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Next-Level Benchmarking: How Do You Measure Up?
Leah Lang July 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 7
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How can a college or university apply the tools in the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service and EDUCAUSE Benchmarking Service to achieve its goals? One example steps through a college CIO's process in using analytics to evaluate their context and support a new initiative to improve their standing among peer institutions.
Tags: Institutional Research, Technology Services, Technology Systems, Innovations
Barriers to Academic Success: A Qualitative Study of African American and Latino Male Students
Nina L. Dulabaum June 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 6
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Students of color, males in particular, face significant challenges in higher education. African American male students, on average, are less successful than other racial/ethnic groups, including African American women. Compared to Asian/Pacific Islander or White/Non-Hispanic students, they are less likely to succeed in both developmental and college-level coursework and are more likely to drop out. Latino students are the least likely of all racial/ethnic groups to transfer. African American students and Latino males have the lowest persistence rates (Elgin Community College, 2010).
Tags: Innovations
Incarceration to Graduation: Helping Men of Color Transition from the Criminal Justice System to Higher Education
Nesha Savage May 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 5
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A number of promising interventions have potential to benefit previously incarcerated young men of color (Wimer & Bloom, 2014). Several studies have shown that proactive programs that help young men of color connect to and progress through postsecondary education and training, as well as interventions that focus on emotional well-being and interpersonal problem-solving, lead to lower rates of recidivism, higher completion rates, and greater levels of employment (Patel & Valenzuela, 2013; Scrivener & Weiss, 2013; Heller, Pollack, Ander, & Ludwig, 2013).
Tags: Student Services, Diversity, Student Retention, Innovations
Criminal Justice Technology Flies Into Volunteer State Community College Curriculum
Eric Melcher April 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 4
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A drone zips through the air at up to 35 miles an hour, sounding a bit like a lawn trimmer, far above the Volunteer State Community College (Vol State) campus in Gallatin, Tennessee. Criminal Justice director, Kevin Cook, is giving students a hands-on example of how the technology could be used by the good guys and the bad guys.
Tags: Innovations
Sierra College Manufacturing Student Starts Up His Future at Maker Space
Karen Fraser-Middleton March 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 3
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Tyler Hill, a Sierra College Electro Mechanical Engineering major from Lincoln, CA, got a job working for NCR Corporation in part because of his participation in the Hacker Lab Startup Hustle, a boot camp for entrepreneurs held in fall 2015. Students and Sacramento area entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the next Startup Hustle by March 17.
Tags: Economic Development, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Degree Disenchantment: Quest for Job Security and Lucrative Pay Drives Bachelor’s Degree Holders to Del Mar College
Michael Bratten February 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 2
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A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice paved the way for Leticia Cervantes to become a licensed private investigator. But after a few years in the business, usually checking on unfaithful spouses for local attorneys, she craved a more reliable income and regular work hours. Her solution: Go back to school and learn cosmetology.
Tags: Economic Development, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Changes in the American High School to Promote College Readiness, Increase Degree Obtainment, and Meet Workforce Demands
Steven Reed January 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 1
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American College Testing, with over fifty years of college readiness research, defines college readiness as students having “a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college courses, which include English Composition, Algebra, Social Science and Biology” (ACT, 2012, p. 3). Unfortunately, the majority of students graduating from high school are not college ready, and the need for improvement in the American high school educational structure is clear.
Tags: Learning and Organization, Programs and Practices, Student Retention, Innovations
Celebrating Community College Innovation With Innovation of the Year Awards
League for Innovation December 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 12
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Established over thirty years ago to recognize significant community college innovations, the League’s Innovation of the Year awards are designed to honor faculty, staff, and administrators at member institutions who have created and implemented innovative programs, practices, partnerships, policies, and activities that improve the college’s ability to serve students and the community.
Tags: Community Relations, Innovations
Plan Now for Awards Season: Recognize Innovation and Excellence at Your College
League for Innovation November 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 11
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The League for Innovation in the Community College has two awards programs each spring that recognize and celebrate community college innovation and excellence. League Alliance member institutions are encouraged to participate in this year’s awards season to showcase outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators and the creative programs and practices they have developed.
Tags: Community Relations, Programs and Practices, Innovations
Benchmarking to Inform Planning: The EDUCAUSE Core Data Service
Leah Lang October 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 10
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A check of vital signs is the first step in any physical examination. A nurse measures and records current blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and temperature: for example, 110 over 79, 77 beats per minute, 13 breaths per minute, and 97.8 degrees. These four metrics are the initial indicators of the patient's well-being; however, on their own they are ambiguous.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Organizational Culture, Innovations
Workforce Programs as Centers of Quality Learning
Louise Yarnall September 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 9
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Workforce programs have long been acknowledged as centers of innovation on every community college campus, and now a new evaluation system can help college workforce leaders demonstrate the learning quality of their instructional programs.
Tags: Assessment and Evaluation, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Continuing the Celebration of Community College Innovation
League for Innovation August 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 8
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As community colleges prepare for classes to begin in coming weeks, the League congratulates the 2014-2015 Innovation of the Year award recipients, and invites participation in the 2015-2016 Innovation of the Year awards program.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Organizational Culture, Innovations
Title IX: How It Affects Community Colleges and Students
Kent Seaver July 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 7
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Every college campus has a feel, an atmosphere, that is all its own. Having spent the last 16 years working in metropolitan community colleges, I have had the opportunity to see all types of students interact with one another in that atmosphere, as well as with faculty and staff from all backgrounds. All students are on campus to learn, and when the learning mission is disrupted, it's important to know two things: why it was interrupted and how the college can stop the interference from reoccurring.
Tags: Student Services, Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Student Retention, Innovations
Breaking Down Barriers: First-Generation College Students and College Success
Lauren Falcon June 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 6
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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).
Tags: Innovations
Teaching English Language Learners: Communication Between Home and School
Jennifer Oxier May 2015
Volume: 10 Issue: 5
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When looking at national data about American students who are identified as English language learners (ELL), overlapping definitions from two prominent sources are important to note. The U.S. Census Bureau uses the American Community Survey (2013) to obtain information about factors that disproportionately affect ELL students and their families. The survey compares statistics between "native" and "foreign" households, definitions which are determined by where the householder was born. Not all children whose parents were born outside of the U.S. are identified as ELL.
Tags: Student Services, Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Student Retention, Innovations

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