National Dialog on Student Retention Webinar Series

Webinar Featuring Kristine Stewart of Miami University (Ohio) - PART ONE

Leslie Kossar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:56:00 GMT

PART ONE --- Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Kristine Stewart of Miami University (Ohio) discussed techniques to keep parents of college students, especially those of first year students, informed and engaged. We know parents have communication expectations from colleges, but Kristine also discusses the expectations colleges can set for parents to be part of the process. Kristine also focuses on how web-based communications provide the best opportunity for tracking and assessment of data.

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Webinar Featuring Kristine Stewart of Miami University (Ohio) - PART TWO

Leslie Kossar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:41:00 GMT

PART TWO --- Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Kristine Stewart of Miami University (Ohio) discussed techniques to keep parents of college students, especially those of first year students, informed and engaged. We know parents have communication expectations from colleges, but Kristine also discussed the expectations colleges can set for parents to be part of the process. Kristine also focuses on how web-based communications provide the best opportunity for tracking and assessment of data.

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Webinar Featuring Jim Grizzell - Linking Student Health and Wellness to Academic Success and Retention

Leslie Kossar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:00 GMT

On November 18, 2009, EducationDynamics featured Jim Grizzell, Health Promotion and Education Specialist, who discussed theory and research conducted at the University of North Dakota on enhancing student wellness and evaluating its impact on academic outcomes such as GPA and retention - Linking Student Health and Wellness to Academic Success and Retention. Jim included a plethora of data to help connect the value in increasing student wellness resources including: a description of National Healthy Campus 2010 data, eight-year trends, visualization of health problems, impediments to academic performance, and an overview of solutions.

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Webinar Featuring Dr. Skip Downing - Empowering Students: A Key to Retention Success

Leslie Kossar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:00 GMT

Including Andrea Spratt and Mark McBride

On November 19, 2009 Dr. Skip Downing, with Andrea Spratt and Mark McBride presented a webinar entitled Empowering Students: A Key to Retention Success”. Dr. Downing offered advice regarding his On Course approach to student success, which empowers students to serve as active, accountable partners in achieving greater academic success, ultimately boosting institutional retention rates. Ms. Spratt and Mr. McBride provided their insights from strategies employed at their institutions.

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Online Communities for Student Success Webinar

Leslie Kossar — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:55:00 GMT

On October 14, 2009, EducationDynamics featured Katie Lynch, coordinator of early intervention initiatives at the University of South Carolina and co-author of the recently published white paper - University Purpose Networks: Online Communities for Retention and Student Success. Topics covered were: using technology to be "higher touch", discovering and developing a "purpose network" to drive learning outcomes and assessing programmatic effectiveness for sustainability.

You can read some of the Q/A posed during and after the presentation here.

This is a full recording of the October 14, 2009 webinar

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Webinar Video - Now What? Political Implications of the New Administration on Higher Education

John Trchala — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:53:00 GMT

It is expected that President Barack Obama’s Access and Competion Incentive Fund will place increased accountability on colleges and universities to allocate budget dollars wisely to retain more students through graduation.

The question then becomes: How can institutions leverage the current political environment to their benefit?

That is the topic of this complimentary Webinar, featuring two preeminent educational authorities who have been instrumental in shaping higher education: William Hansen, former Deputy Secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of Education, and Scott Fleming, former Senior Education Policy Advisor for the U.S. Senate. A video of this important Webinar is available for review below.

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Retention 2.0: From Theory to Tactics -- Full Recording of the Webinar Event

Matthew Ulmer — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:36:00 GMT

This is the full recording of Dr. George Kuh and Dr. Jennifer Jones's Webinar on student retention. It was originally presented by EducationDynamics on December 5, 2008.

If you would like to see questions that were asked by your peers during the live event, and even comment on them and participate in lively conversation, visit the student retention discussion page.

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Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes