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Four New Coaches Join IEBC Effort To Improve Student Success
(Long Beach, Calif.) – The Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) has added four new coaches to its Caring Campus team to work with additional community colleges as part of its nationwide expansion.
At the CSSO VIRTUAL Conference
As California Community College Chief Student Services Officers gathered virtually for this year’s annual conference, Brad Phillips, President and CEO of the Institute for Evidence-Based Change, addressed their general session on Improving Racial Equity: A Caring Campus Approach. Sharing some new insights on the lack of progress…
Honoring the Past: Embracing the Future
The In-Service/All College Day convocation at Victor Valley College welcomed IEBC President Brad Phillips’ presentation on Honoring the Past: Embracing the Future. College President Dan Walden reports that Brad created an invigorating and engaging atmosphere for almost 370+ attendees and generated outstanding feedback.
Data Informed at State Center Community College District and the College of DuPage
IEBC’s Brad and Jordan recently conducted several data use retreats. The first was for the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) in California where they worked with administrators, faculty and staff from a variety of departments and divisions to better understand the use of leading and lagging indicators and their role in strategic planning.
Data Informed at College of DuPage
This year has found increased requests for IEBC Data Use workshops. In California and Illinois in the last few months, data use retreats have been conducted by Brad Phillips, IEBC CEO and Jordan Horowitz, IEBC COO.
IEBC Launches New Website
Check out this new website with our updated design and videos that bring IEBC’s Caring Campus and Data Use work to life in participants’ own words. Professional staff, faculty, presidents and others from around the country share their experience and insights in short videos that are right to the point.
Mendo Cares Newsletter – June 2021
Read the updated Mendo Cares newsletter to learn more about how Caring Campus is committed to making Mendocino College campuses welcoming to all.
A Virtual Culture of Care – The Caring Campus Initiative
Inside Higher Ed, a leading source for the latest news, analysis, and services for the entire higher education community, highlights the success of IEBC’s Caring Campus Initiative and its participating colleges in keeping students connected during the pandemic. “A Virtual Culture Of Care” features first-person stories describing how IEBC successfully helped colleges create a culture of care online as campuses closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Improve Student Retention, IEBC’s Initiative Aims to Create More Caring Campuses
In Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Sarah Wood writes that colleges are working with the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC)’s Caring Campus initiative to increase student retention. Research indicates that students who lack a connection with their institution are less likely to return for the next semester.
Creating a Data-Informed Culture in Community Colleges: A New Model for Educators
Creating a Data-Informed Culture in Community Colleges by Brad C. Phillips and Jordan E. Horowitz, published by Harvard Education Press (2017), offers a research-based model approach for turning data into information that is useful, usable, and actionable. They draw from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to demonstrate how colleges can make better use of data resulting in improvements in student success.