Imagine a relay race with no one to hand off the torch? This is the daunting challenge we face with the future of agricultural education. Nationwide, fewer than one out of ten students are likely to consider agriculture as a career and among agricultural students, one out of ten will actually consider agricultural education as […]
After the Virginia Tech tragedy, colleges began to build teams of administrators and faculty to better recognize and support distraught individuals on campus. At Augusta University in Georgia, the Campus Assessment Response and Evaluation (CARE) team, a division of student life, includes: the director of student counseling and psychological services the director of health […]
Students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center now receive more than just academic assistance from the office of Student Academic Support Services and Inclusion. Besides its traditional tutoring and other academic-related services, the office recently added mental health counseling. "We thought this was going to be the best way to destigmatize mental health […]
What is the biggest key to success with campus store promotions, and what is the biggest challenge in executing them? "Communication with regional managers and store managers is key. The more time store managers have to review and understand the details of promotions, the better positioned they are to effectively communicate the offer or prepare […]
IT leaders at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recognized that unbundling, analyzing and sharing learning management system data could produce results, particularly in driving online students' success. So they partnered with the College of Education to make it happen. Student behaviors such as ignoring the syllabus or not opening assignments will get […]
Are data silos a big problem in higher ed, and what are the most important reasons for taking them down? "It's common to see a divide between interests in graduation and retention on the one hand, and teaching and learning on the other. These are complementary perspectives, yet many times they are siloed despite a […]
How you go to college matters more than where you go to college, says Bentley University President Gloria Cordes Larson. In her book Prepared U (2017 Jossey-Bass), Larson says institutions that focus on professional studies do a fine job preparing students for a job after college. But they often fall short on building "lifelong learning […]
Search committees and institutions recruiting academic leaders are often met with a major sticking point: the most appealing candidates often don't have much fundraising experience. Yet in today's climate, non-tuition sources of revenue are increasingly important and fundraising provides resources that can truly advance a university's agenda. Leaders across campus—deans, program directors, functional administrators, research […]
As higher ed futurists, we are asked about craven competition, niche branding, and distinctive marketing opportunities for a wide range of schools, colleges, and universities. One emergent strategic option for Engineering Institutes is to burnish their unique engineering, science, and technology niche, yet leverage the attributes and competitive advantages that come with attaining University Status. […]
Three new buildings added 800,000 square feet to Notre Dame's football stadium. The Indiana university touts the four-year endeavor, completed in fall 2017, as the largest construction project in its 175-year history. Challenge: Over the years, activity surrounding the stadium had greatly diminished—except on seven days per year during football season. In addition, the anthropology […]
