Student success initiatives are often widespread, and they impact multiple areas of a single institution. However, campus administrators often don’t have enough program information to strategically allocate resources to the initiatives that create the most impact. This can lead to wasted resources and misaligned attention on programs that do not contribute to student success. Join […]
Series: Creating the Conditions for Support Everyone is trying to raise more money. Rather than simply suggest the next tactic that can boost giving in the short-term, this series offers a more intensive look at the strategic thinking that drives philanthropic support: Why do donors give? How do institutions strengthen their core and emphasize initiatives […]
ON-CAMPUS WORKSHOP Front-line Fundraising: Essentials of Gift Solicitation Designed for institutions who have a number of gift officers, academic leaders, and/or volunteers who need to be quickly on-boarded to achieve greater fundraising success. This workshop is a great fit if you want to train a group of people and are looking for an approach to […]
Darby began her current position after being promoted from associate director, assistant director, assessment coordinator, and graduate assistant in the same department. Before joining student life studies, she worked as an area coordinator in the Texas A&M Department of Residence Life and as a hall director at the University of Tennessee. Darby is well known […]
In an era of public scrutiny and requests for increased financial accountability, higher-ed leaders are looking for ways to show the public that they are addressing the issue of rising college costs. Many have turned to responsibility-centered management (RCM) as a way to reduce costs and encourage financial responsibility within individual academic departments. While many […]
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 […]
Dr. Melanie Hulbert currently serves as the Sr. Executive Director of Academic Equity and Student Support at University of Alaska Anchorage. Prior to this she served as the VIce Provost for Student Success and Dean of the Honor’s College. Melanie has spent the past 20 years in higher ed as a professor of sociology and […]
Ruth A. Darling provides leadership for the Student Success Center, first-year studies and the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships. Darling also coordinates the university’s academic advising program and campus tutoring/learning assistance programs. She participates in various institutional initiatives that focus on improving the undergraduate experience and student persistence to graduation. Darling serves as an […]
Amy will join us to co-teach one session in the program highlighting assessment software considerations and options. ExamSoft is a market-leading assessment learning and analytics company that helps schools more efficiently create and administer embedded assessments and generate actionable data to measure and improve student learning outcomes. Her previous experience as an adjunct faculty member […]
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE White Privilege and Allyship: A 5-Day Advanced Program Join our program to receive bite-sized diversity, equity & inclusion lessons daily for 5 days. Complete the program to get a certificate! The next cohort starts on Monday! Diversity, equity, and inclusion work has never been more important in higher education. Sign up for our […]
