Understanding and Improving Student Outcomes: Completion and Beyond
Presidents/chancellors and senior leaders will explore student success beyond completion.
Learn more.Leverage data and partnerships to improve student outcomes.
How are AASCU institutions telling the story of the value of postsecondary education? What can national data and trends reveal to influence your institutions’ retention and outcomes beyond completion? How can partnerships relieve current pressures—from enrollment declines, state and federal policies, Supreme Court rulings, and tenure debates—and inform practices? Explore these topics and more at this discussion-based symposium.
Who should participate?
- Presidents/Chancellors
- Provosts
- Other leaders committed to improving student outcomes
How will you benefit?
- Connect with other AASCU leaders who are defining postsecondary value
- Hear from national experts in data, retention, completion, career readiness and more
Program topics
One of the most effective ways to improve student success and help students launch their careers is quality mentoring and coaching. This session will discuss the landscape of education to career coaching, including a closer look at one AI-enabled coaching platform and a scalable peer mentoring approach.
Building on the education to career journey, this panel discussion will explore work-based learning, another practice area that data show is effective in improving post-completion outcomes. Panelists will explore the variety of approaches institutions are taking to leverage the transformative power of work-based learning including scalable project-based learning, micro-internships, and reimagined student employment.
How are AASCU institutions currently working to understand and support successful post-graduation outcomes for students? What additional data or infrastructure would help institutions and their leadership teams to ensure student success beyond completion?
With an ever-increasing array of dashboards and metrics available to university and college leaders, the who, what, when, why, and how of investing in data collection, analytics, and use matters more than ever. For more than 80% of AASCU member institutions, this array of available data includes the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which provides insights into whether and how students experience high impact practices. Over the past several years, Strada has co-developed and supported NSSE’s Career and Workforce Preparation Module as well as other nationally representative surveys of students and alumni. This session will provide a forum for AASCU leaders to provide feedback for how Strada and NSSE might partner with your institutions to collect and support the use of data to inform and advance your priorities for improving graduates’ career success.
At a time when the importance of a credential after high school has never been more clear and yet the value of postsecondary education is under intense scrutiny, AASCU institutions have a unique and critical role to play. As colleges and universities committed to student access, success, and opportunity, how are AASCU institutions shaping the value of postsecondary education and how can partners and allies support AASCU institutions in this work?
Schedule at a Glance
| Monday, September 18, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| 5-6:30 p.m. | Reception at AASCU Office |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | |
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| 8:30-9 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Programming |
| 12:00-12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45-4:00 p.m. | Programming |
Meet our lineup of speakers
Jackson
Boyar
Co-Founder and CEO
Mentor Collective
Dave
Clayton
Senior Vice President of Research
Strada Education Foundation
José Luis
Cruz Rivera
President
Northern Arizona University
Deborah J.
Curtis
President Emeritus
Indiana State University
Jonathan
Furr
Senior Vice President and Chief Data Ecosystem Officer
Strada Education Foundation
Mildred
García
Chancellor
California State University System
Jillian
Kinzie
Associate Director, National Survey of Student Engagement, Center for Postsecondary Research
Indiana University Bloomington
Stephen H.
Kolison Jr.
President
State University of New York at Fredonia
Melissa
Leavitt
Director, Research
Strada Education Foundation
Kenyatta
Lovett
Principal
Education Strategy Group
Andrew
Magliozzi
CEO
Mainstay
Courtney
H. McBeth
Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer
Strada Education Foundation
Peter O.
Nwosu
President
State University of New York at Oswego
Mary A.
Papazian
Executive Vice President
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Jamey
Rorison
Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dana
Stephenson
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Riipen
Nichole
Torpey-Saboe
Managing Director, Research
Strada Education Foundation
Shawn
VanDerziel
Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Ruth
V. Watkins
President, Postsecondary Education
Strada Education Foundation
Charles L.
Welch
President and CEO
AASCU
Symposium Partner
Accommodations
The Canopy Washington DC | Embassy Row
1600 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W
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202.448.8009
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