The Institute gathered more than 50 colleagues who are actively engaged in the college access and success spaces to talk through the areas of momentum and barriers they experience on the ground, in the research, and in policy making and implementation.
Two Georgia College Corps advisers Dezrae Lockett and Laurynn Scurlock kicked off the event with a poster on college-going culture in the high schools they serve.
The opening panel focused on college access landscape with presentations by Ashley Clayton, Korynn Schooley, and Sherontae Maxwell. The second panel, Heidi Leming, Paul Rubin, and Lori Tiller, talked about access and success programs making an impact in postsecondary institutions.
A keynote address by President Marion Ross Fedrick was a highlight for many as she shared the impact of Albany State University's programs on its students and community.
The afternoon session included a discussion of funding led by Anthony Jones, Ashley Young, and Kelly Rosinger and a next-steps session with remarks by Charles Sanchez and Daniel Thompson.
