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The Next Generation of Community Engagement

Community, faculty and student engagement are important components of college and university strategic and facility planning. But many traditional methods of gauging opinion or...

Recruiting, Engaging and Retaining Generation Z

The next generation of college students—Generation Z—has a variety of different expectations for higher education, particularly when it comes to the campus environment. Research...

Strategies for Moving to the Cloud

As higher education continues to feel pressure to reduce costs and improve efficiency, campus IT environments are rapidly changing and the speed of cloud...

Engagement Strategies Throughout the Student Lifecycle

Higher education has unique needs when it comes to student engagement, from the recruitment cycle through alumni relations. More of today’s institutions are taking...

Fostering Employee Engagement and Retention in Higher Ed

Keeping employees engaged while minimizing turnover is a crucial component of institutional success, but unfortunately many colleges and universities are hampered by a culture...

3 Business Admissions Essentials to Strengthen Your Reach and Impact

Your admissions tool options are expanding, and prospective students’ expectations continue to rise. Yet business admissions can still be simplified down to three essentials:...

Considering the Holistic Student Experience: Strategies for Facilitating Student Success

From early alert programs to degree paths, current student success initiatives often focus solely on academics. But many students leave without completing their degrees...

Top trends for meeting evolving student success needs in 2018

What are some of the trends Jenzabar is seeing in higher ed for 2018 and beyond? There is a focus on fiscal responsibility. As we...

Effectively engaging search committees in the hiring process

What can institutions do to ensure active engagement from search committee members? The key to an effective search committee is a high level of engagement,...

Align employee retention with college goals

Tulane University, like many institutions, faced two key challenges last year: controlling health care costs and retaining top talent. At the time, Stephanie A....

College fundraising gift pyramid narrows

Giving to American higher education has enjoyed a significant increase over the last decade, far exceeding inflation. Despite the recession in 2008-10, giving to...

Internationals at the college campus career center (or not)

Career center staff spend a lot of time encouraging students to access available supports, but they may need to work even harder to serve...

Take action: Selecting a vendor for a shared LMS initiative

Gather stakeholders—including faculty, students, IT leaders and others—for honest discussion.  In California, it was crucial to include student representation in the statewide committee that examined...

Provider perspective on overcoming challenges to sharing an LMS

In what ways could sharing an LMS benefit colleges, and what do you see as the biggest or most surprising challenge institutions would need...

Higher ed academic fraud investigations: A better way

Academic fraud accusations create a myriad of challenges for colleges and universities. Many questions arise. What violations of a rule, regulation or statute occurred?...