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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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How to Teach High School Entrepreneurs to Start and Run their Own Successful Businesses

Experiential Learning Depot

Students did all of the things required for developing a business such as writing a business plan and conducting market research but didn't actually start their businesses (most of them anyway). Students practice budgeting and writing skills. They communicate and collaborate with the community.

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What qualities to look for when purchasing Higher Education CRM?

Creatrix Campus

They are powerful tools that can streamline customer support, communication, and management. They are frequently used to make critical touchpoints throughout the student lifecycle, from initial application to graduation. A higher education CRM system also assists staff in improving internal and external communication.

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. Villanova typically encourages employers to pay interns.

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TSU’s Systematic Approach to Student Success

EAB

So one of the things that we found that was challenging was the hesitance of our community trying to master some new skills. And so what we also noted was that in order for this to happen, we needed to get more marketing involved, across the campus to be able to promote this new platform. How will students know about it?