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Food for Thought - Race to the Top for Higher Ed

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 01/31/2012 10:04 AM   0 comments , 845 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Teaching,Learning & Research, Strategic Services, Retention & Student Success, Student Services, Grants Management, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: grants, race to the top, transition, k12, improve higher education

President Obama would like to create incentives for states to smooth the transition between K-12 and college education--a program to build upon his Race to the Top program for K-12.  How is your institution working with the K-12 sector to improve the transition between secondary and post-secondary school?

Obama Proposes New Race to Top Aimed at Higher Ed.
Source: Education Week
Date: 1/27/12
The White House wants another Race to the Top com...

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Food for Thought - Online Education Growing at Rapid Pace

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 11/22/2011 02:14 PM   0 comments , 1012 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Open Digital Campus, Enrollment Management, Distance Learning
Custom Topics: blended learning, distance learning, online education, online enrollment, survey of online learning

As the number of online courses and programs proliferate, student demand for online courses continues to grow. Keeping pace with demand and delivering online education cost effectively remain key challenges for institutions.  What strategies are your institution using to address these challenges and ensure the quality of your online education programs?

Online enrollment in US exceeds 6 million students
Source: Babson College News Release
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Food for Thought - The Student Success Data Challenge

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 11/01/2011 10:55 AM   0 comments , 790 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Retention & Student Success, Student Services, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: student retention, student success, college completion agenda, college dropouts, completion challenges, dropping out of college, college dropout, community college dropouts
As money flows from public and private sources into higher education to address student success and completion challenges, many institutions are looking at solutions to help them better understand and act upon student risk factors.  However, the rapid adoption of new analytical tools raises concerns over how data is being used and whether schools are using funds effectively to move the needle. What strategies or approaches are your institution u...
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Food for Thought - Competing for Students in a Down Economy

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 11/01/2011 10:54 AM   0 comments , 789 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Retention & Student Success, Student Services, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: student retention, enrollment, student enrollment, graduate students, graduate enrollment, enrollment dips, enrollment falls

The enrollment surge fueled by the recession and a slow job market recovery may be coming to an end.  As competition for students grows, what approaches are your institution taking to attract, enroll, and retain students as many continue to face economic hardship?

 A New Brand
Source: Inside Higher Ed
Date: 10/2/11
David R. Perry could probably land a marketing executive job at a Fortune 500 company. But this fall Perry began his new job as...

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Food for Thought - On the cutting edge of social media...

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 03/14/2011 11:32 PM   0 comments , 1289 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Community Engagement, CRM, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: international, social media, millenial students, recruiting and admissions
It is not often that higher education leads the corporate world in technology adoption, but a recent study shows that in fact, higher education institutions are leaders when it comes to using social media to communicate with a new generation of students. Institutions aroung the globe are using social media to reach students in an increaingly competitive environment.  How is your institution leveraging social media to communicate effectively with...
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Food for Thought - Scaling back on financial aid...

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 02/28/2011 09:26 PM   0 comments , 1964 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Student Services, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: recruitment, financial aid, enrollment, student services

Just a few years after elite universities led the way in significantly expanding financial aid, the same universities, under increasing financial pressure, are starting to scale back. How will financial aid cuts impact recruitment and enrollment at your institution?

What to Do as Colleges Cut Back on Financial Aid
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date: 2/23/11
Amid greater financial pressures, colleges are scaling back their ...

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Food for Thought - The Community College Conundrum...

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 02/14/2011 10:23 PM   0 comments , 2048 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Retention & Student Success, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: retention, student success, community colleges, achieving the dream, enrollments, state budgets
Community colleges are under mounting pressure to serve a growing number of students despite declining public financial support.  The challenges of providing open access to a diverse student population require new and innovative solutions in order to realize the goals of Obama’s Completion Agenda. However, recent experiments and investments in addressing student success issues are having only a minor impact on student outcomes, proving how diffi...
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Food for Thought - Moving the needle on graduation rates...

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 02/07/2011 10:46 PM   0 comments , 2195 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Retention & Student Success, Student Services, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: student success, graduation rates, academic advising, enrollment, student services

Even as enrollments climb, graduation rates remain flat. As institutions come under more pressure to raise graduation rates, many must look for creative ways to help students manage multiple and competing priorities.  Student services like advising are in higher demand than ever.  How can institutions add capacity to critical student services?

College Enrollments Continue to Climb, While Grad...

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Food for Thought - A new year, a new round of state budget cuts in higher education

by Liz Casals Ellucian on 01/18/2011 09:41 AM   0 comments , 1713 views
Categories: Food for Thought, Analytics, Banner General, Strategic Services, Retention & Student Success, Outsourcing, IT Services, Human Resources & Payroll, Financial Management, Community Source, Business Process Analysis, Business Intelligence, CRM, Student Services, Fundraising, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: state budget cuts, california, georgia, state budget impact on higher education

Higher education budgets face further cuts  as state legislatures work to close huge budget shortfalls. In hard hit states like California, public institutions will likely face a new wave of budget cuts on top of double-digit cuts made over the last several years, while other states are being forced to cut even the most successful scholarship programs.  What must institutions do to address these new economic realities?

California's...

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Recording Now Available for Course Signals: Early Intervention System Webinar

by Valerie Kennon SGHE - Ellucian on 11/18/2010 11:01 AM   0 comments , 2027 views
Categories: Banner General, Teaching,Learning & Research, Retention & Student Success, Student Services, Enrollment Management
Custom Topics: retention, lms, student success, early alert, predictive analytics, purdue university, course signals, early intervention, predictive model
Click here to view the recorded session and learn how Course Signals can help your faculty identify students who are struggling in a course as early as week two and deliver the capabilities they need to provide timely, effective advice to help keep your students on track.
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