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Meet the team: Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services, Florence

AIFS Abroad

This week, we meet Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services in our Florence Study Center, Italy. I work together with a team of Student Advisors to manage the day to day aspects of your study abroad program. I studied abroad in Florence in 2008 and 2009. Any advice for students thinking of studying abroad?

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Unpacking History to Understand the Future of Student Affairs Assessment

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Opaskwayak Cree community psychologist Shawn Wilson, who works to define research as a community practice that would benefit from being accountable towards the ideals of 1) Respect, 2) Reciprocity, and 3) Responsibility (2008). Student affairs assessment: Historically Black College and University perspective. link] Dixon, K.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

A shrinking talent market Community colleges have been especially hard hit by the Great Resignation, showing a 13% staff decline from 2020-2022, as a consequence of failed searches , difficulty filling part-time positions , and shortages in student services professionals. whitepaper: Admissions sTAFFING IN A VOLATILE LABOR MARKET 6.

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Accreditor emerging for intellectual disabilities programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“I also think it would help with students getting a job. ” The federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 opened the doors for the growth of such programs when it made federal grants available for students enrolled in what are known as Comprehensive Transition Postsecondary Programs.