New Orientation Model
When I was hired on as a consultant with the ed tech company Wisr in April 2020 to help institutional clients transition their orientation programs to a virtual format in response to
Hybrid is here to stay – and not just in the classroom
Everyone is going hybrid, and you should too. While I wish life were normal enough to be talking about cars, I am talking about learning. Colleges across the country are creating hybrid models
Thinking through how colleges will create a sense of belonging this fall
The recognizable names of student development theory, Tinto, Astin, and Maslow, amongst others, all agree that cultivating a sense of belonging is imperative to college student persistence, retention, and success. As we
Concerns for fall college recruitment arise with COVID-19 spikes among returning football teams
As an avid college football fan (Go Blue! – sorry, not sorry, to all my Ohio-based colleagues), I have been keeping an eye on how athletics is faring bringing student athletes back
4 things universities can do today to ensure a successful online college orientation
Six months ago, the idea of putting college orientation online was not even a twinkle in a college presidents’ or deans’ eye. Fast forward to today, it’s not so far-fetched anymore. As
How to make preventing melt a campus wide goal
If you are a TV watcher (and who isn’t these days) every commercial from Budweiser to Walmart tells us that we are “all in this together.” So, my question is, why are