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Student Success and Retention Conference 2025

1:30pm PST

(Optional & Added Cost) Navigating Conflict with Confidence: De-Escalation Strategies for Student Services Professionals

7:30am PST

Check-in/Registration & Breakfast

8:30am PST

Welcome & Labor and Land Acknowledgement

9:00am PST

Opening Keynote: Creating Caring Campuses: It's easier than you

10:00am PST

Q&A with Keynote

10:15am PST

10:30am PST

A Deep Dive: Caring Campus Behaviors & Commitments Across the Country

10:30am PST

Ensuring Student Retention and Program Completion in Online Education

10:30am PST

Journey to Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution: RCC Admissions & Recruitment

10:30am PST

Mentorship in Action: Building Inclusive Workplace Cultures for Student Success

10:30am PST

Supporting College and Career Pathway Success for Rural Men

10:30am PST

Trauma-Informed Email: Written Communication in Advising

10:30am PST

TRIO Funding for Student Success

11:30am PST

Lunch

12:45pm PST

Bridging the Gap: Innovative Approaches to Meeting Emerging Educational Needs in High School Partnerships

12:45pm PST

Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce: Career Readiness Initiatives for Student Success

12:45pm PST

Leveraging Social Activities to Increase Retention of First Year Students

12:45pm PST

Vision & Goals for Parenting Students: Oregon State Parenting Student Data Collection and Reporting Requirements

1:45pm PST

Break

1:55pm PST

AI in the Workforce: Insights from Industry Advisors to Shape Higher Education

1:55pm PST

Leveraging Labor Market Data to Drive Relevant Programs and Recruitment

1:55pm PST

Resources for Student Success – Applicable Best Practices

1:55pm PST

Smart Tools, Smarter Teaching: Using AI to Create Engaging Classroom Materials

1:55pm PST

The Power of Pivot: Adaptive Recruitment Strategies Across the Ages

1:55pm PST

Understanding the Landscape: An Overview of Higher Education in Oregon

1:55pm PST

Using Restorative Justice Circles for Community Building in Higher Education

2:55pm PST

Break (Dessert & Coffee)

3:15pm PST

Awards Ceremony

3:35pm PST

Keynote: Purple Cow Leadership

4:40pm PST

Cocktail Networking Session (beer/wine/appetizers)

7:30am PST

Breakfast

8:15am PST

Keynote Speaker: 10 Key Considerations in Higher Ed Today

8:50am PST

Break

9:00am PST

Count Down to Core Education: OSU’s new General Education Requirements

9:00am PST

Moving Beyond Completion: An Overview of The Ford Family Foundation’s Student Supports Strategy

9:00am PST

The Messy Middle: The Joys and Challenges of Middle Management

9:00am PST

Uncovering Hidden Influences in Decision Making: Enhancing Our Awareness of Bias

9:50am PST

Break

10:00am PST

Breaking Barriers: Expanding College Access for Rural and Small-Town Oregon Students

10:00am PST

Bridging High School and Postsecondary through Career Connected Learning

10:00am PST

First Year Experience at PCC: Early Lessons in Scaling Holistic Support

10:00am PST

Serving Transfer Students Through Community College and Private University Partnerships

10:50am PST

Break

11:00am PST

Centering Students and Lived Expertise: Student Reflections and Recommendations

11:40am PST

Closing Remarks and Final Baskets

12:00pm PST

End of Day 2 (lunch on own/depart)