EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Blogs The Power of a Diverse Donor Portfolio in Your Annual Giving Program 3 Non-Alumni Audiences You Should Be Engaging Today’s advancement leaders will need to access the untapped potential of key audiences beyond alumni stakeholders if they’re going to meet their constantly growing institutional goals. Why engage non-alumni audiences?

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Identifying the relevant metrics for your school will enable you to enhance your recruitment and marketing endeavors while providing current and prospective students with a better student and enrollment experience. Email growth rate serves as an indicator of the effectiveness of your email marketing and lead generation strategies.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Blogs Is Your Institution ‘Gen P’ Ready? My team has worked with an increasing number of institutions that are seeking to re-center their student success strategies around a more holistic definition of the student experience. Read EAB’s insight paper on how to tailor your recruitment strategy for Gen P Gen P Students Are… 1.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 4, 2024

Targeted initiatives aligned with students’ evolving expectations can help seal the deal for these undecided students while promoting longer-term retention and stemming “summer melt” – students paying a deposit yet not attending a chosen college when fall comes.

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EAB

APRIL 7, 2023

Blogs 3 reasons your colleagues don’t want to use data—and how to change their minds Part one of a two-part series on data adoption Has this ever happened to you? This blog post series will explore the question: Why doesn't my team use data? In part two, we’ll explore the leadership perspective on the same question.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Blogs Your Guide to a Successful Year-End Annual Giving Campaign 5 Tips for Advancement Leaders As you settle into the fall term and new academic year, it's time to focus on a crucial task: your year-end giving campaign. These campaigns hold immense potential within your annual giving strategy, but their success hinges on effective execution.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni January 31, 2023 Heather Veeder Assistant Vice President of Student Success, Policy, and Planning, Eastern Washington University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

Blogs 3 Ways Advancement Teams Can Achieve More with Less Many advancement professionals are all too familiar with this scene: you propose a new plan or innovation to leadership, and the conversation ends with “we don’t have money for that.” Tip: Explore per-piece savings tiers with mail/print vendors. How can we optimize this?

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Blogs 5 higher ed thought leaders we are following Thought leaders are known for their innovative ideas and research, their work often serving as a catalyst for change in the higher education system. In addition to her podcast, Stackowiak shares resources for education professionals on her blog and through her workshops.

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EAB

MARCH 20, 2023

Participants in EAB’s State of Facilities virtual workshops agreed; improving recruitment and retention of skilled trades and enhancing engagement and culture across the organization were the top two specific talent priorities reported for the coming year.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Blogs What Advancement Leaders Can Learn from Enrollment Leaders About Gen Z Three tactics to strengthen your advancement strategy There’s no denying the profound impact Generation Z has had on higher education. Explore more insights about Gen Z. This same tactic can be applied to your advancement strategy.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Being able to see so many of you in person and have deep discussions about the theme of this year’s conference—building better student experiences for a new tomorrow—was a much-needed boost. We learned that students mental health may be the greatest threat to retention. Lessons from CONNECTED22. Disrupted transfer availability.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In this post, I’ll review the magnitude of the student mental health ripple effect and guidance on how to develop an effective strategy for responding to the crisis. These responses doubled those of the prior year’s survey, and they far exceeded other common retention threats such as finances and academic difficulty.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs Near-Term Strategies to Combat Transfer Decline As Fall 2023 classes shape up, many enrollment leaders once again face lagging transfer rates. These strategies will make your institution more appealing to potential transfer students and help you grow and stabilize transfer enrollment. How to complete a data discovery: 1.

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

Blogs Are you meeting students’ basic needs? Review these 7 aspects of your basic needs strategy before the semester begins Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, offering affordable and accessible pathways to academic and professional success. Ready to find out more?

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While it’s important to support Black and Latino men throughout the entire student lifecycle, our research team found four moments when that support is especially critical for retention and graduation. Explore our compendium of studies on building a sense of belonging for Black and Latino male students on campus. Read the studies.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In my experience, setting enrollment goals for graduate programs is especially challenging for four reasons: Lack of Consensus. And faculty may, rightfully, be concerned that expanding the size of their classes could negatively impact student experience or lead your institution to enroll students who do not meet a certain academic standard.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them. More on this later.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Blogs EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage The challenges facing higher education have become increasingly complex and interconnected over the past 15 years and in many cases require the collective action of multiple cabinet leaders and divisions to make progress.

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EAB

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Blogs 4 Key Questions About the Advancement Landscape, Answered A Q&A with Advancement Expert, Jenny Jones By Dakota Anderson At EAB, innovation and expertise are at the core of our mission to empower institutions with the tools they need to succeed. Things have changed—has your annual giving strategy? Read our blog to learn more.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blogs What is “one front door” onboarding and how could it help your students? In a recent podcast conversation, Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson, VP of Student Success at Germanna Community College, and EAB’s Dr. Tara Zirkel unpacked some of the strategies Germanna has leveraged to streamline enrollment processes for all learners.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9% rate for students starting in fall 2009, compared to 52.4%

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. This trend will shape the composition of the students you serve while dictating the importance of retention to maintain enrollment.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. This trend will shape the composition of the students you serve while dictating the importance of retention to maintain enrollment.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

Blogs 4 reasons your team won't use data—even if they want to Part two of a two-part series on data adoption Has this ever happened to you? This blog series will explore several of the most common problems with data end-user adoption and offer potential solutions. get the infographic: how to respond to data detractors 3.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs Our partners implemented strategic advising campaigns at 40 schools in 27 states. Participating partners received dedicated guidance from EAB experts to define and execute their chosen student support strategy. Here’s what we learned. Are your sophomore athletes falling behind?

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Reading Time: 8 minutes If you’ve followed the latest marketing trends, you’ve likely noticed the shifting dynamics in how educational institutions implement their inbound strategies. Interactive content has risen as a critical strategy in response to this demand, rapidly gaining traction among schools worldwide.

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