In this podcast, we interviewed Dr. Darlena Jones, Director of Education and Program Development for EBI MAP-Works, LLC. Since 1994, EBI MAP-Works has been dedicated to improving retention, student success, and the quality of the college student experience. Darlena received her Ph.D. in Physics at Oklahoma State University and has served as a faculty member…
We interviewed TJ Logan on “forward-thinking” in the student affairs world. TJ is the Associate Director of Housing for Administrative Services at the University of Florida and is a leader in the world of student affairs innovation. Watch the video below, or listen to the audio through the media player at the top of this…
Recently the University of Kansas via KU News sent a tweet of the Chancellor’s testimony to the Kansas House Education Budget Committee (KU Article). Kansas is my alma mater and I bleed the crimson and blue, so to keep up to date with my Jayhawks I checked out the article. In doing so, I feel…
Below is a recording of our live interview done with NASPA President, Kevin Kruger. Keep an eye out for more LIVE interviews we might be doing in the near future!
In this episode, we interviewed Director of Housing for International Programs at Green River Community College, Cyndi Rapier. Cyndi has worked at Green River for 14 years, and has responsibility for a wide variety of issues relating to the International program or “IP.” As an active member of the IP Marketing Team, Enrollment Management Team, and…
Great article in the NYT about the growing concern of college graduation rates in our country. It is a sobering fact that half of all students (both non-traditional and traditional) at two- or four-year institutions, fail to earn a degree in six years. The National Commission on Higher Education Attainment, led by The Ohio State University President,…
As we plan for the next academic year in student housing, we are all trying to reassess how we disseminate and present information to today’s students. What worked five years ago, probably isn’t going to work well today. Our student’s information environment has changed greatly. We need to think in terms of using smaller bits…
Inside HigherEd posted a really interesting article on “Finding the Next Generation” last month. I especially liked this excerpt… Reaching out to low-income, urban students is a significant shift for a group of institutions like Franklin & Marshall whose historic demographic has been middle- and high-income students. While institutions such as Franklin & Marshall have…
At this years NACAS annual conference, we got to talk to a few folks and ask them some questions about things going on at their campuses.
The Huffington Post recently tweeted a blog article highlighting a list of the “Top 10 Colleges with the Happiest Students.” Seeing as I’m a sucker for top 10 lists, I had to peruse the list. As I did, I noticed something that showed up in the description of each school listed. Here are some quotes:…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about things that higher education professionals like to see on Twitter. I contacted many people in the #HigherEd community and came to some pretty neat conclusions about using Twitter as a professional development tool. But when I actually contacted these folks, I not only asked them…
In this episode, we interview the author of the book “The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking,” Edward Burger. Edward is the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics at Williams College, and is an educational and business consultant. Read his full bio below. Capstone’s Alton Irwin wrote a blog post on the book recently. You can find that…
