The 2018 #CloseEdGaps Student Success Symposium

At our 2018 Strada+InsideTrack Student Success Symposium, we challenged ourselves to close opportunity and outcome gaps through career-forward student support. We’ll keep advancing new ideas and strategies for increasing achievement. But during future Symposium gatherings, we’ll never be able to announce that we’ve attained our goal — not because we’ve given ourselves an impossible task, but because the possible outcomes we can impact are limitless. 

Symposium Recap

Two days, over a dozen speakers, and one goal to #CloseEdGaps. Read the recap.

Symposium Takeaways

How do you distill days of content and actionable ideas? Seems unfathomable, but we did! 

Symposium Insights

We learned so much from each other. See the inspiring quotes and insights. 

 

Symposium Ideas

In small groups we debated the big questions and came up with bigger ideas.

See some particularly poignant insights that came from the event:

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    Tracy Robinson

    University of Memphis

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    Farouk Dey

    Stanford University

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    Ben Cannon

    Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission

 

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WHO

Senior leaders from across higher education, industry, philanthropy and government gathering to share ideas, analyze data and take meaningful action to advance college and career outcomes for underrepresented students.

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WHAT 

The symposium features inspiring speakers, informative discussions and engaging working sessions designed to produce actionable results. A virtual student panel will infuse the program with diverse student voices to connect us with the individuals our work impacts.

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WHY

We gather to #CloseEDGaps. We know that higher education isn't perfect, but it's transformative. And together, we can make it even better – more accessible, more career-forward, more diverse, more equitable. And most importantly, we can create more graduates.

 

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Join Us at the Following Sessions!

Wednesday, March 14th
2:00 - 3:30pm

Opening General Session | Lessons Learned on the Journey from Engineer to World Changer

We're excited and honored to sponsor the Opening General Session and to introduce 1776 Co-Founder Donna Harris! Join all of us in Grand Ballroom 5-6!
Wednesday, March 14th
4:15 - 5:15pm

Fireside Chat: The Challenges of Re-Orienting a Traditional Institution Toward the Modern Student

For anyone looking to support their institution in keeping pace with changing student demographics, this session is a must.

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Dave Jarrat

VP Marketing

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Dave Jarrat

VP Marketing

Dave Jarrat has a passion for making things better. Combined with InsideTrack's Vision to Unlock Potential, he's eager, ready, and excited to introduce Donna Harris' Keynote and moderate the Fireside Chat on Challenges of Re-Orienting a Traditional Institute Toward the Modern Student. Be sure to chat him up and follow him on Twitter - you won't be disappointed.

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Kai Drekmeier

President & Co-Founder

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Kai Drekmeier

President & Co-Founder

Kai bleeds student success. Since co-founding InsideTrack in 2001, he's been driven to make higher education better and more accessible for all. If you want to have a conversation that you'll never forget, seek Kai out.
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Carrie Lockhert

AVP, Program Development

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Carrie Lockhert

AVP, Program Development

Carrie is committed to helping institutions find actionable solutions to solve big problems and create win-wins for students and long-term, affordable, and repeatable success. A coffee lover, she's always open to grabbing a pick-me-up and understanding the issues facing your students.
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Ed Neelley

AVP, Program Development

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Ed Neelley

AVP, Program Development

Ed's commitment to success is evident in the glowing words of everyone he works and partners with. He understands that how you got to one place is not necessarily how you'll get to the next. Pick his mind for what he's hearing from the many higher ed leaders he talks to regularly.
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Mike Embry

AVP, Program Development

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Mike Embry

AVP, Program Development

Mike is a believer in not just higher education, but the many pathways to get there. His work with states, K-12 schools, non-profits, and colleges is creating a chorus of voices to help more students get into school and leave with a credential to help them in their careers. 

We hope to hear your voice next year!

We hope that you will share your voice in next year's symposium. Sign up to be the first to know and get early bird registration.
 

Get Actionable Insights!

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    10 Tips for Integrating Career Throughout the Student Lifecycle

    Tuesday, March 6th at 9:05am in the Innovation Station

    Effective career preparation isn’t about discovering the perfect job. It’s about developing a career path that evolves over time. When this process starts early in the college journey, students cultivate their strengths and interests with career outcomes in mind.

    InsideTrack and Roadtrip are teaming up to share 10 actionable ways and to intergrate career throughout the student journey, from point of inquiry through graduation and beyond. 

    Download the onesheet to take home!

    10 Tips

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    Coaching Solutions for Student and Institutional Success

    Learn more about us and our work

    Improving one student’s experience in school and chance of success can have a life-long impact on not just that individual, but on greater society. That ripple is why we do what we do. InsideTrack is passionate about student success. Since 2001, we have been dedicated to partnering with colleges and universities to create adaptive coaching solutions that generate measurable results. These solutions combine professional coaching, technology and data analytics to increase student enrollment, completion rates, and career readiness. Learn more about us and our work.

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