24 Higher-Ed Leaders Look to the Future

with contributions from Amit Mrig (President, Academic Impressions)and Pat Sanaghan (President, The Sanaghan Group) Future Timeline: What Trends, Events, and Issues Will Shape Your Campus? No one can foresee the future of higher education with certainty, but we can cultivate the habit of looking forward, scanning the horizon, and preparing to respond adaptively as the landscape […]

Partnering with Faculty in Early Alert: A Faculty Perspective

PARTNERING WITH FACULTY – FROM A FACULTY PERSPECTIVE Bernadette Jungblut of West Virginia University recently spoke to this issue — from a faculty perspective — at an April 2015 Academic Impressions webcast. Now, In this article, Jungblut offers further strategies for partnering with faculty effectively. What follows includes both an institutional case study and Bernadette’s […]

Kim Medina

Relatively new to Mines, Kim brings over 20 years of experience working to recruit students at institutions ranging from community colleges and small private institutions to large urban institutions. A Colorado native and Bachelor of Arts degree graduate of Mesa State College now Colorado Mesa University with a Master’s in Education in Counseling, Kim has […]

Thank You! FREE WEBCAST: Building the Capacity of Your Advancement Team

Leadership volunteers can help to advance your institutional goals not only through their major gifts, but through their ambassadorship as advocates of the mission you convey, and by opening access to opportunities as well as leveraging expertise and input that only they can provide. However, if you don’t have a defined objective on what these […]

Michael P. Macklin

Michael P. Macklin is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Workforce Development at the Colorado Community College System. His primary focuses are workforce development, noncredit programming, and business partnership development. Through Mr. Macklin’s work with digital badges, he is leveraging the power of digital credential opportunities in advanced manufacturing, healthcare and information technology. […]

Spotlight on Innovation: How Jacksonville State University Plans to Boost Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION SERIES The US Department of Education has awarded multi-million dollar “First in the World” grants to 24 colleges and universities that are innovating to solve critical challenges with access, recruitment, retention, and student success. At AI, we have interviewed each of the recipients to learn more about the projects these institutions are […]

FREE | Supporting Faculty Transitions to Teaching Online: A Discussion for Academic Leaders

FREE WEBCAST RECORDING Supporting Faculty Transitions to Teaching Online: A Discussion for Academic Leaders   The live webcast took place on April 3, 2020. Please register to get access to the recording. COVID-19 Critical Response DISCUSSION SERIES Watch a webcast recording where our experts connect with the broader higher education community to share ideas and […]

Focused Learning Plans: Train and Learn New Skills from Anywhere

With our departments distributed and working remotely, it is more important than ever to stay connected—at a “social distance”—and to keep learning and developing as higher-ed professionals. Use this time to sharpen your skills and stay current by working through focused learning plans – and receive certifications to document your learning. Each plan includes a […]

SEM for Community Colleges: Practical Steps

Recently, I had the chance to speak with Dr. Monique Perry, dean of enrollment services at York Technical College, who will also be facilitating our two-part, recorded webcast series Strategic Enrollment Management for Community Colleges, where she will help participants learn how to make the case for, plan, and implement a strategic enrollment management model at their community colleges. […]

Create Meaningful Volunteer Opportunities for your Major Donors

Leadership volunteers can help to advance your institutional goals not only through their major gifts, but through their ambassadorship as advocates of the mission you convey, and by opening access to opportunities as well as leveraging expertise and input that only they can provide. However, if you don’t have a defined objective on what these […]