Also in this series: Is it Time to Launch that New Academic Program? The Art and Science of Answering that Question Feasibility Checklist: The Science of Bringing New Academic Programs to Life Developing a 4-Year Financial Proforma In my previous article, Feasibility Checklist: The Science Behind Bringing New Academic Programs to Life, I discussed the […]
A NEW SERIES FROM JESSICA NENO CLOUD This is the second in a series on donor acquisition by Jessica Neno Cloud, CFRE, the author of Successful Fundraising Calls: A Phonathon Scripting Workshop. Cloud is the assistant director for fundraising initiatives and planned giving at the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation. She practices evidence-based fundraising with […]
READ THE FULL SERIES 1. Executive Summary: The Changing Shape of Student Life Facilities (this article)2. Financing and Planning Student Life Facilities 3. Best Practices in Student Housing Design Earlier this year, we conducted a study of how institutions are planning for the design and placement of student life facilities over the next 12 months. Our study included: We […]
Tracy currently serves as the academic advisor for University College students in online degree programs and coordinates all prior learning assessment initiatives including portfolio assessments for undergraduate and graduate students. She also directs the Finish Line program which assists students who earned 90 or more credit hours yet left the university before earning their degree. […]
Dr. Peter Cornish is currently enjoying an 18-month sabbatical in Saskatoon after serving in the Director position at Memorial University of Newfoundland since 2003. Memorial’s Student Wellness and Counselling Centre is an academic and service unit with a focus on interprofessional wellness programming, training, and research. His clinical and research interests include online mental health, […]
The need for interdisciplinary research is growing. As a research development professional (RDP), figuring out how to bring partners across disciplines together to fuel creativity and collaboration is tricky. You’re managing tensions around roles and credit, and you’re helping to translate between researchers who may value very different things. Join us online to learn and […]
We know that high-impact practices support profound learning by promoting student engagement and real-world experience. Among those high-impact practices, service learning courses help students achieve a deeper understanding of course content. They can also shape their personal values and civic responsibility through reflection and participation in an organized service activity that serves community needs (Bringle, […]
As instructors, we owe it to students to make classrooms as engaging as possible. There is a new, and welcome, attention being given to doing more to maintain student interest, to engage students in new and different ways, and to ultimately retain and graduate more students, especially those who are at-risk and may already feel […]
An effective faculty orientation program is the first and most important step in laying the foundation for increased faculty satisfaction, success, and retention. A successful program can help your institution avoid the high cost of turnover by: Integrating faculty into the campus community — connecting them with other faculty, students, and staff Conveying clear and […]
Wendy is responsible, with the advisement of the major program committee, for the curriculum of the management program at UW-Stout, and is charged with aiding students in meeting all requirements of the program. She is also a lecturer in the operations and management department on topics including online and interactive television delivery of courses. Wendy […]
