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

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Recipients: Andrew Palmer & the University Housing team at Kent State University & California State University Northridge Student Affairs Assessment Community of Practice (ACoP) "Student-Driven Program Development: The ISA team empowered a group of three International Community Assistants (ICAs) to create a signature program from scratch.

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University of Arizona Receives $1.6M to Support Indigenous Nursing Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service. The program, developed to increase the number of highly trained Native American nurses in tribal health care facilities, creates new pathways for nurses with two-year associate degrees to advance their careers.

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Top Retention Strategies for Diverse Modern Learners

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Mental health services. Offering mental health support services to online students helps them feel connected to the university and motivated to stay in class. Developing thorough website resources and having advisors available to answer questions is essential in this area.