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Jackson to Step Away from Cal Poly Humboldt Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During his five-year tenure at Cal Poly, he led an expansion of outreach showcasing academic excellence and opportunities for student engagement. He also oversaw the growth in fundraising and grant procurement. Jackson is the university’s first Black president and its first Filipino and Native American president.

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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Holiday Food Drive Have your students organize a food drive to collect non-perishable items and deliver them to local food banks or shelters to support families in need. Students engage in every step from planning and promoting to collecting and delivering donations in this service-learning project ideas.

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Presence | Blog | Boost Learning Outcomes and Earnings with These Student Organization Fundraising Tips

Modern Campus

Many student leaders view fundraising as a hurdle to clear. They understand that they can’t reap the benefits of a student organization without money — which needs to come from… well, somewhere. But, ideally, students should shift …

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lee College, which received $5 million from Scott, put its money toward renovating its student center, an endeavor that involved the creation of a new Student Resource and Advocacy Center, says Kelli Forde Spiers, Lee’s executive director of student engagement and belonging.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to directing the AAP, Alexander is associate vice provost for student diversity. He describes his current work as “being a thought leader, resource person and a fundraiser, a person looking at innovative ways to implement some of our programs and activities that we provide for students at UCLA.”

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

He will be arriving this July from Minnesota Law School where he served as dean and set a record-high $106 million in fundraising, mightily surpassing its $80 million target in 2021 and doubling the school’s endowment overall at the end of his tenure. ” Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills, Aurora University (Aurora, Ill.)

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Goldman Sachs: HBCUs play central role in Black student excellence

University Business

The rate of Black professors at HBCUs more adequately matches the student rate at HBCUs, where Black students comprise 72% of their respective population. Continue to make endowment-building and fundraising an institutional priority. Still, HBCUs can maintain their mission with a few guidelines detailed in the report.