2025 WAICU Student Belonging and Success Summit

Conference Agenda

Thursday, July 17

9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks - Alverno College President Christy L. Brown, JD, and WAICU President and CEO, Dr. Eric W. Fulcomer

9:15-10:15 a.m. Federal Update: A Perspective from the Inside - Dr. Emmanual Gillory, Ph.D, Senior Director, Government Relations, American Council on Education

10:15-10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Are You a Student-Ready Leader? Our Shared Responsibility for Advancing Student Success - Dr. Tia McNair, Partner, Sova

12:30-1:30 p.m. Networking lunch

1:30-2:30 p.m. Hidden Voices: Student Conversations about Higher Education - Dr. Liz Gross, Founder and CEO, Campus Sonar

2:30-2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 – 4:45 p.m. Begin with Belonging: How Thriving Colleges Approach Student Success - Dr. Joretta Nelson, Vice Chairman, Credo and Founder of Moving the Needle

4:45 p.m. Closing remarks

This project has been funded through a Meeting the Moment grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).

Additional support has been provided by

9:00-9:15 a.m.	Welcome Remarks - Alverno College President Christy L. Brown, JD, and WAICU President and CEO, Dr. Eric W. Fulcomer
9:15-10:15 a.m.	Federal Update: A Perspective from the Inside - Dr. Emmanual Gillory, Ph.D, Senior Director, Government Relations, American Council on Education
10:15-10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Are You a Student-Ready Leader? Our Shared Responsibility for Advancing Student Success - Dr. Tia McNair, Partner, Sova
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Networking lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.	Hidden Voices: Student Conversations about Higher Education - Dr. Liz Gross, Founder and CEO, Campus Sonar
2:30-2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 – 4:45 p.m.	Begin with Belonging: How Thriving Colleges Approach Student Success - Dr. Joretta Nelson, Vice Chairman, Credo and Founder of Moving the Needle
4:45 p.m.	Closing remarks