Lori E. Varlotta

Sharing Peak Perspectives with Colleagues Throughout the Country

Peak Perspectives: Keynotes, Consulting, and National Taskforces

I am honored to have helped guide institutions, boards, leaders, and associations in their academic and organizational pursuits. Whether through keynote addresses, consulting engagements, or taskforce memberships, I have shared experiences and insights to help campuses, colleagues, and educational organizations get to their next level of excellence. Here are examples:

 

Presidential Fellowships and Advisory Roles

Lori Varlotta California Lutheran University

Invitations to Exclusive Leadership Summits and National Taskforces

  • 2021-2025 National Advisory Board for the National Survey of Student Engagement Advisory Board, Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University School of Education.
  • 2021-2022 – The National Task Force on the Transfer and Award of Credit, American Council on Education.
  • 2018 – Designing and Implementing a 1:1 Mobile Technology Program – Apple Inc. President’s Summit, San Jose, CA.
  • 2016 – Apple Inc. Presidents’ Summit – Cupertino, CA.
  • 2016 – ACE Roundtable on Student Success, Academic Integrity, and Intercollegiate Athletics – Washington, DC.
  • 2007-2011 – The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA). National Taskforce associated with NASULGC and AASCU.

Keynote Addresses

  • 2019 – Leading a Systemic and Transformational Change Process: The “Means” Matter – Keynote, ACE Women’s Network of Indiana First Annual Leadership Conference, Kokomo, IN.
  • 2016 – Using the Liberal Arts to Find Your Passion (Not Just Your Profession) – Keynote, Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship Luncheon, Cleveland, OH.
  • 2016 – Helping Students Discover a Career and a Calling through Liberal Arts Education – Keynote, Intown Club, Cleveland, OH.
  • 2015 – Reflections from a Freshman President: Keeping It Real – Keynote, Independent College Advancement Associates Summer Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • 2011 – The Types of Leadership and Service That Matter Most – Keynote, Army ROTC Spring Commissioning Ceremony, Sacramento, CA.
  • 2010 – Celebrating the Diversity, Leadership, and Scholarly Achievements of Student Veterans – Keynote, Student Veteran Diversity Conference, Sacramento, CA.
  • 2009 – Responding to Parent and Public Calls for Accountability – Keynote, Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
  • 2008 – Creating an Outcomes-Based Assessment Plan – Keynote, Congreso de Vida Estudiantil Tecnológico de Monterrey, Querétaro, MX.
  • 2007 – Changes from Within: Working from the Center, Not the Margins – Keynote, Lavender Graduation, California State University, Sacramento.
  • 1999 – Teaching Citizenship Through Service – Freshman Convocation Address, College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ.
  • 1996 – Service-Learning: A Catalyst for Constructing Communities of Difference – Keynote, Ohio Campus Compact, Marietta, OH.

Featured Speaker and Invited Presentations

  • 2022 – Pathways to Presidency – Panel discussion for San Jose State University Careers in Student Affairs Month.
  • 2022 – Leading a Paradigm Change: Reskilling Northeast Ohio’s Workforce Through New Models of Collaboration – Blockland Solutions Conference, Cleveland, OH.
  • 2019 – College Presidents Address National Issues Affecting Higher Education: Insights and Innovations from the Field – Plenary panel, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, Columbus, OH.
  • 2019 – Presidential Leadership and Innovative Strategies for Fiscal Stability and Growth – CIC Presidents’ Institute, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • 2016 – In the “C” Suite – Leading Women in Northeast Ohio Share Their Insights – Be Amazing…Women’s Leadership Symposium, Cleveland, OH.
  • 2015 – Advancing a New Legacy for Women: The Urgent Agenda to Move the Needle – Presidents’ panel, ACE Women’s Network of Ohio Annual Conference.
  • 2015 – Presidential Perspectives and Issues Facing Higher Education – Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Board Meeting, Cleveland, OH.
  • 2015 – Status of Women in Higher Education and Leadership – Disciples of Christ General Assembly, Columbus, OH.
  • 2013 – Measuring and Fostering Diversity and Success: Metrics, Models, and Programs – Plenary address, Nevada System of Higher Education Diversity Summit.
  • 2013 – Current Issues in Higher Education – Panel discussion, NASPA Regional Drive-in Conference, Sacramento, CA.
  • 2010 – Explosive Enrollment with Extreme Budget Cuts – Keynote, Academic Resources Conference, San Diego, CA.

Consultations

  •  2019 – When Changes at the Margins Are Not Nearly Enough: Designing and Implementing Comprehensive Change – Half-day session, WASC Academic Resource Conference, Orange County, CA.
  • 2013 – Student Advising and Other Retention Interventions – Multi-day consulting visit, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
  • 2011 – A University-Wide Approach to Planning, Budgeting, and Assessment – Half-day consulting workshop, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
  • 2010 – Planning, Budgeting, and Assessment: An Integrated Approach – Two-day consulting workshop, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
  • 2009 – Preparing for the University’s Inaugural WASC Accreditation: Getting Your Assessment Plan in Place – Half-day consultation workshop, University of California, Merced.
  • 2009 – Aligning an Outcomes-Based Assessment Plan with the University’s Strategic Goals – Two-day workshop, San Francisco State University.
  • 2008 – Moving Beyond Satisfaction to Outcomes-Based Assessment – All-day cross-divisional training, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
  •  2008 – Conceptualizing and Implementing a Division-Wide Assessment Plan – All-day training, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA. 

Lori E. Varlotta