Subcommittees
The Subcommittees of the Pathways to College Network are comprised of PCN partners and other prominent national and regional organizations and individuals committed to increasing college access and success for underserved students. The Subcommittees make recommendations to the full Steering Committee for inclusion in the PCN Annual Action Plan regarding initiatives to inform, support, strengthen, and hasten practice improvements. Subcommittee members develop strategies to leverage the collective voice of PCN, while also furthering the interests of their respective organizations.
Research
Policy
Practice
Strategic Communications
Research
The Research Subcommittee formulates plans for the work of PCN related to generating new knowledge that fills gaps in current research on college access and success—work that is rigorous, relevant, and designed to improve policy and practice. (read more)
For minutes of recent Subcommittee Meetings, click here.
Co-chairs:
Richard Arum, Social Science Research Council
Jacqueline King, American Council on Education
Members:
Sandy Baum, College Board
Eric Bettinger, Case Western Reserve University
Alberto Cabrera, University of Maryland
Alisa Cunningham, Institute for Higher Education Policy
Jennifer Engle, Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
Jennifer Holdaway, Institute for Higher Education Policy
Shirley Ort, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Michael Pavel, Washington State University
LaShawn Richburg-Hayes, MDRC
Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University
Bill Trent, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Nicole Yohalem, Forum for Youth Investment
Holly Zanville, Lumina Foundation for Education
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Policy
Working within a P-16 framework, the Policy Subcommittee guides PCN policy planning through the identification, development, and support of policy-related initiatives in the areas of college preparation, enrollment, and degree completion of underserved students. (read more)
For minutes of recent Subcommittee Meetings, click here.
Co-Chairs:
Julie Bell, National Conference of State Legislatures
David Hawkins, National Association of College Admission Counselors
Members:
Gregory Anderson, Ford Foundation
Betsy Brand, American Youth Policy Forum
Tim Christensen, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Michelle Asha Cooper, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Aid
Charles Lenth, State Higher Education Executive Officers
Dane Linn, National Governors Association
Demaree Michelau, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Christen Pollock, College Board
Christopher Rasmussen, Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Ranjit Sidhu, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships
Michael Thomas, New England Board of Higher Education
Bruce Vandal, Education Commission of the States
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Practice
The Practice Subcommittee guides the practice planning efforts of PCN through the identification, development, and support of practice-related initiatives in the areas of college preparation and support, alignment within the P-16 framework, enrollment, persistence, and degree completion of underserved students. (read more)
For minutes of recent Subcommittee Meetings, click here.
Co-chairs:
Rosa Aronson, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Alma Clayton-Pedersen, Association of American Colleges and Universities
Members:
Lois Adams-Rogers, Council of Chief State School Officers (invited)
Tom Barlow, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
Bob Bardwell, Monson Public Schools, Massachusetts
Sharmila Basu Conger, State Higher Education Executive Officers
Mariama Boney, ACPA-College Student Educators International
Diana Cordova, American Council on Education
Jennifer Dalhquist, Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Gwendolyn Dungy, NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Scott Gillie, Encouragement Services, Inc.
Tina Gridiron-Smith, Lumina Foundation for Education
Monica Martinez, KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Charles Ramos, ACT
Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education
Sylvia Seidel, National Education Association
Joshua Wyner, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
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Strategic Communications
The Strategic Communications Subcommittee work is focused on improving the effectiveness of college access marketing campaigns that aim to influence the college-going behavior of underserved students and broadening the impact of Pathways’ efforts by engaging key stakeholder groups in taking actions to improve college access and success. (read more)
For minutes of recent Subcommittee Meetings, click here.
Co-chairs:
Tim Christensen, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Bruce Vandal, Education Commission of the States
Members:
Alice Ann Bailey, Southern Regional Education Board
Melanie Corrigan, American Council on Education
Yvette Galloway, NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Jennifer Hahn, Douglas Gould & Company
Debra Humphreys, Assocation of American Colleges and Universities
Shanda Ivory, National Association of College Admission Counselors
Jeanna Keller, Lumina Foundation for Education
Kim Keily, National College Access Network
Erin Korsvall, The Sallie Mae Fund
Jessica Krywosa, TERI
Karen Lanning, National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs
Dolores Mize, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Amy Weinstein, National Scholarship Providers Association
Marsha Weston, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
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