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St. Francis College Eliminates Athletics Program

BestColleges

Francis athletics program will continue until the end of the spring 2023 semester. Student-athletes can transfer with immediate eligibility to another institution, according to the NCAA transfer guide. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, will have to find another school to play sports at after the spring 2023 semester.

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Understanding the Special Admissions Programs at Northeastern University

Spark Admissions

Program (short for Northeastern University International) gives incoming students the chance to spend the fall semester of their first year at a Northeastern-sponsored campus in a foreign city. Northeastern’s Foundation Year is a pathway program that helps Boston students transition to a rigorous college environment. Foundation Year.

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Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers?

EAB

Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers? Kent State University’s Ted McKown joins EAB’s Allison Akalonu and Matt Sheldon to explore better ways to engage, recruit, and support incoming transfer students. EAB · Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers? We are joining you during National Transfer Student Week.

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Global Starts, Summer Starts and Bridge Programs

CTK College Coach

Diversity and Inclusion: Summer start programs often target underrepresented or first-generation college students who may benefit from extra social support during the transition to college. Colleges may be doing this to manage higher-than-expected enrollment numbers, spacing students out across an additional semester. or higher GPA.

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What Are Pre-Orientation Programs?

BestColleges

Pre-orientation programs are voluntary and occur the summer before a student's first fall semester. These programs feature various activities, workshops, and information sessions that help students get to know their classmates and adjust to their new learning environments the summer before their first semester begins.

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3 considerations for prison education programs

EAB

Building on their early success, Mott’s Second Chance Pell Program Coordinator, Mary Cusack , recently turned to a long-standing transfer partner in the region, Ferris State University. Through this transfer pathway, students will receive their associate degree enroute to their bachelor’s in business administration.

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A Message from a Graduating ILR Senior

Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Office

During the fall semester of my junior year, I decided to pursue an ILR Credit Internship, a program that allows upperclassmen to gain professional work experience while gaining a semester’s worth of credits. Overall, these experiences helped me gain great transferable skills.