Friday, February 20, 2009

The Recession and College Campuses

Recently, NPR posted an audio file titled, "Recession Hits College Campuses". This file features an interview with Ronald Liebowitz, president of Middlebury College in Vermont.

What are your thoughts about the economic recession and its impact on college campuses?

Monday, February 2, 2009

What Works in Higher Education?


Recently, the American College Testing Program released a report titled, “The Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors in Improving College Retention”. This report examines effective practices in college student retention at public and private institutions. Access the report here – What Works in Student Retention?

Sunday, October 5, 2008

The National Learn and Serve Challenge - October 6th-12th

The National Learn and Serve Challenge will occur on October 6-12 on campuses across the United States. Through this national service-learning challenge, colleges and universities will be able to:

  • Spotlight the value of service-learning to young people, schools, and communities.
  • Encourage others to launch service-learning activities
  • Build support for service-learning among decision-makers
  • Increase recognition of Learn and Serve America, the only federal program dedicated to service-learning
The National Learn and Serve website also includes ideas for service learning activities on the higher ed level - link. For more information about the Learn and Serve Challenge, please access - http://www.learnandservechallenge.org/index.php.

Are any of the TACUSPA members participating in the Learn and Serve Challenge?

Thursday, September 4, 2008

An Online Student Affairs and Technology Journal

Student Affairs Online (http://www.studentaffairs.com/) features an ejournal that focuses on student affairs and technology. This online journal enables student affairs practitioners and scholars to read articles, read virtual case study competition entries, and to submit articles for publication. The editors for this journal are Gary D. Malaney (Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst) and Stuart Brown (Executive Editor).

To view the Spring 2008 issue, please access - Student Affairs Online Journal.