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Career Services

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. In senior administration, you’re forced by circumstance to be more fox than hedgehog. Matthew Hora’s piece in IHE this week about career readiness is well worth the read. (The My first administrative experience of a career center was at DeVry.

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Achieving the Dream Convening Highlights Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

ORLANDO— Achieving the Dream (ATD), the national reform network of more than 300 community colleges committed to increasing student success, kicked off its annual convening this week showcasing the powerful narrative of its member institutions. The award is the highest distinction a college in the ATD Network can earn.

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How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt-out”

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How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt out”. As the number of traditional-aged students continues to decline, community college leaders must focus on enrollment and recruitment strategies within their control. Community members who leverage career services resources.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

I want to talk about a third path: the wide range of interesting jobs that have a largely administrative element. Although some faculty members speak disparagingly about administrators, staff members are responsible for much of the work done in higher education institutions. and postdocs explore and enter a diverse range of careers.

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Hispanic-serving institution director tackles education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Tranquilino “Kino” Hurtado became Salt Lake Community College’s inaugural Hispanic-serving institution initiatives director in November 2022, poised for the challenge and opportunity of preparing the college for HSI designation. Q: You also have a background in counseling and career services.

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How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

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The Eight Dimensions of Wellness, developed by Dr. Peggy Swarbrick at Rutgers University and embraced by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is a strengths-based model to promote mental health and wellbeing. February 21, 2023 Our partners implemented strategic advising campaigns at 40 schools in 27 states.

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Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus

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The Advancement Accelerator houses advancement-related data, enabling leaders to identify opportunities to reach more prospects, retain current donors, and expand their advancement efforts to inform their strategy.