More than 150 people gathered at the Hilton Harrisburg to participate in the 2025 City & State Higher Education Summit on Aug. 12. They heard from and interacted with some of the key figures in the sector, including keynote speaker and PASSHE head Christopher Fiorentino and panelists like West Chester University President Laurie Bernotsky, Lackawanna College President Jill Murray, state Rep. John Schlegel, Shippensburg University President Charles Patterson, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology President Pedro Rivera, Millersville University President Daniel Wubah, and more. To see who else joined in the celebration, see below:
Keynote speaker and PASSHE head Christopher Fiorentino. Photo credit: M.R. Gruber PhotographyLackawanna College President Jill Murray. Photo credit: M.R. Gruber PhotographyThe participants in the first panel, L-R: Philadelphia Chief Education Officer Debora Carrera, PHEAA Senior Vice President of Federal Relations & Outreach William Lindsay, Indiana University VP for Student Affairs Thomas Segar, moderator Carly Sitrin, PA Rep. John Schlegel, Slippery Rock University Associate Provost for Academic Innovation and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education Timothy Slekar, Millersville University President Daniel Wubah, PHEAA SVP of Public Affairs Nathan Hench. Photo credit: M.R. Gruber PhotographyA crowd of 150 people attended the event. Photo credit: M.R. Gruber PhotographyLaurie Bernotsky, second from left, speaks during the second panel. Photo credit: M.R. Gruber PhotographyThe second panel, L-R: moderator Justin Sweitzer, PA State Board of Higher Education Chief Postsecondary Officer of Economic & Workforce Development Carrie Amann, West Chester University President Laurie Bernotsky, Shippensburg University President Charles Patterson, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology President Pedro Rivera (not pictured: Board of Governors, Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education & the PA State Board of Higher Education Chair Cynthia Shapira). Photo credit: M.R. Gruber Photography
