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Promoting Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Underrepresented College Students

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Common barriers include: Cultural stigma: Many underrepresented students come from communities where asking for help, particularly around mental health, is seen as a sign of weakness. Hidden curriculum: This refers to institutional jargon, unspoken rules, and processes that are intimidating to first-generation students.

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How Civitas Learning Partners are Removing Retention and Completion Barriers

Civitas Learning

While all members of an institution share the goal of guiding students to timely graduation, working in isolated silos often leads to inconsistent communication and redundant service. However, student feedback revealed redundancy in conversations and information sharing between advisors and coaches.

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4 Ways to Partner with Faculty on Student Success

Civitas Learning

By investing time and resources into supporting faculty, higher education institutions can help bridge academic and systemic gaps by: Addressing Academic Gaps: Offering professional development helps faculty become stronger instructors, improves early alert communication, and enhances student outcomes.

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

In 2012, I signed up for a professional development workshop and discovered my Top 5 CliftonStrengths are Communication , Woo , Consistency , Discipline , and Includer. For further incentive, each workshop could be added to their Co-Curricular Record (CCR) ; a formal record recognizing skill development beyond the curriculum.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Partnership with NACADA to Launch Credentialing Opportunity for Higher Education Professionals 

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. — The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) announces today a pioneering partnership with NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising to develop an innovative credentialing opportunity designed specifically for higher education professionals, including TRIO staff and academic advisors.