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.

June 15, 2021

12 Key Strategies to Improve Student Retention

June 15, 2021/ Stephanie Chandra

12 Key Strategies to Improve Student Retention

When considering student retention initiatives, higher education administrators often examine how a student is integrated into the campus community both academically and socially. Accordingly, retention strategies that focus on these two key areas, including academic interventions and a sense of belonging, are critical to a student’s success. Developing actionable plans to identify students in need and implement supportive programs greatly improves student retention rates by helping struggling students not only to get back on track, but integrate themselves as active, integral members in their campus communities.