Collaborate with institutional changemakers to unlock strategies that expand the skills and capabilities needed to lead in a rapidly evolving landscape. 

INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE SUMMIT FOCUS AREAS:

Campus Operations. Enhancing the management and development of institutional facilities and operational systems.  

Executive Leadership. Increasing the effectiveness of HBCU  presidents and executive leadership. 

Financial Sustainability. Investigating approaches to improved business models, fiscal processes, and systems for revenue generation and stewardship. 

Fundraising & Advancement. Securing resources and partnerships that help our institutions fulfill their missions. 

Transformation & Organizational Development. Executing strategies that lead to resilient and thriving institutions.

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Empower faculty, staff, and innovators to elevate student learning while ensuring every learner maximizes the value of their higher-education journey. 

STUDENT SUCCESS SUMMIT FOCUS AREAS:

Enrollment & Retention. Investigating promising practices in recruitment, admissions, financial aid and student services. 

Inclusion & Belonging. Fostering institutional environments where all are treated with respect and care, and made to feel welcome, valued and heard. 

Learner Voice. Elevating the perspectives of and aspirations of college students and their role in institutional transformation. 

Mental Health. Addressing the mental health and social and emotional well-being of students, faculty and administrators. 

Teaching & Learning. Enhancing curriculum, instruction, and professional development for faculty and others who support the learning process. 

Harness the power of artificial intelligence, big data, and emerging technologies to accelerate discovery, transform digital learning, and strengthen institutional research and evaluation.  

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SUMMIT FOCUS AREAS:

Digital Solutions. Embracing the technologies that enable and enhance the educational enterprise. 

Global Strategies. Advancing international collaboration with HBCUs and connections to global organizations, ideas and audiences.

AI and Innovation. Leveraging novel, groundbreaking ideas to shape the future of higher education. 

Knowledge Management. Improving data, knowledge and information systems to drive institutional improvement. 

Research & Assessment. Elevating the systematic investigation and analysis of practices that lead to educational attainment. 

Champion pathways that expand economic opportunity for students and partnerships that deepen collaboration between educators, industry leaders, and strategic partners. 

ECONOMIC MOBILITY SUMMIT FOCUS AREAS:

Alumni Empowerment. Empowering HBCU graduates to have a lifelong connection with their alma mater and achievement of their life’s aspirations. 

Career Pathways. Securing the supports and onramps that enable successful transition from college to career. 

Industry Collaboration. Cultivating alliances between institutions and industry leaders to advance the value and promise of an HBCU education. 

STEM Initiatives. Advancing learning, research, curriculum development and organizational strategy in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology. 

Workforce Skills. Aligning programs and curricula to the skills needed in the 21st century workforce. 

Leverage institutional leadership to spark transformation, dismantle barriers, and accelerate progress – on campus and beyond.

SYSTEMS CHANGE SUMMIT FOCUS AREAS:

Asset and Endowment Management. Examining approaches to manage institutional assets to foster long-term financial health.  

Civic Partnerships. Deepening HBCU participation in federal, state and local government activity, including research, policy development and administrative programming. 

Climate Action. Advancing HBCU impact on climate change and environmental research, curriculum, innovation and community engagement strategies. 

Community Empowerment. Fortifying relationships among institutions and their local communities to embrace common causes, unified goals and aligned strategies. 

K-12 Pathways. Connecting primary and secondary to higher education to propel student achievement and success.