The 365th Meeting of the State Board of Education
November 17, 2021: Virtual Meeting Location
Agenda
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Working Session
I. Council of Higher Education & Master Plan for Higher Education Advisory Committee
Call to Order: Dr. Jonathan Peri, Chair
Opening Remarks: Dr. Jonathan Peri, Chair
Approval of the Minutes: September 8, 2021 meeting
Presentation:
- Erasing Equity Gaps to Increase Postsecondary Attainment in Pennsylvania: Dr. Tanya I. Garcia
Panel Discussions:
- Strategies to Erase Equity Gaps in Postsecondary Access, Progression, and Completion
- Panel 1: Learning from Peers in Other States and National Experts
Moderator: Ms. Kate Potterfield, Marketing and Communications Director, Higher Ed Insight
Mr. Joshua Frazier-Sparks, Director - Culture, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Walmart
Steven Taylor, D.B.A. President, Foundation Board, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, and Senior Fellow, Postsecondary Education, Charles Koch Institute + Stand Together
Sarah E. Whitley, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President Center for First-generation Student Success, NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) - Panel 2: Pennsylvania Institutions of Higher Education
Moderator: Mr. Marcus Lingenfelter, Senior Vice President Policy & Advocacy, Cognia™
Dr. Peggy Heim, Dean of Student Development, Equity and Inclusion, Lehigh-Carbon Community College
Dr. Elizabeth Meade, President, Cedar Crest College
Dr. Sue Mukherjee, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Student Success, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Clyde Pickett, Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Rita Tolliver-Roberts, Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost, Peirce College - Panel 3: Voice of Pennsylvania Students
Moderator: Dr. Tanya I. Garcia, Acting Deputy Secretary and Commission for Postsecondary and Higher Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Ms. Ann Jachinowicz, Student, Holy Family University and Graduate of Philadelphia Community College
Mr. Jeremiah Torres, Jr., Student, Lehigh-Carbon Community College
Discussion Item: Advisory Committee & Council Members
- Strategic Priority 2: Erase Equity Gaps in Postsecondary Access, Progression, and Completion, by Race, Ethnicity, Income, Age, and Geography
Public Comment
Adjournment