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Increasing Philanthropic Support: Committing to Foundation Board Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
> Grand Salon C, Section 13, 1st Floor
A SUNY Orange Foundation 2014-17 Strategic Plan priority
was to reach out to a broader range of constituents
who represent the changing demographics of the
community. Explore the planning, implementation, and
progress towards this objective. Presenters will discuss
why diversity makes business sense, change strategies,
outcomes, and promising future indicators.
Russell Hammond
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: SUNY
Orange, NY
Kristine M. Young
PRESIDENT: SUNY
Orange, NY
Helen G. Ullrich
BOARD CHAIR: SUNY
Orange, NY
A Pathway to College and Career Readiness for At-Risk Students > Grand Salon C, Section 15, 1st Floor
OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
The college’s model of accelerating at-risk students to
college and career readiness shows significant promise.
The model includes employer-engagement, technologyenabled,
competency-based, and contextualized redesign
of developmental education and career readiness content
emphasizing work values. Quasi-experimental evaluation
results reveal the model increased retention and improved
program completion and employment rates.
John Cosgrove
SENIOR PARTNER: Cosgrove
and Associates, MO
Dianne Lee
PROFESSOR, ACADEMIC LEAD:
St. Louis Community
College, MO
Craig Larson
TRUSTEE: St. Louis
Community College, MO
Tuition-Free Dual Enrollment Courses – An Opportunity to Combat Poverty and Promote Citizenship
> Grand Salon C, Section 16, 1st Floor
South Texas College’s primary mission is building a
college-going culture within an underserved community.
Clearing obstacles to academic and workforce
opportunities, the college waives tuition for dual
enrollment students. In 23 local school districts, South
Texas College gives high school students, many first
generation in college, a path to prosperity.
Rose Benavidez
TRUSTEE: South Texas
College, TX
Roy de León
TRUSTEE: South Texas
College, TX
Graciela Farias
TRUSTEE: South Texas
College, TX
OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
FRIDAY 10/07
Concurrent Sessions 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
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The business argument for diversifying the
foundation board and its inclusion efforts
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Specific strategies to support bringing about a
culture change and diversifying the Foundation
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Outcomes regarding board composition,
successful outreach efforts, and new revenue
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How the foundation outcomes hold promise to
influence advancing the diversity and inclusion
efforts of the college
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An alternative model for at-risk students to attain
college and career readiness through accelerated
curriculum and intrusive student support
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Strategies for engaging employer partners in
training at-risk and underserved populations
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Open educational resources to reduce
students’ costs
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Strategies for overcoming organizational barriers
to change, as well as methods for successfully
scaling innovations
OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
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Learn how underserved students are finding
their way onto meaningful academic and
workforce pathways through partnerships.
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Learn how the growth of dual enrollment has
impacted traditional enrollment.
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Hear how the close partnerships with local school
districts has improved academic performance.
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