Counselors' Corner

MAY 17, 2023

On the other hand, most of those early registration programs cost way too much, and do way less for a student’s college application than most people believe. If you’re strapped for making recommendations, try these free options that require no application essays. A free online course on mental health from Yale.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

To approach students and receive as many responses as possible, Diego sent out a survey with questions regarding college experience, support systems, college application process, barriers, the resources they have access to, students’ goals, and their mental health.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 17, 2025

Schools can ensure their financial aid policies, application processes, and available resources are clearly outlined on their websites, brochures, and admissions materials. Simplify the Application Process: One of the barriers families face when applying for financial aid is the perceived complexity of the process.

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Single Stop

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The grant will also support the launch of a financial literacy program at Civic Hall as well as job fairs to connect individuals to jobs in the tech sector. The grant will also support the launch of a financial literacy program at Civic Hall as well as job fairs to connect individuals to jobs in the tech sector.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Yield rate of financial aid applicants Determines how many admitted students accept offers based on aid availability. Additionally, schools can analyze trends in financial aid applications to anticipate future demand and ensure they are adequately prepared. Are application forms too complex? Is communication clear and timely?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A data literacy workshop series offered each semester helps to foster a data-driven decision-making culture across the university. We have a wonderful program called Pathways, where we do outreach to middle schools, high schools and community colleges, providing application clinics and parent academies,” says Dr. Leroy M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The focus on English skills needed in an academic setting and tailored support services through the Academic Literacy & Language (ALL) Center have proven beneficial. There is proactive advising, a fellowship program (Pa’lante Fellowship) and workshops that address everything from the graduate school application process to financial aid.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Making connections, building community, improving digital literacy , and enhancing employability are just a few of the ways in which social media contribute to a more well-rounded student experience. It’s essentially a built-in experiential digital literacy program. Student Information Systems and Predictive Analytics.

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Castleton Trio

MAY 8, 2020

The college search and application processes were mysterious, and paying for college seemed impossible. Through the ASC’s TRIO Tuesdays and Financial Literacy workshops, she learned about college life and financial aid opportunities. This winter, as a TRIO Program Assistant, she oversaw a team of financial literacy mentors.

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

While some leaders expressed apprehension, most are eager to explore opportunities and applications of AI in higher education—from democratizing and personalizing teaching and learning to drastically increasing our operational efficiency.

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EAB

DECEMBER 15, 2023

How Our Brains Learn to Read Campus 2030: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Multi-Modal Campus 105 Tactics to Improve Employee Engagement University Research Fact Sheet Guidelines: 12 Suggested Fact Sheet Components See you in 2024!

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

But I wondered: how much will the GMAT Focus Edition impact the applicant landscape and graduate lead generation efforts? These institutions noted that students’ data literacy was one of the skills enrollment offices needed more information on to truly gauge academic readiness.

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EAB

DECEMBER 27, 2023

We’re seeing some early adopters use AI to review application essays or automate website analysis work. For example, marketing leaders will work to ensure their teams have the AI literacy to create content, analyze data, and automate communication, thereby expanding team capacity.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

So in 2011, we began to pilot a program that requires no application on the student's part. We just put the money in their accounts to prevent them from stopping or dropping out for financial reasons. The first semester we supported 40 students.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Our main goal is to support students all the way through to graduation, and we do so with financial literacy workshops, financial assistance, peer mentoring, career advising, referrals, community building, personal counseling, and more! We are currently accepting applications for new TRIO SSS participants that meet two of our three criteria!

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Support your students from day one by making financial literacy a mandatory part of your orientation process. Financial Literacy: Virtual and in-person training is provided to students. Staff Resource Guides: Staff receives lists of local resources to support students in financial crisis.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

From multi-lingual parent orientations, tours, financial literacy courses and family-oriented pathways programs , this is an important way to not only support your students but their key influencers as well. Dual-language degrees aren’t just a benefit to first-gen, native Spanish speakers—the demand for bilingual job applicants is growing.

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EAB

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s key to begin to explore the applications of AI for predictive analytics, chatbots for donor support, and AI-driven personalization, enhancing donor engagement. Advancement teams should focus on mapping out the donor journey, identifying key touchpoints to create a cohesive and personalized experience for donors.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Children’s Literacy Initiative: The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) helps to ensure that low-income students are able to read at or above their grade level. Features include: Fast application delivery. Easy application monitoring. Operation Backpack operates in several states and cities.

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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Students might also need support with their scholarship applications. Consider including technology and digital literacy in your classroom. If you’re a high school teacher in the U.S., your students are likely eligible for our $10,000 scholarship. We have the perfect printable flyer for your classroom!

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Civitas Learning

MAY 23, 2023

Read the Story Build a Culture of Analytics by Investing in Data Literacy One common mistake leaders make is failing to invest in data and analytics professional development. Campuses can also work with partners to expand capacity with consultants or scale involvement and application with student success solutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The bill also requires all undergraduate students to complete a three-credit "American Civic Literacy" course focusing on founding documents such as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, unless they have applicable AP or College Credit Plus credits.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

The more broadly applicable solution to this challenge is consistently utilizing a single analytic tool that is accessible to non-technical users. This makes it possible for users trained on one report or dashboard to easily explore another.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

The most popular one right now is on financial literacy. And so what we try to do is just create a space to really have the conversations and really just figure out how to make people feel comfortable, whether they're on the application side or whether they're emailing me now, as a class of 2027 member. Depends on who you are.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Kyle Bibby, interim chief of Campaigns and Programs at Color of Change, an online racial justice organization, says in a post-affirmative action world, individuals and organizations must be hyper-focused on securing protections for Black students and applicants. “We We need to make higher education a priority.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Department of Education rejected many applications based solely on minor formatting issues. Its application was rejected because it used one-and-a-half spacing instead of double spacing in the text within graphics on two of its 65 application pages. Among those affected was the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

Whats new is that the federal government is now using that logic to impose structural amnesiareplacing racial literacy with silence, and calling it merit. And if we cannot teach, we cannot build the critical literacies that this moment demands. Building Racial Literacies We must expand, not contract, our racial literacies.

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