Student Success Conference 2023
A Conference for Rutgers—New Brunswick Faculty and Staff
Friday, December 8, 2023
The Student Success Conference is an opportunity for Rutgers–New Brunswick faculty and staff to share their work, network with colleagues across departments, develop new skills, and advance student success work across the campus. This year's conference will focus on the three priorities for Pillar III: Student Success outlined in the Academic Master Plan.
Theme
This year’s theme—Celebrate, Motivate, Inspire, and Recharge—highlights the opportunity to share ideas and experiences while building and strengthening our connections as colleagues, thus further deepening and expanding our work in service of our Scarlet Knights.
Inaugural Student Success Conference
Friday, December 8, 2023
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (check-in at 8:30 a.m.)
Livingston Student Center
Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and a catered networking reception.
Registration for the 2023 conference is closed.
Keynote: Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President Emeritus of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) served as president from 1992 to 2022. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the 2011 report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. He was named in 2012 by President Obama to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. His 2013 TED talk highlights the “Four Pillars of College Success in Science.”
Conference Session Topics
Presented by Rutgers community members, these sessions align with the Academic Master Plan’s goals, featuring discussions, research spotlights, upskilling sessions, and success stories to foster equity, timely graduation, and high-impact opportunities.
