Fri.Dec 20, 2024

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Gates Breedlove-Koepke Named President Elect for MACADA

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Gates Breedlove-Koepke, academic advisor in the Academic Advising and Transfer Center, has been named President Elect of the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA) Executive Board. She will serve a three-year term transitioning to President in 2025 and then Past President in 2026. Gates joined Missouri State as an academic advisor in 2021. Her advising population includes Bachelor of General Studies students, Undeclared students, high school Dual Enrollment Students, and PharmD Reverse

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Happy Holidays!

Purdue University Global

Season’s greetings from the Purdue University Global Academic Success Center tutors and staff! May you experience all the wonder and joy of the season. We will resume our academic success and writing blogcasts on Friday, January 17, 2025.

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13 Symplicity Clients Stand Out in 2024 Disability Services Ranking

Symplicity

This month, College Consensus annual Top 50 Best Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities for 2024 ranking from across the country was released, and Symplicity is thrilled that the list includes 10 Accommodate clients!

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Impact of a Government Shutdown on TRIO Programs

COE

Impact of a Government Shutdown on TRIO Programs December 20, 2024 by Kimberly Jones Please know that our COE team is always here to assist you. COE will keep the TRIO community abreast of the federal budget situation as it unfolds. Government funding runs out when the current continuing resolution (CR) expires at midnight tonight. As of this writing, Congress has not been able to pass an extension of the CR.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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55,000 Public Service Workers to Receive $4.28 Billion in Student Loan Forgiveness

College Aid Services

The White House has confirmed that an estimated 55,000 more borrowers will receive debt relief as part of the administration’s commitment to reforming the student loan system. This latest announcement brings the Biden-Harris Administration’s total student loan debt relief to $180 billion, benefiting nearly 5 million borrowers. For more information, click here.

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Update on Cooley Center, new fitness locations

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Note: this post originally appeared as an email sent to Cooley Center members and SOM students and trainees on December 18, 2024. Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share that the long-awaited new fitness options for Cooley Center members will soon be available. Thank you for your patience as the facilities team worked with the City of Baltimore to receive final permits and inspections that are needed to occupy the new spaces.