The Student Affairs Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Office of Student Engagement at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) provides support for over 480 student organizations, which play a crucial role in enhancing student life.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Staff and three students meeting for a chat on the Coffee and Cake Conversation initiative September’s introductory blog post is written by Dr Cathy Bovill, Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development. 2014) Clarifying the concept of student engagement. & Hu, S.

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

UConn’s student health and wellness department now includes a HEAC office whose purpose is to promote student engagement, focusing on marginalized populations including the Asian demographic. Megan Go is a graduate student studying Higher Education and Student Affairs at the University of Connecticut. .

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Graduate school is a transformative journey, providing students with the opportunity to delve deeper into their chosen fields, cultivate skills, and make valuable connections. In order to expose participants to real-world assessment practices, the series features guest speakers who are practitioners and leaders in student affairs assessment.

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Modern Campus

APRIL 16, 2022

Most student affairs professionals pursued this field because we adore connecting with students.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JULY 31, 2023

As you might have guessed, I spent most of my time in the Assessment track, but it was great to interact with other Student Affairs professionals focused programmatically on supporting equitable outcomes for historically underrepresented and minoritized college students. However, you can attend sessions from any track.

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Roompact

JULY 7, 2021

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we speak with Quan Phan, a student affairs professional with an incredible aptitude for graphic design. Learn how Quan uses his skills to enhance the educational impact of materials he designs and learn some tips on how you can, too.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By focusing on the student experience and the other facets of well-being, including the connection between regular activity and academic performance, we welcomed more students to online classes, programs, and spaces offered by Athletics & Recreation. Writing Ready. Rachel Barreca (she/her), B.A., Kait Taylor-Asquini (she/her), B.A.,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

Image: Keeping students engaged on campus and in the classroom can revolve around their sense of belonging. A national spring 2022 survey from the American College Health Association and the National College Health Assessment found that 53 percent of students were positive for loneliness on the UCLA Loneliness Scale.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Student Affairs Assessment brings so much value and opportunity to our students and institutions and I am committed to moving our profession forward within the higher education community. At my current institution, the mission of my unit is to build a culture of assessment throughout the division of Student Affairs.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Four "lineages" of student success best practice Lineage A: Student engagement The oldest school of thought emerged during the 1970s from the work of early student success researchers such as Vincent Tinto. These researchers pioneered and popularized the idea that retention is driven by “ student engagement.”

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Campus Groups

JUNE 14, 2022

This growth continued in 2022 and will continue to do so now that we have joined forces with the leading mobile-first student engagement platform in higher education- Ready Education (Ready). Prior to joining CG, he worked in Student Affairs at his alma mater. In 2021 we welcomed 17 unique professionals to the CG team.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know The leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. Tell me about your journey into student affairs assessment. I had that in my old job a band of all Student Affairs staff.

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Modern Campus

APRIL 18, 2022

When I first began my student affairs career, I envisioned working with college students of “traditional” ages.

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Modern Campus

APRIL 20, 2022

As student affairs professionals, we know that college students gain valuable skills and knowledge through participation in co-curricular experiences — such as service-learning, undergraduate research, campus employment, membership in student organizations, and more.

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Modern Campus

OCTOBER 20, 2022

I was browsing through the Student Affairs Professionals Facebook group the other day and stumbled upon a post that essentially asked, “How can we re-energize our spaces to draw students back to our offices again?”

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Campus Groups

MAY 10, 2022

Maria is passionate about student affairs and success. This includes Student Activities (The Ohio State University College of Medicine), Student Involvement and Inclusion, and Student Involvement and Multicultural Affairs (Columbus College of Arts and Design). Anthony: I loved the journey of the company.

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EAB

MAY 5, 2023

Driving student engagement with these wellness services redirects some of the demand for formal counseling and can prevent many issues from escalating to the point of needing acute care. Coordinating these services can help schools provide much better support for students without the need for major new investments.

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Campus Groups

MARCH 22, 2022

ABOUT BRIDGET: I have a Masters Degree in Higher Education Administration and worked on campuses in Student Affairs for seven years. Now, as a Campus Success Associate at CampusGroups, I am excited to assist and inspire other Student Affairs professionals as they meet their goals. We’d love to hear from you!

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 5, 2023

What about student success metrics , you think, that’s got to be positive. No one has been tracking the student progress. No one knows if the students engaged in this program are successfully making their way to graduation … until now that is. And friends, it’s not pretty. So, here you are.

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College for Creative Study

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By Katie Gaither – Director of Student Engagement – Office of Student Affairs Nearly 25% of CCS students are first-generation college students (otherwise known as “first-gens”)! Enjoy a brunch buffet and connect with fellow first-generation students, staff, and faculty. – 12:30 p.m.

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Campus Groups

APRIL 12, 2022

ABOUT BRIDGET: I have a Masters Degree in Higher Education Administration and worked on campuses in Student Affairs for seven years. Now, as a Campus Success Associate at CampusGroups, I am excited to assist and inspire other Student Affairs professionals as they meet their goals. We’d love to hear from you!

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, HCC met the challenges they were experiencing in Latine/x student recruitment and enrollment head on by creating El Centro, a learning community for this student group. Don't miss out on actively engaging Latine/x students. degrees by the year 2030.

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The Student Affairs Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

At Virginia Commonwealth University we want our students to have the best educational experience possible, and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) helps by providing vital information about activities in and out of the classroom.

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Campus Groups

APRIL 26, 2022

They recognized the need to support not only their students’ engagement with the campus, but also the local community. Princeton was able to work in partnership with local businesses to provide opportunities for students to safely enjoy their new home. Calvin Smith, Jr. ,

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As student affairs assessment professionals, we deeply understand the complexities of collecting meaningful and reliable data for assessment. While we’ve begun to tap into digital analytics to trace online student engagement patterns, there might still be untapped areas where technology can refine our data collection.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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University Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

. “We have to help our students develop, not just into great productive employees, but into thoughtful, conscientious, other-centered persons.” Market and communicate at nauseam Student affairs offices may be way ahead of the curve on how to deal with today’s students.

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Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

MARCH 15, 2019

To find the right instrument for the job, consider the following: Commercially available tests are things such as the National Survey of Student Engagement and ETS Major Field Tests. No program is immune to assessment, including Student Affairs. Reliability and Validity is already conducted and available for you.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

student affairs, academic affairs, foundation, and alumni affairs) that dedicate resources, opportunities, and supports intended to: (a) undo legacies of educational disparities that Black/African American males have historically witnessed and (b) build capacity for students engaged in these communities (i.e.,

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EAB

JULY 18, 2023

EAB’s Lindsay Schappell, Matt Mustard, and Ed Venit explore the eight dimensions of wellness as they related to keeping students engaged, healthy, and on path academically. We can think about a lot of different offices within student affairs. We go right to advising, but we can also think about the Career Center.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2025

Douglass has held a variety of leadership positions at the college, spanning academic affairs, student affairs, information technology and athletics, Idaho Education News reports. Michael Hill – Randolph-Macon College (Va.) Duquesne University announced that President Ken Gormley will step down in July 2026.

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Campus Groups

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In fact, it has accelerated since we joined forces with the leading mobile-first student engagement platform in higher education- Ready Education (Ready). Based out of Jersey City, New Jersey he holds a Master of Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of Connecticut. This growth continued in 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

Parham, who began his presidency at CSUDH in 2018, is a veteran leader in higher education — he previously served as vice chancellor for student affairs at UC Irvine. Parham believes initiatives like Early Start and innovations such as e-sports are designed to keep these students engaged.

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