessions
Breakout 1: The Power of Online Course Sharing to Bolster Student Progress at HBCUs, Jamila S. Lyn, Chief Student Success Strategist, Bottom Up Thinking
Edward L. Spears, II, Associate Vice President for Partner Success – Special Projects, Acadeum Breakout 2: Your Past is Not Your Potential: Building a Successful Prison Education Program, Tulsa Community College, Ramona Curtis, Ph.D., Director of Workforce Programming
Dytisha Davis, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Success Breakout 3: Using Student Data to Tackle Attrition and Boost Student Success and Retention, Ithaka S+R, Daniel Rossman, Senior Researcher
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Noon | Lunch |
12:45 p.m. | Kentucky State Student Success Practices walkaround and discussion |
1:30 p.m. | KHEAA FAFSA session |
3:30 p.m. | Local industry and campus tours, Frankfort area (Guests will be able to choose from a list of options that include KYSU Benson Farm tour and demonstrations, Kentucky Capitol Building tour, Buffalo Trace Distillery Tasting or Downtown Frankfort Historical Walking tour. All tour options are complimentary.) |
Dinner on your own in Downtown Frankfort
Show your state pride
8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
9 a.m. | Final day welcome and Student Panel |
10:10 a.m. |
Persistence and Attainment concurrent sessions Attainment Breakout: No Black Man Left Behind: Insights & Perspectives for Academic Leaders, Policy, Practice, and Social Mobility, Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Sonya Okoli, Assistant Professor of Higher Ed Leadership Attainment Breakout 2: Equipping Future Educators: Inclusive Education, AI, and Advocacy for Workforce Success, Dr. Joseph Cosgriff, Morehead State University |
11:10 a.m. | SREB Key Practices for Student Success feedback session |
Noon | Closing Lunch |
1-3 p.m. | Bluegrass Community and Technical College tour, transport to LEX airport |