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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last five years, there has been an 11% increase in the four-year graduation rate for Latinx students. Targeted initiatives include first-year programs, academic resources, mentorship programs and student engagement activities. In that same time period, the retention of full-time Latinx students increased 3.9%.

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The Time to Talk with Students About Transfer is Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Obtaining an associate degree helps students climb higher on the economic mobility ladder than they would be able to with only a high school degree, and a bachelor’s degree enables them to climb much higher. Most community college students intend to transfer. Dr. Linda L. Dr. Linda L. Roueche and Dr. Margaretta B. Mathis of the John E.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). We also explored how clickers and quizzing may fit into course design to provide greater tools of participation for the students and enrich their classroom experience and study patterns. Two birds with one stone. link] Park, J., Varma, K., & Varma, S.

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Fostering blended-mode engagement with active learning seminars

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Gerogiorgis delves into the 4S strategySet, Spark, Stroll, Summarizecrafted to maximise student engagement and learning effectiveness in hybrid learning environments. How can we embark upon Active Learning Seminars without some basic study? Feb 13, 2025

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Beyond words: Intermediality as a teaching method to diversify engagement

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Students’ Artists Books laid out on a display table at 50 George Square Artists Books showcasing the work of the current Intermediality cohort (2024-25). For education to be empowering, our classrooms should be collaborative spaces in which knowledge is co-constructed through student engagement. Freire, Paulo.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

2024 SAAL Award Recipients SAAL Legacy Award Individual award to highlight a professional that has made substantial and lasting contributions to the field of Student Affairs assessment over time. In Spring 2024, the Basic Needs Program partnered with UO Libraries to address the issue of textbook affordability.

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Enrollment Strategies for Moving Students through the Funnel

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Strategies for Each Stage of the Enrollment Journey Higher education institutions face many challenges in their efforts to engage with potential students and keep them motivated while they navigate the enrollment process. These teams have the following challenge questions to solve: How do we continue to keep students engaged?