Office Hours with John Gardner
We are searching for big ideas that inspire hope and action in higher education around institutional transformation and innovation to advance student success and more equitable student outcomes. Joining John Gardner are higher education leaders and other relevant persons of interest who will discuss innovation and strategies that improve higher education.The Gardner Institute, a 24-year-old non-profit, has been at the forefront of innovation in higher education; our mission very clearly connects us to the broader societal efforts to increase social justice.The Gardner Institute connects with thousands of professionals in the higher education ecosystem; through a wide array of activities such as Transformative Conversations, the Teaching and Learning Academy, and the Socially Just Design Series, and through our work as an Intermediary for Scale supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As a leader in the student success movement in higher education, we strive to provide support for institutions interested in social justice and institutional transformation.
Office Hours with John Gardner
Episode 52 - Catherine Andersen Passion and a Plan
Catherine Finneran Andersen, Ph.D. has served as an advisor to the Gardner Institute for over ten years. She has worked with numerous colleges and university guiding institutional efforts in FoE, four year and transfer as well as Gateways to Completion (G2C). Currently, she is the Vice Provost and is a full professor at the University of Baltimore and is responsible for curriculum, General Education, accreditation, institutional research, excellence in teaching and learning, retention, student success and assessment. Prior, she served as Chief Enrollment and Marketing Officer, Associate Provost, Dean of Enrollment and General Studies, Director of the First-Year Experience and Chairperson of the Communication and Developmental Studies at Gallaudet University and holds the title of Professor Emeritus. She served on the national advisory board for the National Resource Center on the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, and currently serves on the national advisory board for Teagle Assessment Scholars. In 1994, she was awarded the honor of Gallaudet’s Distinguished Faculty of the Year and 1997 she was named one of the nation’s Outstanding First-Year Advocates; Andersen is thrilled to be using her experience to work with JNGI’s Foundations of Excellence colleges.
