SYMPOSIUM IS FULL; REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 7:00pm UGA Center for Continuing Education General Event Momentum & Barriers: Advancing Research, Practice, and Policy Discourse on Postsecondary Education Access and Success Join the McBee Institute as we kick off our 60th anniversary events in 2024 with a symposium on college access. The event is supported by a grant from the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Thursday, February 8, 7:00-8:00pm Opening Reception & Poster Sessions by Georgia College Advising Corps advisers Friday, February 9, 8:15-5:00pm 8:15-9:00AM Breakfast 8:45-9:00AM Welcome & Charge 9:15-10:30AM Session 1: College access work in high schools: improving the pipeline through research, programs, and policy Moderator: Libby V. Morris, Zell B. Miller Professor of Higher Education, UGA McBee Institute Panelists: Ashley Clayton, Jo Ellen Levy Yates Endowed Associate Professor, Louisiana State University Sherontae Maxwell, Assistant Director of Access Programs, University of Georgia Division of Academic Enhancement Korynn Schooley, Vice President, College Access at Achieve Atlanta 10:45- 12:00PM Session 2: College access and success programs in postsecondary institutions: spotlight on opportunity and success initiatives Moderator: Erik Ness, Professor of Higher Education, UGA McBee Institute Panelists: Heidi Leming, Vice Chancellor for Student Success, Tennessee Board of Regents Paul Rubin, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy, University of Utah Lori Tiller, Network Director, Embark Georgia (JW Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at UGA) 12:15-1:30PM Luncheon & Keynote address by President Marion Ross Fedrick (Albany State University) 1:45- 3:00PM Session 3: Financial aid programs that support access: making college affordable through research, programs, and policy Moderator: Rob Toutkoushian, Professor of Higher Education, UGA McBee Institute Panelists: Anthony Jones, Executive Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, University of Utah Kelly Rosinger, Associate Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University Ashley Young, Education Analyst, Georgia Budget Policy Institute 3:15-4:30PM Recap and next steps for advancing the best ideas and immediate questions for action Charles Sanchez, Research Analyst, Institute for Higher Education Policy Daniel Thompson, Senior Education Research Analyst US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid 4:30-5:00PM Closing session Room block available onsite for out-of-town attendees on Thursday and Friday nights. Contact the reservation desk at the UGA Center for Continuing Education directly to book and mention the symposium (706) 542-2134 or (800) 884-1311. SYMPOSIUM IS FULL
