Encouraging the Success of Online Students

July 28, 2011. The past decade has seen a plethora of research studies attempting to document the impact of online learning on measures of academic success and student persistence. The studies often produce widely divergent results, in part because institutions vary dramatically in the level of support and preparation they offer to both students and faculty. […]

Developing Gift Acceptance Policies

Learn the core tenets of a sound gift acceptance policy that will help to protect the integrity of your institution. You will gain insights into how you can best work with a gift acceptance committee and train frontline fundraisers on the intricacies of your guidelines as they relate to: Real property Matching gifts Split-interest gifts […]

Assessing the Training Needs of New Advisors

Karen Thurmond coordinates the day-to-day operations of the general education program (core curriculum), degree audit system (DegreeWorks), and an 24/7 system for academic advising appointments (AppointmentPlus) at the University of Memphis. She has written extensively for NACADA, and recently completed work with a team to automate the graduation process at The University of Memphis. Congratulations! […]

Women’s Leadership Success in Higher Education 

Are you looking to take the next step in leadership but aren’t sure where to start? Perhaps you’re not in a formal leadership role but are interested in developing your leadership skills? Join us for this powerful, two-day online leadership development experience designed for women at all levels of the organization – whether aspiring leaders […]

Assessing Your Current Presidential Voice

To represent your institutional brand in the best possible way, it’s crucial that your president maintains an authentic and consistent tone of voice. If you are looking to improve and optimize your presidential voice, you must first identify and assess your current tone. We invite you to join this webcast to do just that. In […]

Student Success and Retention in the Time of Coronavirus

We know many of our faculty have had a big transition to make, as institutions have moved courses online rapidly in response to COVID-19—but it’s a huge transition for many of our students, too, especially those who have never taken an online course or who have limited access to the Internet now that campus is […]

Five Paths to Leadership Self-Assessment

Five Paths to Leadership Self Assessment Now Included in Membership! This self-assessment will help you understand your predominant leadership style and gifts, along with areas of growth, and how your leadership changes under stress. Rather than giving you a fixed type, color, or set style, Five Paths measures your ease of access to 5 intuitive […]

Leveraging Parents as Allies in Student Success

by Daniel Fusch (Academic Impressions), interviewing Marjorie Savage (University of Minnesota) While some colleges are seeking positive ways of managing parent involvement throughout the college years, others have established farewell rituals near the start of a student’s first term to deliver the message that parents are expected to let go and step back. These separation […]

Improving Community College Student Success

Last week, a new study involving 13 participating institutions, Jobs for the Future, and the Delta Cost Project released a report on cost return for student success initiatives; with the report, the researchers made available a cost-return calculator that ties program-level cost data to student outcomes in success programs. With increasing federal and public pressure […]

Assessing Credibility in Title IX Cases

It’s not uncommon for someone to have imperfect or inconsistent recall and just because something doesn’t make sense to you doesn’t necessarily mean it is untrue. How can Title IX decision makers effectively and fairly assess credibility throughout the course of a case? Join us for a deep-dive virtual training that will help make the […]