Team Growth: Get to Know Kathryn and David

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Team Growth: Get to Know Kathryn and David

At CampusGroups (CG) our team is our biggest strength. We believe in the importance of bringing people together to activate our collective potential.

We trust in the strength that a diverse team brings. Our belief is that by embracing diversity, we can foster a better world for our team, partner campuses and students.

In 2021 we welcomed 17 unique professionals to the CG team. This post introduces Kathryn Warren and David South. Below, Kathryn and David tell us about their professional background, what brought them to CG, and what makes them tick.

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5 Lifetime Benefits of Joining a Women’s Community

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5 Lifetime Benefits of Joining a Women’s Community

Each year on March 8th International Women’s Day is celebrated globally. The day honors the many political, socio-economic, and cultural achievements of women. It also increases awareness about women’s equality and advocates for gender parity.

Higher education institutions provide women with a platform for advancing equity for female students. Further, student clubs and organizations provide women with opportunities to influence life on campus. These include event programming, advocacy, and student government positions.

Women’s communities on campus also provide members with the opportunity to build a sense of belonging, which is known to contribute to higher retention rates. They also foster the acquisition of life skills, including communication, leadership, and teamwork, which transcend the college experience.

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Team Growth: Get to Know Cassie and Ahmed

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Team Growth: Get to Know Cassie and Ahmed

At CampusGroups (CG) our team is our biggest strength. We believe in the importance of bringing people together to activate our collective potential.

We trust in the strength that a diverse team brings. Our belief is that by embracing diversity, we can foster a better world for our team, partner campuses and students.

In 2021 we welcomed 17 unique professionals to the CG team. This post introduces Cassie Everly and Ahmed Zaid. Below, Cassie and Ahmed tell us about their professional background, what brought them to CG, and what makes them tick.

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6 Unique Ways to Celebrate Black History on Campus

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6 Unique Ways to Celebrate Black History on Campus

Last month, hundreds of student clubs and organizations across our Partner Campuses celebrated Black History Month. These amazing student groups held over 1,000 events in the last year.

One organization that stood out is the Black Business Alliance at Yale School of Management. Read on to see the 6 unique ways it celebrated Black History Month and other events that promote equity for all.

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5 Tried and Tested Ways To Increase Alumni Engagement!

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5 Tried and Tested Ways To Increase Alumni Engagement!

Alumni Relations teams know that it is paramount to create a relationship with students before graduation. This makes it easier to foster, rather than reinvent, the relationship once students graduate.

Engaging with students while they are still on campus and transitioning to their new roles as alumni is critical. Here are five tried-and-true tips from our campus partners to increase alumni engagement.

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32 Ways to Reward and Incentivize College Students

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32 Ways to Reward and Incentivize College Students

One big challenge that educators and student affairs administrators can sometimes face is motivating their students. This can apply both in and outside of the classroom and affects all levels of education, from kindergarten all the way through college.

To help support student success, persistence and retention through graduation, many college leaders are creating reward systems and programs.

Recognizing students’ accomplishemnts and efforts encourages academic achievement. These rewards and incentives also help create an environment in which achievement is valued!

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CASE STUDY: Community Portal Strengthens Campus Connections at JHU

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CASE STUDY: Community Portal Strengthens Campus Connections at JHU

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has been a CampusGroups (CG) partner since July 2020.

JHU needed an all-in-one and highly customizable community engagement platform. According to Calvin Smith, JHU’s Director of Student Leadership and Involvement, “CG provided JHU with the solutions it needed in one place”. These include:

  1. Multi Community Hub Campus Portal- This feature has enabled the implementation of a comprehensive platform university wide. It has also enabled each of the nine campuses to have its own Community Hub.

  2. Highly Customizable Platform- This has enabled each campus to create a custom landing page and menu. They can therefore establish their own unique brand and send targeted communications to students.

  3. Multiple Engagement Tools- CG serves as a one-stop-shop for co-curricular life at JHU. Available on the web and mobile, the platform has over 30 modules. These include group and event management, attendance tracking and gamification.

  4. Robust Tracking and Reporting Features- What makes the platform extremely powerful is that all data feeds into an analytics and reporting dashboard. According to Calvin, “from a visibility or statistical standpoint, this has been transformational.”

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