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Meet the team: Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services, Florence

AIFS Abroad

This week, we meet Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services in our Florence Study Center, Italy. I work together with a team of Student Advisors to manage the day to day aspects of your study abroad program. On a bike ride with NCSAC students, Spring 2016. Enjoying the Tuscan countryside with Zola. What do you do for AIFS?

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

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Volunteer Service Award Individual award for outstanding service to SAAL in the past year. Recipient: The Division of Student Affairs Assessment Team at the University of North Texas The logic modeling process they created at UNT fits uniquely into many of their strategic vision categories.

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

Simple ways for faculty to increase student engagement with university services involve frequently and routinely advertising them and normalizing their use. Include a list and contact information for student services in syllabi, and connect the use of services to successful learning outcomes. Penguin Books.

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What inspires these grim thoughts is Kimball and Iler’s richly researched, provocative and pivotally important history of college endowments, campus fundraising campaigns, university finances, institutional spending and student debt.

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Next steps: The team scheduled meetings with departments on campus that provide high-touch support to students, including academic counseling, financial aid, student services, outreach, special population support services and the tutoring center.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

Balancing the use of technology with human interactions is a concept known as High Tech, High Touch, and was first introduced in 1982 by futurist and author John Naisbitt in his book, Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives. Researcher and author Hana Ben-Shabat discusses this in her book, Gen Z 360.