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Tips for building your AmeriCorps service into a career

College Forward

Across the nation, AmeriCorps members unite under a shared mission: to uplift their communities and cultivate personal growth through civic engagement. Yet, one of the most challenging aspects of service involves deciding on next steps after completing a term. Access the AmeriCorps alumni website and the alumni job board.

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Dean Hoke Appointed President and CEO of the American Association of University Administrators

Edu Alliance Journal

. – March 21, 2023 — Dean Hoke, of Bloomington, Indiana, has been chosen to serve as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of University Administrators ( AAUA ), currently based in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. King will retire after nineteen years of service in that position.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Action taken While there has been steady advancement over the past 40 years, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has proven to be a seminal moment that has propelled student-athletes, coaches, and administrators to face issues of race and racism in college sports. They were making demands and holding administration’s feet to the fire.”

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Last spring, when the institutional effectiveness team at Moorpark College conducted student surveys and focus groups as well as data analysis to evaluate the efficacy of student communication, an issue with volume became clear. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities.

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The district employs two kinds of faculty members: service faculty, who teach and work as campus librarians and counselors, and instructional faculty, who only teach. Adjuncts who work as service faculty currently make $53 per hour, and those who only teach earn $32 per hour. Each group includes adjuncts and full-time professors.

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She said that while talk of creating graduate programs may have been “floated” before 2015, college administrators did not formally consider adding graduate programs until the athletic training policy change. “At that time, I think there was not a particular need for the college to expand into other markets.”

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Student Success Collaborative Awards

EAB

Students, faculty, and campus staff have become savvier with respect to combining both online and in-person student support services,” said EAB President of Technology, Scott Schirmeier. Excellence in Technology Administration Award: John W. Ellenberger, Programmer/Analyst – Starfish Consultant, Penn State University.