Student affairs

Bipartisan State Leaders Converge on Nation's Capitol to Advocate for College Completion

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Complete College America (CCA), a national membership-based advocacy organization dedicated to improving college completion rates across the country, today announced its inaugural "CCA Day on the Hill" federal advocacy visit, bringing leaders from state systems of higher education, colleges and other state and local organizations to Washington, D.C. to advocate for policies designed to help more students chart pathways to college access and completion.

Key Points: 
  • "We need continued partnership from national leaders to help sustain that progress given the range of challenges facing students today.
  • The visit coincides with the first-ever national College Completion Day, a day of digital action celebrating college completion and retention.
  • The Complete College America's membership includes more than 40 states and nine regional consortia, covering over one thousand institutions that serve more than 11.4 million students.
  • For more information about CCA and to get involved, please visit CompleteCollege.org or contact Charles Ansell at [email protected]

EDUARDO CONRADO AND ELAINE MENDOZA NOMINATED TO JOIN SOUTHWEST AIRLINES' BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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DALLAS, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that its Board of Directors has named Eduardo Conrado and Elaine Mendoza as candidates to join the Board.

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  • DALLAS, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that its Board of Directors has named Eduardo Conrado and Elaine Mendoza as candidates to join the Board.
  • Both Conrado and Mendoza, along with the other Board nominees, will be on the ballot at the 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting.
  • Conrado and Mendoza are being considered to succeed current Board members John Denison and Nancy Loeffler who have announced they will not stand for re-election to the Board.
  • Conrado is currently on the board of directors of ArcBest Corporation (Nasdaq: ARBC), and he has also served on the board of directors for Ascension and the Chicago Red Cross.

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore Elevates Mental Health Conversation with LOUDER Event

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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BALTIMORE, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore's mental health awareness event, LOUDER, will be held on Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:30 p.m. at the Penguin Room at Whitehall Mill. The event will recognize and celebrate the individuals and companies committed to reducing mental health stigma in Baltimore through NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore's #IWillListen campaign.

Key Points: 
  • The Baltimore non-profit will bring together mental health advocates and allies throughout the city to honor Monica Mitchell, Brown Advisory, and Towson University
    BALTIMORE, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore's mental health awareness event, LOUDER , will be held on Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:30 p.m. at the Penguin Room at Whitehall Mill.
  • The event will recognize and celebrate the individuals and companies committed to reducing mental health stigma in Baltimore through NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore's
    At the VIP Soiree, NAMI will honor local leaders who elevate the conversation around mental health in the workplace and the Greater Baltimore community with the NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore LOUDER Achievement Award.
  • "284,000 adults in Baltimore City and County have a mental health condition–that's the equivalent of four full Baltimore Ravens stadiums," said Kerry Graves, Executive Director of NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore.
  • For more information about NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore, the LOUDER event, or to purchase tickets, please visit our website .

Xavier Cole named 18th president of Loyola University New Orleans

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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NEW ORLEANS, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Loyola University New Orleans Board of Trustees today named Xavier A. Cole, Ed.D., an empathic, student-centered leader of Jesuit institutions, as the university's 18th president. 

Key Points: 
  • Jesuit University names first Black president, second consecutive layperson in role
    NEW ORLEANS, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Loyola University New Orleans Board of Trustees today named Xavier A. Cole, Ed.D., an empathic, student-centered leader of Jesuit institutions, as the university's 18th president.
  • Currently serving as Marquette University's vice president for student affairs, Cole will begin his tenure at Loyola on June 1.
  • From 1995 to 2014, Cole held roles of increasing responsibility within the Division of Student Development at Loyola University Maryland, leaving Baltimore in 2014 as assistant vice president.
  • Making the move to New Orleans with Cole are his wife, historian Susanne DeBerry Cole, Ph.D., and Mingus, their feisty cairn terrier.

SWIPE OUT HUNGER JOINS FORCES WITH LG TO PROVIDE HEALTHY MEALS FOR 500,000 COLLEGE STUDENTS, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY ON CAMPUSES

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swipe Out Hunger, the leading nonprofit addressing student hunger, has joined forces with tech giant LG Electronics USA to help provide healthy meals to more than 500,000 college students struggling with food insecurity.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swipe Out Hunger, the leading nonprofit addressing student hunger, has joined forces with tech giant LG Electronics USA to help provide healthy meals to more than 500,000 college students struggling with food insecurity.
  • LG is working with Swipe Out Hunger to help raise awareness about student food insecurity and to ensure that food pantries on campuses across the country have refrigeration to store healthy foods.
  • * Many students on- and off-campus rely upon their campus food pantries to provide much-needed resources throughout the school year.
  • In light of the post-pandemic demand for campus pantries across the country, LG is inviting others to help fight food insecurity on U.S. college campuses.

Stetson University Names New Senior VP for Enrollment and Marketing

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Friday, March 10, 2023
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DELAND, Fla., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, announced March 9 that Jeffery T. Gates, L.P.D, will serve as the university's new Senior Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing, following a nationwide search.

Key Points: 
  • Gates is currently Senior Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success at Utica University in Utica, New York, and will begin his new role at Stetson in mid-May.
  • "Stetson is thrilled to secure Jeff Gates as the University's next leader in Enrollment and Marketing.
  • Prior to joining Utica in 2013, Gates worked in enrollment management at a large public university, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and at a small private college, Bryant University, in Rhode Island.
  • At Stetson, he will oversee the new Division of Enrollment Management and Marketing, following the merger of Enrollment Management and University Marketing in December.

BibliU Awarded Lee College Contract to Implement Universal Learning Solution

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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BibliU , the EdTech innovator democratizing content accessibility, was awarded a contract by Lee College , located in Baytown, Texas, to implement the company’s Universal Learning solution.

Key Points: 
  • BibliU , the EdTech innovator democratizing content accessibility, was awarded a contract by Lee College , located in Baytown, Texas, to implement the company’s Universal Learning solution.
  • With about 8,000 students, Lee College is BibliU’s largest Universal Learning customer.
  • BibliU beat out Lee College’s incumbent provider and other large college bookstore chains.
  • Leveraging Lee College’s Learning Management System (LMS), BibliU’s Universal Learning solution provides first-day content access for students and about 90% booklist coverage.

New Consortium introduces student affairs educator certification

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification today announced the official launch of Student Affairs Educator Certification. This professional certification program offers a core student affairs educator credential (CSAEd) and specialty credentials in the functional areas of campus activities, campus housing and residential life, campus recreation, college unions, fraternity and sorority life, and student conduct administration. All certifications were developed to benefit mid-level professionals by formally recognizing their knowledge gained post-degree through several years of student affairs/services work experience and ongoing professional development.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification today announced the official launch of Student Affairs Educator Certification.
  • The launch of Student Affairs Educator Certification marks the culmination of a multi-year development process led by the Consortium and involving hundreds of practitioner and graduate faculty subject matter experts in student affairs/services.
  • To learn more about applying, register for the Student Affairs Educator Certification Spring Info session here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpde6urjMrHtCweUPFKnkjzqQzkRW... .
  • For additional details about Student Affairs Educator Certification, visit the Consortium's website at https://studentaffairscertification.org/ .

South University's online programs to donate toys to over 140 children in Pittsburgh area through the 9th Annual Giving Tree Toy Drive

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The holidays are a magical time for many, but families struggling to make ends meet need a little help to ensure the magic reaches their homes. South University's online programs (SUO) and South Cares coordinated for the ninth year in a row a robust toy drive to support Pittsburgh community families in need this holiday season.

Key Points: 
  • South University's online programs (SUO) and South Cares coordinated for the ninth year in a row a robust toy drive to support Pittsburgh community families in need this holiday season.
  • Impressively fulfilling the wishlists of over 140 kids, the South Cares team purchased all of the toys for the toy drive.
  • "Our annual toy drive is one of my favorite impact programs here at South Cares," said Valerie Arenth, Admissions Representative (SUO) and South Cares Chair.
  • For more information on South University's online programs and South Cares, please contact Valerie Arenth at 412-537-4147 or [email protected] .

Olga Diaz Joins California Lawyers Association Executive Team to Lead Inclusion, Outreach, and Strategic Initiatives

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Lawyers Association (CLA), the state's largest voluntary bar association representing thousands of attorneys, announced today that Olga Diaz has joined CLA's Senior Executive Team as Associate Executive Director of Inclusion, Outreach, and Strategic Initiatives.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Lawyers Association (CLA), the state's largest voluntary bar association representing thousands of attorneys, announced today that Olga Diaz has joined CLA's Senior Executive Team as Associate Executive Director of Inclusion, Outreach, and Strategic Initiatives.
  • As a member of CLA's senior executive team, Diaz will ensure the association fulfills its strategic mission to champion and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout CLA and the California legal industry.
  • The CLA's Board of Representatives recently approved a strategic plan that champions DEI in California's legal community as a strategic pillar.
  • Established in 2018, California Lawyers Association is the statewide voluntary bar association for allCaliforniaattorneys.