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College Possible coaches gain transferable leadership skills with ServeMinnesota

College Forward

Joining ICC is a great leadership opportunity for AmeriCorps members; it provides experience in event planning, research and implementation practices, and networking opportunities with fellow Minnesota AmeriCorps service members. In addition to being a general council member, members can apply for the ICC Facilitator Team.

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Here are 2 new campus safety measures colleges are buying into

University Business

The technology holds enormous untapped potential for also helping colleges and universities recognize and mitigate future risks, informing event planning and infrastructure investments with unbiased, accurate and quantifiable data, said Liam Galin, CEO of BriefCam, according to EdTech.

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Residential Life Experiences as an RA

Hope College Network

This gave me a new perspective on the community, as I was now in the shoes of the event planning crew. The community in Durfee was so responsive to the planned events, that the residents I had two years ago are all still in one large friend group. Lasting Memories.

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Getting Ready for Graduation

Campus Sonar

It’s also one of the most overwhelming and time-consuming parts of the academic year for the campus pros involved in planning it. Attend a favorite campus event. Take Time to Listen In the weeks leading up to graduation, your plans are in full force! This shows “here’s what you can achieve as a grad.”

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University holds Holocaust remembrance event despite Jewish protests

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“We cannot imagine that the university would plan a program for Martin Luther King Jr. 9 resignation letter that says it’s from the planning committee’s three Jewish members. ” The Breeze , the local student newspaper, published a letter raising concerns about the event.

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2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men

EAB

Event planning tools. Tools for promoting BYOMM and its events. For two to 12 weeks, participants discuss the prompts in small groups of roughly 20 students, which helps them be more open with each other and feel less fear of judgment. High engagement across five institutions. Tools for developing community partnerships.

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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Notre Dame, which recently restructured its English major requirements, plans to better integrate traditional literary studies with creative writing courses beginning next fall. “We’re not just marching through the archives,” said Blackwood, who chairs the English department at Pace.

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