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May 7, 2019

Some Student Success Initiatives Aren’t Working (Here’s How to Make Sure Yours Are)

By Civitas Learning

It’s no secret that higher ed is changing. With 74% of students now considered “non-traditional” (U.S. Department of Education), meeting students’ unique needs is essential. Yet spending per student has dropped by 25% since 2007 (Education Next, 2018). Less money for ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/some-student-success-initiatives-arent-working-heres-how-to-make-sure-yours-are/

April 30, 2019

Connecting the Civitas: Highlights from the Illume Workshop in Austin, TX

By Civitas Learning

Earlier this month, student success champions and Illume power users came together at Civitas Learning headquarters in Austin, Texas for the spring Illume Workshop: Data-Inspired Strategies for Building a Student Support Plan. The cohort was led by Dr. Lori McNabb through ...

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https://www.civitaslearningspace.com/connecting-the-civitas-llume-workshop-in-austin/

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 ...

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

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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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