25thANNIVERSARY

HEGRC 2018

Delivering Results Amid Change, Uncertainty, and Polarization

2018 HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CONFERENCE

December 5-7, 2018Atlanta, Georgia

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3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor) Conference Opening Speaker: Justin Lonon, Chair, Task Force on Higher Education Government Relations, Executive Vice Chancellor, Dallas County Community College District (Texas)

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)Keynote Address: Building a State Agenda for Higher Education in a New EraIntroduction: Steve Wrigley, Chancellor, University System of Georgia Speaker: Nathan Deal, Governor, State of Georgia

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)The People Have Spoken: The Significance of the 2018 Election for American Politics—and Public Higher EducationIntroduction: Casey Aultman, Director, State Relations, Georgia Institute of TechnologyModerator: Lori Geary, President, Lori Geary MediaSpeaker: Tharon Johnson, Founder and Partner, Paramount Consulting Group, LLC Brian Robinson, President, Robinson Republic

5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. * Cafe (Lobby Level)Opening ReceptionSupport Provided by Arnold & Porter

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6

7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. * 9th Floor Terrace Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. * Chastain E, F, G, H (6th Floor) Breakfast Affinity Sessions Community Colleges * Chastain E (6th Floor) Public Comprehensives * Chastain F (6th Floor) Public Research * Chastain G (6th Floor) Systems & Boards * Chastain H (6th Floor)

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)Have Americans Lost Faith in Higher Education? Understanding and Improving Public Perceptions of Higher EducationIntroduction: Clayton Jones, Assistant to the President, Government Relations, Monroe Community College (N.Y.)Moderator: Sue Cunningham, President & CEO, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)Speakers: Mark Becker, President, Georgia State University Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Associate Director, Research, Pew Research Center Andrew Kelly, Senior Vice President for Strategy & Policy, University of North Carolina System

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. * Savannah Ballroom Foyer Break

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)Washington UpdateModerator: Andy Clark, Assistant Vice Chancellor, University System of MarylandSpeakers: Michael Zola, Vice President of Government Relations and Policy Analysis, American Association

of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Jennifer Poulakidas, Vice President for

Congressional and Governmental Affairs, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) David Baime, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges

(AACC) Brian Flahaven, Senior Director for Advocacy, CASE

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. * Chastain Foyer (6th Floor)Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. * Chastain E & HI (6th Floor)Concurrent Sessions

Grassroots and Grasstops: Integrating Alumni, Trustees and Business Leaders into Advocacy Campaigns * Chastain EModerator: Brett Rowlett, Director of Public Affairs, Lane Community College (Ore.)Speaker: Laura Fornash, Senior Vice President, State Government Relations, McGuireWoods Consulting

Tim McDonough, Vice President for Government and Public Affairs, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

Tom Bull, Executive Director, Portland State University Alumni Association

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5

1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. * 9th Floor Terrace Registration

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor) Pre-Conference Workshop: The Future of Digital Advocacy Support Provided by Phone2Action

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Meeting the Unique Challenges of Community Colleges Through Policy Innovation and Effective Advocacy * Chastain HIModerator: Jack Hershey, President & CEO, Ohio Association of Community CollegesSpeaker: Karen Zamarripa, President, Karen Zamarripa Consulting

Brian Millner, President & CEO, Missouri Community College Association

12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)State Relations Awards LuncheonHost: Sue Peterson, Chief Government Relations Officer, Kansas State UniversitySupport Provided by The College Board Presentation of the 2018 Edwin Crawford Award for Innovation in State RelationsHonoree: Robert Amler, Vice President for Government Affairs, New York Medical College

Presentation of the 2018 Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Achievement AwardHonoree: John Diamond, President/Executive Director, University of Maine Alumni Association

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. * Chastain E & HI (6th Floor)Concurrent Sessions

How Can the Student Voice Be Effectively Integrated into Higher Education Advocacy? * Chastain EModerator: Janet Owen, Vice President for Government

Relations, University of Central FloridaSpeakers: Craig Lindwarm, Assistant Vice President, Congressional & Governmental Affairs, APLU Brett Rowlett, Director of Public Affairs, Lane Community College (Ore.) Tristan Bernhard, Former Student Body Vice President, University of Northern Iowa Maggie White, Legislative Policy Analyst, Cal State Student

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How Government Relations Professionals Can Lead Effective, Coordinated Responses to Crises and Controversies * Chastain HIModerator: Erin Cowser, Executive Director of Public and Governmental Affairs, Southeastern Louisiana UniversitySpeakers: Paul Wagner, Executive Director, Council on Public Higher

Education in Missouri Lawrence Salinas, Executive Director of Governmental Relations,

California State University, Fresno Michael DiRaimo, former Vice President for Government and

Community Relations, Penn State University

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. * Savannah Ballroom Foyer (10th Floor)Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)State Relations: The Indispensable Activity for Public Colleges and UniversitiesModerator: Constance Brooks, Vice Chancellor for Government & Community Affairs, Nevada System of Higher EducationSpeakers: Sue Peterson, Chief Government Relations Officer, Kansas State University

Dene Sheheane, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology

Frances C. Bradford, Deputy Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia

Isaac Faz, Chief Legislative Counsel, Dallas County Community College (Texas)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7

7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. * 9th Floor Terrace Registration

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. * Chastain F, G (6th Floor)Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor) Achieving State Goals Through a Stronger Campus-Capital Partnership: Perspectives from State Higher Education ExecutivesIntroduction: Matt Munoz, Government Relations Manager, University of New MexicoModerator: Scott Jenkins, Strategy Director, Lumina FoundationSpeakers: Al Bowman, Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Education

Madeline Pumariega, Chancellor, The Florida College System Mike Krause, Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)State Outlook: Summary of the 2018 Legislative and Funding Outcomes, 2019 Economic and Policy ForecastModerator: Doug Mell, Executive Director of University Communications and External Relations, University of Wisconsin-StoutSpeakers: Susan Shaffer, Vice President-Senior Credit Officer, Higher

Education & Not-for-Profit Team, Moody’s Lexi Anderson, Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States Thomas L. Harnisch, Director of State Relations and Policy Analysis, AASCU

11:15 a.m – 11:30 a.m. * Savannah Ballroom (10th Floor)Conference Closing

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