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[SERIES: Industry Insights Season 3 with Traci Steehler

Season 4 Premiere - Episode 1: What is Student Success in 2026 & Beyond?

September 22, 2026
12:00PM EDT
Virtual
Industry Insight Series
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What does advocating for student success actually look like in 2026?

Mark your calendars! Your favorite student engagement & success webinar series is back and better than ever on September 22nd at 12 PM (ET). For Season 4, our marvelous host and resident Student Affairs expert at Suitable, Traci Steehler (Director of Student Success and Engagement), has an unrivaled line-up of Student Life leaders and Campus Involvement influencers on tap to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly with the current state of student success.

To kick this season off with a bang, Traci welcomes three powerful thought leaders, Dr. Laura Arroyo (ACPA Foundation Board President and Associate Vice Chancellor, Colleges, Housing and Educational Services - UC Santa Cruz), Dr. DeRecco Lynch (Assistant Vice Provost of Enrollment Management - University of Cincinnati), and Dr. DeAndre Taylor (Director of Student Life, University of Wisconsin-Parkside). This group of changemakers will open up a candid dialogue about what it takes to effectively advocate for student success now and into the future as the industry experiences extreme transformation. There’s no way around it: the demographic cliff is here, AI is shifting how students learn, and traditional graduation rates no longer tell the whole story.

Join Traci and the panelists to help unpack the new campus reality and redefine what it means to actually support the modern student.

Panel topics include:

  • Evolving campus life trends and the impact of AI in Student Affairs today.
  • Redefining metrics of success beyond traditional graduation rates.
  • Aligning campus efforts to support the needs of the modern Gen-Z student.
  • How Student Affairs has quietly been the student retention hero.

You won’t want to miss this highly topical conversation with three Student Affairs powerhouses. Save your spot here!

Agenda

Tuesday, September 22 12:00PM-12:05PM

Opening Remarks

Join Traci Steehler for a brief icebreaker!

Tuesday, September 22 12:05PM-12:45PM

What is Student Success in 2026 & Beyond?

This group of changemakers will open up a candid dialogue about what it takes to effectively advocate for student success now and into the future as the industry experiences extreme transformation. There’s no way around it, the demographic cliff is here, AI is shifting how students learn, and traditional graduation rates no longer tell the whole story.

Tuesday, September 22 12:45PM-1:00PM

Q&A with Speakers!

Get your burning questions answered!

Speakers

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Traci Steehler

Director of Student Success and Engagement, Suitable

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Dr. Laura L. Arroyo Ed.D

Associate Vice Chancellor for Colleges, Housing and Educational Services at the University of California, Santa Cruz

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Dr. DeAndre Taylor

Director of Student Life, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

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Dr. DeRecco Lynch

Assistant Vice Provost of Enrollment Management, University of Cincinnati

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