¹û½´ÊÓƵ Leaders Share Updates With Alumni
¹û½´ÊÓƵ On The Road sessions focus on diversity and inclusion, strategic planning, and presidential search.
In a series of sessions through the fall and winter, Acting President Hugh Porter and Dean for Institutional Diversity Mary James went on the road to provide alumni with an inside look at some important campus issues, including diversity and inclusion, college priorities, and the presidential search.
Dean James explored the idea of “access” in higher education as being more than an acceptance letter, a scholarship, and a seat in a classroom. True access, she argued, is to receive the necessary inspiration and support to master disciplinary skills, acquire academic savvy, and develop a strong sense of belonging both within the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ community and within one’s chosen discipline.
The cities in the “¹û½´ÊÓƵ on the Road” tour included New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland.
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¹û½´ÊÓƵ On The Road will resume in the spring with Alice Harra, Associate Dean of Students, and Director of the Center For Life Beyond ¹û½´ÊÓƵ.
Student success in higher education extends beyond access and affordability of college. Professional development, alongside ¹û½´ÊÓƵ's intellectual development, enhances students' clarity, confidence, skills, and connections to pursue work they love. Rather than a traditional career center, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ's Center for Life Beyond ¹û½´ÊÓƵ is focused on developmental strategies for exploring one's purpose while at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ. Alice Harra, Director of Center for Life Beyond ¹û½´ÊÓƵ, will share what students can do to prepare for their lives beyond ¹û½´ÊÓƵ, and how ¹û½´ÊÓƵ alumni are influencing every field of endeavor. Your participation will be welcome as you share your work and purpose with us, too.
Tags: Alumni, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Giving Back to ¹û½´ÊÓƵ, Institutional