young-woman-with-headphones-at-desk-with-computer-happily-smiling
Retention

Student Engagement: The Key to Retention 

As Steven C. Howey (2012) pointed out years ago, educators across the US are “frustrated with the challenge of how to motivate the ever increasing number of freshmen students entering college who are psychologically, socially, and academically unprepared for the demands of college life.” For the past 40-plus years, the...
college-campus-with-trees-and-fountain-in-the-foreground
Retention

Partnering with Student Organizations to Build First-Year Student Engagement: Special Olympics Young Athletes and Merrimack College 

Every day, academic leaders make decisions about what kinds of programming college first-year students will find attractive and engaging. Many colleges’ ideas, however, fail to connect to student interest and experience. Part of the reason for this disconnect is generational. The staff and administrators planning these programs are at least...
University building with outside trees
Recruitment, Retention

Effective Strategies for Increasing Undergraduate Student Enrollment 

In a recent Academic Leader article, we outlined the need for colleges and universities to increase their efforts in undergraduate student recruiting in order to remain fiscally secure in an environment where the student pool is shrinking. The top public and private universities and colleges will continue to prosper on account of...