Conference 2023 Agenda: Best Practices in Supporting the Whole Student

Meet Our Staff and Speakers

Thursday, September 21st

Reception & Dinner 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Invocation

The Reverend Dr. Louise Johnson, Trustee, Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation

Welcome Address & Opening Remarks

Gregory Dell’Omo, President, Rider University
Tamica Lloyd, Associate Director & Newcombe Alumnae, Rider University (View Video Presentation) (Read remarks in PDF format 75KB)
Gianna Durso-Finley, Executive Director, Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
Lindsey Bohra, Associate Executive Director, Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation

Friday, September 22nd

Conference 8:00am – 4:30pm

8:00am – 8:30am Check-in and Light Breakfast

8:30am – 10:30am Breakfast Plenary: President’s Panel

Father Peter Donohue, President – Villanova University
Merodie Hancock, President – Thomas Edison University
Kurt Schmoke, President – University of Baltimore
Moderators:
- President Gregory Dell’Omo, President – Rider University
- Gianna Durso-Finley – Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation

10:30am – 10:45am Break

10:45am – 11:45am Breakout – Morning Session

Increasing Women’s Leadership Opportunities
- Alvernia University
  - Meggan Kerber, Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement
  - Danielle Marino, Assistant Director of Young Alumni & Student Engagement
- Rider University
  - Erin Barnard, Coordinator, Gail Bierenbaum Women’s Leadership Council
  - Polly Dell’Omo, Co-Director, Gail Bierenbaum Women’s Leadership Council
Study Abroad: Accessible for All
- Cedar Crest College
  - Kelly Hall, Director of Global Initiatives
- Villanova University
  - Catherine Curley, Director of the Center for Global and Public Health, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
Serving Those Who Serve
- University of Maryland, Global Campus
  - Kristin Byerly, Director, Veterans Initiatives, Stateside Military Operations
  - Nicole DeRamus, Assistant Vice President, Veterans Programs
- Columbia University
  - Dave Keefe, Senior Assistant Dean of Student Veteran Initiatives

11:45am – 12:00pm Break

12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Plenary: Honors for All

Tim Eatman, Dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community
Rutgers University – Newark

1:45pm – 2:45pm Breakout – Afternoon Session

The Whole Student: Beyond the Classroom – Basic Needs and Experiential Learning
- Temple University
  - Anne Lundquist, Director, The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, and Assistant Professor(Presentation in PDF format 4MB), (Link to Presentation in PPTX format)
- Delaware Valley University
  - Andrew Moyer, Dean of Student Success and Engagement (Presentation in PDF format 690KB), (Presentation in PPTX format 1MB)
The Whole Student: Time & Space – Best of Both Worlds for Hybrid Cohorts
- Muhlenberg College – (Presentation in PDF format 328KB), (Presentation in PPTX format 2MB)
  - AJ Lemheney , Vice President and Executive Director
  - Michael Miller, Dean, School of Continuing Studies & Summer Study
- Monmouth University
  - Robin Mama, Dean and Professor for the School of Social Work
  - Paul Urbanski, Associate professor and full-time faculty member

2:45pm – 3:00pm Break

3:00pm – 4:15pm Afternoon Plenary: Making College Work for Every Student

Morgan State University (Workforce Readiness)
- Nicole Westrick, Assistant Vice President and Dean, College of Interdisciplinary & Continuing Studies Office
Towson University (Transfer Students)
- Clare Muhoro, Acting Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Saint Peter’s University (Undocumented/1st generation students)
- WeiDong Zhu, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Physics
University of Baltimore (Second Chance Program)
- Andrea Cantora, Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice and Director, Second Chance College Program

4:15pm – 4:30pm Closing Remarks – Gianna & Lindsey

Meet Our 2023 Staff and Speakers