Postsecondary Resources

Addressing Teacher Shortages

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 26 May 2021 15:41:00 +0000

To Sustain Education, the Workforce and Economy

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This panel explored how P-12 teachers are essential to not only student learning but also postsecondary education and the workforce – and how teacher shortages can threaten state economies in the long run.

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06/11/2021 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Cost of Completing College

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 26 May 2021 15:07:00 +0000

Promising Strategies to Support Student Success

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Many students persevered despite pandemic hurdles to starting or staying in college. This webinar shared strategies that hold promise for the longer-term to increase support for the students who need it most.

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06/11/2021 - 10:00am - 11:30am

Guidance and Information for Institutions

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Mon, 17 May 2021 15:49:00 +0000

COVID-19 Supplies – Cooperative Purchasing Contracts

Midwestern Higher Education Compact offers a list of cooperative purchasing contracts available to higher education (public and private not-for-profit), K-12 districts and schools, cities, counties and local subdivisions, andstate government.

Federal Guidance and Action

U.S. Department of Education has compiled a list of resources from federal departments and agencies for higher education institutions.

Centers for Disease Control offers the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, including Resources for Institutes of Higher Education

Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Federal Student Aid office.

Testing

ETS is temporarily offering an at home option for the GRE General Test and TOEFL iBT in selected areas where students are unable to go to test centers.

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has a list of SACS colleges that have submitted Temporary Emergency Relocation of Instruction related to the Coronavirus outbreak.

From the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, quick links to programmatic accreditors and changes to their policies.

COVID-19 resources for institutions and accreditors from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Planning for Closures and Continued Learning

How University of Kentucky College of Education students are completing field experiences/student teaching

Beyond the Food Pantry – The Hope Center has created this guide to help colleges support students during this crisis.

Emergency Meals-to-You -A national effort coordinated by the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute food boxes to students in rural counties while schools are closed.

Teacher Preparation

State Policy Flexibilities in Response to COVID-19: Avoid Failing the Next Cohort of New Teachers - An SREB brief provides policy recommendations to ensure this year’s graduating teacher candidates are able to enter the workforce for the next school year.

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s COVID-19 resource page

Student-Teachers In Limbo During School Shutdowns. Here’s How States Can Help from Education Week

What Happens to Student-Teachers When Schools and Colleges Close Due to Coronavirus? from Education Week

Shifting the Clinical Experience Using Virtual Formats - tips and advice from U.S. Prep.

Resources From Other Regional Higher Education Compacts

New England Board of Higher Education

Midwestern Higher Education Compact

Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

Resources from State Agencies

State Council for Higher Education of Virginia

Ensuring Community Colleges Emerge from the Pandemic Stronger

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:35:00 +0000

Emerge Stronger Webinar Series

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In this webinar, speakers discussed the agility and ingenuity of the region’s community colleges:

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05/12/2021 - 2:00pm

Enrollment Management and Strategy

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:03:00 +0000

Emerge Stronger Webinar Series

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Participants learned about effective practices, being thoughtful about the long-term student pipeline and adjusting enrollment strategy accordingly.

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04/28/2021 - 2:00pm

Administrative Efficiencies Enhance the Mission

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:01:00 +0000

Emerge Stronger Webinar Series

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Panelists from the University System of Georgia and Huron explored how to structure administrative services to maximize resources to invest in academic, research, community and student missions. They also discussed how to determine the cost effectiveness and impact of services for students, faculty and other constituencies

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04/14/2021 - 2:00pm

Aligning Faculty Effort to Institutional Mission

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:58:00 +0000

Emerge Stronger Webinar Series

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During this webinar, participants explored bringing about administrative efficiencies while protecting the academic core in the long run, aligning faculty effort with both mission and financial viability, and understanding the full costs of delivering academic and other programs and administrative services.

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03/31/2021 - 2:00pm

Considerations for a Post-Pandemic Higher Education

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:54:00 +0000

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This opening session of the series provided an overview of the systemic challenges colleges and universities already faced that have become more pronounced because of the pandemic. During this session, participants learned about emerging trends in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and case studies of transformative approaches that address near-term challenges and long-term sustainability

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03/17/2021 - 2:00pm

Supporting College Students During COVID-19

Beth Day — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:18:00 +0000

Postsecondary Webinar Series

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Colleges and universities have had to rethink the way they engage students during the COVID-19 pandemic, from enrollment through graduation. Hear about innovative practices from student affairs leaders at the University of North Carolina System and Lincoln University of Missouri.

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11/16/2020 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm

COVID-19 Effects on the Teacher Workforce

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:26:00 +0000

In April, my mom called me with the news that my high school chemistry teacher, Mr. Metcalfe, who was rounding out his 42nd year of teaching, had died from COVID-19. I knew him from class, of course, but I also went to school with his son for 13 years and his family attended my grandparent’s church.

He was respected, loved and honored for his excellent teaching. His funeral was an all-day parade of cars through the high school parking lot, where community members waved and shouted condolences to his family. My mom said the cars stretched down the street for miles.

One In Five:

Alice Anne Bailey — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:57:00 +0000

The Student Parent Experience and its Impact on College Success

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[image:10453, w25 image right]One in five college students today is a parent, and yet they remain a largely invisible population. The vast majority of institutions do not track parenting status and therefore do not know how many student parents they have at any given time. Postsecondary success for these students is critical and far-reaching: when a student parent earns their degree, it has ripple effects that span two generations, impacting the parent’s employment opportunities and lifetime earnings potential, along with their child’s chances for achieving academic and career success.

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One in Five Research Report

Campus Family Housing Datatabase

Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program

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06/11/2020 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Higher Education Recovery Task Force Launches

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:51:00 +0000

A new Higher Education Recovery Task Force will convene higher education leaders from the 16 Southern Regional Education Board states to address the challenges facing colleges, universities and students during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery.

The New SwiftStudent Tool

Alice Anne Bailey — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:16:00 +0000

Help for Guiding Students Through Financial Aid Appeals

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The sudden onset and rapid spread of the coronavirus has caused many sudden changes to student and family finances. At the same time, students may not have the same level access to counselors and advisers that they did prior to social distancing. Yet research shows that students and their families know very little about their right to appeal financial aid awards as well as the process for doing so.

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Swift Student Tool

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Financial Aid Appeal Tipsheet

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04/23/2020 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Students Are Not All Right

Alice Anne Bailey — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:31:00 +0000

Using the Science of Social Listening to Understand and Meet Students' Needs

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[image:10496, w25 image right]The global COVID-19 pandemic hit campuses across the country in the blink of an eye. In rapid succession, campuses closed, courses moved online, and our lives—personally and professionally—were permanently altered.

Brain Waves blog

Common Questions Students Ask on Reddit and How to Respond

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Inside Higher Education: Reddit is More Powerful Than You Think

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04/30/2020 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Belonging From a Distance

David Raney — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:19:00 +0000

Protecting the mental health of America’s “loneliest generation”

[image:10424, w40 image right]Things are tough for college students right now. The COVID-19 crisis, which has disrupted life everywhere, is “quite possibly the single most disruptive event in American higher education in at least a half century,” according to the Atlantic, one that has “left students scrambling to wrangle flights home and pack up their dorm room.”

Keep Next Year’s Teachers on Track

Beth Day — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:52:00 +0000

Immediate and longer-term policy actions for student-teachers

With colleges and schools closed for COVID-19, state leaders will need to act quickly to keep 60,000 teacher-candidates on track to graduate and enter the workforce in Southern states next year. SREB convened college of education and K-12 leaders from five states to discuss barriers and share ideas, and a new brief recommends short-term policy changes.