Postsecondary Value Symposium
Centering Student Success, Enhancing Strategies, and Inspiring Action
Register now.Save the date to learn new ways to enhance postsecondary value through strategy, storytelling, and action.
Through engaging presentations, dynamic panels, and collaborative sessions, symposium participants will gain the tools and insights needed to enhance value for their students. The symposium will not only deepen understanding of postsecondary value but also inspire action by equipping institutions with concrete strategies to drive meaningful change. By leveraging alumni perspectives, strategic planning, and AASCU resources, participants will be empowered to tell their story, strengthen their value proposition, and implement impactful initiatives within their institutions.
Who should attend:
- Presidents and chancellors
- Executive cabinet members
- Alumni engagement professionals
- Career services professionals
Benefits of participation:
- Gain actionable tools to enhance value for students
- Deepen understanding of what postsecondary value means in practice
- Learn concrete strategies to drive meaningful, campus-wide change
- Hear alumni perspectives to inform value-based storytelling
- Strengthen your institution’s value proposition and impact narrative
- Apply strategic planning approaches tailored to student success
- Access and leverage AASCU resources to support implementation
- Collaborate with peers through interactive sessions and dynamic panels
- Leave inspired and equipped to lead value-focused initiatives on campus
Schedule at a glance
5-8 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Dinner
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-9 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
- Charles L. Welch, AASCU
- Jamey Rorison, Gates Foundation
9-9:20 a.m.
The Imperative of Postsecondary Value
- Jamey Rorison, Gates Foundation
9:20-9:30 a.m.
Stretch Break
9:30-11 a.m.
Voices from the Field: Alumni Perspectives on Postsecondary Value
11-11:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Mapping the Road Ahead: Strategic Planning Enhancing Postsecondary Value
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:45-2 p.m.
Promising Practices in Action: Strategies and Resources for Advancing Postsecondary Value
2-3 p.m.
Transforming Postsecondary Value: The Role of AASCU’s SSEI Initiative
3-3:15 p.m.
Snack Break
3:15-4:15 p.m.
Philanthropic Panel
4:15-4:45 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion
4:45-5 p.m.
Closing
5-6 p.m.
Closing Reception
Confirmed Speakers & Facilitators
Virginia (Ginny)
Arthur
President
Metro State University (MN)
William
Baldus
Director of the Career Center
Metro State University (MN)
José A.
Cabrales
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
AASCU
Matt
Ceppi
Vice President of Strategic Development and Managing Director, AASCU Consulting
AASCU
Uric
Dufrene
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Indiana University Southeast
Deborah L.
Ford
Chancellor
Indiana University Southeast
Charles
Guzowski
Systems and Data Analyst, Career and Life Design Center
Oakland University (MI)
Felicia
Hernandez
Director of Alumni Relations
California State University, Dominguez Hills
John
Jasinski
Provost
Missouri State University
Jacquelyn
Jones
Assistant Vice President for Student Success
AASCU
Leticia
Maldonado
Director of Postsecondary Value Initiatives
AASCU
Luis
Maldonado
Vice President of Government Relations and Policy Analysis
AASCU
Timothy
Mottet
President Emeritus
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Jamey
Rorison
Senior Program Officer
Gates Foundation
Wayne
Thibodeau
Senior Director, Career & Life Design Center
Oakland University (MI)
Charles L.
Welch
President and CEO
AASCU
Registration & Accomodations
Accommodations
Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square
806 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C., 20005
Room rate: $299 plus 15.95% tax per night
Check-in Time 4 pm /Check-out Time 11 am
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