Averett University is now searching for a new Vice President for Enrollment Management. Reporting to the President, the Vice President will provide oversight and direction to all enrollment functions of the University with specific department and staff supervision of the traditional undergraduate Office of Admission, Graduate and Professional Studies enrollment, IDEAL enrollment, and Averett Central student service coordinators.  In addition, the Vice President will have additional oversight of strategies related to marketing, institutional brand, financial aid, and retention. As a member of the President’s Council, the Vice President will be responsible for providing vision, strategic direction, and a comprehensive plan that engages the entire campus in meeting enrollment goals, with a focus on increasing enrollment through recruitment of new students and retention of current students over the next five years. (more…)

Credo’s Research & Data Analyst will be principally responsible for collecting data, interpreting data, formulating reports and making recommendations based upon research findings.  To accomplish this task, the Research & Data Analyst will work with the client (either internal or external) to understand, define and document the overarching research objectives.  The Research & Data Analyst will be expected to apply qualitative and quantitative techniques to interpret the data and produce substantiated recommendations.  In some instances, the Research & Data Analyst will be asked to present the findings and recommendations to the client.  This full-time position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer. (more…)

The Moody Bible Institute announces a search for a Director of Financial Aid.  This Director reports to the Vice President for Student Services and is responsible for the management and administration of the Financial Aid Office.  Top priorities for this position include supervising and training the office staff, strengthening partnerships with key campus offices, managing the financial aid processes, policies and budgets; ensuring regulatory compliance and the delivery of funds and services to undergraduate, seminary and online students. (more…)

Credo is pleased to announce that Dr. Rick Mann will be joining the firm as a Senior Affiliate Consultant. While collaborating with Credo as a consultant, Dr. Mann will author a series of blogs entitled “Thriving Scorecard.” This higher education based blog will feature topics such as strategic clarity, planning ahead and growing campus transparency. (more…)

It is with great pride that Credo announces Dr. Melanie J. Humphreys’ appointment as president of the King’s University College in Edmonton, Alberta, Cananda. Her duties at King’s will begin on the 1st of July. As an affiliate consultant with Credo, Dr. Humphreys has a specific emphasis on student development within private institutions. (more…)

INFOGRAPHIC: Parents can experience a range of emotions (sometimes all at once!) when faced with their child’s transition to college. Learn more about what parents really experience. (more…)

Why are students today more stressed than ever before? View the infographic below to find out. (more…)

CIC’s report, A Study of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, analyzes the demographic characteristics of CIC college and university presidents, their duties and responsibilities, satisfaction and frustrations in their work, and career paths and plans. The report also examines the presidential search process and conditions of employment. Comparisons were made with presidents of other types of institutions.

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Dr. Laurie Schreiner, Professor and Chair of the Doctoral Programs in Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University, has released a new book titled Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success.  Representing a paradigm shift in the student success literature. Grounded in positive psychology, the thriving concept reframes the student success conversation by focusing on the characteristics amenable to change and that promote high levels of academic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal performance in the college environment. The authors contend that a focus on remediating student characteristics or merely encouraging specific behaviors is inadequate to promote success in college and beyond. The collection presents six research studies describing the characteristics that predict thriving in different groups of college students, including first-year students, transfer students, high-risk students, students of color, sophomores, and seniors, and offers recommendations for helping students thrive in college and life.

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A new take on an old idea may soon pay off big for businesses in De Pere.

Tom Gavic is the president of Credo, a company which does consulting work for small private colleges across the country. He’s currently in the process of moving his offices to De Pere.

“We absolutely love the community,” Gavic said. “We love everything De Pere has done to invest in the community up to this point.”

But now, Gavic said it’s time for some new leadership. He’s also part of Downtown De Pere, Inc. It’s a new group which focuses entirely on the promotion of downtown businesses. He calls it an off-shoot of the old Main Street program from the 1990′s.

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