Staff Highlights

Sheila Martin, APLU's Vice President for Economic Development and Community Engagement, spoke on a panel at the Western Academic Leadership Forum about supporting rural colleges through collaboration.

Amy Cole-Smith, APLU’s Associate Director for External Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will deliver the keynote speech at the NASPA Symposium on Military-Connected Students on February 26.

Bernie Burrola, Vice President for International Programs at APLU speaks to members of the Canadian Bureau for International Education  on January 26 on how the new administration's policies and actions will impact international higher education and Canada. View the session here. 

APLU's Dr. Eugene Anderson joined the University of Utah's Friday Forum series on Establishing Anti-Racist Policy. The October 23rd Friday Forum addressed how organizations approach developing anti-racist policies and what is necessary to make change. 
 

Florida has the 3rd largest Latino population in the nation. In the last decade, Central Florida has received some of the largest waves of Latinos and Puerto Ricans. As the fastest growing demographic, Mitzy spoke on the importance of preparing this workforce for postsecondary education and offering the support they need to succeed. The October 15th session offered an overview of population trends, what it means to be a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and the importance of university-community partnerships.

View the key takeaways and recording. 

In a new post for Project APPLY, APLU/USU’s Andréa Rodriguez and Dr. Laura Couturier, Principal of HCM Strategists, emphasize the importance of creating nimble learning pathways critical to support and serve today’s students following the COVID-19 era. Read the article here.

Sandy Ruble, Assistant Director for Cooperative Extension and ECOP at APLU, presented at the North Carolina A&T State University Virtual Staff Institute in August. Her presentation covered critical lessons on career development within Cooperative Extension.

In a new op-ed for RealClearEducation, APLU’s Shalin Jyotishi and Karen Elzey, Associate Executive Director of Workcred, assert that in the COVID-19 era, combinding industry certification and college degrees is a win for students, employers, and institutions. Read the article here.