The next chapter of Rebuilding the American Dream →
Student success doesn’t have a department. It happens when every community college office – enrollment, instruction, advising, scheduling, workforce – pulls together and moves fast the instant a student needs it. See how some of the best institutions turn that into more students crossing the stage into family-sustaining careers.
Join us for six cross-departmental sessions that trace a community college student’s journey – from application to graduation and into the workforce – with each one focusing on a single point where colleges either keep momentum going or lose it. Every session is a live, hour-long panel where community college leaders share what’s actually working on their campuses.
How colleges match every applicant to the right program from day one — so a mismatched start doesn't cost a student their first term.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Dr. Terri Lee
VP of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategy
Carrie Pitts-Densmore
Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing
Pete Belk
Director of Recruitment and Enrollment Strategy
How colleges catch the quiet early signals and turn "we should reach out" into outreach that actually happens, at the right moment.
11:00 – 12:00 PM CDT
Dr. Dorothy Collins
Vice President for Enrollment Services and Student Affairs
Dr. Logan Maxwell
Vice President of Student Services
Patrick Sanger
Dean/Executive Director of IERHow colleges redesign course sequencing so every student has a reliable next step each term — without a detour they never chose.
1:00 - 2:00 PM CST
Dustin Maroney
Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Jessica Baker
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Dr. Danny Hoey, Jr.
Vice President, Student AffairsHow colleges and workforce partners keep programs tied to real labor-market outcomes — so students know which credentials lead to good wages.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Allison Dolan-Wilson
Vice President, Institutional Advancement and Workforce & Academic Innovation
Kim McKay
Vice President for Student Services & Enrollment Management
Kymber Taylor
Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and ResearchHow colleges find exactly where a gap exists for a defined group of students — and fix the part of the experience causing it, not the students.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
Dr. Carmen Nunalee
EVP, Vice President Student Success
Dr. Tracie Clark
SVP of Strategy, Talent and Institutional Effectiveness
Alex Wells
Assistant Dean of StudentsHow colleges turn one team's great habits into standard, institution-wide practice — routines that outlast any single champion.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Dr. Jeremy Anderson
Vice President Institutional Research
Dr. Eric Tammes
Director, Student Academic Success
Dr. William Heineman
President 