Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education
Greetings Colleagues,
Welcome to the 48th Annual Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education. The 2018 Annual Conference: “Valuing Diversity to Cultivate & Sustain Student Success” was held on Thursday, February 22 through Saturday, February 24 at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel.
Forty-eight years ago, K. Leroy Irvis founded the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education to examine the impact of state and federal educational policies on persons of color in Pennsylvania and advocate for greater access for minority students, faculty and staff. This year's theme, “Valuing Diversity to Cultivate & Sustain Student Success”, celebrates the rich diversity of our organization. PBCOHE is seeking to learn from faculty, staff and graduate students whose work examines what forces currently shape the landscape within higher education. These may include changes we anticipate in the coming years, and how minority students might benefit from or be hampered by recent changes and innovations involving recruitment and retention efforts, advancements in technology and online learning, and national or local educational policies, among other areas.
Since 1970, PBCOHE has given thousands of dollars in financial support to worthy students through its scholarship program. Moreover, PBCOHE provides ongoing opportunities for minorities in higher education to pursue their professional, social, and personal development. We are a not-for-profit, (501)(C)(3) organization and; a Pennsylvania professional association whose purpose is to ensure that African Americans and other underrepresented groups have access to higher education in the Commonwealth.
The PBCOHE 48th Annual Conference will be hosted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As the State Capital, Harrisburg serves as the ideal setting for examining how student progress is enhanced or inhibited by educational policies and practices. This conference will provide attendees with a rich opportunity to explore the myriad of issues related to ensuring student success. Please join us as we celebrate forty-eight years of service and scholarship.
Sincerely,
The 2018 Annual Conference Planning Committee
Valdijah Q. Ambrose Brown and Desvan Moody, Co-Chairs
Welcome to the 48th Annual Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education. The 2018 Annual Conference: “Valuing Diversity to Cultivate & Sustain Student Success” was held on Thursday, February 22 through Saturday, February 24 at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel.
Forty-eight years ago, K. Leroy Irvis founded the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education to examine the impact of state and federal educational policies on persons of color in Pennsylvania and advocate for greater access for minority students, faculty and staff. This year's theme, “Valuing Diversity to Cultivate & Sustain Student Success”, celebrates the rich diversity of our organization. PBCOHE is seeking to learn from faculty, staff and graduate students whose work examines what forces currently shape the landscape within higher education. These may include changes we anticipate in the coming years, and how minority students might benefit from or be hampered by recent changes and innovations involving recruitment and retention efforts, advancements in technology and online learning, and national or local educational policies, among other areas.
Since 1970, PBCOHE has given thousands of dollars in financial support to worthy students through its scholarship program. Moreover, PBCOHE provides ongoing opportunities for minorities in higher education to pursue their professional, social, and personal development. We are a not-for-profit, (501)(C)(3) organization and; a Pennsylvania professional association whose purpose is to ensure that African Americans and other underrepresented groups have access to higher education in the Commonwealth.
The PBCOHE 48th Annual Conference will be hosted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As the State Capital, Harrisburg serves as the ideal setting for examining how student progress is enhanced or inhibited by educational policies and practices. This conference will provide attendees with a rich opportunity to explore the myriad of issues related to ensuring student success. Please join us as we celebrate forty-eight years of service and scholarship.
Sincerely,
The 2018 Annual Conference Planning Committee
Valdijah Q. Ambrose Brown and Desvan Moody, Co-Chairs