It’s a common critique that American higher education was not created with today’s students in mind. That perception’s likely to become even more widespread as demographics shift and student expectations change. Day 1 will explore how colleges prepare for a future in which they are truly student centered.
12:30-12:35 pm ET
Welcome
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE • AUG 29 - 31, 2023
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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE • AUG 29 - 31, 2023
The Students of the Future
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 • 12:30 - 3:00 pm ET
Agenda
12:35-1 pm ET
Keynote: Portrait of an Adult Student
Stephanie Land’s new book explores the often hidden struggles facing many students. In Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education, Land tells readers how as a single mom living below the poverty line she navigated a confusing college system — and occasionally the judgments of professors and other students. This session with Land, who is also author of Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive, which was turned into a Netflix series, will offer insights on how to better understand nontraditional students.
Stephanie Land
Author
1-1:30 pm ET
Interview: The Crisis Facing Boys and Men
While men make up just over half of the 18- to 24-year-olds in America, they’re vastly outnumbered in the nation’s colleges. What’s going on? To help understand the situation — and how colleges can better serve men in the future — join Richard V. Reeves, who wrote Of Boys & Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What To Do About It.
Richard V. Reeves
President, American Institute for Boys and Men
1:35-1:55 pm ET
Workday Sponsor Case Study: Transforming the Student Experience at Tallahassee Community College
2-2:30 pm ET
Panel: What It Truly Takes to Be Hispanic-Serving
Between 2009 and 2020, Hispanic and Latino undergraduate enrollment increased by 42 percent, a portion that is expected to increase in the years ahead. As more colleges seek to serve these students — and earn the federal designation of Hispanic-serving institution — what do they need to improve?
Maria Angélica Garcia
President, Santa Rosa Junior College
Gina Ann Garcia
Professor, Berkeley School of Education, University of California at Berkeley; Author, Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities
2:35-3 pm ET
Students’ View: The Future of Campus Mental Health and Belonging
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than four in 10 high-school students felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021. How can colleges prepare to serve the increasing numbers of students who are reporting poor mental health? In this session, two students who work with Active Minds, a nonprofit organization that promotes mental health among young adults, will discuss how campuses should change.
Rachna Edalur
Junior, Texas A&M University
Zafir Nassem
Senior, University of Maryland at College Park
3 pm ET
Closing
Day 1
SPEAKERS
Sarah Brown
News Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education
MODERATOR
SPEAKERS
MODERATOR
Karin Fischer
Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
SPEAKERS
MODERATOR
Katherine Mangan
Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
SPEAKERS
MODERATOR
Kate Hidalgo Bellows
Staff Reporter, The Chronicle of Higher Education
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You will receive a separate email from ZOOM with link(s) for each day that you registered.
Stay tuned for updates as we continue to add talks, panels, and speakers to our schedule.
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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE • AUG 29 - 31, 2023
Overview
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Speakers
Pamela Johnson, Dean of Career and Academic Advising Management and Margaret Thompson, Director of Institutional Research and Analytics at Tallahassee Community College will join Kevin Molloy, Senior Higher Education Advisor at Workday in a conversation about how digital transformation has improved experiences across students, faculty, and staff. Hear how faculty and staff have gained new insights, how digital student services have improved from admissions through registration, and how timely analytics and engagement tools better support academic advisors.
Margaret Thompson
Director of Institutional Research and Analytics, Tallahassee Community College
Kevin Molloy
Sr. Higher Education Advisor, Workday
SPEAKERS
MODERATOR
Pamela Johnston
Dean of Career and Academic Advising, Tallahassee Community College
Day 2
Day 3
Margaret Thompson
Director of Institutional Research and Analytics, Tallahassee Community College
Kevin Molloy
Sr. Higher Education Advisor, Workday
SPEAKERS
MODERATOR
Pamela Johnston
Dean of Career and Academic Advising, Tallahassee Community College
Day 2
Day 3
Pamela Johnson, Dean of Career and Academic Advising Management and Margaret Thompson, Director of Institutional Research and Analytics at Tallahassee Community College will join Kevin Molloy, Senior Higher Education Advisor at Workday in a conversation about how digital transformation has improved experiences across students, faculty, and staff. Hear how faculty and staff have gained new insights, how digital student services have improved from admissions through registration, and how timely analytics and engagement tools better support academic advisors.
Margaret Thompson
Director of Institutional Research and Analytics, Tallahassee Community College
SPEAKERS
MODERATOR
Pamela Johnston
Dean of Career and Academic Advising, Tallahassee Community College