Career Services: Engaging Undocumented and DACA Students

Agenda We’ll explore various strategies that foster inclusion of your undocumented and DACA-recipient students, including the following: Communication strategies that can be used at the campus or career-center level to attract undocumented/DACA-recipient students into your career services office. Programming and policy strategies that can be implemented within your career services office to ensure you are […]

Application of Virtual Reality in Higher Education

Most colleges and universities are either not using virtual reality (VR) or are using it in more token ways. Yet, according to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2018 report, these technologies are rapidly reaching a much more mature stage – holding more promise for higher education and student learning than ever before. For […]

Leadership Learning Plan- Supervision in Higher Education

Leadership Learning Plan Supervision in Higher Education This learning plan brings together the four areas of supervision we are most often asked about: getting started, conflict & communication, delegation, and performance appraisals. Getting Started (~2 hours) If you need comprehensive frameworks for supervision, start here.  Webcast Recording: Effective Supervision in Higher Education The supervisory model […]

Level Up! What Faculty Need to Know About Digital Badges

Badges have long been used in many arenas to designate achievements or prove mastery of skill, and higher education is no exception. Yet, many faculty members are not quite sure how these sought-after visual credentials can pose solutions to various challenges inside and outside of the classroom.    Join us for a 60-minute webcast to […]

Tools for Better Customer Service

Managers and directors supervising frontline service providers can use these 5 resources to assess pieces of their overall operation, and develop scripts for frontline service providers with an eye towards improving the customer experience.

Assessing Your Current Presidential Voice

To represent your institutional brand in the best possible way, it’s crucial that your president maintains an authentic and consistent tone of voice. If you are looking to improve and optimize your presidential voice, you must first identify and assess your current tone. We invite you to join this webcast to do just that. In […]

Growing Your Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign

Agenda This case study-based webcast our expert speaker from Merrimack College will go through the steps they took for a successful faculty and staff giving campaign, including: Benchmark and set goals for participation Identify influential ambassadors Onboard ambassadors Educate faculty and staff Track gifts Steward faculty and staff donors

Strengthen Your Instagram Strategy in Higher Education

Agenda Throughout this webcast, Geoff Coyle of West Virginia University will outline how the university’s Instagram account has grown to nearly 100,000 – gaining over 28,000 followers in the past year alone – and the overarching strategy they have implemented to ensure their Instagram feed, stories, and IGTV posts are cohesive and on-brand. Along the […]

Getting Started

Welcome to your Membership! We’ve pulled together the following 4 videos to help you get up and running with your membership.  Learn More About Your Membership This video will introduce you to a few key features of your Academic Impressions membership. Creating Your User Account This video will walk you through how to set up […]

Leveraging Your Strengths as a Leader

Taking the StrengthsFinder assessment to uncover your top 5 strengths is the first step toward fully leveraging your gifts and talents. Have you reflected on how your strengths align with your individual role and your team’s goals? Join us online to learn how to use the information from the StrengthsFinder assessment more effectively in your […]

Assessing Incoming Student Readiness for Online Learning

Evaluate the preparedness of your incoming online students in a more meaningful way. This webcast will teach you how to implement proven assessment strategies and improve upon the assessments that you already have in place. You will leave better prepared to answer questions such as: How can I best evaluate the writing, reading, and critical […]

Revitalize Your Video Marketing Strategy: A Case Study from Beloit College

Join us for a unique webcast that will showcase how Beloit College recently revitalized its video strategy by integrating videos that are clever, quirky, humorous, but most importantly, authentic to their institutional brand. You’ll hear about the challenges they faced trying to strike the balance between story and substance, while staying true to the student […]

Collaborating Across Institutions to Increase Online Student Access: A Case Study

Agenda Our expert instructors will walk you through their case study with a special focus on the following considerations: Impact on student success Key strategies for: Collecting input from a large number of stakeholders Design and operational considerations Establishing an appropriate governance structure Considerations for your campus

10 Powerful Strategies to Beat Procrastination

Research shows that approximately 25% of us are chronic procrastinators.  We tend to accept procrastination as an inevitability, and yet it can wreck careers, marriages, and health, if not managed.  If you fall into this category, you likely identify with this cycle:  Cycle of Procrastination  You have something to do.  You probably don’t want to do […]

Tools for Reflecting on Professional Development

Make the most of your professional development opportunities by reflecting on the experience, what you learned, and potential next steps. We’ve gathered the following tools to get you started.

Tools for Training Advisors

Are you tasked with the training and developing of academic advisors at your institution? Leverage the tools in this suite to round out your training plan. We’ve included resources that span three categories: Foundational Information Job Aids, Tools, and Activities Resources for Faculty Advisors Check back periodically to see what’s new!

Collaborating with Campus Partners to Expand Volunteer Opportunities

Many shops struggle to be intentional when matching volunteers to the kind of opportunities they are most passionate about. Ensuring that your volunteers feel like they are making an impact is critical to fostering the continued relationship. Your shop can be more intentional and practical in your process of connecting volunteers to programs by: Collaborating […]

Uncovering Resilience in Students with Mental Health Concerns: A Case Study

In today’s higher education landscape, a growing number of students are struggling with decreasing resilience, which frequently harms their academic performance and collegiate experience. As this trend continues to prevail, there is a growing realization that student resilience must be discussed holistically, with special focus on mental health. Well-being and resilience should be considered as […]