Staff Highlights

Denise Nadasen, APLU’s Assistant Vice President, Data and Policy Analysis, was elected to serve as the Chair of the Northeast Association of Institutional Research’s Finance Committee. The committee oversees the group’s annual budget, maintains financial controls, and advises on the strategic use of funds.

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.

Andréa Rodriguez, Director of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, presented on certification-degree pathways at the 2021 Council for Adult and Experiential Learning Conference. Watch the presentation here.

Andréa Rodriguez, Director of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, co-authored a chapter on certification-credential pathways in Certification-Degree Pathways: Aligning Undergraduate Curriculum to Industry Credentials and Professions.

Julia Michaels, Executive Director of APLU’s Center for Public University Transformation, presented on student success efforts at the National Association of System Heads Big ReThink Conference on December 8.

Mair moderated a panel at the HBCU Vice presidents of Research Executive Forum Seminar Series.

Mair joined panelists from Utah State University, AASCU, and StraighterLine to discuss Utah State’s implementation of an earned admissions program, what the results have been so far, and how thinking more expansively about access can help institutions of higher education solve some of their most vexing enrollment challenges.

APLU’s Jess Bennett, Assistant Vice President, STEM Education, is a featured speaker and one of three equity reform thought leaders in the SEA Change learning series Data-Driven Decision Making. The series provides higher education change leaders the opportunity to expand their knowledge of how to use data to remove the barriers that limit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) on their campuses. Register here.

Karen Vignare, APLU’s Vice President for Digital Transformation for Student Success, will keynote an April 28 conference on using technology in higher education. Her address will focus on using technology in decision making.

Alvaro J. Muñiz, Director in APLU’s Office for International, Community, and Economic Engagement, presented at the International Town & Gown Association on how public research universities can partner with their communities to drive local economic development towards national and global impact.