Ellucian Webinar: Transforming Student Success – Part One: Simplifying Registration & Advising to Strengthen Retention and Completion
As a higher education leader in California, you are balancing student expectations with the need to improve enrollment, retention, and operational efficiency. This two-part webinar series with Ellucian focuses on practical approaches to help California institutions strengthen student access and support while improving retention and completion outcomes.
Each session includes a live demonstration to show how these strategies can be put into action and deliver impact for both students and institutions.
Part One: Simplifying Registration & Advising to Strengthen Retention and Completion
Learn how personalized, self-healing academic plans streamline registration and free advisors and counselors to focus on higher-impact student conversations. We’ll explore how timely advising, proactive interventions, and automated credential discovery increase student momentum, persistence, and completion, while supporting Guided Pathways and Vision 2030 goals. This session will feature insights from Purdue University on improving the advising and registration experience.
Speakers

Molly Gilbert
Director of Student Success Technologies at Purdue University
Molly Gilbert is Director of Student Success Technologies at Purdue University. Molly leads the strategy and governance of enterprise‑level student success platforms, aligning technology, data, and cross‑institutional partnerships to advance student outcomes at scale.

Wilmani Humpries
Senior Solution Consultant-Student Aid, Ellucian

Kacy Jackson
Solutions Consultant – Student Success, Ellucian
