CUMU Action Summit Agenda

Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky

Monday October 28, 2013

6:00-9:00 Welcome Reception @Kentucky Derby Museum

Tuesday October 29, 2013

7:30-9:00Continental Breakfast Roundtables Presentations/Discussions (Grand Ballroom C

9:05-9:30Welcome and Opening Remarks

(Carroll Ford)

  • Dr. Wendell Pritchett, President of CUMU and Chancellor of Rutgers University, Camden

9:30-10:00Mobilizing to Reach Goal 2025: Metro Area Strategy

(Carroll Ford)

  • Haley Glover, Director of Convening Strategy,Lumina Foundation
  • Sheri Ranis, Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation for Education

10:30-11:30Proven Models for K-12 + Higher Education Partnership Models Panel

(Carroll Ford)

  • Facilitator: Nancy Cantor, Chancellor, Syracuse University
  • Colin Groth, Director of Strategic Assistance, STRIVE
  • Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey, President, Say Yes to Education

11:30-11:45Break

11:45-12:45Facilitated Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 1: College readiness and the role of presidents in campus-community engagement(Combs Chandler)

Dr. Jim Votruba, President Emeritus of Northern Kentucky University, will focus on the importance of university partnerships across the full education continuum and the importance of presidential and provostial leadership. Additionally, the session will highlight programs and thinking that reflect a departure from the usual ways that universities approach about college readiness

  • Modertator: John Christensen, Chancellor, University of Nebraska Omaha
  • Jim Votruba, President Emeritus, Northern Kentucky University
  • Jolanda Westerhof, Director of Teacher Education, AASCU

Concurrent Session 2: Funding a city-wide initiative (Nunn)

A panel of philanthropic leaders will discuss the role that funders are playing to improve college readiness and higher education attainment. Funders will also highlight the key factors influencing what programs, partnerships, and initiatives they are funding.

  • Moderator: Divina Grossman, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  • Haley Glover, Lumina Foundation
  • Chera Reid, Kresge Foundation
  • Angie McDonald-Hackett, Vice President, Community Leadership, Community Foundation of Louisville

Concurrent Session 3: Data, where to start and what to do with it(Breathitt)

The panel will evaluate the critical role of data in developing sustainable, successful K-12 + Higher Education partnerships, highlight resources for collection and dissemination, and highlight cities successfully leveraging data to necessitate change.

  • Moderator: Michelle Cooper, President, IHEP
  • Maureen Hoyler, Executive Vice President, Council for Opportunity in Education
  • Jonathan Rothwell, Senior Research Associate and Associate Fellow, Brookings Institute Metropolitan Policy Program

Concurrent Session 4: The College Match Program(Clements)

The College Match Program (CMP) was designed to respond to the undermatching problem by encouraging academically capable students to choose colleges where they are likely to thrive and graduate. CMP proactively delivers crucial information, supports students as they navigate the complicated college and financial aid application process, and helps students and parents make thoughtful decisions about college enrollment. CMP targets students who are prepared for college but need advice and support to choose the right college. Importantly, CMP is not focused on getting students into the most elite colleges and universities; rather, CMP seeks to increase the rate at which students apply to, are admitted to, and enroll in “match” colleges that fit their academic profile and meet their financial and personal needs.

  • Moderator: Richard Guarasci, President, Wagner College
  • D. Crystal Byndloss, Senior Research Associate, MDRC
  • William Corrin, Deputy Director, K-12 Policy Education, MDRC

12:45-1:30Lunch (Grand Ballroom C)

1:30-2:15Building a city-wide completion initiative: The Louisville Model: 55,000 Degrees

(Grand Ballroom C)

Showcasing the 55,000 Degree program, and various key partnerships associated with this community-wide initiative such as the UofL Signature Partnership Initiative with West Louisville, partnership with historically black Simmons College, Family Scholars House, and Metropolitan College.

  • Moderator: Dr. Shirley Willihnganz, Provost, UofL
  • Dr. Kevin Cosby, President of Simmons College of Kentucky
  • Hon. Greg Fischer, Mayor of Metro Louisville, Chair of 55,000 Degrees
  • Dr. Donna Hargens, Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools
  • Mary Gwen Wheeler, Executive Director of 55,000 Degrees

2:15-3:30Metro Working Session(Grand Ballroom C)

Metro coalitions will work together on an action plan for implementing new partnerships and furthering existing partnerships to increase college readiness and completion in their communities. Speakers participating in the Action Summit will facilitate discussion with teams during working session

3:30Closing and Discussion of Next Steps (Grand Ballroom C)

  • Dr. Richard Guarasci, Vice President, CUMU and President, Wagner College