Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

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.

Alumni 106

Alumni Study Abroad Academic Advising Transportation 106

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In addition to students who find excellent jobs after graduating from a four-year institution, some EPW alumni are pursuing graduate studies. “I The students’ volunteer work translating documents for Proyecto Inmigrante has a value of over $100,000 (when compared to what translation services charge).

Engineering 264

Engineering Research Admissions Hospitality 264

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Document submission delays: Students may struggle with gathering and submitting the required documents (e.g., transcripts, proof of residency) on time, leading to delays in their enrollment. But you’re only halfway home.

Community College 79

Community College Marketing and Communication Services Financial Aid Transportation 79

Creatrix Campus

MAY 30, 2024

For more than two decades, Crearix Campus has supported educational institutions in their transition from isolated methods to systems that can handle every aspect of the student lifecycle, including registration, academic records, financial aid, alumni engagement, and more.

Management 52

Management Education Financial Aid Finance 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 11, 2023

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.

Marketing and Communication Services 78

Marketing and Communication Services Career Services Higher Education Faculty 78

Parchment

JANUARY 16, 2024

So then it gets back to the difficult thing which is like pathways, thinking about pathways, academic advising. They’re legal documents. And articulation agreement is a great first step, but it’s just a legal document. I can use like a career center example or even alumni association. Yeah, awesome.

Alumni 52

Alumni Marketing and Communication Services Financial Aid Community College 52

Parchment

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And I’ve had alumni come back and say, oh my gosh, this college I go to now uses Blackboard and now I know how to use that. This is how you upload a document. And then getting them to, bringing in alumni or students who are currently involved. That is a huge challenge. This is how you log into this. Later on down the road.

Community College 52

Community College IT Alumni Government 52