How IUPUI Achieved Excellence in Assessment
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Nov 4, 2016
Cal State Fullerton’s Dash Toward Student Success
Cal State Fullerton has increased graduation rates, improved student persistence and dramatically lowered the student achievement gap...
Sep 30, 2016
Students Helping Students: Using a Peer Approach to Improve College Enrollment and Completion
She looked at me with the common expression of the day—a combination of “I’m lost” and slight panic, “I’m gonna be late!” Truth is, I...
Sep 16, 2016
3 Wins for Students, Communities, and Public Health
One of the first things students ask when they walk into my office is: “What can I do with a kinesiology major?” When I flip the question...
Sep 9, 2016
The HIGH Program provides the basics to Wayne State students in need
No student should have to choose between going to class and life’s most basic needs of food and shelter. Since we founded the HIGH...
Aug 5, 2016
Urban Universities Excel at Improving Student Retention and Degree Completion
Image Credit: John Walker The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named four urban-serving institutions as finalists...
Mar 29, 2016
Georgia State University’s Dollars & Sense Retention Efforts
Georgia State University (GSU) is taking a leading role in response to dramatic demographic shifts in the Southeast United States....
Feb 25, 2016
Meet Seven Urban Serving Universities Collaborating for Change
Photo Courtesy of the University of Illinois at Chicago They are not a club but enjoy a unique membership as part of a higher education...
Feb 11, 2016
Urban Serving Universities Collaborate to Transform Higher Education, Strengthen Cities
Portland State University Life Sciences Building In 2014 a cohort of seven public urban research institutions embarked on a bold journey...
Feb 2, 2016
Small Grants Produce Big Results to Push Students Across the College Finish Line
Photo credit: Georgia State University Nearly everyone has had, or will have, an unexpected financial need. The car breaks down. A child...
Dec 14, 2015
Educators Are Pitch Perfect in $165,000 Advising Innovation Competition
L-R: Peter Meiksins, Isis Artze-Vega, Melissa Welker, Sona Andrews, Jacqueline Smith, Alan Houston. Photo Courtesy of APLU. Maybe you...
Dec 1, 2015
Can Personalized Learning Transform the Student Experience?
Meaghan Duff, Executive Director, Personalized Learning Consortium Is personalized learning the answer to helping your campus reach,...
Nov 12, 2015
Pitch Competition to Award $160,000 to Fund Student Success Innovations
Photo Credit: University of New Mexico Campus leaders are used to seeking funds for new ideas. But venturing into a shark tank like...
Sep 28, 2015
Will this degree get me a job? Cleveland State’s Career Pathways Orientation
Photo Credit: University of Minnesota “Will this degree get me a job?” To help students, their families, faculty and employers see the...
Aug 12, 2015
Building Deep University-City Collaboration: Wayne State’s Warrior STEAM Saturdays
At the USU Summer meeting at Cleveland State University, our theme was deep collaboration between campus and community. As part of the...
Aug 6, 2015
Deep Collaboration Between Campus and Community, Visually Depicted
At the USU Summer meeting, our speakers took a microscope to university-city partnerships and we used a graphic recorder to document...
May 20, 2015
Project Management to Support Student Success Innovations
When I think about innovation, it has a dynamic sound. Something in motion, letting our creativity take flight to create new ideas. ...
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