Achieving the Dream Annual Report 2018
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Dr. Stout receives an honorary degree from Miami Dade College during her 2018 commencement address

Introduction

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By introducing data-informed practices and whole-college solutions, ATD Network colleges are outpacing peer institutions when it comes to helping more students get better jobs, live better lives and have positive college experiences.
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Redefining Student Success

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Many community college students face academic and personal challenges that prevent them from success
​in the classroom and may stand in the way of their completing a degree.

There’s a growing recognition nationally that students – both in community colleges and four-year institutions – need additional supports to help them persist in school and  graduate. Providing holistic student supports requires that institutions become student-ready by integrating and enhancing myriad support services into a seamless, timely, and personal experience for every student.
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Mind the Data Gap

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Achieving the Dream approaches our data work with the belief that it requires taking a hard look at how people, processes, and systems are working together to make data-informed decisions. We use data to drive our work to innovate and offer new supports and services, and our coaches work closely with ATD Network colleges to integrate data into their work to better support student completion.
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A Growing Network, A Deepening Impact

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ATD’s national footprint continued to grow in 2018, as we welcomed a group of 21 new colleges, the second largest cohort in ATD’s history, including eight colleges from Tennessee and two colleges funded by The Woodward Hines Education Foundation.
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Red Lake Nation College, Red Lake, MN

​What We Can Learn about Equity from TCUs

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Closing achievement gaps among students of different races, ethnicities, and financial backgrounds is a common goal that brings ATD Network colleges together. In accordance with our equity statement, we commit to offering students what they need to succeed. But determining how best to do that is perhaps the most difficult challenge we face.
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Teaching and Learning in Community College Redesign

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In November 2018, ATD President and CEO Dr. Karen A. Stout was invited to deliver the fifth annual W. Dallas Herring Lecture at the North Carolina State University College of Education. 
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Senior Vice President Carol Lincoln and Harvey Lincoln
Scholarship Fund recipient RaShayla Walker

Student Voice is  Critical to Success

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Student success is at the core of Achieving the Dream’s work. We’re committed to incorporating student voice in our work, and to honoring students at ATD Network colleges who have succeeded in spite of the odds.
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Financials

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Foundation Supporters
Achieving the Dream thanks the following foundations for supporting our work in FY2018 to help community college students achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity.

Ascendium Education Group

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

College Futures Foundation

Lumina Foundation

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

The Kresge Foundation

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Walmart Foundation, Inc.

Woodward Hines Education Foundation ​
Achieving the Dream Board of Directors
​OFFICERS
Dr. Pam Eddinger
Chair
President, Bunker Hill Community College

Dr. Christine Johnson
Vice Chair
Chancellor, Spokane Community Colleges

Mr. Louis Testoni
Treasurer

Former Managing Partner of the Lake Erie Market of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Mr. Michael Villarreal
Secretary
Founder, Mission Street Consulting, LLC, Former State Representative, San Antonio, TX

Mr. John Mutz
Former state representative, senator, and lieutenant governor; Former president of the Lilly Endowment, Inc. and PSI Energy; Former board chair of Lumina Foundation for Education
DIRECTORS
Ms. Leah M. Austin
Former Senior Vice President, Lumina Foundation for Education

Dr. Alex Johnson
President, Cuyahoga Community College

Dr. Mary Alice McCarthy
Founder and Director, Center on Education and Skills, New America

Dr. Nicole Melander
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives Campus Labs

Mr. Wes Moore
CEO, Robin Hood Foundation; Founder, BridgeEdU

Dr. Eduardo Padrón
President, Miami Dade College

Dr. Robert Templin
President Emeritus, Northern Virginia Community College

Dr. Greg Williams
President, Odessa College
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In 2018, we welcomed a new Board of Directors chair, Dr. Pam Eddinger, whose deep experience as a leader in the sector will help us advance our thinking about the next generation of supports that colleges will need to continue as they strive to improve student success on their campuses. We also recognized the leadership of founding Board chair Dr. Robert Templin with a resolution that conveys upon him the designation Board of Director Emeritus, effective with the end of his service on the ATD Board in June 2019.
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