With growing numbers of commuter and non-traditional students who do not spend their free time on campus, it’s especially challenging to connect students to the services designed to help them succeed. Cal State Fullerton is addressing this issue through its Student Success Team (SST) model, which embeds a group of faculty, academic advisors, student affairs, and career services into every college within the university. In this webcast, Elizabeth Zavala-Acevez will describe how CSUF embarked on this partnership between student affairs and academic affairs that has helped her institution see an 11% increase in graduation rates. She’ll pay special attention to the role of career services in this model, which moves beyond its physical career center to engage students where they are.
Whether you’re justifying use of funds or seeking funding for your active learning space initiative, your project scope will need evidence to support your request. Our experts will guide you through ways to collect and incorporate the most compelling data so you can effectively communicate the need and what it will cost. Join us for this 60 minute webcast and learn essential front-end research strategies that you can use and apply during the vision, design, and budgeting phases.
Resistance to change happens; learn how you can manage it more effectively. Agenda During this training, you will be introduced to three common scenarios in which you will practice identifying the root cause of the resistance and workshop how to address these challenges. You will also hear case studies of how our experts have successfully managed resistance to change in both academic and administrative departments. These case studies will help you better apply what you learn to your individual context. Scenarios: A long-time faculty member is upset when she learns that two of her courses are scheduled to be dropped from the curriculum due to changes in new competencies. A faculty/advisory team has recently been asked to take on recruiting for their program A beloved staff support professional has been asked to move to another department, causing concern among the faculty who consider him one of their own.
Graduate students, unlike their undergrad counterparts, often do not have dedicated student support systems. However, not all graduate students want to pursue a career in academia and many need avenues for seeking career options, gaining professional skills, and preparing for life after higher education. During this training, you will learn how Virginia Commonwealth University was able to provide support in four critical areas to help grads make the transition from student to professional, including: Interviewing skills Understanding professional culture Knowing your options for careers Dealing with anxiety through the transition For each of these topics, we will discuss what sub-topics were included, how the support was staffed and resourced, the format the support was given in, and a suggested timeline for when the support was given. You will leave with plenty of ideas for how to replicate similar support for your graduate students.
Increase consistency and impact with which your advising and career services staff interacts with students. Agenda This webcast will focus on how you can cross-training advising and career services staff to help both teams better understand how: Coursework supports particular career paths Student interactions can be made more consistent and impactful A central communications database is integral in providing informed, seamless support Shared messages at admissions, orientation, and FYE events help develop relationships with the university We will close by sharing some advice on how this partnership can become part of a larger success network.
What does it cost to offer a course, a service, or an entire degree to students? Understanding the true cost of what your institution offers through Activity-Based Costing (ABC) gives you real numbers to work with and allows you to make better decisions in the short and long-term. During this webcast you will hear about the decisions that New York Institute of Technology was able to make both before and after implementing ABC, and we will help you to connect what they were able to do to your own institution. You will gain an understanding of how the ABC model works and how you can use it to support decisions in: Capital planning Academic program review Strategic enrollment management
Do your campaign communications need to be updated? Whether you are looking for communications advice regarding an upcoming campaign or simply looking for new ideas to refresh your current campaign, this webcast will help you generate aesthetically inspiring and donor-centric campaign communications. During this event, you will see several examples of communication pieces used throughout campaigns at several institutions.
Experiential learning is a hot topic right now in higher ed, but few institutions have managed to integrate it meaningfully into their curriculum on a larger scale. Join us for a webcast to learn about how North Park University institutionalized experiential learning into its undergraduate curriculum through a full-scale redesign. Every Wednesday, classrooms at North Park close in favor of on-the-ground learning with businesses, cultural institutions, and community leaders in the city of Chicago. During the webcast, you will walk through the questions and answers that allowed the University to incorporate experiential learning on an ongoing basis, including: What was the budget for this project? How do you restructure class schedules to accommodate experiential learning? How does the University arrange and coordinate site visits? How do you transport students? How do you assess learning and overall impact of the experiential lessons?
Faculty members can passionately discuss an academic program better than nearly anyone on campus; as such, they make ideal partners in student recruitment. While many faculty are reluctant to grow their recruitment responsibilities, academic leaders are finding themselves in the best position to help bolster faculty support. During this training, we will help academic leaders fine-tune their vision and expectations for getting faculty more involved in student recruitment. We will provide tools to ensure that you understand what is currently needed in student recruitment, as well as discuss the current admissions landscape. You will leave with a better understanding of how you, as an academic leader, can: Build a culture of engagement in admissions success Identify and train the best faculty partners Balance faculty recruitment work with their other responsibilities Create incentives and rewards for faculty participation in recruitment
Learn about practical tools that you can use to engage students in a civil discussion about controversial topics. During this interactive webcast we will discuss your role in facilitating meaningful conversations and have the opportunity to practice two communication frameworks, including: Open The Front Door (OTFD) to communication The A.C.T.I.O.N framework
