Partnerships

Aspen Institute Presidents & Trustees Collaborative

Alongside our University Transfer Partnerships with colleges like Texas Woman’s University, University of Houston and University of Houston-Downtown, College of the Mainland (COM) is proud to partner with educational collaboratives and industry leaders to support student success.

COM President Dr. Helen Brewer and the COM Board of Trustees have been selected to participate in the inaugural Aspen Institute Presidents & Trustees Collaborative, a national initiative designed to strengthen alignment between college presidents and boards in support of lasting reforms that improve community college student outcomes.

The multi-year initiative brings together 10 community colleges, including COM, to advance governance practices that prioritize student success and sustain meaningful institutional change.

Participants will take part in both in-person and virtual sessions focused on aligning board governance with student success priorities. These sessions are guided by Aspen’s trustee framework and lessons learned from Aspen Prize-winning institutions.

“Our participation in this collaborative reflects our ongoing commitment to student success,” said Dr. Helen Brewer, COM President. “This initiative connects College of the Mainland to a national network of leaders who are focused on advancing student success in meaningful ways.”

Board Chair Melissa Skipworth added, “By engaging in this initiative, our Board gains new insights into effective governance that will help us better serve both our students and our community.”

The Aspen Presidents & Trustees Collaborative is supported by Ascendium and is part of Aspen’s broader efforts to improve community college outcomes nationwide.

PVF Roundtable

The PVF Roundtable is a non-profit networking organization made up of individuals and companies that serve the pipe, valve, and fitting (PVF) industry representing a huge part of the oil and gas, utilities, chemical and petrochemical industries located here in the Houston area. PVF Roundtable’s Charitable Foundation helps educate the next generation of the industry and raise funds to fulfill the mission of helping young people succeed in the industry by offering financial support through scholarships to students enrolled at schools that teach these skills.

College of the Mainland will be the ninth of such schools in the Gulf Coast region to offer scholarships from the PVF Roundtable through the College of the Mainland Foundation to support students pursuing degrees and certificates in the trades.