DAY 1: Monday, March 9
Location: Albany Capital Center
9 – 9:45 am Registration & Breakfast
10 – 11:30 am CICU Board Meeting
10 – 11:30am GAT Meeting
11:45am – 12:45pm Plenary Session: A New Framework for Helping Institutions and Students in Unpredictable Times
Panelists from NAICU, ACE, TICAS, and NAFSA | Facilitated by The Lumina Foundation
1 – 2pm Lunch with Keynote Speaker
2:30pm – 4pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
- Session A: Partnerships to Leverage Student Success
- Workday, CICU Affiliate Partner
- Chris Fernando, New York State Education Department
- Session A: Partnerships to Leverage Student Success
- Session B: Economic Challenges Amid Policy Disruptions
Emily Wiseman, EY-Parthenon
Carolina Rodriguez, EDCAP
- Session B: Economic Challenges Amid Policy Disruptions
- Session C: Beyond the Hype: Separating Signal from Noise in AI and Higher Education
Harrison Kratz, Education Partnerships
- Session C: Beyond the Hype: Separating Signal from Noise in AI and Higher Education
5 – 6pm Cocktail Hour
6 – 7pm Dinner Reception
7:15 – 7:45pm CICU’s 70th Anniversary Reception Celebration
DAY 2: Tuesday, March 10
Location: Renaissance Hotel | Legislative Office Building
9:30 – 10:30am Legislative Breakfast
10:30 – 11:00am Advocacy Overview
11:15am Adjourn to Legislative Office Building for Meetings with Policymakers (schedules to be distributed in advance)
Plenary Speakers / Organizations
- Jon Fansmith — ACE
- Kirsten Keefe — TICAS
- Joann Ng — NAFSA
- Tim Powers — NAICU
- Dr. Courtney B. Francis — Lumina Foundation
Breakout Session Speakers
- Workday, CICU Affiliate Partner (Session A)
- Chris Fernando, New York State Education Department (Session A)
- Emily Wiseman, EY-Parthenon (Session B)
- Carolina Rodriguez, EDCAP (Session B)
- Harrison Kratz, Education Partnerships (Session C)