Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid.

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Veteran and Military Services Financial Aid Bursar Student Affairs 102

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 2, 2023

” What about financial holds? Gottlieb says these aren’t always bad news for students, either: “Sometimes it means that the student hasn’t shown up in Financial Aid to sign their promissory note.” ” More difficult are financial holds due to large balances that students must pay on their own.

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Financial Aid Bursar Libraries Academic Advising 102

EAB

MAY 5, 2023

The Eight Dimensions of Wellness, developed by Dr. Peggy Swarbrick at Rutgers University and embraced by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is a strengths-based model to promote mental health and wellbeing. By combining these concepts, we can align our programs and services to support wellbeing more effectively.

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Campus Ministry Student Affairs Health Services Residence Life 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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Budget and Finance Management Marketing and Communication Services Enrollment Management Higher Education 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, most first-gen students don’t know they can petition the academic standards committee for an extenuating circumstance to have an administrative drop from their course when they can. Even simple things like naming your Cashier’s Office, the bursar’s office. The same thing happens today with students.

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Higher Education Education Community College Development and Fund Raising 98

University Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Funneling colleges’ financial aid data and institutional costs into one location will require an unprecedented level of cross-departmental collaboration. Boston University postponed its tuition due date after students reported delays with accessing their financial aid information. How did we get here?

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