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Adult learners: Who they are & what they want from college

EAB

These students may also face financial impediments from their prior higher ed experience, such as student loan debt or lingering bursar holds. Thirty percent of surveyed adult learners who discontinued their education said they stopped out because of high costs. Organic social media can change that.

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

EAB

We encourage you to use this as a guide for thinking about an aligned model that fits with your unique services, assets, and campus culture.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country.

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Better CRM Tools Key to Reversing Enrollment Declines at CCs

EAB

Today, we look at the customer relationship management technologies and processes that short-staffed admissions teams at two-year schools must adopt to turn more student inquiries into actual students. EAB · Better CRM Tools Key to Reversing Enrollment Declines at CCs Transcript [music] 0:00:11.0 Give these folks a listen and enjoy.

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

Even simple things like naming your Cashier’s Office, the bursar’s office. I looked and we were literally standing in front of the cashier, but the sign read, “Bursar’s.” When I was at Broward College, we took all that content and built it into our learning management system so that students always had access to these modules.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid. Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education.

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The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness

EAB

I'm a managing director here with the firm. The first dimension is emotional, how we understand or manage our feelings. Did you know your bursar is a wellness office? So give these folks a listen and enjoy. music] 0:00:49.1 Ed Venit: Hello, and welcome to another episode of Office Hours with EAB. My name is Ed Venit.

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