Community College
Community Colleges and the Community: How Leaders Can Ensure Their College Meets Local Needs
Bruce Leslie | Chancellor, Alamo CollegesMore than ever, public and not-for-profit organizations must find new ways to leverage their resources as the traditional public tax base and private sources are no longer dependable. Concurrently, the…
The Positive (and Negative!) Potential Impact IT Can Have on the Staff Experience
Vi Bergquist | Chief Information Officer, St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeEmployers can improve the employee experience, and in turn engagement, by ensuring that staff members’ interaction with the technology they use in their daily work is positive and productive. Employee…
Two Birds with One Stone: Staff Satisfaction and the Student Experience
Cathy Sandeen | Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Colleges and ExtensionDelivering an industry-leading student experience—one that matches the kind of experience students get from retail leaders like Amazon—is a high priority for college and university leaders across the United States.…
Widening the Pipeline: Offering College Credit to High School Students
Rakhshi Hamid | Director of High School Programs, Laramie County Community College“Mom, do you really have to talk to all my friends about their college opportunities?” This is a complaint my daughter often has of me. I explain, yes, I want…
Replacing the Third Leg: Corporate Partnerships and Long-Term Community College Success
Ian Roark | Vice President of Workforce Development, Pima Community CollegeCommunity colleges across the United States are facing challenging times and market conditions. With ever-greater expectations placed on them from external observers, many colleges have seen their three-leg funding model…
Eliminating Community College to University Transfer Barriers—Embracing Co-Enrollment
Greg Morris | Vice President of Academic Affairs, El Centro CollegeRecently I attended a college decision day for students graduating from our early college high school. These graduates represent an elite group of students who are simultaneously earning both a…
FSU@MassBay: Turning a New Leaf in Transfer Partnership Agreements
Lisa Slavin | Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management, Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeFacilitating transfer to bachelor degree programs at four-year institutions is a major priority for two-year colleges—one that often competes with the push for associate’s degree attainment. At many institutions, this…