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The Role of Talent in College Student Success

Date:
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Time:
4 - 5 p.m.
Location:

Wortmann Ballrom, Colket Center

Add to Your Calendar 10/25/2023 16:00:00 10/25/2023 17:00:00 America/New_York The Role of Talent in College Student Success

Higher education expert Rishi Sriram presents a program on the role of talent in student success. The event is sponsored by President’s Office, the Teaching Collaborative, the Office of Student Success and the Board of Trustees.   

Wortmann Ballrom, Colket Center

 Teresa Gereaux, gereaux@roanoke.edu false MM/DD/YYYY

Faculty and staff are invited to a talk by higher education administrator Rishi Sriram, “The Role of Talent in College Student Success,” on Wednesday, October 25 at 4 p.m. Sriram’s talk is followed by a happy hour for faculty, staff and members of the board of trustees. 

The event is sponsored by the President’s Office, the Teaching Collaborative, the Office of Student Success and the board of trustees.   

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inauguration RRishi Sriram serves as associate professor of higher education and student affairs, graduate program director for the Department of Educational Leadership, and residential college faculty steward of Brooks Residential College, a living-learning community of approximately 400 students at Baylor University. 

Sriram spent eight years as a higher education and student affairs administrator before becoming a faculty member. As assistant dean for student learning and engagement, he played a primary role in the development of residential colleges and living-learning programs at Baylor, as well as the establishment of a faculty-in-residence program. His administrative work won him a NASPA Excellence Award (Gold Honoree) and a Promising Practices Award from the NASPA Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs Knowledge Community. Nationally, he served on the executive team of the Residential College Society and currently serves on the board of trustees for Azusa Pacific University in southern California.

Sriram's research interests include the development of talent, student affairs professional practice and college student retention, engagement, achievement and learning. His work has been published in respected journals such as the Journal of College Student Development, the Review of Higher Education, the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, and the Journal of College Student Retention. His work has also appeared in popular venues such as US News & World Report, Scientific American and Edutopia. He currently serves as editor of the Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.