| 12:00 p.m. |
Registration & Lunch
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
James T. Minor, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Strategist
Timothy P. White, Chancellor, California State University
“Why Leading Meaningful Change Requires Extraordinary Courage“
Michael Sorrell, President, Paul Quinn College
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2:30 p.m.
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Grad Talks
Alexandra Bernadotte, Founder and CEO, Beyond 12
Doug Lederman, Co-Founder and Editor, Inside Higher Ed
Michelle R. Weise, Senior Vice President, Workforce Strategies and Chief Innovation Officer, Strada Education Network
Moderator:
Gayle Hutchinson, President, California State University, Chico
Closing Remarks
Loren J. Blanchard, Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic & Student Affairs
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Faculty Innovation and Leadership Awards Reception |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Morning Address
Michael Wiafe, President, Cal State Student Association
“The Future of Public Higher Education in California”
Gavin Newsom, Governor, State of California
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Breakout Session I
- “ALEXA. How Will Artificial Intelligence Transform Higher Education"
- Student Success From a Student's Point of View
- It Takes a Village: Assessing Campus-wide Advising
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10:40 a.m.
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Breakout Session II
- Using Process Mapping to Understand the Student Experience
- Using the BCSSE Survey to Generate Targeted Support and Interventions for First-Year Students
- Student Success From a Student's Point of View
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| 11:45 a.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
California's Higher Education Agenda: Innovation, Completion, and Diverse Democracy
Lande Ajose, Senior Policy Advisor for Higher Education, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom |
1:30 p.m.
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Program Concludes
Timothy P. White, Chancellor, California State University
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All CSU Graduation Initiative 2025 Symposium speakers and breakout sessions will be livestreamed at
calstate.edu/graduationinitiative.