Innovations

We’re living through one of the fastest shifts higher education has ever seen. New tools appear every month. New terminology floods every inbox. And here’s something worth knowing: Even the engineers building these systems will tell you that no one fully understands all of this. That’s not a warning. It’s a relief. Because if you’re reading this, you’re already doing exactly what matters most—staying curious, staying engaged, and refusing to let the noise drown out the signal. For community and technical colleges, the stakes feel particularly high. These are institutions that sit closest to...
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In this issue of Innovatus, the magazine of the League for Innovation in the Community College, readers will Learn about new revenue streams for community colleges; Consider how thinking like an entrepreneur can foster innovation; Explore how to accelerate innovation at their college; Learn about a model to increase student success through experiential learning; And more …
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  From 2021 through 2024, the League convened four community colleges in Arizona—a variety of rural, urban, and tribal institutions—to participate in a project focused on improving student connections to wraparound services and the workforce. The project, “Community Colleges and Communities: Collective Impact – Workforce Development with Wraparound Services” was generously funded by the Garcia Family Foundation. The goal of the project was to multiply the effectiveness of community resources in addressing students’ basic needs while connecting students to careers and jobs related to their...
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December 15, 2022 Click here to access the webinar recording. Join EAB and the League for Innovation in the Community College as we share the latest data on community college staffing trends, impacts on students, and strategies for stabilizing campus teams. Since the start of the pandemic, community colleges in the U.S. have lost 12 percent of their workforce, and while staffing levels are beginning to stabilize, colleges are still responding to losing seasoned staff while also facing a workforce that is projected to shrink by millions over the next decade. This webinar will uncover staffing...
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2022-2023 Innovation of the Year Award and 2023-2024 League Excellence Award recipients were recognized at the 2024 Innovations Conference in Anaheim, California.
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Resources from the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project Section I Program Summary Section II Sample Work Plan Section III Impact on Individual and Community Section IV Success Stories Section V Challenges and Lessons Learned Section VI Collaborative Partnerships Section VII Project Forms, Documents and Other Materials Employment Verification Intake Form Section VIII Project Publicity and Donor Recognition Conference Presentation Flyer Media Display Press Release 1 Press Release 2 Q&A Rack Card Section IX Sample Sustainability Plan
  Correction: In the 2017 Survey Final Topline report, for QE21, item 21d was inadvertently omitted. The full item is provided below.
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Join the League for Innovation and Strategies By Design for a series of dynamic 45-minute how-to sessions where we explore cutting-edge AI tools and their transformative applications in community colleges. Each session provides hands-on experience, live demonstrations, and best practices for ethical and responsible AI use in teaching, learning, and operations. The following list includes free, members-only sessions. Click here to check your college’s membership status. These sessions will not be recorded. Sessions are free to members, but registration is required. To receive registration...
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