Gardner Institute

06/02/2026

Transforming the postsecondary experience requires more than good intentions. Meaningful transformation requires focused learning, practical strategies, and a community committed to implementation. Join higher education leaders, faculty, advisors, and student success professionals committed to creating meaningful and lasting institutional change at the Gardner Institute's 2026 Symposium. Participants engage in a deeper learning experience designed to help institutions move from aspiration to action.

Register here: https://hubs.la/Q04jKZY70

06/02/2026

Explore the Red House's role in sparking innovation in higher education with Susannah McGowan, Director of Curriculum Initiatives, Red House - Georgetown University. From empowering faculty to pioneering experiential learning, the Red House at Georgetown University is helping drive educational transformation. Learn how conversations and connections create new possibilities for students and faculty.

06/01/2026

Is your institution getting the most out of your data? The Data Culture Academy will guide institutions through the necessary stages for building and sustaining a data-informed institutional culture. Join us on June 8 at 2:00 PM ET to learn how the Data Culture Academy can help institutions proactively use data to increase student success.

Register here: https://hubs.la/Q04jrpht0

06/01/2026

Congratulations to Angie Whiteside on 25 years with the Gardner Institute! Today, we thank and celebrate Angie on a remarkable milestone and her significant contributions to the Gardner Institute, helping shape its growth.

05/29/2026

Congratulations to the 2025-26 Chief Academic Officers Innovation Community graduates! We are proud to recognize this year’s participants:
- Arnaa` Alcon, Acting Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Bridgewater State University
- Lisa Boehm, Provost, Saginaw Valley State University
- Michael Dailey, Provost and Vice President, Kentucky State University
- Jason Dockter, Vice President, Academic Services, Lincoln Land Community College
- Jerome Langguth, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Thomas More University
- Keirsten Moore, Interim Vice President and Provost, Capital University
- Rafik Mohamed, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, California State University San Bernardino CSUSB
- Matthew Redinger, Interim Provost, Chatham University
- Cheryl Wilson, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Eastern Connecticut State University

05/29/2026

Join us for the third Graduate Student Experience, co-hosted by the Gardner Institute and Georgia Tech on April 12-14, 2027!

This national gathering will take place on Georgia Tech's campus in Atlanta, Georgia, and will center on the theme: Reimagining Graduate Education: Innovating for a New Era

Additional details regarding location, registration, and program elements will be shared in the coming months. Sign up here to receive updates: Graduate Student Experience 2027 https://hubs.la/Q04jc7Ss0

05/21/2026

Gardner Institute team members recently gathered in Asheville, NC, for our Organizational Development Days, time we set aside to align our work, strengthen our collaboration, and reflect on how we can better serve colleges and universities.

As part of our time together, we volunteer with local organizations: MANNA FoodBank, Downtown Asheville Crisis Ministry, and Hominy Valley Crisis. Our team helped sort and pack food, organize donations, and support on-the-ground services that assist individuals and families across the Asheville area.

Thank you to the dedicated teams at these organizations for welcoming us and for the essential work you do every day. We were grateful for the chance to listen, learn, and contribute in a small way.

05/21/2026

UNC Asheville joins Advancing Student Success: Strategic Prioritization for Student Success. Learn about how this partnership supports faculty and staff in reinforcing their commitment to student success:
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On Thursday, May 21, at 12 p.m. (noon), UNC Asheville will conduct a quarterly test of its Bulldog Alert emergency messaging system. The test will include the University’s outdoor alert system. The test will include the words, “This is a test of the UNC Asheville outdoor alert system,” followe...

05/20/2026

As Columbia College Chicago's transformation work with the Gardner Institute began, the college experienced a series of acute challenges and changes. Rather than abandoning their transformation efforts, they used the process to lean into supporting students through the challenges. See how they gained a better sense of where they started and where they were going through the Institutional Transformation Assessment (ITA) : https://hubs.ly/Q047mFwR0

05/19/2026

The first year of college can make all the difference. Today, Strong Start to Finish released updated core principles—grounded in evidence and partner experience—to help strengthen early momentum, clarify pathways, and improve completion.
Learn more here: https://hubs.la/Q048fymQ0

Strong Start to Finish works to amplify a set of evidence-based Core Principles that guide all of our developmental education reform efforts. Strong Start to Finish works to amplify a set of evidence-based Core Principles that guide all of our developmental education reform efforts.