Community Engagement and College Completion
A Research Brief for Higher Education By Debby Scire, EdD, Executive Director, Campus Compact for New Hampshire
Strengthening 2- to 4-Year Transfer Pathways
Building coherent, smooth, and clear 2-year to 4-year transfer pathways can impact student access, persistence, and success. Transfer student success pulls on several areas of the institution including admissions, student support, housing, faculty, advising, and more. A comprehensive approach to creating transfer pathways and articulation agreements that incorporate staff, faculty, and administrators from both the 2-year and 4-year institutions is essential. One of a wide range of knowledge hubs developed by Campus Compact, Strengthening 2- to 4-Year Transfer Pathways offers resources, models, and information from across the country.
Supporting Retention through Food and Housing Security
While civic engagement traditionally looks at the issue of hunger outside of the institution, these initiatives can look inward to the campus community to support work addressing issues of campus food and housing insecurity. These issues can have a major impact on student retention and success. Community and civic engagement offices can work to align themselves with on-campus efforts to support at-risk students and the wider community of the campus. These efforts include raising awareness of the challenges many college students face regarding food and housing insecurity and working to address those issues. One of a wide range of Knowledge…
Increasing College Access
Higher education is the bedrock of a just, equitable, and sustainable future. Understanding that higher education institutions are responsible for preparing students to be engaged citizens, we together strive for the highest possible level of inclusivity. College access is central to this inclusivity, making possible a strong, healthy, active democratic society. One of a wide range of Knowledge Hubs from Campus Compact, Increasing College Access offers models, best practices, and resources for increasing college access.
Service-Learning and Retention
When institutions help students have a positive, substantive growth experience in the first year of college, their success and persistence are enhanced. This presentation reviews the factors that affect student persistence and how service-learning can help at-risk students remain in college. See Service-Learning and Retention, a presentation by Dan Forbes, MSW, Director of Service Education, Meelia Center for Community Engagement, Saint Anselm College
NH College Access Forum Keynote Address
Major change is difficult in higher education. But to meet changing student demographics and expectations, change is necessary. This substantive keynote address from the CCNH/NHCUC College Access Forum explores how New Hampshire colleges and universities can change–by adopting policies that expand student access to and success in college. See the keynote address by Dr. Wanda Mitchell, Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Inclusive Excellence at the University of New Hampshire.
Confronting Student Success Challenges
Under what circumstances do student learn? What are the conditions that promote learning and success? This presentation, from Campus Compact for New Hampshire’s retreat on college success, explores these questions and more. See Confronting Student Success Challenges, a presentation by Jillian Kinzie, IU Center for Postsecondary Research.
