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Three Lessons from a Student Orientation Pilot Project
For anyone who has worked on a campus, very few times during the academic year are as fast-paced and exciting as new student orientation. From my own experience, I always looked forward to the...
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Four Things to Know About Successful First-year Students
Previously, our Director of Analytics & Research wrote about five key take-aways from examining academic struggles of first-year college students. In this blog, we’ve decided to focus on our...
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Time & Time Again: Using Data to Evolve Interventions
At a recent conference, I was approached by a campus colleague about how we seem to focus our research on the same issues time and time again. He wondered why the issues we end up addressing on campus...
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Missing the Forest for the Trees: Challenges in Defining Student Success
You know the drill. As calls for accountability and the justification of allocated resources in higher education increase, so too does the need for institutions to be able to quantify the success of...
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Storytelling in Assessment: Compelling Ways to Share Data
Before we begin dig into using storytelling in assessment, do me a favor and just think about your favorite story. This could be a book, a movie, a television show, an anecdote from a friend or family...
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Your Student Success Plan Needs A Smart System
It’s hard to go to any college campus or higher education conference and not hear about student retention. If your institution is starting to develop new plans to address retention issues—or looking to...
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From Non-Traditional to Post-Traditional
The New Normal in Higher Education With so much focus on post-secondary completion and success, colleges and university are working harder than ever to understand our students, create programs that...
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The Power of Preparedness: Awareness and Campus Climate
What began as a simple hashtag, calling to survivors of sexual assault to not only give them courage to speak out, but to ensure them they’re not alone, the #metoo movement has provided a voice to...
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Student Communities: Let’s Make Connections
The communities our students bring to and build on our campuses are a key component of the portrayal of the college experience. The most memorable and lasting experiences for many when looking back on...
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Simply put, the best surveys yield the best, most useful data. No matter the style, the length, or purpose, strategic and purposeful planning are important to solid survey design. To further highlight...
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