August 24, 2021

COVID-19 As a Catalyst for Change on Campus

August 24, 2021/ Kathryn Warren

COVID-19 As a Catalyst for Change on Campus

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Students are registering for classes, buying books, and packing their bags. Residential Assistants are feverishly working on bulletin boards and door decorations. Student Affairs staff are training student leaders, coordinating arrival logistics, and putting the finishing touches on their Welcome Week programs. The new academic year is upon us and many colleges are welcoming students to campus for the first time since Spring 2020.

August 10, 2021

New But Not: Supporting Sophomores in 2021

August 10, 2021/ Bridget DuBrey

New But Not: Supporting Sophomores in 2021

My sophomore year was hard. I had just been dumped by my boyfriend, which meant I needed to find a whole new friend group. I was transitioning into my role as an RA and trying to get more involved with organizations on campus. I felt pressured to declare a major and wasn’t sure what my career path would be.

But I had been on campus before. I knew my way to most of my classes and I knew which dining halls had the best food. I had already survived my first year in a residence hall and developed study techniques that didn’t require parental encouragement.

August 03, 2021

Strategies to Make Your Hybrid Events a Success!

August 03, 2021/ Lucie-Kay Desthuis-Francis

Hybrid events have become the “new normal” for many campuses. While no longer a necessity, many colleges have seen them as an asset from both an event management and student engagement standpoint.

July 27, 2021

12 Tips to Support First Year Students on Your Campus

July 27, 2021/ Stephanie Chandra

12 Tips to Support First Year Students on Your Campus

There’s no denying it. Freshman year is hard.

The transition between a regimented, organized senior year of high school (living at home and learning in a structured environment) to the first year of college (where built-in frameworks may no longer exist) can be an enormous challenge for many people.

From geographic moves, unfamiliar faces, new living situations, and unexpected social and academic expectations, it can be pretty intimidating for first-year students trying their best to adapt. It’s no wonder that far more students enroll as freshmen than walk across the graduation stage four years later.

July 13, 2021

14 Ways to Gamify Student Engagement & Learning

July 13, 2021/ Stephanie Chandra

14 Ways to Gamify Student Engagement & Learning

Continuously evolving trends and technologies change the way people acquire information.

For college students facing demanding schedules, heavy workloads and an often overwhelming amount of content consumption, campus administrators and faculty are always searching for ways to more effectively engage students in and outside of the classroom to get them more active and involved in campus life.

Implementing gamification is a useful strategy to get students excited and enthusiastic about learning, while transforming even the most difficult or mundane subjects into programs and lessons with which students actually want to engage.

July 06, 2021

How to Empower First Generation Students

July 06, 2021/ Lucie-Kay Desthuis-Francis

First generation college students constitute a large and growing segment of the student body. First generation students face unique challenges. They need additional support throughout the entire college experience, starting with the application process through to graduation. A powerful engagement strategy and dedicated resources are key to attracting and retaining this segment of the student population. Below are 5 ways to empower and increase the success of first generation students.