Campus Groups

AUGUST 2, 2022

We know how critical the fall is for student engagement. It is when new students immerse themselves in college life and returning students renew with campus activities and traditions. This article outlines 5 student engagement strategies for the fall.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JUNE 4, 2024

It’s a vital part of an institution’s engagement strategy, weaving together voices from across the campus and beyond. From bright-eyed prospective students and nostalgic alumni to supportive parents and dedicated faculty, your institution’s entire community can be united through messages and experiences shared on social media.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We took the opportunity presented by the Student Partnership Agreement (SPA) to engage IFP alumni in the construction of this student-led project. We invited all IFP alumni from 2018-2023, and seven volunteered from across all years of UG study. Next, we moved on to the student-led project.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JULY 16, 2024

We’re closer to high noon, where just about everyone is technologically literate — and empowered to access a universe of information with the tap of a fingertip. Effective SEO practices elevate your institution’s online presence, ensuring students engage with your brand and mission at the moment they’re seeking information.

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Campus Groups

MAY 31, 2022

16 Fun College Orientation Ideas to Encourage Student Engagement in 2022 For many students, college orientation can be their first experience on their own. If you’re looking for the perfect activity to ensure incoming students meet some new friends and gather important information in a fun, dynamic activity, this is it!

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Prospective students now approach higher education opportunities with the savvy and skepticism of seasoned buyers. Thinking of students as “buyers” or “consumers” is a concept that might make academia squirm. These authentic stories serve as powerful endorsements, fostering trust and aspiration in potential students.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 12, 2024

Community colleges play a crucial role in providing an accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations. But the typical onboarding process for new students is dated — hindered by a lack of community, connection, and clear information that makes the experience feel inefficient and impersonal to students.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 22, 2024

As you start building out your email campaign strategy, avoid these common pitfalls: Text-Heavy Emails: In the digital age, information is consumed quickly and across a variety of formats. Emails with dense text can be overwhelming and off-putting to students.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In today’s competitive higher ed market, adopting a story-driven, persona-based approach is essential for engaging with the right prospective students. A persona-based approach not only helps to reduce acquisition costs and increase student engagement, it can further your institution’s mission while cultivating brand affinity as well.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We took the opportunity presented by the Student Partnership Agreement (SPA) to engage IFP alumni in the construction of this student-led project. We invited all IFP alumni from 2018-2023, and seven volunteered from across all years of UG study. Next, we moved on to the student-led project.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 30, 2024

They discuss the surprises that often come from deeply engaging with students’ ideas, share how they’ve taken Change Agents’ suggestions forward post-programme, and reflect on how their experiences as Challenge Hosts can inform their own work with students in the future.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Student recruitment is the process of attracting and enrolling students into educational programs. It involves marketing, engagement, application, admission, financial aid, and communication to help students make informed decisions about their education. How to Implement?

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Parchment

AUGUST 14, 2024

” Kristin Jones Program Assistant, Virtual Learning Academy Charter School The Benefits for Students Before Parchment, the diplomas were mailed without tracking information. This often resulted in questions from students and parents about where their diploma was and when it would be delivered.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JANUARY 23, 2023

Students from around the world have come and gone for half a century, to learn in, through, about, and for the environment. We have over 800 alumni from across the world, and our aim is to build a connected global community. This is how Alumni events should be!

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 14, 2020

In this post, Head of Alumni Communications Sonia Mullineux describes the genesis of the hugely successful Sharing things podcast and the community building role it plays for the student and alumni experience at the University… We didn’t set out to create a podcast. Can alumni enhance the student experience?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

What evidence do we have to show our students develop these graduate attributes? Perhaps the best is that our graduates are highly regarded and sought after by employers, and the continued successes of our alumni.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

Digital Sociology MSc students engage in workshops about how sociology is communicated and how knowledge is created and curated online each year as a response to the recent ASA article. What is right or wrong or missing on Wikipedia affects the entire internet.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 18, 2022

Using the best CRM for higher education can help institutions overcome issues like disparate, outdated, or inaccurate data, lengthy tiresome processes, labor-intensive tasks, duplicate efforts, delayed information, and disconnected team members. Student lifecycle management. Enhanced alumni relations. Locate bottlenecks.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2024

” As a diverse community of alumni, external host organisations, and staff, Change Agents for Life cultivates an environment where opportunities are shared, and ideas are championed. This provides information about motivations and expectations and can help coaches to adapt their approach to suit the group members.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Specific ways in which the learning community was expanded beyond the current cohort is through alumni and PhD students facilitating the transition and sharing of knowledge and experience from one cohort to another. The community is further expanded through sessional staff, in some cases alumni themselves, but not always.

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Campus Groups

JULY 26, 2022

Dedicated mobile apps are increasingly used as a tool to get information, learn, and socialize on campus. Mobile apps reportedly contribute to higher rates of student engagement, retention, and success. They are used by Student Life administrators and students for planning, communicating, tracking, and reporting.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

AUGUST 23, 2022

The project recruited 15 students (with infrastructure for a prioritisation of widening participation students should the project be oversubscribed) and 15 professionals, many of whom were also alumni of Edinburgh Law School, with the three book club meetings taking place over Zoom. Aug 23, 2022

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 3, 2024

They are able to connect with other Change Agents and host organisations from all the programmes by participating in SACHA’s ‘Change Agents for Life’ alumni community. Alumni of the programme discuss the power of reflection as a tool for learning, and how reflection can be made more meaningful for students.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

While we have published posts written by students before*, this is the first Teaching Matters issue that is authored solely by University of Edinburgh students (and student alumni). A flourishing field of student partnership work has recently emerged (e.g., Nov 1, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

They discuss the impact of participating in this student and staff-run project on their academic and professional development… UNCOVER UNCOVER (Usher Network for Covid-19 Evidence Reviews) is a research network run by University of Edinburgh staff, students and alumni across disciplines, producing up-to-date evidence on COVID-19 ( [link] ).

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Being first-generation leads students to drastically overestimate college cost and assume four-year schools are out of reach, despite substantial available aid.” Support Basic Needs Security, a Sense of Belonging, and Student Engagement 2. Be sure to share updates about how upcoming FAFSA changes will affect affordability.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 31, 2022

Original illustration by Ying Sun, Edinburgh College of Art alumni In this post, Nichola Kett provides an update on how the University is engaging in the latest Enhancement Theme: Resilient learning communities. The School has also shared information on the methodology and outcomes of the project across the University.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As universities are under an increasing level of regulation and accountability in relation to student success and retention, we see commitments towards partnership working as a form of best practice (see: Office for Students Student Engagement Strategy ).

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 13, 2021

It also improved our research capabilities, as during our PhD studies we are often looking for information in research journals and reading the work of highly regarded researchers. Whereas, in this project, the most important lessons on where things can be improved for patients was by reading the experiences of patients themselves.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

Student success ensures that students develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for employment in their chosen fields. Well-prepared graduates enhance the institution's reputation and contribute to a strong alumni network. Societal Impact Student success in higher education has a broader societal impact.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As a diverse community of alumni, external host organisations, and staff, Change Agents for Life cultivates an environment where opportunities are shared, and ideas are championed. This provides information about motivations and expectations and can help coaches to adapt their approach to suit the group members.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Students have produced videos, lesson plans, information boards, leaflets, board games, websites, smartphone apps, community dinners, workshops and more. Project deliverables can have a long and sustained impact as clients will use the materials students have created for years to come.

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University Business

MARCH 18, 2024

Failing to meet these expectations risks late payments, unhappy students and more staff time spent chasing collections. Here’s how colleges and universities can enter modernization mode and deliver a holistic experience tailored toward today’s students, families, alumni and donors.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

AUGUST 9, 2021

However, there are a couple of barriers that impede result in unrealised potential: lack of access to information on how to progress further; limited resources; and, more importantly, lack of mentorship. Without these key ingredients most young people are left helpless, and this is something I have personally experienced in my own life.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This showed students’ common logical flaws and biases, how to construct effective arguments from premises and conclusions, and gave advice on effectively sourcing information. These lessons could be some of your most important university lectures if this aspect of academia was not emphasised in a student’s previous education.

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EAB

JULY 18, 2023

Take a close look at your funnel to identify where you might be losing students and implement changes at those key points to keep students engaged. For example, if you’re losing students prior to application, test marketing messages that create more urgency to apply.

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