Learn how you can better connect with students who come from different backgrounds than your own. Throughout this training we will look at practical guidelines for bridging cultural barriers. After establishing those guidelines we will discuss how you can use them to connect with students who represent diverse: Religions Ethnic Backgrounds Gender Identities
Students of color, first-generation students, and low-income students are typically the most at risk of falling through the cracks in college. In addition to academic barriers, these students often lack financial resources to make it through emergencies or breaks in the academic year. As institutions look to increase retention and completion rates for students from […]
You’ve embraced the idea of enhancing customer service on your campus, you’ve provided training for your team, and now the hard part begins—maintaining momentum! This free webcast will discuss five key challenges to sustaining a culture of service and how you can overcome them. The five challenges are: Join us for this virtual learning experience developed […]
Amy is a skilled educational leader who has served in diversified cabinet-level roles in academic institutions and in the for-profit sector. A dynamic executive known for a collaborative approach, an analytical mindset, and a bias for action, she brings more than 25 years of business leadership to her work. As a highly successful product, marketing, […]
Examine a model for pre-award grant support that can drastically improve efficiency. You will learn how the University of Arizona has seen success by embedding grant and contract managers within specific departments. Working alongside department business officers, these grant managers have provided oversight and consistency to the process while greatly cutting costs. Join us to […]
Dave Lungren leads the design and development of online learning at Collegis Education. In over 12 years with the organization, he has led teams that built thousands of online courses for over twenty college partners. Most recently, Dave has focused his efforts on designing new models of learning delivery and assessment strategies to support competency-based […]
Dr. Chapman is a professor of Economics with emphasis on labor economics, negotiations, and political economy. His research interests have been centered on explaining persistent poverty and discrimination in the United States economy. Currently he has developed and is working on implementing, improving, and assessing performance coaching as a process to enhance graduate studies in […]
Cynthia’s responsibilities include coordinating the undergraduate experience across the university’s four undergraduate schools and colleges, upholding the university’s academic policies, and working to enhance the student experience. She also facilitates the university’s online initiatives, including Coursera, and supervises the Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning. Cynthia joined the Vanderbilt University faculty in 1994 and currently is […]
Claudine coordinates the University of Central Florida’s Seizing Opportunities for Achievement and Retention (SOAR) summer bridge program. She comes to the SOAR program with over 10 years of academic advising experience from University of Louisville, Spalding University, and UCF, during which she encouraged students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be successful in […]
Brad is an engineer, educator, and entrepreneur. As president at WorkSmart Integrated Marketing, he defines educational needs for a national audience and delivers training using online technologies, webinars, national conferences, and workshops. Brad works with a number of community colleges, four-year institutions, chambers of commerce, and small business development centers to produce eMarketing Techniques events […]
