Tag: Student advising

Recruitment & Retention

ECSU Continues Enrollment Gains Through InsideTrack Coaching Support

After years of stagnant or declining enrollment, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is in its second year of enrollment growth due to an ongoing partnership with the student enrollment and success coaching company InsideTrack.

November 2, 2018

Latinx

Excelencia in Education Institute Brings Together Communities of Action for Latino Student Success

Being intentional about recruiting and serving Latino students, cultivating a familial community on campus and using data to implement and tailor student support initiatives were some of the strategies discussed during Excelencia in Education’s Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) Institute on Friday.

October 12, 2018

Latinx

UHD Receives Nearly $3M for Transfer Student Success

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) recently received a $2.748 million Title V grant to support its “Accelerated Transfer Program,” which will provide transfer students with enhanced advising, coaching and clear pathways to complete their bachelor’s degrees. The grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program will also support UHD’s Accelerated Transfer […]

October 11, 2018

Women

Famous Actress and Family Reflect on the Impact of Upward Bound

Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award winning actress Viola Davis and her sisters said that participating in TRIO programs transformed their lives.

September 16, 2018

Community Colleges

Rethinking Advising for Community College Students

Citing advising as “the cornerstone of student support,” the Center for Community College Student Engagement makes the case for improved advising models in a new study published this week.

February 12, 2018