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WEBINAR SERIES

ASPIRE24 Encore

November 6 | 1pm ET

November 13 | 1pm ET

November 20 | 1pm ET

We are thrilled to announce a reprise of our annual ASPIRE24 in-person conference in a via ASPIRE Encore! If you missed out on the excitement of ASPIRE24 or attended but want revisit its exciting content, you’ll get a chance to relive the magic. 🚀 

 

ASPIRE Encore is a three-part webinar series that brings the very best of ASPIRE24 to your screens, giving you the opportunity to experience the energy and insights once again. We're featuring the most impactful sessions, thought-provoking discussions, and cutting-edge presentations into a series of engaging webinars including: 

 

  • Exclusive Takeaways: Catch up on the most game-changing ideas and get access to valuable resources from ASPIRE24.

  • Expert Speakers: We've lined up an exceptional roster of experts and power users who will ignite your curiosity.

 

  • Peer-to-Peer Connections: Connect with fellow Ad Astra users from around North America, creating a vibrant and diverse learning community. 

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Upcoming Sessions

Tom Shaver & Charlie Stroble, Ad Astra

 

Join Astra Founder and CEO Tom Shaver as he discusses how Ad Astra is boldly powering progress to smarter academic scheduling and planning. In this session, you hear Ad Astra’s vision for the future and learn how we are helping partners achieve greater value today and tomorrow. 

Next, you’ll hear from Charlie Stroble, VP of Product Experience, on how Ad Astra is leading the way with data-informed, student-centered solutions. Discover the next generation of our scheduling products, designed to align institutional resources with student demand and streamline operations. Learn more about upcoming features, from annual scheduling to integrated planning tools, that accelerate student completions and improve operational efficiency. The session will close with a brief Q&A. 

Jennifer Loudermilk, Georgia Northwestern Technical College

John Donovan & Christine Stewart, Ad Astra 

 

What’s the most powerful tool to help you provide summaries, analyses, and visuals to validate and communicate the scheduling data? Ad Astra Reporting! Discover how using the dashboards and reports in the Ad Astra Report App can assist with making data-backed strategic course scheduling decisions that support student success. In this session, we’ll discuss custom reporting as well as pathway, schedule alignment, and term review reports. Come learn how you can supercharge your data.

 

Kevin George & John Masterson, Ad Astra

 

While everyone sets out to produce a schedule on time, the ultimate goal is to produce a schedule of high quality. The question is: what makes a schedule good or bad? What are the key metrics associated with schedule quality, and how can you use them to evaluate your effectiveness? In this session, you'll learn to build a framework for your institution to improve the overall health of the schedule as well as individual departments, all while keeping student success at the forefront. 

Speakers

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John Donovan

Principal Report Developer, Ad Astra 
John has been with Ad Astra since 2001, having worked in many parts of the organization including training, support, configurations, implementation, product management, and consulting.  In his current role, John helps design and build reports and dashboards for use in Astra Apps and consulting engagements, which allow clients to get further insights from their Astra data.
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Kevin George

Associate Vice President of Solutions Strategy, Ad Astra
Kevin George is the Associate Vice President of Value and Insights at Ad Astra Information Systems. Kevin has been at Ad Astra for three years and has worked on serval projects varying from faculty capacity to annual scheduling concepts. Previously, he served at Kennesaw State University as the Executive Director of Strategic Analysis, Systems, and Communications in the Enrollment Services Division. Kevin worked at Kennesaw State University for eight year where he and his team led student centered data-driven strategic decision-making and support. 
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Jennifer Loudermilk

Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Jennifer Loudermilk is the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. With over a decade of experience in higher education, she is committed to fostering student success through innovative academic programs and strategic initiatives. Her leadership focuses on enhancing academic offerings, supporting faculty development, and utilizing data-driven approaches to improve student outcomes. Jennifer’s dedication to expanding educational access aligns with Ad Astra's mission to empower institutions improve student progress and completion.
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John Masterson

Senior Data Engineer, Ad Astra
John has been with Ad Astra for 14 years in variety of roles from sales to consulting to data engineering. Currently, he works with and for clients to gather and transform their data into valuable insights ultimately leading to our shared goals of graduating more students faster.
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Tom Shaver

Founder and CEO, Ad Astra

Since founding Ad Astra in 1996, Tom has been responsible for the strategic direction of much of the development of Ad Astra’s software and reporting systems that are used on over 1,000 College and University campuses. In 2004, he secured a U.S. patent for Ad Astra’s scheduling software and developed the Higher Education Scheduling Index®, a peer database for benchmarking institutional performance.

Tom is an industry expert on strategic scheduling of academic resources to enhance student Degree Velocity®, retention, completions, and financial sustainability.

 

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Christine Stewart

Senior Customer Success Lead, Ad Astra 
Christine has been with Ad Astra since 2017, and in the Higher Education sector for over 20 years. In her current role, Christine analyzes schedules to provide recommendations to institutions that will improve academic operations, resulting in increased access to required courses in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
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Charlie Stroble

Vice President of Product Experience, Ad Astra
Charlie has been a design and product leader for over 15 years. Throughout his career, Charlie has personally performed and managed many of the roles involved in a modern software product organization. His wide range of experiences cover product management, software development, marketing, and user experience design. In 2017, Charlie joined Ad Astra to establish a User Experience practice and eventually transitioned to lead the Product Experience team. His primary focus is on product vision, discovery, design, and delivery of Ad Astra’s third generation product platform. 

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