ASCEND Podcast
By Jared Tippets and Eric Kirby
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Are you ready to ASCEND to new possibilities? In this podcast, Dr. Jared Tippets and Dr. Eric Kirby outline why a focus on retention and completion is so important, why previous retention efforts have not always worked, and discuss how we can successfully "ASCEND" to these great expectations. In each episode, we will share innovative ideas, creative initiatives, and best practices and strategies that campuses have used to achieve amazing results. This podcast has intentionally been produced in a quick-tip, bite-sized format where the listener can quickly find ideas, initiatives, and solutions that can be tried on campus today.
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S3 - E29 - Dr. Evan W. Faidley - Holistic Support Strategies to Improve Retention (Engagement)
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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S3 - E28 - Dr. Ryan Barnhart - Building a Supportive Culture for Student and Faculty/Staff Retention (Culture)
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May 31, 2026 |
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S3 - E27 - Dr. Gill Hunter - How to Know When Students are Delusional (*not in a clinical way) (Support)
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May 24, 2026 |
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S3 - E26 - Dr. Tim Young - The Future Faculty Fellows Program: Supporting the Success and Retention of Low-Income and Hispanic Graduate Students (Affordability)
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May 17, 2026 |
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S3 - E25 - Joshua Morrison - Predictive Analytics Powered Case Management Improves Student Outcomes (Data)
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May 10, 2026 |
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S3 - E24 - Dr. Ammon Harris - Using 6-Week Data for Strategic Nudges (Nudges)
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May 03, 2026 |
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S3 - E23 - Dr. Jamarco Clark & Dr. Christopher Hawkins - The Engagement Playbook: Experiences over Events (Engagement)
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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S3 - E22 - Nii Kpakpo Abrahams - Encourage. Empower. Equip.: Cultivating Faculty Engagement for Student Success (Culture)
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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S3 - E21 - Dr. Matt Daily and Tiffany Sorensen - Navigating the Challenges: The Impact of Academic Advising on Retaining Students Who Underperform in Their First Semester (Support)
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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S3 - E20 - Rick Clark and Dr. Anna Holcomb - Expanding Access, Expanding Support: A Network Approach to High-Priority Student Success and Retention (Affordability)
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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S3 - E19 - Dr. Stephanie M. Foote, Dr. Brandon Smith, Dr. Rob Rodier - Toward Transfer Student Success Through a Process to Examine Curricular Pathways (Data)
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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S3 - E18 - Dr. Joe Cuseo - Nudging Students to Use Support Services: Making Referrals Sensitively and Strategically (Nudges)
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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S3 - E17 - Dr. Amber Williams - New Vol Experience (Engagement)
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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S3 - E16 - Dr. Karen McGregor - Best in Class Basic Needs Support Badging Program (Culture)
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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S3 - E15 - Susan Merrill - Thor’s Hammer of Knowledge: A Case Study in Proactive Connection to Campus Resources (Support)
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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S3 - E14 - Dr. Alexei M. Marquez and Fred Huang - Practical? Possible? Sustainable?- Transforming Financial Literacy for Student Success at UArizona (Affordability)
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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S3 - E13 - Jon Ambrose - Using Data to Enhance Career Services Programming (Data)
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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S3 - E12 - Dr. Anna Newsome Holcomb and Brian E. Garsh - Midterm Alert of Academic Risk for Transfer Students (Nudges)
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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S3 - E11 - Tom Hicks - Long Night Against Procrastination (Engagement)
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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S3 - E10 - President Mark Milliron and Dr. Angela Baldasare - The Unlikely Culture Builder: Using ‘Operating Reviews’ to Drive Student Success (Culture)
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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S3 - E9 - Dr. Joshua Wilkin - Holistic Support Strategies to Improve Retention (Support)
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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S3 - E8 - Dr. Lara Lomicka Anderson and Dr. Shelley Dempsey - Bridging the Financial Gap (Affordability)
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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S3 - E7 - Dr. Kris Bliss - Holistic View of Students (Data)
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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S3 - E6 - Dr. Solomon Tention - ‘Project Graduate’ Increases the Number of Completers Amongst Community College Students (Nudges)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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S3 - E5 - Dr. Brian Garsh - Helping Students Take FLIGHT (Engagement)
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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S3 - E4 - Featuring Patrick Tanner and Luis Caloca - One Student at a Time (Culture)
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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S3 - E3 - Featuring Dr. Amber Williams - Vol Success Teams (Support)
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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S3 - E2 - Featuring Joel Spiess - Scholarships as Strategy: Redesigning Processes to Boost Recruitment, Retention, and Outcomes (Affordability)
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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S3 - E1 - Introducing Season 3 of the ASCEND Podcast
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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S2 - E62 - Data (Data)
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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S2 - E61 - Nudges (Nudges)
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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S2 - E60 - Engagement (Engagement)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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S2 - E59 - Culture chapter (Culture)
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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S2 - E58 - Support chapter (Support)
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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S2 - E57 - Common Bond Dance (Culture)
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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S2 - E56 - Free career assessments (Affordability)
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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S2 - E55 - Midterm Grade Policy (Data)
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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S2 - E54 - Expert Session - Dr. Lara Lomicka Anderson (University of South Carolina)
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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S2 - E53 - Texting System about Key Issues (Nudges)
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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S2 - E52 - Expert Session - Dr. Sharon Rea and Dr. Mike Freel (Bellevue University)
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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S2 - E51 - Thanksgiving dinner on campus.community (Engagement)
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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S2 - E50 - Expert Session - Leslie Tod (University of South Florida)
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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S2 - E49 - Registration Outreach Campaigns (Culture)
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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S2 - E48 - Expert Session - Dr. Ann Van Der Karr (Rutgers University - Newark)
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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S2 - E47 - Supporting First-Generation Students (Support)
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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S2 - E46 - Expert Session - Rusty Pettus (University of Alabama)
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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S2 - E45 - T-Bird Strong Campaign (Affordability)
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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S2 - E44 - Expert Session - Stephanie Merritt and Susan Goldsmith (Tulsa Community College)
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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S2 - E43 - Signs of Life (Data)
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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S2 - E42 - Expert Session - Monika Rohde & Mohammed Moizuddin (New York Institute of Technology)
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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S2 - E41 - New Student Checklists (Nudges)
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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S2 - E40 - Expert Session - Dr. Danae Romrell (BYU-Idaho)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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S2 - E39 - Virtual Groups & Clubs (Engagement)
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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S2 - E38 - Expert Session - Sarah Jurden and Kim Brooks (Bowling Green State University)
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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S2 - E37 - Faculty Recognition (Culture)
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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S2 - E36 - Expert Session - Dr. Shelley Dempsey and Dr. Lara Lomicka Anderson (University of South Carolina)
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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S2 - E35 - Faculty-Student Drink Program (Support)
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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S2 - E34 - Expert Session - Dr. Joe Cuseo
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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S2 - E33 - Increasing Scholarship Awareness to Improve Student Retention (Affordability)
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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S2 - E32 - Persistence Scorecards (Data)
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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S2 - E31 - Automated introductory email (Nudges)
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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S2 - E30 - Parent and Family Orientation (In English and Spanish) (Engagement)
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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S2 - E29 - Meet students on their turf (Culture)
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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S2 - E28 - The Perch (Support)
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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S2 - E27 - Expert Session - Dr. Bryce Bunting (Brigham Young University)
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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S2 - E26 - Professional Closet (Affordability)
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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S2 - E25 - Transfer student focus groups (Data)
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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S2 - E24 - Associate degree pushes (Nudges)
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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S2 - E23 - Parent and Family social media (Engagement)
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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S2 - E22 - Normalizing the ‘Sophomore Slump’ (Culture)
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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S2 - E21 - Sophomore specific events and initiatives (Support)
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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S2 - E20 - Community coupons, deals, and discounts (Affordability)
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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S2 - E19 - Surveying students to find out why they came back (Data)
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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S2 - E18 - Expert Session - Aaron Basko (University of Lynchburg)
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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S2 - E17 - President outreach to students not registered (Nudges)
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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S2 - E16 - Campus connections (Engagement)
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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S2 - E15 - Expert Session - Dr. Glenn Davis (Bowling Green State University)
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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S2 - E14 - ‘Every Job Counts’ Campaign (Culture)
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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S2 - E13 - Leads: Sophomore peer mentors (Support)
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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S2 - E12 - Expert Session - Nii Abrahams (Butler University)
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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S2 - E11 - FAFSA Nights (Affordability)
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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S2 - E10 - Triggers for those withdrawing (Data)
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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S2 - E9 - Expert Session - Dr. Gill Hunter (Eastern Kentucky University)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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S2 - E8 - Countdown banners (Nudges)
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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S2 - E7 - Adulting 101 seminars (Engagement)
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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S2 - E6 - Strategies for shifting the culture on campus (Culture)
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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S2 - E5 - Third-week apartment walks (Support)
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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S2 - E4 - Financial February (Affordability)
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May 26, 2024 |
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S2 - E3 - Why the ASCEND Model and does it work?
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May 19, 2024 |
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S2 - E2 - Why the focus on retention and student success?
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May 12, 2024 |
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S2 - E1 - Introducing Season 2 of the ASCEND Podcast
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May 05, 2024 |
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S1 - E104 - Wrap up episode for Season 1
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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S1 - E103 - Helping students better understand campus culture before arriving on campus (Culture)
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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S1 - E102 - Shifting the culture on campus in the eyes of the students (Culture)
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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S1 - E101 - Creating a culture of accountability (Culture)
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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S1 - E100 - Happy Holidays!
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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S1 - E99 - The Nest: A student help center (Support)
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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S1 - E98 - Expert Session: Dr. Steven Girardot (Georgia Tech)
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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S1 - E97 - Unit Effectiveness Plans (Culture)
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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S1 - E96 - Expert Session: Dr. Jim Spain (University of Missouri-Columbia)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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S1 - E95 - Early alerts and report a student concern webpage (Support)
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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S1 - E94 - Expert Session: Dr. Mark Milliron, Dr. Angela Baldasare, Sarah Ball (National University)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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S1 - E93 - Survey in Housing to help pair roommates based on interests (Data)
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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S1 - E92 - Happy Thanksgiving!
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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S1 - E91 - Involving faculty with small groups during Fall Welcome Week to start creating connections (Culture)
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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S1 - E90 - Expert Session: Dr. Ed Cabellon (Curry College)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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S1 - E89 - Online Orientation and Personalized Visits (Support)
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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S1 - E88 - Expert Session: Dr. Kal Srinivas (Syracuse University)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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S1 - E87 - Retention grants (Affordability)
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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S1 - E86 - Expert Session: National Symposium for Student Retention (NSSR) Conference Attendees
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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S1 - E85 - Create “Retention Dashboards” by cohorts and caseloads so staff know who they are accountable for (Data)
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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S1 - E84 - Expert Session: Dr. Michelle Ashcraft (Indiana Commission for Higher Education)
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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S1 - E83 - Campus Rovers (Nudges)
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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S1 - E82 - Expert Session: Dr. KayDee Perry (The University of Olivet)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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S1 - E81 - Hand-registering every incoming student (Culture)
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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S1 - E80 - Expert Session: The Southern Utah University (SUU) Student Success Team
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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S1 - E79 - Visit classes with high DFW rates or high number of first-year students (Support)
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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S1 - E78 - Expert Session - Dr. Bridget Burns (University Innovation Alliance (UIA))
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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S1 - E77 - Free Food App (Affordability)
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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S1 - E76 - Expert Session - Dr. James Winfield (Southern New Hampshire University)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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S1 - E75 - Understanding the students you serve (Generation X’ers, millennials, Generation Z’ers, etc.) (Data)
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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S1 - E74 - Expert Session - Dr. Christine Salvesen (University of Arizona)
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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S1 - E73 - Faculty office hours (Nudges)
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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S1 - E72 - Expert Session - Dr. Amber Williams (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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S1 - E71 - Finding faculty “Campus Influencers” who support the retention effort (Culture)
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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S1 - E70 - Expert Session - Dr. Amelia Parnell (NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education)
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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S1 - E69 - 38 points of contact (Support)
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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S1 - E68 - Expert Session - Dr. Beth Lingren Clark (University of Minnesota–Twin Cities)
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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S1 - E67 - Generation Z and certain jobs (Affordability)
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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S1 - E66 - Expert Session - Dr. Drew Koch (John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education)
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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S1 - E65 - Benchmark study of retention rates and completion rates at comparable schools (Data)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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S1 - E64 - Expert Session - Dr. Terrell Strayhorn (Virginia Union University)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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S1 - E63 - Focus on 5 (Nudges)
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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S1 - E62 - Expert Session - Dr. Monica Brockmeyer (Wayne State University)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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S1 - E61 - Academic Affairs and Student Affairs partnership (Culture)
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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S1 - E60 - Expert Session - Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart (Amarillo College)
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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S1 - E59 - Campus resources and services document (Support)
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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S1 - E58 - Expert Session - Dr. Karnell McConnell-Black (Reed College)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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S1 - E57 - Increase the capability of students to get jobs (Affordability)
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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S1 - E56 - Expert Session - Dan Carpenter (Purdue University)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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S1 - E55 - Creating simple, but useful and inexpensive, homegrown predictive algorithms (Data)
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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S1 - E54 - Expert Session - Dr. Stephanie Foote (John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education)
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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S1 - E53 - Nudging certain populations of students (Nudges)
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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S1 - E52 - Expert Session - Dr. Jim Hintz (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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S1 - E51 - Strategy for breaking down silos across campus (Culture)
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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S1 - E50 - Expert Session - Dr. Dhanfu Elston (Complete College America)
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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S1 - E49 - Parent and family services office (Support)
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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S1 - E48 - Expert Session - Dr. Paul Dosal (University of Central Florida)
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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S1 - E47 - Increasing the number of on- and off-campus student jobs (Affordability)
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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S1 - E46 - Expert Session - Dr. Dale Whittaker (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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S1 - E45 - Second week enrollment census (Data)
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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S1 - E44 - Expert Session - Dr. Tim Renick (National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University)
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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S1 - E43 - Praise the positive (Nudges)
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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S1 - E42 - Expert Session - Dr. Melinda Karp (Phase Two Advisory)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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S1 - E41 - Engaging our more introverted students (Engagement)
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May 28, 2023 |
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S1 - E40 - Expert Session - Dr. Bernie Savarese (University of Tennessee System)
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May 25, 2023 |
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S1 - E39 - Creating a culture of knowing our students by name, ideally (Culture)
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May 21, 2023 |
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S1 - E38 - Expert Session - Dr. Karen McGregor (Purdue Global)
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May 18, 2023 |
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S1 - E37 - Withdrawal coordinator (Support)
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May 14, 2023 |
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S1 - E36 - Expert Session - Dr. Blake Nemelka (HCA Healthcare)
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May 11, 2023 |
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S1 - E35 - Removing “holds” as barriers (Affordability)
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May 07, 2023 |
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S1 - E34 - Expert Session - Dr. Jennifer Latino (Education Advisory Board (EAB))
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May 04, 2023 |
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S1 - E33 - Launch a "Third-Week Survey" to quickly identify students who are struggling from the start (Data)
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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S1 - E32 - Expert Session - Carolina Recchi (EdSights)
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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S1 - E31 - Comeback Kid (re-registration) campaign (Nudges)
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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S1 - E30 - Expert Session - Dr. Neil Burton (Clemson University)
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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S1 - E29 - The bucket list- 50 things to do before you graduate (Engagement)
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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S1 - E28 - Expert Session - Dr. Leslie Webb (University of Montana)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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S1 - E27 - Creating a slogan (concept/motto/approach) for campus to rally around (Culture)
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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S1 - E26 - Peer Mentors (Support)
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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S1 - E25 - Expert Session - Dr. Rick Sluder (Middle Tennessee State University)
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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S1 - E24 - Recruit-back campaigns (Affordability)
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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S1 - E23 - Pre-arrival survey to identify at-risk behaviors and red flags before students show up on campus (Data)
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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S1 - E22 - Appointment reminders and follow-up for no-shows (Nudges)
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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S1 - E21 - New student handbooks (Engagement)
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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S1 - E20 - Keep on Raging!
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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S1 - E19 - The role and necessity of a Chief Retention Officer (Culture)
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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S1 - E18 - Holistic Academic Advising (Support)
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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S1 - E17 - Financial Literacy Specialists (Affordability)
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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S1 - E16 - Retention rates by existing data points (Data)
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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S1 - E15 - "Need to be needed" campaigns (Nudges)
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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S1 - E14 - Teaching social skills (Engagement)
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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S1 - E13 - Getting everyone on the same page (Culture)
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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S1 - E12 - Focus on the basics (Support)
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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S1 - E11 - Teaching financial literacy (Affordability)
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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S1 - E10 - Conducting a study to find out why students leave your institution (Data)
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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S1 - E9 - Weekly campaigns during the first ten weeks (Nudges)
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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S1 - E8 - Interest-based Groups (Engagement)
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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S1 - E7 - Shifting the Culture on Campus (Culture)
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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S1 - E6 - Step-down scholarships and extending the duration of scholarships (Affordability)
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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S1 - E5 - Student Success Team (Support)
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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S1 - E4 - What has worked in improving retention and graduation rates?
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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S1 - E3 - Why haven't previous retention efforts worked?
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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S1 - E2 - Why the focus on retention?
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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S1 - E1 - Introducing the ASCEND Podcast
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Oct 26, 2022 |