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Perspectives on international student transitions: Part 1

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Students studying in the PPLS library, 7 George Square. Shirley: From what Ive observed in both my undergraduate and postgraduate classes, as well as through my role at the University Careers Service, international student adjustment challenges go far beyond academics.

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Success coaching retains first-year students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

KWU’s student success coaching program gives students a personal connection to library resources and its personnel, which in turn boosts retention, says student success center director JD Koons.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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2019 Festival of Creative Learning

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

We also provided a platform for innovative events such as the Students as Change Agents ‘ week-long challenge run by The University of Edinburgh Careers Service. Her key recent posts have included Programme Manager at the Scottish Poetry Library and Literature Officer at the Traverse Theatre. May 6, 2019

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Five Questions to Consider to Shift from Data Collection to Outcomes Measurement

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Consider the library. For example, career services programming is often developed with the purpose of improving student skill in each of the career competencies as described by NACE. For instance, if student workers are counting heads in a library, we must evaluate the data's worth against the worker's pay.

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Integrating Student Management Systems with Other Educational Technologies: A Path to Holistic Education Management

Creatrix Campus

These major features include the ability to track student health information, support for extra modules such as a library system or IEPs, frequent security upgrades, and access to key student data. Your school administration software should have an easy-to-use interface, a short learning curve, and a large feature set.

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Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus

EAB

In addition to the technology, Edify partners can expand their team’s capacity using professional service hours which leverage EAB’s skills and expertise, like data science and data engineering. Accelerators are designed to help leaders answer a common set of institutional questions.