Keynote Sessions
President George W. BushThe 43rd President of the United States and founder of the George W. Bush Foundation, will be the keynote speaker at the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities' Annual Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas, Friday, June 22, 2012. "President Bush has been an advocate for education in the U.S. during his presidency and now through the work of his institute at the Bush Center, and it is an honor for us to welcome him to our 2012 convention and exposition," said Arthur Keiser, Ph.D, chairman of the board of directors of APSCU. President Bush will appear at the General Session and Awards Luncheon on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. His appearance at the 2012 convention and exposition is sponsored by Pearson. "History will remember then-Governor and President George W. Bush's role in education transformation, and we are honored to have him join us for the 2012 APSCU conference," said Don Kilburn, Vice Chairman of Higher Education at Pearson. "Higher education is vital to our nation's global competitiveness, and President Bush is a leader who strove to improve access and achievement for all American students. We look forward to hearing his thoughts on the current conditions impacting higher education particularly around those issues affecting private sector colleges and universities."
Michelle RheeEducation Reformer, Founder and CEO of StudentsFirst, and Former Chancellor of DC Public Schools, Michelle Rhee has accepted our invitation to keynote the Opening General Session on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at APSCU's Annual Convention & Exposition. This event will be held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michelle Rhee has been working for the last 18 years to give children the skills and knowledge they will need to compete in a changing world. On June 12, 2007, Mayor Adrian Fenty appointed Chancellor Rhee to lead the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), a school district serving more than 47,000 students in 123 schools. Under her leadership, the worst performing school district in the country became the only major city system to see double-digit growth in both their state reading and state math scores in seventh, eighth and tenth grades over three years. The graduation rate rose, and after steep declines enrollment rose for the first time in forty years. Each chapter of Michelle's story has convinced her: students of every background and ZIP code can achieve at high levels, and for our schools to become what children deserve, every educator is called to believe this. "Michelle Rhee is one of the most influential educators in America today and we're thrilled to have her open our Convention. With her keynoting our Opening General Session and President Bush closing our Convention, we’ve got two fascinating plenary sessions bookending the convention," said APSCU President Steve Gunderson. Michelle Rhee's speech, "Breaking Barriers to Educational Success," will occur at the Opening General Session on Thursday, June 21, 2012, 8:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
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