President’s Messages

We are eagerly looking ahead to the Caring Campus Conference 2025: Building a National Culture of Care, where faculty, staff, administrators, and researchers from across the country will gather to share ideas and strategies for fostering student success through care and connection.

As the 2024-25 academic year comes to a close, we celebrate a year marked by meaningful progress, with more colleges and universities joining the Caring Campus family to foster environments where students feel supported, seen, and set up for success.

This spring has brought remarkable progress in Caring Campus work nationwide, as more colleges and universities fully embrace and celebrate their commitment to student success.

Caring Campuses across the nation are making remarkable strides in fostering a culture of care, creating welcoming environments where all students feel valued and supported. These efforts are translating into tangible results, with institutions reporting higher persistence, retention, and success rates.

Caring Campus continues to be a leading framework for higher education, helping to drive student success nationwide. Its influence continues to expand as Caring Campus leaders share insights on student retention, persistence, and completion at major conferences.

As we progress into 2025, we look forward to a year of growth as the programs we launched in 2024 continue to expand, offering Caring Campus colleges and universities new and innovative ways to serve students, institutionalize Caring Campus practices, and improve success for all.

As we reflect on this past year, the extraordinary strides made by Caring Campus community colleges and universities in fostering student persistence, retention, and success across the nation fill our hearts with joy. Your unwavering commitment to placing student connection at the center of your work is not only inspiring but has been transformational for so many students.

In times of adversity, such as the recent hurricanes and disasters that have affected many communities in the east, it is heartening to witness a spirit of care and compassion in action. Pasco-Hernando State College in Florida has gone above and beyond in supporting its students by providing funds, supplies, and much-needed resources to the students who were affected.

As the fall semester progresses, I hope staff and faculty are deeply engaging with the Caring Campus behavioral commitments, ensuring that every student feels a true sense of belonging and is empowered to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.