Innovations
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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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
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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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Recipients of 2021-2022 Innovation of the Year Awards are encouraged to use the badge below in their email signature lines, on their LinkedIn and social media accounts, on their website, etc. This badge honors recipient dedication to innovative practice at a League member institution, and can act as a visual cue to spark conversation around innovation, create relationships, and build community. (Right click on the badge and save it as an image for personal use.)
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May 7, 2024
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While many community colleges are still battling enrollment declines, specifically among students who have been historically underserved, some colleges have defied the odds and experienced marked growth. What are their secrets to success? Join this strategic discussion with City Colleges of Chicago and Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to learn how both colleges grew enrollment over the past year.
Alongside experts from EAB and the League for Innovation, the panel will address:
Key initiatives and strategies...
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September 14, 2021
This session will provide a holistic view of how to align workforce needs of students, community college programs, and employers, drawing on data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. We begin with a brief discussion of young adult attitudes and expectations for training opportunity and success, and their perceptions of local labor market opportunities, highlighting survey data collected in 2020-2021. We then present findings from a study of community college offerings and labor market alignment, providing data-driven insights into noncredit program coherence and quality...
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June 29, 2022
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Over the past two years, Congress has provided $80 billion in Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants to help students and institutions of higher education weather the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As those resources are expended and enrollment continues to decline, campuses will have to figure out how to move forward and balance support for students with the increasingly urgent need to generate revenue amid national enrollment declines.
This webinar will discuss how institutions can reorient their...
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