School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

This years conference fostered collaboration, innovation, and inspiration. Thats where School and Student Services (SSS) comes in. Looking Ahead The insights gained from NAIS Thrive 2025 reaffirm the importance of collaboration, adaptability, and innovation in independent school education.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2025

Backed by bank-grade, enterprise-grade security, TaxStatus practices are continuously audited by experts to ensure financial information is protected. Whats even more valuable is how it automatically updates with the latest tax information in real time, ensuring that financial aid decisions are always based on the most up-to-date data.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 15, 2025

While the fall often brings a flurry of applications, admissions deadlines, and award notifications, the summer months offer breathing rooma perfect opportunity for financial aid directors to host a parent-focused workshop that is proactive, supportive, and deeply informative. But like any successful event, it requires thoughtful planning.

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Blackboard Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We already know the benefits of investing in a one-stop student services solution –you will improve consistency of service and answers, improve the student experience, and better utilize overburdened staff. Q: How Do You Overcome Individuals Who Aren’t Supportive of Centralizing Student Services?

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

The widely accepted belief that student success is a responsibility shared by the entire campus, rather than just traditional student services, is challenging to implement. There are numerous collaboration models in higher education, and each institution must create a model that suits its identity and needs.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Transparent and Accessible Financial Aid Process: Clear Communication: Provide families with clear and concise information about the financial aid process, including deadlines, required documentation, and eligibility criteria. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Challenge: Administrators and staff lacked the real-time information necessary to reach struggling students before it was too late. The Strategy: Empower success teams to use institution-specific analytics and insights to uncover barriers faster and connect students to the most beneficial support.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 14, 2025

This exclusive event brought together financial aid directors, heads of schools, admissions and enrollment directors to celebrate a groundbreaking partnership between TaxStatus and School and Student Services (SSS)a collaboration transforming financial aid processing for private K-12 schools across the country.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Using automated tools to check for missing or inconsistent financial information. Improve Collaboration Between Departments Financial aid decisions dont just impact one departmentthey affect admissions, finance, and school leadership. Applying clear, standardized criteria for awarding aid to ensure fairness and transparency.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The mental health effects of COVID-19 will continue to play a role in how higher education professionals will need to support their students. Abundantly true for student services is the need for cross collaboration to support students at all levels. You can find the recording below!

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Civitas Learning

JULY 25, 2023

Marisa Vernon White, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Lorain County Community College. We begin by discussing Lorain County Community College’s use of data-informed collaboration and case management to understand the needs of its students and the broader community.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 28, 2023

The First Step: A Unified Student Success Platform To tackle these challenges head-on, UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation partnered with Civitas Learning to implement a Student Impact Platform that leverages the combined power of data analytics and collaborative workflow tools to break down information silos.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

The new module enables colleges to create and execute a coordinated communications strategy for prospective students and delivers actionable insight to help campus leaders drive students’ enrollment journeys. Sandra Davis, Vice President of Student Services at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Not just the kind you munch on during a study session, but an acronym for well-being to help students remember the importance of the following factors: Sleep Nutrition Activity Connectivity Knowledge, and Self-care It’s paramount to tend to these things in times of increased stress, like the end of an academic term. Resources Ralph S.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Challenge: Administrators and staff lacked the real-time information necessary to reach struggling students before it was too late. The Strategy: Empower success teams to use institution-specific analytics and insights to uncover barriers faster and connect students to the most beneficial support.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 25, 2024

For instance, the marketing and development teams might collaborate to create targeted campaigns that generate both donations and student enrollments. For example, the technology and curriculum departments might collaborate to develop online or hybrid learning programs that can be offered to students beyond the traditional school day.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Ensuring each team understands its role in this work and knows how to take action to improve student outcomes is essential. Northwest’s student success model relies on collaboration between faculty, advisors, and student support units, such as diversity and inclusion, the registrar’s office, and the athletics department.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 5, 2023

If your school already uses School and Student Services (SSS) to manage financial aid, we offer a robust SSS family resource library with application guidelines, FAQs, and more. As a school, ensure families are equipped with the information they need to pursue financial aid.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

degrees in fields with high demand for skilled workers, such as healthcare, information technology, and manufacturing. Data suggests that nearly 98% of students who complete these degrees find employment in the same field of study as their degree. Fortunately, there are solutions to these challenges.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Adding this information to the school website, along with personalized communications, can help families plan more effectively. Learn how School and Student Services provides these nonbiased, efficient financial aid applications. Make financial aid processes more efficient.

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Blackboard Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Lisa Hansen is the Director of OneStop Student Support and Retention Services at Blackboard and works collaboratively with partner institutions to increase student satisfaction and persistence through 24/7 Virtual Student Engagement and proactive outreach and retention support. Sounds easy right?

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

In recent conversations with presidents, provosts, chief strategy officers, chief business officers, and chief information officers, we’ve identified seven missteps university leaders are making in their AI approach. For more information on early opportunities with AI on campus, check out our blog post.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

To make a difference before it’s too late, advisors need access to data as dynamic as their students’ lives. Effective academic advising programs depend on advisors connecting with students at the right time with the right information. Access to comprehensive data is essential to serving students who need it most.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They also provided more hands-on training for faculty and students to spur wider adoption of the Navigate student success platform and improve communication during the registration process. In the end, the institution spurred enrollment growth by pairing the right technology with stronger collaboration and process improvements.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

JW: So I have worked in one of those before, where I worked for the CBO, but my office was actually in a public school building, and I was collaborating with the administrators and the district people there. JW: Because I think that as a CBO, our students, we care about student choice. JW: I guess, absolutely. Yeah, definitely.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Society was capable of showing more creativity, collaboration, and innovative leadership. This information provides donors with a way to see how you’re making progress toward your goal and inspires donations from community members who haven’t given yet. Request a Demo From School and Student Services (SSS).

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The pain of losing students is worse than the temporary pain of making a change to better serve those students.” Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson VP of Student Services, Germanna Community College [link] Learn More Check out this podcast to learn more about Germanna's streamlined onboarding approach for workforce and for-credit students.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

The goal of JHU SNACKS is to raise awareness, provide the latest information, prompt reflection, and highlight services related to sleep, nutrition, activity, connectivity, knowledge, and self-care. Keep reading for a highlight of information, strategies, and resources related to JHU SNACKS, and keep an eye out for our team on campus.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The increased availability of information and reduced reliance on physical files have streamlined our operations. The ability to customize views, whether it’s an Excel-style screen or a student-by-student breakdown, gives us unparalleled flexibility. I was immediately drawn to the elegance of empower ’s interface.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. The importance of workforce development for non-degree seeking Black male students will be explored.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To address this problem, Jean — who is the assistant provost for special programs at Montclair — has been helping to lead the charge to increase male enrollment at the university, all the while forging collaborative partnerships with the surrounding community. This effort will help to inform strategies for broadening college opportunities.

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Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

The combination of this funding allocation and a partnership with The Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC) and the CollegeBuys group purchasing division means that one-third of California’s Community College students have equitable access to on-demand care anytime, anywhere.

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