Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As higher education continues to shapeshift to meet the changing needs of students, many leaders are asking what role each department plays in supporting student success. Everyone is responsible for student success” is easy to say but harder to do. But this is a missed opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2023

As a student success scholar, I am especially excited for the opportunity to lead NSSE and its talented team in supporting the quality and vitality of colleges and universities.” in communication arts, communication science, and rhetoric also from UW-M. Taylor holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

“We were able to accomplish this through educational sessions at open houses, parent and family weekend, the use of a new JCSU-specific parent and family communication web portal, Golden Bull academics (JCSU’s student orientation) and webinars,” she said. Lower-income families especially appreciate early communication. “In

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. Higher education leaders often overestimate the analytics, data, and information capabilities of the institution (2). Of campuses had reorganized information technology within the past 2 years. %.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

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.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The Accelerator Model as an Innovation for Student Success First-year students sometimes have difficulties adjusting to college’s academic demands, and Dr. Renick’s team noted that freshmen struggled even more during the pandemic. Addressing this problem was the genesis of the accelerator model.

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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. However, student feedback revealed redundancy in conversations and information sharing between advisors and coaches.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Scott Schirmeier The new Recruitment Management module improves Navigate’s customer relationship management capabilities and simplifies recruitment/retention for schools into one platform, allowing schools to implement coordinated communications strategies for prospective students.

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

“In California, we have great workforce needs across the board, and that’s a huge role for community colleges.” Randall enjoys leading a relatively small college that focuses on student success, and she embraces the vision to serve local communities. “I I send out messages every week.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

C4S offers its students comprehensive onboarding, wraparound services, and a guaranteed transfer to non-specialized admissions programs at FIU , if the students complete their associate degree (AA) in three years or less. In my opinion, our ability to connect is the greatest selling point.” Dr. Jimmy E.

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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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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Like many higher education institutions, DeVry is always working to improve student engagement, provide awareness of valuable student success resources, encourage the adoption of these success resources, and provide the necessary support around the clock when their students need it.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 6, 2024

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript As technology evolves and students’ needs change, institutions are looking to stay ahead of the curve by making data-informed decisions. For example, students with daytime responsibilities or full-time work may only be able to check their email in the evenings.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Challenge: Administrators and staff lacked the real-time information necessary to reach struggling students before it was too late. The Strategy: Empower success teams to use institution-specific analytics and insights to uncover barriers faster and connect students to the most beneficial support.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 11, 2024

Early alerts are a typical student success practice, and in theory, they’re a positive system to have in place. However, the latest research increasingly suggests that early alert systems can backfire, causing harm to both students and institutions. The success of their program comes from being intentional with their efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s crucial for historically Black schools to understand these students if the HBCU boom is to be more than a blip. It’s crucial for historically Black schools to understand these students if the HBCU boom is to be more than a blip. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We welcomed new colleagues, celebrated a long-time equity champion , and commemorated 30 years of advancing equitable college access and success. Thank you for engaging with our work, sharing your insights and for YOUR ongoing commitment to supporting student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s crucial for historically Black schools to understand these students if the HBCU boom is to be more than a blip. It’s crucial for historically Black schools to understand these students if the HBCU boom is to be more than a blip. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said.

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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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Timely MD

AUGUST 8, 2024

Examples included asking for too much money, lacking communication skills, seeming disengaged, dressing inappropriately, and lacking eye contact. Communication, teamwork, problem-solving, time management, and adaptability are all examples of soft skills that make a candidate competitive. So, what’s the reason for these issues?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Besides letting first-gen students know that they are valued and that there is a place that represents them, campus centers can serve as a place for first-gen students to meet each other and to help each other with the challenges of college life. However, BU is an outlier for having a first-gen campus center at all.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 26, 2024

Guided by a mission centered on student success—”every student, every day”—Northwest is committed to supporting the diverse goals of its 9,664 enrolled students on their academic journey. This led to gaps in students’ plans and repetitive explanations to staff across campus.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Challenge: Administrators and staff lacked the real-time information necessary to reach struggling students before it was too late. The Strategy: Empower success teams to use institution-specific analytics and insights to uncover barriers faster and connect students to the most beneficial support.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 23, 2024

While this strategy appears to be a good way to ensure students stay on track to graduate, it has decreased student engagement. When institutions empower students to take ownership of their planning, with advisors available for guidance, student success significantly increases.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The multi-year effort – TransferBOOST (Bachelor’s Opportunity Options that are Straightforward and Transparent) – helped formulate lessons other community colleges, four-year institutions, and state leaders can apply in their own contexts to increase student enrollment, retention, and completion.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many young student parents depend on support systems to provide for their families with limited incomes. Nearly 75% relied on informal and/or unpaid child care. Gaps exist in child care support and college achievement for Black and Latinx students, families, and communities.

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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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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

MAY 16, 2023

Podcast TSU's Systematic Approach to Student Success Episode 151. Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. Student success is always changing with the landscape of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Tom Bailey and his colleagues at the Community College Research Center in their seminal work, Redesigning America’s Community Colleges , identified the “cafeteria curriculum” as a major barrier to student success noting “…The general studies curriculum is perhaps the most confusing and complex program for students to navigate.”

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Inequities continue to pervade higher education, but 63% of leaders report needing more insights to make informed decisions to close equity gaps. The new advisor insights dashboard empowers advisors with the information they need to efficiently and effectively engage their students. All of this instability can feel overwhelming.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Here are the key onboarding service gaps community college practitioners reported: 56% of respondents said it takes their college more than a day to respond to prospective students who submit electronic requests for information. 81% indicated that a confusing enrollment process is enough to cause a new student to not enroll.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Missouri State University will have several events throughout the week to celebrate transfer students and transfer advisors. More information will be coming soon! The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s latest meeting can be found below.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate students who earn a ‘B’ or above in one of the offered courses — usually in the STEM fields — are recruited and offered a paid job to work with other students enrolled in that same course. “We Sometimes they think it’s a scam,” she says with a chuckle. “I

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

It has been well established that Academic Advisement services have a positive impact on student success and retention, but the structures and approaches vary widely across institutions and at times, even within an institution.

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