Building Pathways Summit
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5/26/2026 1:00 PM
5/26/2026 4:00 PM
Format: Face-to-Face
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Program Type: Summit

Summits are one- to two-day virtual, in-person, or hybrid events centered on a particular theme. They provide insights, practical advice, and collaborative solutions from national and regional experts, leaders, and practitioners. Summit themes address issues and challenges that are broad in scope, require campus-wide approaches, and involve an array of stakeholders.

The Building Pathways Summit is the capstone event for a year-long series of state-focused convenings that brought together higher education institutions, state leaders, employers, student voices, and community organizations as partners in advancing student success and building strong state ecosystems.

The summit will feature state and national leaders and weave together insights from our convenings in Richmond, Virginia, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, as well as a national webinar featuring system leaders from Alabama and North Carolina. The program will amplify the value of higher education and our shared work with employers and bipartisan state policymakers to engage, educate, and strengthen a new generation of students, employees, and communities.

Funded by Imaginable Futures, the Building Pathways series partnered with public, private, two-year, and four-year institutions to elevate the voices of underrepresented student populations, including student-parents, military-affiliated students, first-generation students, and adult learners. These convenings demonstrated how cross-sector partnerships strengthen state ecosystems and drive solutions to expand student access, address barriers, develop workforce pathways, and build regional economic development.


Speakers

(more to be announced)

Lance Collins
Vice President of the Greater Washington, D.C., Area, Virginia Tech
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Lance Collins - Vice President of the Greater Washington, D.C., Area, Virginia Tech -
Lance Collins
Vice President of the Greater Washington, D.C., Area, Virginia Tech
Anne M. Kress
President, Northern Virginia Community College
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Anne M. Kress - President, Northern Virginia Community College -
Anne M. Kress
President, Northern Virginia Community College
David A. Ruth
President, Northampton Community College
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David A. Ruth - President, Northampton Community College -
David A. Ruth
President, Northampton Community College
Chelsea Shipman
Vice President, Software Development, MIAC Analytics
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Chelsea Shipman - Vice President, Software Development, MIAC Analytics -
Chelsea Shipman
Vice President, Software Development, MIAC Analytics
Vandana Sinha
Regional Editor, American City Business Journals
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Vandana Sinha - Regional Editor, American City Business Journals -
Vandana Sinha
Regional Editor, American City Business Journals

​​Registration

​This program will take place on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. We invite you to stay for a reception immediately following the program from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

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Location

Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
Academic Building One
3625 Potomac Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301