The inaugural Student Success Symposium will take place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 online via Zoom.
This event received funding from the SCELC Project Initiatives Fund (SPIF).
This year's theme "The Evolving Landscape of Student Success" examines how academic libraries are adapting to support student success within a rapidly changing higher education environment. It serves as a venue for librarians, faculty, student affairs professionals, administrators, staff, and students from SCELC member institutions, affiliates, and national and international institutions to share expertise, exchange ideas, and showcase collaborative strategies that enhance student learning, engagement, and support in higher education.
This year's keynote speakers are Dr. Tia Brown McNair, a nationally recognized leader on inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, student readiness, equity in student outcomes, and campus climate who will deliver the opening keynote. Dr. McNair's keynote, " The Evolving Landscape of Student Success: Emerging Strategies, Core Commitments, and Our Shared Responsibility," explores how institutions are adapting to these dynamic conditions through shared responsibility by rethinking traditional approaches, leveraging data and research, and fostering partnerships that center student success and resilience.
The closing keynote speaker is Lee Rainie, Director of Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center, where he leads research on the human impact of accelerating digital transformation. His closing keynote, "The AI Epoch: What It Means for Higher Education and Student Success," examines current trends in artificial intelligence adoption, with particular attention to the emergence of generative AI and its implications for higher education. It will highlight the significant role that academic librarians are playing as institutions navigate both the opportunities and challenges that AI systems present.
Th program will have 12 concurrent sessions, seven lightning talks, and 13 poster sessions. The full program and registration is open and more information about the Student Success Symposium is available via USD Copley page.
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