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Award Recipients Transfer News The Indicators of Timely Completers Colleges and universities have invested in their retention strategies to improve students completion and the cost of education by helping them complete a degree in a timely manner. A committee of past award recipients review and select the winners.
Following the institute’s collaborative sessions, leaders gained fresh perspectives on addressing issues hindering student retention and success. 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.
Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. This approach overwhelms advising and support teams and contributes to declining retention rates.
The additions will help students get faster and more accurate answers to common questions through a conversational AI knowledge bot, help advisors and other support staff write more effective student communications, and give administrators better tools to analyze institutional student success efforts.
Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. get your copy 2.
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.
Higher education institutions that bring together previously disjointed approaches to student care gain greater clarity and drive measurable improvements in retention, completion rates, career readiness, and the overall student experience. Ensuring open communication channels across departments.
Blogs Why your institution needs an up-to-date flexible work policy Remote and hybrid work is here to stay , and effective flexible work arrangements can help your institution attract and retain top talent, improve productivity, and conserve space and energy. Next step: Begin drafting your institution’s policy.
In this blog post, well explore how specialized dyslexia tutors can help, and why Good Tutors Finder stands out as a trusted resource for families looking for qualified, compassionate help. These multisensory methods help forge stronger connections in the dyslexic students brain, making learning more enjoyable and retention more successful.
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Traditional metrics, such as retention and graduation rates, don’t fully capture whether students succeed during college. Partnering with Civitas Learning, they streamlined the entire planning, scheduling, and registration process into a single interface, ensuring clear messaging and better communication between students and staff.
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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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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.
Blogs Navigating Privacy Controls with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) By Adnan Sosic Adnan Sosic serves as the Director of Marketing Analytics in EAB’s Agency team, focused on helping colleges and universities design audience centric and action oriented.edu content strategy.
CHRO communications have traditionally been internally focused, with most dedicated to transactional policy updates or reactive responses to employee concerns. Retention rate. When equipped with these resources and data, a savvy CHRO measures progress on key talent metrics and communicates issues or priorities back to the cabinet.
Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9% for students starting in fall 2020.
Blogs Exploring the impact of high school course rigor on student success in college August 9, 2023 Mary Venezia Chief of Staff, Enrollment Management, University of Arizona The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.
Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. To get the word out about an institution's services, leaders should consider targeted marketing and communication efforts.
Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.
Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.
Moreover, barriers to retention, such as classes not offered in a certain term or conflicting courses, can lead students to under-enroll in courses or enroll in courses they don’t need to complete their degree. When questions arise, students can easily seek guidance by communicating directly with advisors.
Blogs Enhancing a sense of belonging in the classroom August 9, 2023 Dr. Anisa Hansen Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.
In recent years, institutions have confronted historical legacies of oppression , invested in faculty diversity , and developed retention programs for Black and Latino men , among many other initiatives. Articulate inclusive vision: Envisioning and communicating a vision for DEIJ and making the case for progress. Activities.
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speak Spanish at home (Statista, 2022), and conveying communications in a linguistically relevant way, specifically for families whose first language is not English, has been established as an important practice in the successful enrollment of Hispanic students ( Sosa-Deeb et al., 13% of households in the U.S.
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A holistic record of all communication (emails, referrals, SMS, messages, announcements, surveys, and notes) provides the visibility and context needed to maintain a cohesive frontline of student support. UTSA Achieves 16% Retention Lift with Data-Activated Student Support Ecosystem.
Blogs 3 reasons your colleagues don’t want to use data—and how to change their minds Part one of a two-part series on data adoption Has this ever happened to you? This blog post series will explore the question: Why doesn't my team use data? Case Study Longwood University sought to improve student retention using predictive models.
Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. Communicate the Vision To ensure everyone on campus understood and embraced the vision, UWM communicated it extensively through various channels.
Blogs Alumni giving metrics will no longer be a part of college rankings. Donor acquisition and retention – at any gift level – requires new investments in both staff and resources. Communications deployed via your annual giving program are your best and most efficient methods to reach prospective donors at scale.
5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. learn more about building a student communication strategy. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. Engage the whole family.
Blogs 5 higher ed thought leaders we are following Thought leaders are known for their innovative ideas and research, their work often serving as a catalyst for change in the higher education system. In addition to her podcast, Stackowiak shares resources for education professionals on her blog and through her workshops.
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The responsibilities communicate not only the work to be done, but the purpose behind that work. This helps potential applicants understand the values Carleton holds, including collaboration, collegiality, and communication. Teacher Recruitment and Retention. How Carleton College's CTO increased staff diversity in IT.
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