With nearly 20 years of institutional advancement and higher education administrative leadership, Jason joined GGTS in 2008. He provides counsel in the areas of major gifts, campaigning, planned giving, annual fund, board development, strategic planning, and integrated marketing. Prior to joining the firm, Jason served as vice president for advancement and community relations at Maryville […]
Kathy has served students in many roles—starting as a hall council leader and resident assistant through to her current position. Her responsibilities include ensuring that the on-campus living environment promotes the academic success and personal growth of its students. Within that role she has the opportunity to work with academic and student affairs partners on […]
Eva is a vice president on Moody’s Higher Education and Not-for-Profit Team. She covers the ratings of higher education and not-for-profit institutions across the US, particularly in the western states. Eva has authored multiple publications including Moody’s higher education annual outlook and special comments on the topics of Title IX, sequestration, student loans, philanthropic giving […]
A seasoned leader in liberal arts college advancement, Mark recently joined Hollins University after leading advancement programs and directing campaigns at three other distinguished small colleges, including a $48 million effort at Goucher, a $136 million campaign at Wabash, and an $80 million initiative at St. Norbert. He also served previously at the University of […]
At Montclair State University, Kim oversees enrollment management strategy, assessment of student satisfaction and outcomes, and student advisement and development. She also teaches graduate students in the Department of Counseling and Educational Leadership. Kim’s published work focuses on student and academic affairs collaboration, and her current research focuses on student learning, retention, and persistence. She […]
As institutions deal with depleting capital funding sources, public private partnerships (P3s) remain a particularly viable source of capital funding for the housing sector. However, as competition in the private sector grows, institutions must leverage the RFP process to ensure their needs are met within a financially sustainable project. To do this, colleges and universities […]
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 […]
With their new “Measure of Grace” initiative, Grace College is working to keep their undergraduate degrees affordable and incentivize student persistence and completion. A few years ago, the college began offering the option to complete all of their bachelor’s degrees as three-year degrees. Now, with “Measure of Grace,” the college is: “We could have just […]
Academic search committees have a clear purpose to interview and hire the most qualified candidate for their vacant position. However, they also have the responsibility to ensure the search process is fair, inclusive, and equitable for all. Unfortunately, many search committees have not identified nor properly trained someone to serve as an inclusion advocate in […]
THE SUCCESS AT GETTYSBURG COLLEGE This article is the first in a series by Ashlyn Sowell, Gettysburg’s associate vice president and campaign director. Here, Sowell reviews 4 lessons about campaign communications and volunteer management that she and her team at Gettysburg learned — from their volunteers. “Leveraging these key lessons,” Sowell adds, “we have successfully […]
