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College Scheduling: Tips for Students

Student Research Foundation

One misstep in your day, like forgetting to pick up groceries on the way back from class or an unexpected deadline, can derail your whole schedule. While scheduling your day can’t guarantee this won’t ever happen to you, planning ahead can significantly decrease your likelihood of running late or forgetting something important.

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Address 3 Common Course Schedule Planning Challenges with Actionable Analytics

Civitas Learning

Higher education leaders strive to create a course schedule that is both efficient to build and easy for students to enroll in necessary courses. Despite this intention, course schedule planning is often a reactive process that can lead to increased workloads for staff and frustration for students during active registration periods.

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Scheduled Post #2

Ed.gov Homeroom

Scheduled Post #2 The post Scheduled Post #2 appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Dies at 67

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On the day that she was scheduled to begin the presidency, she resigned from the post because of her failing health. “Our No other job in the world would let me lead an institution with its own marching band, sailing club, mascot and ice cream flavors,” she wrote in her final farewell blog post to the campus. “In

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Myth vs. Fact: Academic Advisors

Ed.gov Homeroom

BY: Gabriel Bermea, Visiting Scholar at The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) From the belief that academic advisors only handle course scheduling, to the assumption that they make all decisions for students, there are a few persistent myths about academic advisors and their responsibilities.

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How to Help Students Build a Best Fit Schedule

Civitas Learning

Add commutes, work schedules, and extracurriculars to the equation, and students have the challenging task of finding a class schedule that accommodates their numerous responsibilities. One of the most common culprits of prolonged degree completion is poor academic scheduling that doesn’t accommodate student commitments.

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Using Student Scheduling Software to Provide Proactive Guidance at Scale

Civitas Learning

Students’ academic planning and scheduling behaviors can significantly impact their likelihood of persisting and graduating. Failing to register for classes, building incomplete schedules, or other roadblocks to successful planning and scheduling can derail students’ ability to persist to the next term and complete their degrees on time.