Improving Your Gift-In-Kind Evaluation Process

Gifts-in-kind, or non-cash gifts, are unique. Most are appreciated assets that offer donors the ability to give an asset, receive a tax deduction for the value, and, depending on the donor, avoid capital gains tax. Yet, there are many gifts-in-kind that aren’t so easy to accept. This may be due to unverifiable value, such as […]

FREE | Using Social Media in Your COVID-19 Response

FREE WEBCAST RECORDING Using Social Media in Your COVID-19 Response   The live webcast took place on April 2, 2020. Please register to get access to the recording. COVID-19 Critical Response DISCUSSION SERIES Watch a webcast recording where our experts connect with the broader higher education community to share ideas and ask questions amid the […]

Spotlight on Innovation: How Delta State’s Okra Scholars Program Hopes to Provide Systematic Intervention for the Most At-Risk Students

SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION SERIES The US Department of Education has awarded multi-million dollar “First in the World” grants to 24 colleges and universities that are innovating to solve critical challenges with access, recruitment, retention, and student success. At AI, we have interviewed each of the recipients to learn more about the projects these institutions are […]

Ensuring Quality in Online Instruction

Many institutions have made the decision to continue with online instruction for summer term and in some cases into the fall. On the horizon for many are more fully online or hybrid courses, which will necessitate a focus on quality in online learning that was not previously possible with the rapid transition to remote learning. […]

Erika Boltz

Erika has spent the last eight years working to connect with students and to tell their stories on the internet through innovative content creation. Previously, she held roles at Virginia Commonwealth University and VCUarts, where she held a few different positions that touched different areas of higher ed, including admissions, recruitment strategy, crisis monitoring and […]

Eric Spicer

Eric Spicer is the Assistant Vice President of Unit Development for the ASU Foundation. In this role, Eric serves unit leaders within the ASU Foundation as they build and lead high performing teams. He is also privileged to help amazing people create transformative impact by investing in access to education, student success, groundbreaking research, and community […]

Kim Medina

Relatively new to Mines, Kim brings over 20 years of experience working to recruit students at institutions ranging from community colleges and small private institutions to large urban institutions. A Colorado native and Bachelor of Arts degree graduate of Mesa State College now Colorado Mesa University with a Master’s in Education in Counseling, Kim has […]

FREE | Perspectives on Annual Giving Amid COVID-19

FREE WEBCAST RECORDING Perspectives on Annual Giving Amid COVID-19   The live webcast took place on April 10, 2020. Please register to get access to the recording. COVID-19 Critical Response DISCUSSION SERIES Watch a webcast recording where our experts connect with the broader higher education community to share ideas and ask questions amid the COVID-19 […]

Application of Virtual Reality in Higher Education

Most colleges and universities are either not using virtual reality (VR) or are using it in more token ways. Yet, according to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2018 report, these technologies are rapidly reaching a much more mature stage – holding more promise for higher education and student learning than ever before. For […]

Lisa Kopecky, M.B.A.

Ms. Kopecky, previously held the position of Vice President for Academic Operations and Finance at California State University Fullerton. There she served as the Academic Affairs division manager for fiscal and facility resources for 150 departments, serving more than 40,000 students at CSUF. With 25 years of education management experience (including strategic initiatives, planning and […]