Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

Image: Last spring, when the institutional effectiveness team at Moorpark College conducted student surveys and focus groups as well as data analysis to evaluate the efficacy of student communication, an issue with volume became clear. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 15, 2023

With so many options available to today’s prospective students, how can higher education marketers overcome a “sea of sameness” to shine attention on their institution and online degree programs and boost enrollment? But higher ed marketers know that’s much easier said than done.

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Campus Groups

AUGUST 2, 2022

We know how critical the fall is for student engagement. It is when new students immerse themselves in college life and returning students renew with campus activities and traditions. This article outlines 5 student engagement strategies for the fall. Offices that can seem intimidating (i.e.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Podcast New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises Episode 152. The three unpack recent criticisms leveled at the community college sector and share new data that point to a number of bright spots. They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

5 Tips for Keeping Students Engaged Throughout the Admissions Process In higher education, the enrollment funnel can feel like a battleground for institutions vying to convert interest into commitment. Traditionally, the enrollment funnel has been viewed simply: attract, engage, and enroll.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2025

As traditional state capital support declines, colleges and universities are turning to new capital funding strategies in higher education to address urgent infrastructure needs and student housing demands. students in robotics to advance mutual research priorities. In the future mobility, global communications.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Now, schools must work harder to prioritize closing equity gaps and bringing these students back to campus. In this post, I’ll share five ways your community college can strengthen recruitment and enrollment efforts among Latine/x students sourced from EAB research and best practices from our 850+ Navigate partners.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 27, 2023

Image credit: Business School Comms and Marketing team and EUMAS , UoE In this post, Dr Jennifer Yule and Dr Pauline Ferguson, programme leads at the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS) share their journey of successfully partnering with one of the student societies EUMAS.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Student recruitment is the process of attracting and enrolling students into educational programs. It involves marketing, engagement, application, admission, financial aid, and communication to help students make informed decisions about their education. It creates awareness and generates interest.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 18, 2022

They are powerful tools that can streamline customer support, communication, and management. They are frequently used to make critical touchpoints throughout the student lifecycle, from initial application to graduation. A higher education CRM system also assists staff in improving internal and external communication.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 16, 2019

The programme established a bridge for me to communicate with learners throughout the world and changed my previous point of view on online learning. Photo credit: unsplash, Anika Huizinga, CC0 For students studying degrees aligned with their career, there is demonstrable value in sharing professional experiences. Apr 16, 2019

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 5, 2024

This has been proved right according to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). In comparison to their classmates who did not use career counseling services, students who did so had a 25% higher chance of finding work within six months of graduation, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Leadership began by listening to staff to identify and resolve disconnects between departments, which had been limiting their ability to market and fill open courses. I'm Tara Zirkel, Director of Strategic Research with a focus on community colleges here at EAB. We have an 11000 square mile service area, a large service area.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

Consequently, a significant skills gap has emerged, with graduates lacking the necessary competencies demanded by the job market. The Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) is a progressive framework that empowers students to choose courses based on their interests, abilities, and career aspirations.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 31, 2024

However, there is limited evidence of effective peer support approaches for PGT students, and PGT students have been described as the ‘overlooked cohort’ (Coneyworth, et al., The programme has been developed and enhanced each year and regularly has around 200 students participating.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The post features a range of ‘mini-blogs’ from students who use lecture recording to support their learning… Students have been at the heart of the Lecture Recording Programme, from procurement through to delivery and support, providing a unique insight into students’ needs and wants from a lecture recording service.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 16, 2023

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. Villanova typically encourages employers to pay interns.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 27, 2023

Students did all of the things required for developing a business such as writing a business plan and conducting market research but didn't actually start their businesses (most of them anyway). Students practice budgeting and writing skills. They communicate and collaborate with the community.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The benefits of blogging for PhD students (25th May 2017) Blogging is increasingly being recognised as an established method of communicating academic writing. Dr Sara Shinton espouses the value of blogging for PhD students, and shares her tips on the craft of writing, and maintaining, a blog site.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. However, the research on these laws’ effectiveness is mixed. Other (e.g.,

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

They also touch on the role of technology in identifying struggling students quickly and connecting those students with the right advisors and resources to get them back on track. So one of the things that we found that was challenging was the hesitance of our community trying to master some new skills.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 22, 2018

, about 74% of students start working after their first degree. Thus, I think that the University must make sure it is helping prepare students to become successful in the labour market and not merely essay writing specialists. Then how do we ensure that students actually leave university employable?

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EAB

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Kent State University’s Ted McKown joins EAB’s Allison Akalonu and Matt Sheldon to explore better ways to engage, recruit, and support incoming transfer students. S1: Our guests offer advice on ways to make your school more transfer-friendly, and they offer tips on keeping those students engaged and on path once they arrive.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These range from physical resources, like real estate and facilities, to intellectual property and research capabilities. The failure to leverage these assets effectively has resulted in missed opportunities for revenue diversification and has weakened the institutions’ ability to invest in their core mission of education and research.

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Campus Groups

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Succeed One-stop shop for Engagement For higher education institutions, having a centralized platform to manage engagement is critical. Students use an engagement platform to manage their co-curricular life on campus and access student service information.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

“I’ve had people tell me you could order hamburgers and the order would come in and it was chicken breast,” says Robert Nelson, chief executive officer at NACUFS, the National Association of College & University Food Services. “They should celebrate it and market that they’re engaging in it.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2023

Just 55 percent of students say they’ve received guidance on required courses and course sequences needed for graduation, for instance, and just 52 percent say they’ve gotten help reviewing their degree progress to make sure they’re on track to graduate. Experts offer the following eight actions: 1.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Source: EAB analysis of American Community Survey data. When I worked in enrollment management, inquiries were one of the most difficult categories of students to capture and communicate with. Lack of follow up is detrimental, and research shows that mail and email follow up are important to prospective students.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2023

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

Three of these posts featured in the 2018 top ten , while the other seven were published this year… Teaching Matters in 2019 Teaching Matters readership has continued to grow steadily throughout 2019; the October issue (research-led teaching and learning) attracted over 10,000 hits. Top Ten of 2019 10.

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