Event Agendas

Wear your college swag

Preconferences at the Kentucky State Benson Farm 

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Data Exchange Coordinators (Invitation only)

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. - OER pre-conference (Open to the public)

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. HBCU-MSI Collaborative (Invitation only)

Summit Registration
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Student Success Summit Opening at the Carl M. Hill Student Center and Yellow Brick Road

5:30 p.m.- Greetings from President Koffi Akakpo, KYSU and President Aaron Thompson, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Opening Keynote: Daniel Jean, Ed.D., Founder of PhinisheD/FinishEdD #WhoGotNext/Author of “I Am…I Will…”

6:30 p.m. Cookout at the Yellow Brick Road

Dress for student success

Day 1 at the Carl M. Hill Student Center

8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast

9:00 a.m. Summit Welcome: Stephen Pruitt, Ph.D., SREB President and Harriette Scott, Ed.D, SREB Vice President of Postsecondary Education

10:00 a.m. Access Concurrent Sessions     

Breakout 1; large ballroom: Improving Access to Higher Education via Alabama’s FAFSA Completion Initiative, Alabama Commission on Higher Education: Dr. Stephanie C. Dolan, Associate Director of Planning and Policy, Dr. Jim Purcell, Executive Director, Jessie Lynn Nichols, Research Fellow                        

Breakout 2; 410C small ballroom: Redefining Community College Success, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond: Stephanie Norris, Senior Research Analyst & Associate Director, Community College Initiative                                                          

Breakout 3; Room 310 (third floor): Reducing Implicit Bias in Scholarship Application Procedures, Maryland Higher Education Commission: Allie Edelstein, Education Policy Analyst

11:00 a.m. Retention Concurrent Sessions  

Breakout 1; large ballroom: The Power of Online Course Sharing to Bolster Student Progress at HBCUs, Acadeum:  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; 410C small ballroom: Your Past is Not Your Potential: Building a Successful Prison Education Program, Tulsa Community College: Ramona Curtis, PhD, Director of Workforce Programming, Dytisha Davis, PhD, Assistant Vice President for Student Success         

Breakout 3; Room 310 (third floor): Using Student Data to Tackle Attrition and Boost Student Success and Retention, Ithaka S+R: Daniel Rossman, Ithaka S+R, Senior Researcher

12 p.m. 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 can 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 and end in Downtown Frankfort.)

Explore and have dinner on your own in Downtown Frankfort. 

8:00 p.m. Shuttles will transport attendees from the Frankfort Visitor Center (300 St. Clair St.) to host hotels at 8PM.

Show your state pride

Day 2 at Carl M. Hill Student Center

8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast

9:00 a.m. Final day welcome and student panel

10:10 a.m. Persistence and Attainment concurrent sessions

Persistence Breakout; large ballroom: The NOVA Outdoors Project: Creating Community and Belonging through Outdoor Adventure, Northern Virginia Community College: J. Indigo Eriksen, Director of Faculty Professional Development (interim)

Attainment Breakout; 410C small ballroom: 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; Room 310 (third floor): Equipping Future Educators: Inclusive Education, AI, and Advocacy for Workforce Success, Morehead State University: Dr. Joseph Cosgriff, Assistant Professor of Education

11:10 a.m.  SREB Key Practices for Student Success feedback session

12 p.m. Closing Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Bluegrass Community and Technical College tour, transport to LEX Airport