Amy is a student success thought leader who has worked for the past seventeen years to increase college completion of all students. She has also served as director of the Arkansas Complete College America grant and has worked with the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) and the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges (AATYC) on […]
Recently, Academic Impressions conducted an informal poll asking academics how their institutions develop and evaluate adjunct faculty. When we asked academics about methods for supporting and developing contingent faculty, we learned: And when asked about evaluation methods, we learned: Yet experts in the field suggest that effectively measuring the teaching competencies of adjunct faculty requires […]
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Gender Identity and Gender Bias: A 5-Day Advanced Program Join our program to receive bite-sized diversity, equity & inclusion lessons daily for 5 days. Learn how to create an inclusive educational environment for LGBTQ+ students and colleagues. Complete the program to get a certificate! The next cohort starts on Monday! Diversity, equity, and […]
As a featured panelist, Ewa will provide a department specific example, Career and Student Employment Services, of integrated assessment, planning and resource allocation in Student Affairs at Western Michigan University. Ewa Urban is an associate director for assessment and technology in Career and Student Employment Services at Western Michigan University, where she leads the department’s […]
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Your Inner Critic is Lying: Active Strategies for Combating Imposter Syndrome Turn your critical thoughts into positive, possibility-focused thinking. The next cohort starts Monday Overview Whether you want to admit it or not, at some point in your career—maybe at many points—you will experience “imposter syndrome.” It’s a phenomenon we all struggle with, […]
Every campus with plans to re-open in the fall is scrambling to adjust campus housing and dining services – but often, we are moving so fast and feeling so isolated that we lose the opportunity to compare notes and brainstorm solutions with our peers, or to learn from what other institutions are trying. That’s why […]
Gain strategies to engage and direct at-risk students on a path to success. The “intrusive,” or proactive, advising model helps advisors anticipate students’ needs and connect students to appropriate resources and support early in their academic careers. While intrusive advising can prove to be a complex and involved process, there are three major outreach points […]
Peer educators can serve as an effective front line in the student development and academic success of first-year students, and employing peer mentors (either as employees or as volunteers) can save on costs. Yet many institutions provide only the most cursory training and orientation for their peer mentors. This week, we turned to Sarah Whitley, […]
NPR’s Talk of the Nation interviewed a series of academic leaders and experts in academic advising to examine why many students find barriers to graduation within four years. At Academic Impressions, we decided to follow up with some practical advice for where institutions can see significant gains in helping students graduate earlier. Of the following four […]
The mid-career stage for faculty is often characterized as a time of stagnation, burnout, and lack of clarity. Getting to this point has likely taken significant effort and you may no longer benefit from institutionally sponsored support, all while having new service and leadership responsibilities become part of your workload. Despite these challenges, the mid-career […]
