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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Faculty wanted to support student retention and provide greater academic support through a day of just academic advising in the spring semester. And, as originally intended, faculty academic advisers were available by appointment to meet with students all day. No In-Article Careers: 3

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Micro-internship gives students experience without barriers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At Goucher College in Maryland, officials are putting these opportunities together for undergraduates by tapping into the college’s alumni network. To start, Goucher piloted the program with its Alumni Association Board, offering 22 students micro-internships over winter 2020–21.

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Four ways for career centers to engage students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

One approach: Kansas Wesleyan University matches each of its incoming students to a student success coach, who provides one-on-one first-year engagement with the Student Success Center’s resources prior to their work with an academic adviser. The students also engage with the college’s alumni and professional network.

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How to Write an Email to College Admissions Counselors

Great College Advice

Further on in this article we’ll address how to write an email to a college admissions counselor if you find yourself in this situation. Can you tell me more about how academic advising works at ULA for undecided students like me? I am simply undecided about my major at this point. Best, Martin Fillmore Mt.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to students who find excellent jobs after graduating from a four-year institution, some EPW alumni are pursuing graduate studies. “I I couldn’t have ever imagined that there was ever a possibility of me publishing an article one day.” The students usually report back to us where they are employed.

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Career-readiness initiatives are missing the mark (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An unfortunate truth about career-related learning opportunities on a typical campus—think internship fairs, courses featuring work-integrated learning or networking events with alumni—is that they are too often fragmented or siloed across various departments or career centers. Disable left side advertisement?:

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Student Transfer (Part 2) – How to Improve the Transfer Experience for Students

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So then it gets back to the difficult thing which is like pathways, thinking about pathways, academic advising. And I’ll give you a link to a great article that he wrote about this, but I love that. I can use like a career center example or even alumni association. to overcome, right? Where did you go to school?

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