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College Possible coaches gain transferable leadership skills with ServeMinnesota

College Forward

Started in 2007 by ServeMinnesota, the InterCorps Council of Minnesota (ICC) aims to promote engagement, communication, collaboration, and education to empower AmeriCorps members in Minnesota. In addition to being a general council member, members can apply for the ICC Facilitator Team.

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Leveraging data from educational events to optimize student experiences

University Business

A recent survey found a widespread deficiency of resources for educational institutions , including a lack of fundamental information on enrollment data. Without this data, many colleges and universities lack insight into what institutional events their current and prospective students want. One often overlooked strategy?

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Launching the Computer Science Education Group: Fostering Collaboration and Advancement

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Photo credit: Unsplash CC0 In this extra post, the authors share details about the new Computer Science Education Group; an innovative initiative that aims to bring together staff and students of varied backgrounds involved in Computer Science Education. What Sets Us Apart? You can find more about us on our website: [link].

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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At other colleges and universities, fewer students may be seeking bachelor’s degrees in the subject, but every English class remains full—perhaps with those fulfilling general education requirements or pursuing an English or writing minor. Enrollment in the university’s English department has dropped by about 38.5

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From the student intern's desk: Reflecting on the Learning and Teaching conference

Teaching Matters Student Employment

I was immediately interested because this year’s Conference, titled, ‘Investigate, inquire, innovate: exploring research-informed teaching practice’ aimed to celebrate diverse learning and teaching practices by adopting the lens of SoTL (Scholarship of Learning and Teaching). The first day of the Conference was in-person at the venue.

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12 Great Ways to Use the Community as a Resource in Project-Based Learning

Experiential Learning Depot

Use the world as the classroom (if you can): Take students on field trips and educational travel experiences. ​For example, they could create a marketing campaign or event plan to help a business struggling with reduced foot traffic due to road construction. ​ Find us on social media!

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2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men

EAB

Week 3: Mental health education. Week 5: Plans for the future. YBMen staff post prompts that relate to pop culture and current events that reflect the issues Black college men are facing, moving away from more clinical conversations that students might not be as interested in participating in. Event planning tools.