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April 15, 2019

Top 3 Takeaways on The Cost of Status Quo

By Civitas Learning

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome can feel a bit maddening, can’t it? Sometimes, student success work can feel like we’re running in a hamster wheel, doing as much as we can as ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/the-cost-of-status-quo/

April 3, 2019

5 Questions with Monroe Community College: Quantifying the Impact of Academic Support Programs

By Julianna Frisch, Assistant to the President, Strategic Initiatives, Monroe Community College

As operating costs per FTE increased by 36% for Monroe Community College, retention remained flat. Expensive initiatives designed to keep students in school didn’t seem to be having the desired impact on outcomes. We spoke with Julianna Frisch, Assistant to the ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/5-questions-with-monroe-community-college-quantifying-the-impact-of-academic-support-programs/

March 20, 2019

5 Questions with University of Missouri-Kansas City: Measuring the Impact of Supplemental Instruction on Persistence

By Barbara A. Bichelmeyer

Even though UMKC was seeing 1-2% bumps in overall retention, outcomes were not increasing for underrepresented minorities who are central to the school’s mission. We spoke with Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, Provost at University of Missouri-Kansas City, to learn how UMKC uncovered ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/5-questions-with-university-of-missouri-kansas-city-measuring-the-impact-of-supplemental-instruction-on-persistence/

March 14, 2019

Monroe Community College: How Clarity About What’s Working Has Changed Our Conversations

By Julianna Frisch, Assistant to the President, Strategic Initiatives, Monroe Community College

When we set this year’s goal to increase term to term persistence by 3 percent and our fall to fall retention rate by 2 percent, we understood that step one would be understanding the impact of our student success initiatives ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/monroe-community-college-how-clarity-about-whats-working-has-changed-our-conversations/

March 8, 2019

The Power to Learn and Improve Outcomes — Why More Colleges and Universities Are Joining The Mission

By Civitas Learning

Recently the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice issued another report on housing and food insecurity faced by higher ed students. The report shines a much-needed light on the reality our students are facing on a daily basis. Almost ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/joining-the-mission/

February 25, 2019

University of Missouri-Kansas City: Impact Analysis Informing Decisions to Maximize the Efficacy & ROI of Supplemental Instruction

By Barbara A. Bichelmeyer

One of the hardest things institutions try to do is to stop engaging in some of the practices that have long been part of our culture and our history — but if we are going to better serve each and ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/university-of-missouri-kansas-city-impact-analysis-informing-decisions-to-maximize-the-efficacy-roi-of-supplemental-instruction/

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Featured Civitas Learning Space Stories

Five Things Leaders Should Ask of Their Institutional Data

How Systems of Intelligence Enable Institutions to Learn Faster, Achieve Outcomes

Increased Student Adoption With New Student Mobile App

Illume Implementation Process: Perspectives from an IT Project Manager

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