2020 ALASS Institute Friday, October 2, 2020 The ALASS Institute provides the opportunity to learn from innovative professionals, share effective institutional strategies, powerful analysis, and exchange experiences using results oriented solutions to accelerating Latino student success. Institute Objectives Provide tactical information about evidence-based practices, strategies and resources to advance Latino achievement at the associate, baccalaureate and graduate levels and within community-based organizations. Facilitate idea exchange and professional networking to grow and sustain communities of action advancing Latino student success in higher education. Our Cause is Greater Than Graduation Featuring: Sarita Brown, co-founder and President, Excelencia in Education Theresa Correa, 1st year Law Student, 2020 Latino College Graduate How to Grow Examples of Excelencia in Your Institution and Community Examples of Excelencia is the only national data-driven initiative to identify and recognize programs with evidenced-based practices that increase Latino student success in higher education. Representatives from the 2020 Examples of Excelencia discussed how they introduce, sustain, and expand their efforts and serve Latino students and all students. Featuring: Rocio Calvo, Associated Professor & Founding Director, Latinx Leadership Initiative, Boston College, MA Kim Sierra-Cajas, Director, ASEMS Program, University of Arizona, AZ Nicole Lynn Lewis, Founder & CEO, Scholar Program, Generation Hope, DC Laura Yannuzzi, Mi Casa Es Su Casa, Vice President of Instruction, Lone Star College-North Harris, TX Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO, Excelencia in Education State Leadership Advancing Equity with a Latino Lens in a Time of Uncertainty Even before the pandemic, state leaders were responding to the public’s heightened expectations of higher education and striving to close equity gaps. Two leaders from two very different states discussed their roles in supporting colleges and universities to better SERVE Latino students, while preparing all students, to thrive in 2020 and beyond. Featuring: Harrison Keller, Commissioner of Higher Education for Texas and CEO for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Carlos Santiago, Commissioner of Higher Education for Texas and CEO for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Sarita Brown, co-founder and President, Excelencia in Education Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation The Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) effort seeks to address the historical and contemporary effects of race and racism within our communities in order to prepare the next generation of strategic leaders and critical thinkers. The goal is to promote racial healing and to catalyze efforts to address current inequities grounded in notions of a racial hierarchy. Featuring: Tia Brown McNair, Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Richard Rhodes, Chancellor, Austin Community College, Seal of Excelencia certified Andres Henriquez, Vice President of STEM Learning in Communities, New York Hall of Science and Excelencia in Education Board of Directors Institutional Leadership Advancing Equity with a Latino Lens in a Time of Uncertainty Institutional leaders from across the country are responding to a radically changing higher education landscape during an uncertain time in this country. Three leaders, who are part of Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success network, shared their views about guiding and sustaining a campus community during challenging times to ensure Latino and other post-traditional students are more intentionally served. Featuring: Anne M. Kress, President, Northern Virginia Community College Juan Sanchez Muñoz, Chancellor, University of California Merced Frank Wu, President, CUNY-Queens College Maria Harper-Marinick, Senior Fellow, Aspen Institute and Excelencia in Education Board of Directors Using Data Intentionally to Serve Latinos Easier access to better data helps us develop actionable insights and make informed decisions to support student success. This session shared tools that can help colleges and universities gain a fuller picture of student progress and outcomes, meet various reporting requirements, and identify where to focus their resources, like the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP). Featuring: Brandi Solar, Student Success Data Analyst, Northeast Lakeview College, Alamo Colleges District Martin Fortner, Institutional research, Program Evaluator & Performance Auditing, Northeast Lakeview College, Alamo Colleges District Lisa Stich, Senior Specialist, Postsecondary Data Partnership, National Student Clearinghouse Eyra Perez, Technical Assistance Director, Excelencia in Education The Future of Hispanic Serving Institutions: Post-COVID This is the 25th anniversary of federal support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). What role do HSIs play in this changing higher education landscape? To answer this question, Excelencia’s CEO and expert respondents traced the evolution of HSIs and considered the potential strategies that can reframe the equity paradigm to more intentionally serve Latino and other post-traditional students. Featuring: Deborah Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education Beatriz Ceja, HSI Division Director, U.S. Department of Education Diana Natalicio, President Emerita, University of Texas at El Paso and Senior Fellow, Excelencia in Education Belle Wheelan, President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and Excelencia in Education Board of Directors Closing Plenary: Ensuring America’s Future by Accelerating Latino Student Success Learn how colleges, universities, and communities are affiliated with Excelencia through a network supported by timely research, tools, resources, and advocacy efforts that lead to collective action to meet today’s challenges currently and into the future. Featuring: Sarita Brown, co-founder and President, Excelencia in Education Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO, Excelencia in Education William Serrata, President, El Paso Community College, 2019 Seal of Excelecia certified and Chair, Excelencia in Education Board of Directors Made possible with support from Return to October Virtual Events Main Page
