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Three of Credo's esteemed Vice Presidents will be attending the annual, 2013 NACCAP Conference: Breaching Boundaries in Higher Education. The conference will kick-off on Tuesday, May 29 and continue until June 1.

Interested in learning more about Credo, our expertise or our service areas? Join us at the conference for one of the following great sessions!

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. “We are thrilled to officially welcome Rick to our Credo family,” said Tom Gavic, president at Credo. “The work he’s already done with us has been invaluable to better assessing the new normal in best practices for institutions of higher learning. It is increasingly important to have the metrics as well as the accountability to help our colleges and universities succeed.” Dr. Mann currently serves as the President and Professor of Leadership Studies at Crown College. This year, Dr. Mann has conducted sabbatical research on the use of a Balanced Scorecard with colleges and universities. Dr. Mann will be working to integrate a Balanced Scorecard with Credo’s research on Thriving Institutions. Beginning July 1, 2013, Dr. Mann will join faculty at the School of Business and Technology of Trevecca Nazarene University as Professor of Leadership and Strategy and Director of Graduate and Professional Studies. Want to follow Dr. Mann’s blog? Sign up to receive Credo updates! The first blog will go live a week from today, Feb. 28.

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.

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

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. READ KEY FINDINGS AND FULL REPORT HERE

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

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

From the Los Angeles Times By Ryan Faughnder Kendra Kirchgessner, a high school junior, has been touring prospective college campuses in Southern California — without leaving her Sellersburg, Ind., home. Using a personal computer, Kendra recently explored Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, “strolling” past Watson Hall and getting a 360-degree view of the Student Center. “I liked what the tour guides were saying about the teachers and how they helped students,” said Kendra, 17, who wants to study elementary education. “The layout was

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