Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Anderson made her mark on radio broadcasting and the field of communications, serving as a mentor and adviser to famed WSU alum and broadcast journalist Edward R. She taught at the school until 1939, when she took leave due to deteriorating health. Anderson held a master’s degree in speech from the University of Chicago.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

IHEP helps the schools align their transfer processes with four principles: that credits earned at an institution will transfer and apply to a bachelor’s, that costs will be streamlined and not change over the course of the student’s path, that time-to-degree will be minimized, and that degree pathways will be clearly communicated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

Slate is a highly customizable software that automates time-consuming practices, improves communication, and de-siloes student information. Salesforce.org, another CRM company, has found that the use of CRMs in postsecondary education increased student enrollment by 10%­­.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Federal Student Aid has started to email FAFSA applicants to advise them to check their form’s status in “the first half of March.” ” The communication failed short of providing any new information or an exact date.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. This is a paid, on-campus internship for undocumented students at CSUSB. .

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Learning that involved oral communication (81%) and adaptability/flexibility (81%) were seen as the most desirable skills. Slightly more employers preferred candidates with high school diplomas and microcredentials (14%) over college graduates without microcredentials (13%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Starting in 2011, Rueda-Acedo has incorporated innovative experiential learning activities and forged community partnerships with organizations such as the Arlington Public Library, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and DFW Toys for Tots. “In And this co-advising model is 100% in collaboration with the institutional partner.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

APRIL 1, 2025

Inside Higher Ed Article Transfer Resources Technology in Advising Back by popular demand, come learn from the staff of Computer Services about changes in technology and future upgrades and initiatives. This forum is important to understand changes that will impact how we advise students.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2023

We also talk about their transition from a faculty advising model to a first-year professional advising model and how student success analytics and intelligent case management software enable faculty and staff to deliver proactive student support. 14:57] – Civitas gives staff the tools to advise these first-year students best. [16:27]

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Active Minds

MARCH 10, 2023

Isha : I would advise other middle and high school athletes to focus and prioritize the mental health of both themselves and their teammates. With this, approaching a teammate and understanding how to effectively communicate with them can offer guidance and resources to someone who needs it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The guide offers schools guidance from multiple fronts, including what kinds of partnerships to form; what data to measure and examine; how and when to give out completion grants; and what to communicate to students. The guide advocated for the use of degree maps, claiming them to be a better gauge. I feel like.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Disjointed systems can lead to feeling like a pinballbeing bounced between financial aid, advising, faculty, and the registrar over a registration holdcausing confusion and frustration. Inefficient Processes Poor coordination and communication lead to duplicated efforts, wasting time and resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

There was a clear strategy of using dual enrollment for college access, focused on reducing barriers, advising, supports, and teaching college courses with high expectations but high support to build momentum into college.” Monroe said she and her team work for “clear and consistent communication,” with school representatives every month.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

“By codifying the program, it gives institutions something to look forward to annually as a source that they may be able to tap, assuming they qualify, for much needed resources,” said Kelly Leon, vice president of communications and government relations for the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Transfer News Adventures in Advising Podcast Campbell Keele, Coordinator of Transfer Initiatives in the Academic Advising & Transfer Center, was recently featured on an episode of the “Adventures in Advising” podcast with host Matt Markin. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s latest meeting can be found below.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 3, 2025

Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Recipients Announced Dr. Rhonda Stanton, Azaria Hogans, and Karmen Brewer will be recognized as the recipients of the 2025 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Awards at the Kathy J. Brewer serves as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Business Advisement Center.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

This approach fosters proactive, collaborative support by enabling the coordination of services such as academic coaching, advising, financial aid, and career guidance. This approach overwhelms advising and support teams and contributes to declining retention rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Pettigrew advises that schools consider “one-stop shops,” places on campus where students can get answers to almost any question that they might have and connected to the relevant offices if necessary.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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. Whether addressing a financial hold or advising on course enrollment, UTSA knows that every interaction impacts the student experience.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. Faculty and staff needed ways to easily communicate and access student data in one place so they had the shared context they needed to meaningfully help students. It was like seeing a student in a profile.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Few counselors (15%) are even speaking to employers for input about how to advise students, Lammers said. There's not a lot of communication between the employer market and schools [about what employers are looking for and how to get there]. It's more of an assumption about what employers want and need,” Lammers said.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Register for the 2025 COTA Conference Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 6, 2025

If you would like further details and a more in-depth look at the new functionality, please consider viewing the first 25 minutes of the Transfer Advising Essentials: Whats New? Emily Muniz and Kemper Steele describe the creation of the VCCS Transfer Advising Peer Group in this article from Inside Higher Ed.

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College Aid Consulting Services

DECEMBER 3, 2022

We started advising this family on the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms for financial aid in the beginning stages of their daughter’s college pursuit. We have another financial aid success story to share. The daughter eventually decided on Brandeis as her main focus since the college showed a sincere interest in her talents and attributes.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I’ve lost track of how often I’ve heard the following phrase in college meetings, “The advising team can do it,” when talking about taking on new projects or duties. We need an approach to academic advising caseload management that ensures advisors can help all students and frees them from crushing workloads.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Communicating free or low-cost options is vital. Incorporate language like Its smart to ask for help into orientation programs, campus-wide communications and even classroom discussions. At Saybrook University, Yahaya said virtual onboarding and email follow-ups have created a sense of community even for remote learners.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 11, 2024

One such challenge is how advising departments can effectively support their students in a digital environment. At the University of Texas at Arlington , advisors are succeeding in this effort through relationship building and proactive advising. To mitigate this burden, UT Arlington adopts a hybrid approach to their advising.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Each scholar receives financial support for study abroad and specialized advisors through the Macaulay Advising Program. “I in rhetoric and intercultural communication, she earned a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship in the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean at the CUNY Graduate Center.

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The Advisor That Cares

MARCH 21, 2025

while also making sure that the last appointment of the day is reserved for high school seniors needing advising after school. Collaborative discussion about the functions and features of the advising platform and effective solution of setting new availabilities for that last appointment slot to be only for the incoming cohort.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

Strategy : Shifting to a Proactive, Data-Informed Advising Model Despite their busy schedules, advisors needed a way to connect with at-risk students who were not actively seeking help. There is also a record of communication, even if it transitions to ACC Gmail. “It’s Any user can store notes and initiate outreach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In terms of visual communication, students prepare a PowerPoint presentation with graphs and data. I use this model when I advise students.” The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences promotes career readiness skills, so every discipline is developing the students’ verbal and written skills. being exposed to the life of the mind.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

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. Integrated calendars and communication tools enable staff to engage with students easily and provide support at scale.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Advisors can filter their caseloads daily to see immediate changes in predicted persistence and tailor communications to meet the needs of different students. When Snow College accessed Initiative Analysis data to determine if all students benefit equally from a one-on-one advising experience, the answer was loud and clear.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 30, 2023

Kelly is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at SUNY Broome, and with the collaboration of faculty and staff, the institution is now implementing guided pathways and transitioning to a caseload-based academic advising model. 24:16] – Data can really make you rethink how you communicate with students. [26:45]

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. The last two years, ASU has seen the highest retention rates of all students, but particularly Latino students.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 9, 2023

When used in the context of other student success analytics, early alert systems can help faculty quickly communicate concerns that might impact a student’s academic success. It also helps them to craft appropriate messages and use communication channels more likely to resonate with the student receiving the outreach.

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