2011 Higher Education Summit Agenda

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APIASF Higher Education Summit Series
APIASF College Completion Forum: Strengthening Institutions that Serve
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

Monday, June 27, 2011
APIASF Higher Education Summit: Day 1

APIASF College Completion Forum: Strengthening Institutions that Serve Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

This event is open to the public.

Agenda

Time Session
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Welcome Remarks/Overview of Day

Jacinta Titialii Abbott
Chair, APIASF Board of Directors

Michael Fung
APIASF Board Member and Chief Financial Officer
Walmart US
1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker

Roberto J. Rodríguez
Special Assistant to President Obama for Education
White House Domestic Policy Council
1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. National College Completion Agenda Overview

Jeannie Oakes
Director of the Educational Opportunity and Scholarship Programs
Ford Foundation
1:50 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Minority Serving Institutions and College Completion Panel

Panelists:
  • Antonio R. Flores, President & CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
  • Walter Allen (invited), Allan Murray Cartter Professor Of Higher Education, Higher Education & Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Jim Larimore (invited), Deputy Director, Student Success U.S. Program, Postsecondary Success, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Moderators:
  • Neil Horikoshi, President & Executive Director, APIASF
  • Robert Teranishi, Associate Professor, New York University
2:50 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. CARE Research Presentation

Introduction
Pat Roe
Senior Program Officer, USA Funds

Presenter
Robert Teranishi
Associate Professor, New York University
3:35 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. College Completion Agenda: Defining Roles

Neil Horikoshi
President & Executive Director, APIASF
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. AAPI Student Experiences and Support

Panel
  • Prema Chaudhari, Director, Programs & Scholar Relations, Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
  • Michelle Gilliard, Senior Director, Walmart Foundation
  • Mae Lee, Director of the AANAPISI Grant Project, De Anza College
  • John Liu, APIASF/Walmart Foundation De Anza College Scholar
  • Mele Sagapolutele, APIASF/Walmart Foundation South Seattle Community College Scholar
  • May Toy Lukens, Project Director of AANAPISI & Title III Programs, South Seattle Community College
  • Minh-Hoa Ta, Dean of Instruction/Faculty Support & Scheduling, City College of San Francisco
  • Yipeng Yu, APIASF/Walmart Foundation City College of San Francisco Scholar
Moderator:
  • Mary Okada, President, Guam Community College
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. AAPI College Completion: Discussion and Recommendations

Panel
  • Marybeth Gasman, Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
  • Antonio Flores, President & CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
  • Gabriel Esteban, President, Seton Hall University
  • Robert Underwood, President, University of Guam
  • Ted Childs, Principal, Ted Childs, LLC
Moderators:
  • Neil Horikoshi, President & Executive Director, APIASF
  • Robert Teranishi, Associate Professor, New York University
5:30 p.m. - 5:35 p.m. Closing Remarks

Neil Horikoshi
President & Executive Director, APIASF
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Special Reception to Recognize the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Open to Public