ACHE 86th Annual Conference and Meeting - October 14-16 2024

Lightning Sessions (20 minutes)

The Middle Leadership Academy is a California State University initiative designed to bring together campus teams of CSU faculty, student affairs staff, researchers, and students to work on common issues related to student learning, engagement, progression and completion. A representative of the 2024 cohort will talk about how the Chico State MLA team is addressing the lack of re-enrollment of the Some College, No Credential (SCNC) population by uniting campus around a common cause. These “middle leaders” are in the unique position of having day-to-day contact with students, many of whom struggle to overcome barriers to education, like cost, time, and competing commitments. Leveraging these stories to raise awareness has helped to turn a small, passion-project into a campus-wide crusade. Hear how this team has used their “middle” status to gain support from the top on their data-driven mission to find support for non-traditional students seeking to complete their degree.