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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Why Data Quality Matters & 5 Steps to Improve It

Civitas Learning

As Northwest Missouri State University (Northwest) worked to improve retention rates, it recognized that faculty and staff needed a centralized location to communicate and access student data easily. Their data-driven student support ecosystem has led to significant improvements in retention, with a 16% increase from 2012 to 2022.

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Promoting Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Underrepresented College Students

Timely MD

assistant vice president for retention at Emory & Henry University, weighed in on what colleges and universities can do to help support underrepresented student groups to ensure they receive the care and support they need to succeed. Communicating free or low-cost options is vital. Proffitt, M.A.,

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Strategic Decision-Making and Planning: Step One to a Fiscally Sustainable Student Success Model

Civitas Learning

Data-Activated Strategic Decision-Making and Planning as the first step in a responsive process that improves student retention and completion in a way that supports financial health. However, it’s no longer sufficient to focus solely on academic support to increase student retention.

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How Slippery Rock University Uses Actionable Analytics to Deliver Proactive Support

Civitas Learning

To achieve its goal of an unwavering focus on success for all students, SRU needed a deeper knowledge of the challenges students face and a better understanding of which initiatives best support them. Dr. Rindy shares, “We can be very direct about who we’re helping. It has been a game changer.

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Chatbots and AI in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

There's a good argument for having relatively few channels for communicating, having relatively few vendors, and holding them accountable for protecting your data. You're approaching it from other areas, from, 'Hey, we're here for academic support, but we're talking to you in high-stress moments.' We escalate this to advisors.