2024 CUMU Conference Wrap Up

Posted by Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities on November 19, 2024

The 2024 CUMU Conference, Beyond Boundaries, brought together higher education leaders to build bridges that span real and perceived boundaries to enhance the well-being of our students, communities, and region.

On the morning of the first day of the CUMU Conference, attendees participated in Pre-Conference Workshops on topics designed for in-depth learning and skill development.

  • From Campus to Community: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Higher Education, presented by Megan Holmes, Dakota King-White, and Amy Korsch, Center on Trauma and Adversity, Case Western Reserve University
  • From Campus to Career: Educating Citizen Professionals for Community Impact, presented by Harry Chatten Boyte and Marie-Louise Ström, Institute for Public Life and Work, Augsburg University; and Romy Hübler, Towson University
  • Expanding your Basic Needs Ecosystem, presented by Stacy Priniski, The Hope Center, Temple University
  • Leading Systemic Change Using the Change Leadership Toolkit, presented by Susan Elrod, Indiana University South Bend; co-author, Change Leadership Toolkit

From packed concurrent sessions to empowering keynote addresses, here’s what you might have missed.


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