2025 Student Success Summit

Transformational Leadership

Feb. 10-11, 2025 | University of Kentucky, Gatton Student Center

The fourteenth annual Kentucky Student Success Summit focused on leadership and how we, as individuals and as campuses, can foster collaboration and innovation between Kentucky's campuses and other sectors. While inclement weather derailed programming on day 2, those sessions were provided at a later date by webinar format to all registrants. The conference program can be found here and links to the sessions and recordings are provided below. Note: Slides link to their location on the KYSSC Impact Exchange; if you have not already created an account, you may need to do so in order to access.

Session	Materials
OPENING KEYNOTES - Feb 10 You are Important to Kentucky's Student Success - Dr. Aaron Thompson, president, CPE From Seamless Admissions to Seamless Transfer: What's Going on in Louisiana - Dr. Tristan Denley, deputy commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation, Louisiana Board of Regents Merging Pathways for Student Success - Dr. Lilly Massa-McKinley, assistant vice president, Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, CPE	Slides-Thompson Slides-Denley Slides-McKinley Recording
CLOSING KEYNOTE - Webinar, Feb 27 Transformational Leadership: Being Student Ready to Advance Student Success - Dr. Tia McNair, partner, SOVA	Slides Toolkit Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10 Dual Enrollment as a College-Going and College Success Strategy - Aurely Garcia Tulloch, senior research assistant, Community College Research Center	Slides Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10 Faculty Mindset Impact on Student Academic Success - Dr. Chris Hulleman, professor at the University of Virginia and director of Motivate Lab	Slides Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10 Impact of Belonging & Basic Needs on Mental Health - Erica Riba, director of Strategic Higher Education Initiatives, The Jed Foundation	Slides Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10 Committing to Quality: for Students, the Economy and Democracy - Dr. Carol Geary Schneider, president emerita of the American Association of Colleges and Universities	Slides Handout Recording
CLOSING KEYNOTE - Webinar, Feb 27 Transformational Leadership: Being Student Ready to Advance Student Success - Dr. Tia McNair, partner, SOVA	Slides Toolkit Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Feb 28 Career Readiness and the Quality Imperative - Dr. Angela Christie, Faculty Director, Georgia State University	Slides Recording
STUDENT PANEL - Webinar, Mar 3 Kentucky College Admissions: A Student Voice Panel - Moderated by Lena Blackstock, Partner and Managing Director, Process/Practice Studio with panelists from four Kentucky high schools	Slides Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Mar 4 Fostering Transfer Student Success: Building Belonging on Campus - Dr. Dawn Offutt, Executive Director of Access,Engagement & Belonging,CPE; Stephanie Cheung Associate Director for Transfer Strategy, KYSSC/CPE; and a panel of college students moderated by Darryl Parker, KYSSC Graduate Fellow	Slides Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Mar 26 Creating Systems of Support through Basic Needs Strategies for Adult and Parenting Students (Continue the Path) - Chris Peck, Chief Advancement Officer, One Parent Scholar House; Panelists: Robyn Moreland, Center for Student Parents at Eastern Kentucky University; Brittany Collins, Eastern Kentucky University; Lamont Campbell, Family Scholar House at Bluegrass Community and Technical College; Autumn Bishop, GEAR UP Kentucky	Slides Recording
BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Mar 27 Dual Credit & Gateway Course Success (Chart the Path) - Dr. Chris Ledford, Director of Data and Analytics, CPE; Ashley O’Neil, Associate Director for Gateway Course Success, KYSSC/CPE; breakout sessions moderated by Gateway Course Success Senior Fellows and CPE staff	Slides Recording
AWARDS CEREMONY - Feb 10 Celebrating Kentucky's Transformational Leaders - Awards were presented to six campuses for advancing CPE’s strategic priorities and engaging with other postsecondary partners to share lessons learned.	Campus Partners Awardees Closing News Release Recording

Session

Materials

OPENING KEYNOTES - Feb 10

You are Important to Kentucky's Student Success - Dr. Aaron Thompson, president, CPE
From Seamless Admissions to Seamless Transfer: What's Going on in Louisiana - Dr. Tristan Denley, deputy commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation, Louisiana Board of Regents
Merging Pathways for Student Success - Dr. Lilly Massa-McKinley, assistant vice president, Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, CPE

CLOSING KEYNOTE - Webinar, Feb 27

Transformational Leadership: Being Student Ready to Advance Student Success - Dr. Tia McNair, partner, SOVA

Slides

Toolkit

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10

Dual Enrollment as a College-Going and College Success Strategy - Aurely Garcia Tulloch, senior research assistant, Community College Research Center

Slides

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10

Faculty Mindset Impact on Student Academic Success - Dr. Chris Hulleman, professor at the University of Virginia and director of Motivate Lab

Slides

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10

Impact of Belonging & Basic Needs on Mental Health - Erica Riba, director of Strategic Higher Education Initiatives, The Jed Foundation

Slides

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Feb 10

Committing to Quality: for Students, the Economy and Democracy - Dr. Carol Geary Schneider, president emerita of the American Association of Colleges and Universities

Slides

Handout

Recording

CLOSING KEYNOTE - Webinar, Feb 27

Transformational Leadership: Being Student Ready to Advance Student Success - Dr. Tia McNair, partner, SOVA

Slides

Toolkit

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Feb 28

Career Readiness and the Quality Imperative - Dr. Angela Christie, Faculty Director, Georgia State University

Slides

Recording

STUDENT PANEL - Webinar, Mar 3

Kentucky College Admissions: A Student Voice Panel - Moderated by Lena Blackstock, Partner and Managing Director, Process/Practice Studio with panelists from four Kentucky high schools

Slides

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Mar 4

Fostering Transfer Student Success: Building Belonging on Campus - Dr. Dawn Offutt, Executive Director of Access,Engagement & Belonging,CPE; Stephanie Cheung Associate Director for Transfer Strategy, KYSSC/CPE; and a panel of college students moderated by Darryl Parker, KYSSC Graduate Fellow

Slides

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Mar 26

Creating Systems of Support through Basic Needs Strategies for Adult and Parenting Students (Continue the Path) - Chris Peck, Chief Advancement Officer, One Parent Scholar House; Panelists: Robyn Moreland, Center for Student Parents at Eastern Kentucky University; Brittany Collins, Eastern Kentucky University; Lamont Campbell, Family Scholar House at Bluegrass Community and Technical College; Autumn Bishop, GEAR UP Kentucky

Slides

Recording

BREAKOUT SESSION - Webinar, Mar 27

Dual Credit & Gateway Course Success (Chart the Path) - Dr. Chris Ledford, Director of Data and Analytics, CPE; Ashley O’Neil, Associate Director for Gateway Course Success, KYSSC/CPE; breakout sessions moderated by Gateway Course Success Senior Fellows and CPE staff

Slides

Recording

AWARDS CEREMONY - Feb 10

Celebrating Kentucky's Transformational Leaders - Awards were presented to six campuses for advancing CPE’s strategic priorities and engaging with other postsecondary partners to share lessons learned.