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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. The initiative aimed to reduce textbook costs, a significant barrier for many students, particularly those from historically marginalized backgrounds.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

In addition to service-learning, this project utilizes another HIP, collaborative projects, to expose students to working in a team environment and incorporating multiple viewpoints (American Association of Colleges and Universities [AAC&U], 2022).

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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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Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

EAB

By staying involved with graduates and offering alumni benefits, universities can attract alumni interested in lifelong learning experiences, and easily facilitate networking opportunities between current students and alumni. And, of course, advertising alumni connections can help recruit new students.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

In the following section, we’ve outlined specific examples of High Tech solutions that enable higher ed administrators to deliver High Touch experiences to students. One Stop Shop for Student Services: Modern solutions unify student information systems with payment and engagement technologies to provide comprehensive views of the student.

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The hybrid campus: Why colleges still need a physical presence in a virtual world

University Business

But students still crave connection, so the university converted five floors of its main library into individual and group study spaces. But these outposts usually offer only a few classes and student services at the main campus. It’s open late during the week and on weekends to accommodate students’ busy schedules.

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Widening Participation: What can we do to enhance support for a diverse student body?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

This resource pack was distributed with the assessment information provided to students for the August 2021 diet. In addition to the resource pack, we had developed an enhanced communication plan, with regular check-ins by the UGTO, to see if students were on track and offer support.