virtual 3-Day training opportunity

Across our colleges, we see it every day. Students who are capable, motivated, and determined still struggle to persist. Not because they lack intelligence or effort, but because they are navigating the daily crisis of poverty while trying to learn, plan, and hope. Transportation, childcare, food insecurity, unstable housing, health care, and fractured support systems do not stay neatly outside the classroom. They walk in with our students.

This professional learning series brings us into that reality with clarity, humility, and purpose.

Led by Dr. Donna M. Beegle, a nationally recognized researcher, educator, and leader who has lived the experience of poverty herself, this work offers something rare and essential: an insider perspective grounded in rigorous research and decades of practical application. Dr. Beegle’s approach moves beyond awareness to action. It helps educators understand how poverty shapes communication, relationships, learning, and follow through, and it provides concrete, proven tools for responding in ways that actually support student success.

This professional learning experience is offered as three full-day synchronous virtual training sessions, each focused on a distinct but connected topic area. Each day includes four 90-minute sessions, running from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with time for breaks and lunch built in.