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Circa forty in number, HERDI South advisory board members are selected from the eleven Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) states, from Florida to Virginia over to Texas. HERDI South meets virtually throughout the year, and holds an in-person session each December.

They form the Higher Education Research and Development Institute South Advisory Board. Board members are empaneled for each three-hour encounter with a business client executive team.

HERDI South leaders...

All HERDI South meetings are held immediately
preceding the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools.

Here is the way HERDI
South panels work:

  • Client company executives begin with an opening presentation of 20 to 30 minutes
  • Followed by two and a half hours of candid give-and-take between the six college leaders and company representatives.
The client decides the topic and the format in advance, preferably in collaboration with the community college president who chairs the panel.
Jay Allen, president of Itawamba Community College, addresses HERDI South attendees
  • Learn how to do business in the community college sector of American higher education.​
  • Understand the educators’ interests, initiatives, systems and operations.
  • Gain direct and candid feedback from these influential administrators on the client’s products/services and marketing strategies.
  • Build collegial, longstanding relationships
    with selected HERDI South community
    college leaders.

Client goals are:

College administrator goals are:

  • Understand client products/services and what distinguishes them in the higher education marketplace
  • Explore how the client's product/service/strategy might contribute to the improved performance of her/his institution and/or system
  • Develop productive, long-term relationships with client leaders as well as HERDI South community college colleagues. This last goal is often the most prized

The evening of the panels all HERDI South educators and their guests are invited to join business executives at a Reception and Banquet sponsored by one of the participating companies. The Reception and Banquet provide a great opportunity to build relationships and speak candidly with colleagues as well as client representatives.
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You can learn more about our panel sessions and the dates of
our upcoming events on this page.

You may contact the President/CEO of HERDI, Toni Cleveland, at Toni@herdi.org,
for more information on how to become a client partner.

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