Internal and Service Partnerships
Institutional budgets are shrinking and student expectations are rising. Meeting these heightened demands requires college and university leaders to assess their institutional strengths and partner where needed to ensure they’re providing students with an optimal experience.
Benefits and Challenges in Partnerships between Continuing Education and Faculties
Michelle Fach | Director of Open Learning and Educational Support, University of GuelphMany centralized continuing education (CE) departments extend the teaching and research expertise of their respective institutions through unique program offerings that serve to attract new and diverse audiences. This outreach…
Conducting Secret Shopping to Keep Vendors Focused on Quality
Maria Jump | Assistant Vice President of Student Services, Colorado State University-Global CampusThird-party vendors and service provider organizations have started playing an increasingly critical role in the management of colleges and universities across North America, given the reality that institutions are managing…
CPE’s Shift to the Core Creates More Collaboration Opportunities for the English Language Institute
Andrew Scales | Academic Director of the English Language Institute, University of British ColumbiaThe transformation of UBC Continuing Studies (CS) into UBC Extended Learning (ExL) began over three years ago as part of the university’s commitment to Career and Personal Education (CPE). CPE…
Sharing Expertise to Make the Bridging Program a Reality
Tanya Wakelin | eLearning Manager,Centre for Academic and Faculty Enrichment and Corporate Training Services, Durham CollegeDurham College (DC) is a proud supporter of higher learning, and participates in many educational collaborations to enhance teaching and learning for students worldwide. In recent years, the college has…
Seven Steps to Evaluating Third-Party Partnerships
Sarah MacDonald | Senior Director of Outreach and Engagement, James Madison University—Co-written with Tomika Ferguson | Director of Community Partnerships, James Madison University— How do you know if your partnerships are living up to their potential? Are you being a good…
Saved Resources and Higher-Value Service: The Benefits of the Cloud
Bernard Golden | Vice President of Strategy, ActiveState SoftwareAs with any other major change in the higher education space, especially when that change is IT-related, cloud-hosting for critical institutional services has been analyzed and re-analyzed by leaders across…
Considering a Public Private Partnership? Realities and Opportunities in Today’s Higher Ed Business Practices
Jose Coll | Fellow, American Council on EducationThe economic and political imperatives that drive the complex nature of higher education today have introduced a new paradigm of management reform with a contemporary focus on efficiency and quality.…