John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Medical and public health experts advise that consequences from short-term use of marijuana or alcohol can include increased risk of worsening mental health, impaired memory, worsening sleep and immunity issues, and other direct and indirect consequences to academics, relationships, and overall quality of life.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The last two years, ASU has seen the highest retention rates of all students, but particularly Latino students. The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Success Story Learn how the collaboration between this community college's faculty and student affairs staff helped grow enrollment by 18% watch the webinar read our study: defining the faculty role in student success 2. how do you measure student success? Here’s what we learned.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Available Resources Students with questions should contact the Student Affairs leader in their school or division. Additionally, Johns Hopkins University offers robust services for students across all dimensions of their well-being. You can reach JHEAP 24/7, 365 days a year, by phone at 888-978-1262.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

The goal was to map out what the ‘typical’ student goes through from admission to graduation, what actions are they being asked to take, and how our various areas of the institution interact with them. A core team was formed that included the leadership of key offices: Student Affairs, Admissions, and OIT.

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Supporting Student Success

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This project was particularly important to me because of the impact CliftonStrengths had made in my life and how the tool was being used to support post-secondary students’ development. My job at the University allows me to work with students in career exploration from the very beginning of ‘what is a career?’

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He explained how he's likely to benefit from his current experience: "I didn't realize how much of these academic and student affairs, the learning and research environments, are actually on the vice chancellors' and vice presidents' plates. It starts creating a culture that, when something's wrong, it's okay to say it.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

President Takeda-Tinker comes from a financial industry background where instantaneous communication is critical, and she spoke to this difference: “To lead an online or technology-driven institution means that people's expectations of responsiveness have to be in that real-time environment. Communication is so vital.” She holds a B.A.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

When I first started looking at graduate programs in higher education/student affairs I had no idea that I would end up moving to Oregon. Eventually, I decided to apply for the College Student Services Administration (CSSA) program at OSU. I was the student affairs web specialist. It was surreal.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

However, many leadership teams struggle to define what makes their institution unique, let alone communicate a clear message that helps a prospective student choose their institution over another. To learn more about participating in the collaborative, reach out to your Strategic Leader.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

She quickly recognized that certain hierarchical modes of operation don't work very well in a pandemic: "We had to bring together teams with different expertise, make decisions in real time, translate those decisions into actions, and then be able to communicate broadly about what we were doing. Luckily, we didn't have to do all that.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

While they are not always amazingly designed, student information systems provide access points for services that benefit everyone within an institution. In other words, these technologies help with conducting the day to day experience of being a member of a campus.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

Social media are the go-to engagement channels for both traditional campus communicators and online-only education programs. Mobile devices are everywhere and the range of apps that educators can use to connect with students allow for multiple streams of engagement via educationally relevant interactions.

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Blackboard Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We began a search for more efficient ways and decided to partner with Blackboard to launch a one-stop virtual Student Success/Help Center to augment our on-campus staff. We developed solutions for enrollment, admissions, advising, financial aid, and registration. We have the data now to understand the student experience.

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