2014 APLU Annual Meeting Videos

The following videos are general sessions from the 2014 APLU Annual Meeting held in Orlando, Florida. Nov. 2-4, 2014. To see more information from the annual meeting, CLICK HERE!

McPherson: White House's College Opportunity Commitment by APLU, AASCU, and AACC will Position Public Colleges and Universities for the Future

By Peter McPherson, President, APLU

I had the great honor of attending the White House College Opportunity Day of Action yesterday. It was great to be with President Obama, the First Lady, Vice President Biden, and higher education leaders from across the country as we all discussed ways to increase college access and success. Leading up to yesterday’s summit, the White House sought pledges and commitments from institutions and organizations on ways they would strengthen postsecondary success.

As part of that effort, APLU and the two other presidential public higher education associations—the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)—formally pledged a new commitment to collaboratively work together to support and accelerate college completion efforts on our member campuses. Our member institutions represent nearly three-quarters of all college students in this country so the impact of our efforts has the potential to be profound.

INFOGRAPHIC: Public Higher Ed Associations Commit to Increasing Certificate & Degree Completion Levels

As part of their commitment, AACC, AASCU, and APLU pledged to work together to facilitate and accelerate efforts to reach important national educational attainment goals. Collectively, the associations can better assist their member institutions in tackling obstacles that impede students from earning a degree or certificate in a timely and cost-efficient manner. See the full story here.

SLIDESHOW: 2014 APLU Annual Meeting

Here are select photos from the 127th APLU Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. More than 1,300 public higher education leaders, policymakers and industry representatives convened Nov. 2-4, 2014 for sessions and meetings built around the theme of Progress Through Partnerships. Attendees discussed the latest challenges and opportunities facing public universities, and developed new ideas and initiatives to further strengthen our work while engaging with federal and state governments, the business community, K-12 systems, community colleges, students and families, faculty, other institutions. Check out our Annual Meeting blog post to see more.

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Recap: 2014 APLU Annual Meeting

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NEWS at #APLU2014:

• Three Universities Win USU Innovation Pitch Challenge
• Virginia Commonwealth University Wins C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Florida State University Win APLU’s Second Annual MVP Project Degree Completion Awards
• APLU Selects Four Public Research Institutions for 2014 Innovation and Economic Prosperity University Awards
• APLU Announce Winners of the 1890 University Teaching, Research and Innovation Awards
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emily Auerbach and former Penn State Vice Provost W. Terrell Jones to Receive National Distinguished Service Award
• Cooperative Extension & USDA Award Top Honors in Extension Excellence and Diversity