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

John Donovan
Principal Report Developer, Ad Astra
Kevin George
Associate Vice President of Solutions Strategy, Ad Astra
Jennifer Loudermilk
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Georgia Northwestern Technical College
John Masterson
Senior Data Engineer, Ad Astra
Tom Shaver
Founder and CEO, Ad AstraSince 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.

Christine Stewart
Senior Customer Success Lead, Ad Astra