The January 2018 issue of UB featured its annual list of challenges for higher education, and No. 4 was both clear and encompassing: data analytics is everyone's job. In the survey of administrators, all groups selected "greater emphasis on leveraging data to identify and solve problems" as the top way their roles are evolving in […]
Where do campuses fall short on groundskeeping and landscaping, and what misconceptions do administrators outside of facilities departments have about groundskeeping? "An important piece in efficient management of groundskeeping and landscaping is getting the correct tools, equipment, parts and services in a timely manner and, ideally, staying within budget. Through cooperative purchasing programs, colleges and […]
A two-year institution in Ohio has flipped the concept of a college scholarship. Marion Technical College President Ryan McCall says it makes as much sense to help students graduate after they have proved themselves in higher ed. That idea drives the college's Buy-One, Get-One tuition model, which will fund all sophomore-year tuition costs (not covered […]
Campuses want to tighten security and turn information into action. This has caused an unprecedented surge in demand for safety and data personnel, according to CUPA-HR's 2018 Professionals in Higher Education Survey. Campuses making aggressive efforts to prevent sexual assault and hazing incidents have invested in their police force, with the police and public safety […]
What should campus administrators consider as they integrate their digital textbooks and e-learning materials with their LMS and SIS systems? "Campus administrators need to ensure they understand their student experience goals relating to digital content. The technology ecosystem they use to manage and deliver this experience needs to be considered in full, and in service […]
Integration between digital learning materials and an institution's learning and administrative systems has gotten better, but instructors, higher ed administrators and providers agree there's more work to be done. That work, providers say, is easier when all parties pitch in to figure out how to best serve students. In the meantime, faculty deal with difficult […]
Imagine a college classroom buzzing with activity: Students conduct research and build presentations using a customized, interactive tool on their laptops. Through the learning management system, the instructor can peek at their work and provide feedback—even to those taking the course online or at a satellite campus. Suddenly, in the middle of class, the research […]
Annual performance reviews are shunned for good reason. Your boss tells you everything you did right—but mostly wrong—over the past year, subjectively rates your performance, and then identifies areas you need to improve. Many higher education institutions question the wisdom of this antiquated approach and are exploring alternatives. Some are abandoning ratings while others are […]
While direct mail and phone remain strong methods of courting donors, advancement offices face the reality that younger alumni may not even have a landline or use a checkbook. More than 1 in 5 online donations were made on a mobile device in 2017, according to research from the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact. In […]
