Program Outline

Thursday, March 8
1:00 p.m.	Hotel Check-in
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Conference Registration
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.	Pre-Conference Workshop Mr. George Covino, Vice President, Consultant Services, USA Funds Financial Education: A Student Success Tool
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Opening Banquet Dr. Leonard Haynes, Senior Director, Office of Institutional Service, U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Retention Efforts in Higher Education

Friday, March 9
8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Conference Registration
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Plenary Session Dr. Michelle Cooper, President, Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) Soaring on Our Strengths: HBCUs as Leaders in Student Success
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.	Student Panel
11:45- 1:00 p.m.	Lunch Dr. Mary Frances Berry, Author & Professor at University of Pennsylvania Access and Success: Fulfilling the Need to Educate All Americans
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
3:15 - 4:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Reception

Saturday, March 10
8:30 a.m.	Buffet Breakfast
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.	Plenary Session Dr. Danette Howard, Interim Secretary, Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Improving Retention and Graduation Rates
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.	Student Roundtable Session
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Closing Remarks/Wrap Up
11:30 a.m. - noon	Hotel Check-out