“We In September, the Association of Governing Boards and the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education hosted the second Governing Board Equity in Student Success Seminar in Kentucky. This project funded by Ascendium Education gathered institutions to discuss the role of Governing boards in development of student success. Participants included:
Bellarmine University
Berea College
Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS)
Spalding University
Thomas More University
Transylvania University
University of Louisville
This second annual seminar featured several sessions including a plenary on Leading Consequential Change: The Student Success Imperative with Dr. Leo Lambert, President Emeritus, Elon University.
Vicki McGillin, Vice President at the Gardner Institute says, “Leo Lambert talk about how equitable student success is not “another” thing that Boards must concern themselves with, it is “the” thing. He also urged Boards and leadership teams to ask bold and penetrating questions to get to the heart of the student success pathways at their institutions.”
Listen to Aaron Thompson, President of Kentucky Council of Postsecondary Education, discuss the seminar:
