ACHIEVE Transfer Student Success Conference

March 5–6, 2025

Montgomery, Alabama

Host

Alabama State University

R.D. Abernathy Hall 1625 Harris Way Montgomery, AL 36106

Co-Host

Alabama Transfers

Empower, Engage, Excel: Developing Strategies for Transfer Student Success ”

The Statewide Transfer and Student Success Conference strives to ensure student success and increase college completion rates across the State of Alabama by fostering collaboration between 2- and 4-year colleges and universities and identifying new opportunities to promote the seamless transfer of 2-year college students to 4-year colleges and universities.

Announcements

SAVE THE DATE - March 5-6, 2025 - ACHIEVE Transfer Student Success Conference

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Call for presentation proposals

We are looking for individuals or groups to present during one of our three breakout sessions. If you would like to submit a presentation proposal related to transfer student success, please complete our presentation proposal form. The deadline to submit proposals is January 15, 2025. Our planning committee will review and award presentation slots by February 1, 2025. Proposals should focus on one of the following topics/areas of interest:

Submit your proposal today!

Become a sponsor/exhibitor!

In order to have a great conference we need financial help from companies, organizations and financial institutions. We have four different sponsorship/exhibitor levels. Of course, the higher the level of giving, the more you get out of the conference. Below is a brief explanation of ways you can support the 2025 ACHIEVE Conference. Slots are limited due to space. All sponsors will be given an 8x8 foot exhibit space.

​If you have questions, please email Keith Sessions.

  • Platinum — $4,000 (Sponsor Lunch/Breakfast)
  • Gold — $1,000
  • Silver — $750
  • Bronze — $500

To become a sponsor/exhibitor, please download the SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR form, select a sponsorship level, complete the bottom portion of the form. Take a photo of the completed form and text the image to 334-372-5174 or fax the completed form to 334-670-3695 (or email keith@alabamatransfers.com).

Become a Sponsor/Exhibitor today!

Sponsors & Exhibitors

Alabama State University Alabama Transfers Edvisorly

Speakers

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Manny Smith

Founder & CEO, Edvisorly

Manny is the Founder and CEO of EdVisorly, an AI enabled platform connecting community college students with 4-year universities to improve transfer success and degree completion. As a first-generation college student, Manny attended the United States Air Force Academy from 2008-2012, where he was also an accomplished division-1 athlete. Upon graduating, Manny was commissioned as an officer in the Air Force, where he spent 8 years active duty, including a 7 month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. As a technical program manager, Manny developed and launched satellite systems and software for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Leveraging his military experiences as a technical program leader, he founded EdVisorly while in graduate school at University of California Berkeley. EdVisorly is a mobile platform revolutionizing the student experience from community college through 4-year bachelor’s degree completion by providing clear, accessible, and achievable transfer pathways.

In 2023, EdVisorly was selected to participate in EY’s exclusive Entrepreneur Access Network. In 2024, EdVisorly was one of 20 companies across 4 continents invited to participate in Google’s 2024 Founders Fund Program. EdVisorly is partnered with Lumina Foundation, ECMC Foundation, Strada Education Foundation, Jobs For the Future, and is a beneficiary of the Aspen Institute's American Talent Initiative Grant, the Duke Energy Moonshot for Equity Grant.

Manny is on to the Board of Directors for Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2) and an advisor to various Silicon Valley tech startups.

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Dr. Matt Newlin

Founder and Principal of Matt Newlin Consulting / College Professor

Dr. Matt Newlin is the founder and principal of Matt Newlin Consulting. He is a proud first-generation student from a low-income, working class family. Dr. Newlin has worked in higher education for over 16 years advocating for change and equity-focused student support in postsecondary institutions. He has served in leadership roles at Washington University in St. Louis and College Advising Corps, and has provided coaching and training to colleges and universities across the country. Additionally, he is a doctoral advisor in the School of Business & Education at Gwynedd Mercy University and the creator/host/producer of the Rural College Student Experience podcast.

Dr. Newlin graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia with two bachelor’s degrees (Communication and English). He earned his Master’s of Education in Higher Education from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He holds a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership from Maryville University where he researched barriers to change and innovation in elite higher education institutions.

In addition to his professional passions, he is obsessed with the two rescue dogs - Taggart and Sammy Jankis - he and his wife, Lisa, adopted from local shelters. If he isn’t reading science fiction or non-fiction titles, he is re-bingeing TV comedies (“Schitt’s Creek” and “Brooklyn 99” are favorites) or trying to convince others that Christopher Nolan is the greatest living filmmaker. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

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