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A framework that helps you develop more effective planning processes.
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Discussions and resources around the unresolved pain points affecting planning in higher education—both emergent and ongoing.
Common Challenges
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Conference Presentations
Adapt or Perish
This session explores critical education/workforce gaps in higher education and how they can be addressed through academic planning and learning environments.Planning for Higher Education Journal
An Integrative Model for College and University Programs
A new method for program planning is proposed, based on identifying and benchmarking “student-winners” and “student-qualifiers,” that may find its most appropriate use in vertically-integrated planning within an academic unit such as a business school.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Book Review: Higher Education Systems Redesigned
Webinar Recordings
Catapulting African-American Women to Degree Completion at Land-Grant HBCUs
What factors support degree completion for African-American women students at Land-Grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)? New research on African-American women's degree completion dives into the contributing factors that support these students and catapult them to the degree completion mark.Example Plans
Creating a Legacy Like No Other
Strategic plan for the university, which is beginning its second decade after consolidation.Conference Presentations
Creating a Student Success District Through Transformative Renovations
First generation and marginalized students often have difficulty accessing campus services. Holistically supporting students through integrated services so that they feel valued, respected, and included is critical to graduation and retention rates.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Enhancing the Student Experience in the Sciences
Science education and science student retention are improved by transforming an underutilized campus space into an Academic Support Center that colocates critical undergraduate academic services.Planning for Higher Education Journal
From Innovation to Impact
Rigorously evaluating the impact of innovative student success initiatives is key in meeting institutional goals for student outcomes, resource allocation, and return on investment.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Good Academic Planning Is What Happens . . .
The division of Academic Affairs at the University of West Georgia worked with SCUP to integrate academic planning with facilities, accreditation, budget, student affairs, and student success.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Indiana’s Twenty-First Century Scholars Program
Indiana’s Twenty-First Century Scholars program effectively meets the needs of high-risk and low-income students by understanding the student’s mind-set, providing mentoring relationships, being flexible with credit load minimums, and utilizing alumni for student recruitment.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Innovation in Action
Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success (iPASS) is an emerging, innovative practice with the potential to create transformative institutional change.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Keep on Keepin’ on
A support program for low-income and/or single-mother students to improve their persistence and retention was revisited 15 years after it had been launched at Charter Oak State College. Did follow-up with the graduates show that the effort had aided the former participants in obtaining their college degree? Had the collaboration between the institution’s Academic Services, Enrollment Management, and Financial Aid departments—and the support they offered—help the students to persevere? Based on survey results, was the program still of value, and what improvements needed to be made?Planning for Higher Education Journal
Leveraging Institutional Planning to Benefit Latinx Students
How can institutional planners make a difference for underrepresented minority students? Senior administrators at East Los Angeles College addressed inequities in Latinx student transfer rates with data-backed culturally-relevant strategies.Webinar Recordings
Libraries in Shaping the Future of Higher Education
How can institutions leverage librarians as educational partners, complementing the classroom experience, to ensure students from all walks of life have a strong net of academic support?Blog Post
Navigating Student Success
To gain additional insight into how integrated planning to support student success can be a game changer, we turned to Paula Stossel, strategic advisor to the president for student success, and Amber Racchini, vice provost for student academic success, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. They graciously accepted our invitation to address questions about their cross-functional effort to ensure a student-centered approach to delivery of support services at IUP.Conference Recordings
Planning for Equity
Come join our panelists for an in-depth discussion of research into student inequities and how their institutions plan to improve the student support system on their campus this fall.Planning for Higher Education Journal
Streamlining the Process of Student Success and Persistence
A combination of course prerequisite simplification and focused efforts by academic advising and tutoring services, when and where needed most, can substantially improve student achievement and degree attainment.Conference Recordings
Supporting the Whole Student
In this session, we’ll share how the College of Marin and Chabot College's integrated learning centers are serving changing student populations using an inclusive library design approach.Webinar Recordings
The Art and Science of Supporting Adult Learners
More than ever, nontraditional students and adult learners are making up more and more of the student body at colleges and universities across the country. Learn how to effectively stand out from other institutions who are making mistakes in 10 key areas with the adult learner population.Planning for Higher Education Journal
The Why, What, When, Where, and How of Student Service Innovation
As the challenges students face become increasingly complex and interwoven, student service providers must innovate to meet student and institutional needs and differentiate themselves from competitors.Partner Content
Use Evidence to Plan Facilities That Drive Student Success
In this article, the author draws upon research from his book How to Get the Most Out of College to highlight the evidence that campus planners and designers can use to help drive student success.Webinar Recordings
Voices from the Field: Episode #16
From The Hope Center at Temple University, Paula Umaña discusses caring and communication: the need to identify your most vulnerable students, then ensure that available assistance is visible and easy for them to access.