12 Key Strategies to Improve Student Retention

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12 Key Strategies to Improve Student Retention

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 studentโ€™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.

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Make Your 2021 Career Fair the Most Successful!

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Make Your 2021 Career Fair the Most Successful!

Make your 2021 Career Fair the most successful!

Career fairs provide students with the chance to learn about new companies and make face-to-face connections with potential employers and recruiters. Launched in 2020, as an alternative to in-person fairs, virtual fairs are a product of the Covid-19 Pandemic. They have, however, changed the mindset of how career fairs should be managed forever and are now a mainstay of early talent recruiting.

The benefits of this next-generation student engagement experience are proven. Whether your 2021 career fair will be fully in-person or hybrid, having a virtual guide or app is instrumental to the process from both an efficiency and qualitative perspective. Outlined below are five key takeaways, demonstrating why leveraging an online career fair platform will maximize the success of your next career fair.

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Sustainability Development Initiatives: Taking Action to Help Victims of Australian Wildfires

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Sustainability Development Initiatives: Taking Action to Help Victims of Australian Wildfires

Australia is currently facing one of the most devastating and destructive environmental crises on the planet. So far, more than 10 million hectares (over 24 million acres) of Australian land have been burned. Itโ€™s estimated that 1.25 billion animals, including 8,400 koalas, have perished in the fires.

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Travel with a Purpose: Alternative Spring Break Programs for College Students

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Travel with a Purpose: Alternative Spring Break Programs for College Students

Make your spring break one to remember!

Spring break is just around the corner! Have you thought about what you will do with your time off from school? If you enjoy helping others, traveling to new places, and learning new skills, a volunteering trip may be a wonderful option! Whether you are passionate about community service, enjoy learning about a particular social issue or looking for a leadership or resume-building opportunity, an alternative spring break trip can offer you an inspiring, meaningful and life-changing way to spend your week.

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50 Ways for College Students to Maximize Summer Break

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50 Ways for College Students to Maximize Summer Break

Summer's almost here!

After two full semesters of reading assignments, essays, study sessions, group projects, all-nighters and exams, itโ€™s at last time for a well-deserved break - a lengthy one, at that.

How will you spend your months off?

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