April, 2020

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To Create the “New Normal” of Education, Start With the “Old Normal” of Learning

Will Richardson

As educators, parents, and students have scrambled over the past couple of months to figure out how to move school online quickly and at scale, I can’t help but be reminded of a pivotal scene in the movie Apollo 13. After having to abandon their trip to the moon due to an explosion, the three astronauts suddenly find themselves struggling for oxygen in their emergency home in a lunar module designed to support only two people.

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Scenario, Risk and Budget Planning: Is Your University’s Fall Term Toast?Managing post pandemic enrollment

The Change Leader, Inc.

Scenario, Risk, and Budget Planning: Is Your University’s Fall Term Toast? The spring terms at higher education institutions are just about history. But what can you do to save your 2021 enrollment?

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Favorite Thing To Do In Holland, MI | Message from Mattie ’20

Hope College Network

Hope College is located in one of the best towns along the lakeshore… Holland, MI! There are tons of things to do in this awesome town, including the beach, Downtown Holland, Window on the Waterfront, Kollen Park, movie theaters and more. Downtown Holland, a.k.a. “Eighth Street”, is home to tons of incredible stores, restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques.

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Understanding and Managing Your Anxiety During COVID and Beyond

Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health

By Steve Joordens. How are you? Don’t tell me, I know. Given all that is going on related to COVID-19 — the health worries, the money worries, the “what the heck comes next?” worries — you’re feeling anxious. We all are. This article provides some highlights of my free online course called Mind Control: Managing Your Anxiety During COVID19 , that is focused on helping people manage their anxiety during this crisis.

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NEW FREE Fourth Edition of the “Developing a Co-Curricular Learning Model” Book on Residential Curriculum and Curricular Approaches:

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

I’m excited to release the new fourth edition of my eBook on residential curriculum and curricular approaches, sponsored by Roompact. The content is expanded from the third edition and now includes more visuals and worksheets. It is also now designed in an 8.5 x 11 format. This should make it easier to print, if you wish! As before, it remains freely available for you to download and use.

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A Student and Faculty Guide to Risk Management While Studying Abroad

Study Aborad Association

As the current COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe, thousands of students and faculty have been forced to rapidly abandon their study abroad programs to return to the safety of home. The threat of coronavirus has placed the world in an unprecedented situation and the U.S. Department of State has even gone as far as to issue a level four warning for citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impacts of the virus.

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Institutions can mobilize digital teams for transformational student experiences

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How are institutions getting the best out of their digital teams? And how can you go about amplifying their impact across departments?

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Community Volunteerism

Hope College Network

The welcoming front doors of the Holland Free Health Clinic (HFHC) Growing up, I was involved in many activities in my community, one of which included my church’s youth group. Throughout the year, we helped the community by participating in tasks such as bell ringing around the holidays to help people in need, and in return, the community supported us for our annual mission trips.

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New study shows student recruitment going virtual fueled by coronavirus fears

Higher Ed Connects: News

Thinking Cap Agency find students more likely to attend virtual tours and delay admission. March survey results by Thinking Cap Agency , a media partner for university enrollment marketing, show that the coronavirus is changing attitudes toward how students consider what schools to attend. The study of 1,900 college students found that just over half (52%) of transfer students are likely to take virtual tours instead of visiting open houses on campus.

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Crisis Leadership as a Higher Ed Employer

Higher Ed Connects: Leadership

By Paula Brantner. We live in extraordinary and uncertain times. Your decisions now are virtually guaranteed to have unintended consequences. There will be a ripple effect, even from making the best informed decisions that you have the capacity to make. Now is not the time to focus on liability and risk prevention, or to act conservatively in providing assistance to those acutely dependent on it. .

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Implementing Sustainable Change in Higher EdThe sgENGAGE Podcast by Blackbaud with Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

Dr. Drumm McNaughton guest spot on, Implementing Sustainable Change in Higher Ed Change podcast, with Blackbaud discusses how change comes in many different forms, whether it’s a new technology initiative, a new stakeholder or student engagement approach, change in leadership, crisis resolution, etc. So, what are the steps that institutions can take to implement sustainable change and realize the vision they’re trying to create through any transformation?

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Studying Abroad! | Message from Mattie ’20

Hope College Network

Students at Hope College are highly encouraged to study off-campus at some point throughout their four-year experience. With more than 300 programs in over 60 different countries, there is a program for you! Many students will study abroad for an entire semester, or there is the option to travel off-campus for a May, June or July term. If you are not interested in traveling abroad, there are also opportunities to study in a variety of cities across the country!

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Moving Away from Home | Message from Mattie ’20

Hope College Network

With just over three thousand students on Hope College’s campus, there are many who come from across the country and around the world. Each year, about one-third of the student body travels from outside Michigan to attend school at Hope College. There are quite a few students that come from different countries too – over 30 countries are represented by students currently studying at Hope!

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Innovation and Crises Opportunities for Higher Edwith Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Bridget Burns | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 037

The Change Leader, Inc.

Innovation and Crises Opportunities for Higher Ed with Dr. Bridget Burns and Dr. Drumm McNaughton you’ll gain insights on how higher education can turn crises into opportunities and transformation. Higher Ed traditionally does not move quickly when it comes to innovation and how to change the status quo. However, the current situation with the COVID-19 […] Innovation and Crises Opportunities for Higher Ed Podcast you'll gain insights on how higher ed can turn crises into opportunitie

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How to Lead Higher Ed Through Crisis and Turbulent Timeswith Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Gordon Gee | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 038

The Change Leader, Inc.

How to Lead Higher Ed Through Crisis and Turbulent Times podcast examines ways in which higher education was already facing major challenges, but an unprecedented black swan event – the COVID-19 pandemic—is testing the resiliency of colleges and universities across the country. Long-time education leader Dr. E. Gordon Gee offers the wisdom he has gained from serving as a university president for 40 years.

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What Are You Involved In? | Message from Mattie ’20

Hope College Network

At Hope College, there is always something for students to get involved in! On the last day of Orientation, students have the chance to learn all about what you can take part in during your time at Hope. Getting involved is what helps students become rooted in a community – whether it be the Student Activities Committee (SAC for short), Student Congress, the Multicultural Student Organizations, Greek Life, the Pull and Nykerk, Small Group Bible Studies, Volunteer Services, Immersion Trips,

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Where Did You Live as a Freshman? | Message from Mattie ’20

Hope College Network

Living in the residence halls on campus is always one of the best parts of freshman year. With eleven different residence halls to choose from, ranging from traditional community, suite or cluster style living, there is a hall for everyone to call home during their first year. The Residential Life staff in each of the halls are always there for you, supporting you when you need it and hosting events for the residents to build community and connections.

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Higher Ed Leadership Styles in Crisis with Dr. Risa Dickson | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 036

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher Ed leadership styles in crisis require an institution's leadership to muster its resources very quickly. Training leadership for these moments is critical to sustainable success.

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How to Move a University from Crisis to Transformation

The Change Leader, Inc.

How to move a University from Crisis to Transformation. There are three types of change: incremental, transformational, and revolutionary (think the internet).

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How to Marie Kondo your content and spark joy for your website visitors

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Now is also a great time for institutions to have a clear out and focus on raising website content standards

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Christian Higher Education – Present and Futurewith Dr. Drumm McNaughton Dr. Ralph Enlow, Jr. | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 039

The Change Leader, Inc.

Podcast, Christian Higher Ed - Present and Future with Dr. Ralph Enlow, Jr. and Dr. Drumm McNaughton discusses ways in which Christian higher ed is facing numerous challenges. The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) conducted a study in collaboration with the Barna Group in 2017 that focused on the marketplace, the dynamics facing member institutions as well as the perceptions of Christian higher education.

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Everything to know about Featured Snippets and SameSite Cookie Update on Google

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Google's changed the playing field (again).

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