NASHVILLE — MTSU
President Sidney A. McPhee will be among a group of academic leaders across the
state gathering to discuss the state of higher education and the push to
produce career-ready graduates.
The Nashville Business Journal is hosting the luncheon panel
discussion entitled “Nashville Ahead: A discussion on higher education and
workforce readiness.” It will be held from 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 24, at the Omni Nashville Hotel, 250 5th Ave. S.
Joining him will be Joe DiPietro, president of the
University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Kimberly Estep, chancellor of Western
Governors University Tennessee; and Jerry L. Faulkner, president of Volunteer
State Community College.
McPhee has increasingly emphasized the changes within higher
education to university faculty and staff, particularly the State of
Tennessee’s emphasis on degree completion rather than student enrollment as the
primary metric to determine funding. MTSU launched its Quest for Student
Success initiative last fall, with a goal of raising the graduation rate from
52 percent to at least 62 percent by 2020.
MTSU has hired more advisers and employed new software to
better monitor student progress and assist at-risk students earlier in their
academic careers. The university has also hired a new vice provost for student
success to manage this effort.
These efforts are in support Gov. Bill Haslam’s “Drive to
55” initiative to get 55 percent of Tennesseans equipped with a college degree
or certificate by 2025.
For cost and registration details about the upcoming panel
discussion, visit nashvillebusinessjournal.com.
No comments:
Post a Comment