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:
- Build a practical foundation for advancing postsecondary value
- Identify tools, resources, and proven practices to strengthen your campus value proposition
- Hear alumni perspectives to inform value-based storytelling
- Strategize equitable value solutions with your own institution and peer institutions
- Connect with philanthropic thought leaders on a shared vision for postsecondary value and the leadership role of RPUs
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
- Leticia Maldonado, Director of Postsecondary Value Initiatives, AASCU
- Dr. Virginia (Ginny) Arthur, President, Metropolitan State University (MN)
- Bill Baldus, Director of the Career Center, Metropolitan State University (MN)
11-11:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Making Value the Strategy: Infusing the Postsecondary Framework into Strategic Planning
- Matt Ceppi, Vice President for Strategic Development Managing Director, AASCU Consulting
- Timothy Mottet, Senior Consultant, AASCU
- John Jasinski, Senior Consultant, AASCU
- Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President, San Jose State University
- Mari Fuentes-Martin, Vice President for Student Affairs, San Jose State University
- Peter Nwosu, President, State University of New York at Oswego
- Scott R. Furlong, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, State University of New York at Oswego
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:45-2 p.m.
AASCU Resource Spotlight: Tools to Tell Your Value Story
2-3 p.m.
Driving Value through Student Success: Building Conditions for Institutional Transformation
- Jacquelyn Jones, Assistant Vice President for Student Success, AASCU
3-3:15 p.m.
Snack Break
3:15-4:15 p.m.
Strategic Alignment: Philanthropy’s Shared Vision for Postsecondary Value
- Jamey Rorison, Gates Foundation
4:15-4:45 p.m.
Participant Roundtable: Translating Learning into Action
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
Mari
Fuentes-Martin
Vice President of Student Success and Engagement
San Jose State University (CA)
Scott R.
Furlong
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
State University of New York at Oswego
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
Senior Consultant
AASCU Consulting
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
Senior Consultant
AASCU Consulting
Peter O.
Nwosu
President
State University of New York at Oswego
Jamey
Rorison
Senior Program Officer
Gates Foundation
Cynthia
Teniente-Matson
President
San José State University (CA)
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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