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Seven Community Colleges Nationwide Join ‘Caring Campus Initiative’
San Diego, Calif. – Seven community colleges have been selected as new participants in the “Caring Campus Initiative” led by the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC). Funded by a second round of Ascendium Education Group (AEG) funding for 2020 following an initial grant in 2019. IEBC will focus on faculty and their non-academic role in increasing student success.
Caring Campus: Connecting with Students in a Virtual Environment
More than 300 people attended this one-hour webinar to learn more about Caring Campus work supporting professional staff in student retention and completion. The webinar is available here: https://vimeo.com/416753606
Social Distancing Does Not Mean Social Isolation: The Case for Caring Campuses Now in The EvoLLLution
Social Distancing Does Not Mean Social Isolation: The Case for Caring Campuses Now. IEBC makes the case for Caring Campus Now in The EvoLLLution, an online newspaper for the higher education community. Co-authored by IEBC President/CEO Brad Phillips and IEBC Chief Operating Officer Jordan Horowitz, the article describes the need for staff and students to maintain contact and communication and to reinvent the concept of student support in a virtual environment.
An Introduction to Caring Campus California
The Caring Campus: Integrating Professional Staff into Comprehensive Student Success Efforts The importance of connecting to students, and the role of classified professional staff in this, is critically important. This half-hour presentation introduced Caring Campus and how it works to maintain the human connection, provide support to staff, and is key to retaining students and improving student success. Watch the webinar here: https://vimeo.com/405673551
Chancellor’s Office Expands ‘Caring Campus’ Partnership with IEBC to Additional California Community College
San Diego, Calif. – The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) is expanding its partnership with the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC), implementing the ‘Caring Campus’ Initiative in California with an additional $500,000.
IEBC Newsletter – February 2020
The February 2020 Newsletter details the partnership expansion between IEBC and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO), implementing the ‘Caring Campus’ Initiative in California with an additional $500,000.The new funding will support the addition of 18 new community colleges to the program, as well as providing ongoing support to the 18 original participating colleges, empowering one-third of all California community colleges to be ‘Caring Campuses.’
IEBC Newsletter – December 2019
The December 2019 Newsletter highlights the expansion of Caring Campus nationwide with a second grant from Ascendium Education Group that supports a focus on faculty, expands the work with staff, and supports a CCRC partnership to gain a better understanding of how the initiative works to change college culture and improve student outcomes. Also included are conversations with IEBC leaders, a Caring Campus coach and the Community College Research Center (CCRC) director.
Caring Campus California: Improving Student Connectedness to Improve Student Success
IEBC Vice President Jordan Horowitz chaired the panel, joined by Barstow College President Eva Bagg and Southwestern College Professional Development Coordinator Janelle Williams Melendrez for this panel discussion at the Community College League of California (CCLC) convention.
Ascendium Awards New $2 Million Grant to the Institute for Evidence-Based Change Supporting Its ‘Caring Campus Initiative’
San Diego, Calif. – Ascendium Education Group, one of the nation’s leading higher education philanthropies, has awarded a second grant to the Institute forEvidence-Based Change (IEBC) for the “Caring Campus Initiative.”
It’s Better to Lead Than Lag
IEBC partnered with the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) with two workshops by IEBC President Brad Phillips on the power of using locally developed leading indicators. These leading indicators impact lagging indicators, ensure positive outcomes and advance student success.