What's Working on Campus – Campus Innovations That Make a Difference
SUNY Oswego Employs All Hands on Deck Approach to Student Admissions
When State University of New York at Oswego officials announced an “everyone’s involved” approach to admissions, they asked well-known alumni like ...
Collaborating Across Campus to Improve Transfer Student Recruitment and Retention
Transfer students are important members of our campus communities. To better understand some methods that student affairs staff can use to creative...
Getting Into the Facilitation Groove
It takes much practice, assessing each individual group and trusting your instincts to move a group of strangers forward… and you can do it! Here a...
Cultural Assumptions
Because cultural assumptions have been hard-wired into our brains, sometimes we utilize implicit bias without realizing it. To better understand wh...
Confidentiality Concerns
The issue of confidentiality is always a tough one. When should I maintain confidentiality? When should I breach someone’s trust? Knowing what to d...
Graduating Students Hear ‘You are Debt Free’ as Donor Pays Their College Balances
Over 100 students who recently gathered at Wiley College’s (TX) commencement heard these words from President and CEO Herman J. Felton Jr. about th...
U. of Rochester Launches 'Fill-in Family' Program to Support Graduating International Students
This year, international students at the University of Rochester (NY) whose families can’t make it to their college graduations will be supported b...
Valedictorian with Nonspeaking Autism Inspires Peers to Live Life of Service
At Rollins College (FL), a student with nonspeaking autism was selected by her peers to deliver the valedictory graduation address. Elizabeth Bonke...
Multigenerational College Access Programs Aim to Improve Retention and Families’ Financial Status
When students and their family members pursue higher education together, they can “lean on each other and draw on each other” for support, said Mic...
Making a Self-Compassion Plan
What is it that you need to feel healthy and whole? Identifying these factors is a critical step in determining the most effective coping skills fo...
Meeting Pandemic Sophomores’ Needs in Order to Engage and Retain Them
What are some of the essential resources that pandemic sophomores may not even know that they need? We asked Amy Golden, Ed.D., the Assistant Dean ...
Ways to Help Commuter Students Advocate for Their Own Needs
Empowering commuter students to embrace their own agency and be effective advocates for their own needs takes intentional effort. We asked Cathy R....
