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Tags: Strategic PlanningSeptember 2025Strategic planning serves as a cornerstone for institutional success, providing a clear road map...
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Tags: Artificial IntelligenceSeptember 2025Sinclair Community College serves more than 30,000 students and community members each year. Guided...
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Tags:September 2025Student-led healthcare clinics first emerged as an innovative response to unmet healthcare needs,...
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Tags: Organizational CultureAugust 2025Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is committed to innovation and transformation. We...
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Graduating high school students across the nation are faced with deciding whether to continue their education or enter the workforce. Many seek higher education in order to improve career opportunities and gain economic prosperity and social mobility (Blackwell & Pinder, 2014). The College Board claims that the average annual income for individuals who have a baccalaureate degree is $53,976. The unemployment rate among these graduates is 4.7 percent, which is lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 6.7 percent (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). While these statistics look promising, the...
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Strategic planning serves as a cornerstone for institutional success, providing a clear road map that aligns organizational goals with the needs of the local community. In today’s dynamic educational landscape, the involvement of employees and stakeholders is critical, as their insights and contributions foster a sense of ownership and accountability. Empowering campus stakeholders through inclusive processes not only enhances engagement but also cultivates a culture of collaboration and innovation. By prioritizing open dialogue and collective input, institutions can create a strategic agenda...
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Sinclair Community College serves more than 30,000 students and community members each year. Guided by its mission to “find the need and endeavor to meet it,” Sinclair drives innovation across all levels of the institution. At the forefront of this transformation is the eLearning Division, which designs, supports, and advances high-quality learning experiences across every modality. With a team of 35 staff specializing in instructional design, advanced technologies, faculty training, and learning management system administration, the eLearning Division partners with hundreds of faculty...
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Student-led healthcare clinics first emerged as an innovative response to unmet healthcare needs, particularly among underserved populations, that also provide students with invaluable hands-on learning experiences (Simpson & Long, 2007). Over the past several decades, these clinics have become increasingly prevalent in university settings, where they serve as vital platforms for students to develop clinical, organizational, and leadership skills in real-world environments (Smith et al., 2014). The impact of student-led clinics is twofold: They improve access to care for vulnerable...
Maricopa Community Colleges launched its first formal bachelor’s degree transfer partnership with another Arizona community college in July 2025. This innovative collaboration with Northland Pioneer College (NPC) creates an accessible pathway for students statewide and represents a bold step toward expanding high-quality, affordable bachelor’s degree options for students in urban and rural communities. It also offers a replicable model for other community colleges seeking to build student-centered, workforce-aligned partnerships.
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Through this partnership, students who...
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Onboarding of faculty workgroups at Delta College is facilitated by the faculty-run Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence (FCTE). As the workgroups have varying needs, the onboarding process for each is, likewise, varied. By tailoring the onboarding process to the workgroup, Delta College strives to achieve its mission to empower, include, and welcome our diverse community.
The FCTE designs onboarding experiences with an intensive focus on belonging because we believe it is the key to retention. To this end, we endeavor to ensure that the welcome is sincere, the integration of all parties...
