Beyond the Alert: Building a Proactive Student-Success Framework
Trinity Valley Community College shares its campuswide framework for proactive student success, built on Element451 and AI.
About this session
October 13, 2026
1:15 PM ET
AI Engage Fall Summit 2026
Customer story
Student Success
Day 1: Student Success
Speakers
Dr. Courtney Lewis
Director of Enrollment Services, Trinity Valley Community College
Student success requires more than identifying when someone needs help. Institutions need a clear framework for understanding the whole student, connecting the different pieces of their journey, coordinating the right response, and ensuring no one falls through the gaps.
Through the story of one student’s journey, Dr. Courtney Lewis will share how Trinity Valley Community College is building a campuswide approach grounded in shared vision and governance, shared visibility, coordinated support, and human connection; all while using Element451 and AI to turn that vision into scalable, sustainable practice while creating processes that strengthen, rather than replace, the human relationships at the heart of student success.
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