Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 5, 2023

The annual COTA Conference is scheduled for Friday, February 24 th in Jefferson City MO at the Truman State Office Building, to run from 9am-3pm. Inside Higher Ed Article. TRANSFER RESOURCES: 2023 COTA Conference. This is an in-person session and we have an amazing line up of speakers and panelists this year!

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Scholarship America

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While all college students have to perform a high-wire balancing act between school, life, work and family, that struggle is often more difficult for adult and part-time students. For older students, that balance gets even more complicated as you figure in childcare, commuting and increased likelihood of schedule conflicts.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Civitas Learning’s Texas Leadership Workshop recently brought together leaders from ten different institutions across Texas and beyond to discuss student success strategies for higher education. This enables stronger alignment and more informed, productive conversations to support students on their academic journey.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 23, 2024

In addition to lowering persistence rates, adding extra terms imposes a financial strain on students, which many cannot afford, while attrition leads to substantial revenue losses for institutions. Learn how Civitas Learning’s Academic Planning and Scheduling Solution removes common barriers to completion.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

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. Generation Hope strives to make college graduation a more common achievement for young parents.

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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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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The ability to customize views, whether it’s an Excel-style screen or a student-by-student breakdown, gives us unparalleled flexibility. Schedule a demo empower ’ s individual student services tracking goes beyond grades and testing, providing insights into financial aid, application status, and other crucial data.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 26, 2023

danielle Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:35 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership University Innovation Lab 3minutes Are you feeling siloed, stuck, or overwhelmed in your efforts to better serve first-generation, low income, and students of color? You are a mid-level leader charged with bringing a student success initiative into reality.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

But what makes some students persist to graduation and others not? In Civitas Learning’s most recent Student Success Impact Report , we examined a broad range of student success initiatives across 48 institutions. Academic advising is a bedrock of any student’s successful persistence toward graduation.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

Schedule a demo Terrance Hamm: How has empower impacted your program? Hamm Click to view the page: From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey Blog From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey by Kimberly Jones Click to view the page: From TRIO to the Halls of Congress: U.S.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This list celebrates the amazing work our partners do each day to help their students thrive. Below, explore popular topics like using student success analytics to manage capacity constraints and advance equity or building coordinated student success networks. Coordinated Student Success Networks.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

These initiatives can continue for years without scrutiny, or they may be evaluated during leadership changes or budget reviews to assess their effectiveness in helping students succeed. Regularly measuring the efficacy of student success initiatives is crucial for strategic decision-making and planning.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 9, 2023

Recent research from New America indicates that poorly designed early alert interventions can work against your student success efforts and even deepen equity gaps for students of color and other underserved student groups. When Do Early Alerts Harm Student Success Efforts?

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In 2023, the UIA launched its University Innovation Lab (UI Lab), an online hub and practitioner community that helps student success professionals innovate to improve outcomes for all students. Why We Need the UI Lab The UI Lab is for campus leaders and practitioners who are trying to move the needle on student success.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We’ve been hard at work developing a new course demand analytics solution, refining the academic planning experience for students and advisors, and elevating the visibility we provide advising and student success teams.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 2018, when it became clear that we were well ahead of schedule to exceed our initial stretch goal for awarding more degrees, we worked with a consulting team and our board to identify how we might grow, both formally as a network and informally as a hub and clearinghouse for higher ed innovation. You’ll find more information below.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

What should I take into consideration in terms of class timing/scheduling? Actionable Advisor Dashboard is Now Available Actionable advisor insights dashboard includes student group quick links, student communication history, an action-oriented dashboard, and an easier early alert workflow. Underprovisioning?

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Effective academic advising teams have the power to significantly impact student success, but often there are unseen barriers preventing advisors from reaching the right students at the right time. A Civitas Learning study on what works for student success found that advising is the most impactful initiative (5.8

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Community colleges are vital in providing accessible higher education opportunities to diverse student populations in rural, suburban, and urban communities alike. Thomas Chatman, Dean of the Norfolk Campus and Dean of Student Support Services emphasized the importance of a holistic approach to student support. Learn more 4.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In 2023, Civitas Learning partners can look forward to additional improvements designed to make advisors’ lives easier, like enhanced sharing capabilities, more intuitive student appointment scheduling, and continued enhancements to early alerts. Empower Students to Create Accurate Academic Plans On Their Own.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

To help identify chief pain points in community college online enrollment, my colleagues and I went undercover as prospective students, applied to community colleges, and attempted to complete as many onboarding steps as possible within a 5- to 7-day window. This demonstrates the importance of advising and enables students to plan ahead.

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Five years ago, I had the privilege of working with two dozen very committed, student-centered college enrollment officers, to offer this advice to high school seniors, and to students about to begin their college experience. Five years later, I’m hard pressed to find words that offer better advice to this year’s seniors.

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EAB

MARCH 24, 2023

Blogs Why advancement employees leave (and how leaders can fix it) By Brad Shafer Recent turnover in higher ed is historic and expansive. From advancement to enrollment to student success , thousands of leaders in the industry are looking for ways to fill roles or restructure just to maintain operations. Ready to find out more?

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EAB

APRIL 26, 2023

Blogs High school graduates are going to work instead of college. Prepare for interruptions When I ask cabinet leaders why students leave college, I’m frequently told, “Life got in the way.” Prepare for interruptions When I ask cabinet leaders why students leave college, I’m frequently told, “Life got in the way.”

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Blogs EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage The challenges facing higher education have become increasingly complex and interconnected over the past 15 years and in many cases require the collective action of multiple cabinet leaders and divisions to make progress.

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Purdue University Global

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Michele and Melinda also share strategies that online learners can use to be successful in their courses. Hello everyone, and welcome to the Academic Success Resource Center and Blog. I’m Michele Paulsen, lead tutor of the Math Center, and I’m here with tutor Melinda Hall to discuss strategies for success in online learning.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

Develop inclusive faculty and staff policies Update budget processes Update procurement process Transform alumni and volunteer engagement Update campus safety policy and practices. -->. -->. --> Improve student success. -->. -->. -->. Where higher ed leaders agree (and disagree) on the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress. Activities.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs Our partners implemented strategic advising campaigns at 40 schools in 27 states. Are students on your campus repeating College Algebra and still not progressing through the curriculum successfully? Are the persistence rates of your transfer students lowering? We recommend 30 to 75 students. Here’s what we learned.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 23, 2022

Tim Renick , Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University. Looking at the Whole Student. He wants government to play an ongoing role in making higher education possible for all students. In the last omnibus, we had a $5 million post-secondary student success fund.

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Supporting Student Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Supporting Student Success research team began this blog 10 years ago!! This milestone provides a great opportunity to reflect on what the team and the research project has achieved but also to look forward to what this blog could do. It’s what the blog has become, albeit intermittently.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Once students enroll and begin classes, an institution’s work is far from over. Effective communication, guidance, and resources are foundational to an effective student success strategy. Every effort matters to keep students enrolled and persisting to graduation. Read the Blog 2.

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