Last Week in Student Affairs [07/22/11]
It’s no secret that everyone at Swift Kick HQ loves to read…a lot. With so much great content around community engagement and involvement passing through our brains every day, we thought we’d try out a new series called “Last Week In Student Affairs” in which we highlight the highlights. Blogs: What will 42 years in […]
Yesterday in Student Affairs [07/22/11]
Blogs: Linkedin continues to magically stay revenant and successful by adding a new special profile section just for students that let’s you highlight your college accomplishments. via @HeatherTrue Ramadan starts next week. If you are not Muslim (or even if you are), here’s a cheat sheet** to help you be mindful and respectful of your […]
All Student Affairs Blogs in One Place
When we started working heavily in Student Affairs seven years ago, the online communities were far and few between. In an attempt to better connect student affairs people with each other, we launched The Student Affairs Collaborative** and #SAchat. Both have been extremely successful and the amount of ongoing peer-to-peer learning is amazing. I’m happy […]
Your Strategic Network
Harvard Business Review writers Linda Hill & Kent Lineback recently wrote an article titled “The Three Networks You Need.” Here’s a quick overview of each network: – Your Operational Network – People you lean on to complete your day-to-day work within your job role. – Your Developmental Network – People you lean on for emotional […]
Millennials and Email: A Telling Sign [IMAGE]
Facebook status update from my 18 year old cousin.
Weak Ties vs Strong Ties
James Fowler’s keynote address at the #ACUI11 conference last week stirred up quite a discussion after he made the claim that online relationships had little influence over behavior. As expected, our friends in the #SAchat community quickly expressed concern for the statement through the Twitter backchannel and afterwards in the hotel lobby as they’ve experienced […]
Free Upcoming Webinar: Leverage Social Media to Increase and Measure Student Engagement
We’re excited to open the digital doors for our FREE upcoming webinar: Leverage Social Media to Increase and Measure Student Engagement Be one of the first 100 people to reserve your spot and we’ll send you a free special report on social media usage in higher ed. In this webinar you’ll learn: How to engage […]
Personalizing The Institution From Within
A well known trend in higher ed is to move away from the “one-size-fits-all” education model to a model that treats each student as an individual learner. With Red Rover, we help institutions move towards this learner centered education vision by building out individual identity profiles and delivering relevant opportunities for connections, learning, and growth. […]
NCSL Article: Discovering Your Student Life’s Heartbeat Online
In our continuing quest to better help schools understand, measure, and utilize the increasing amount of campus engagement online, I wrote the article below on discovering your student life’s heartbeat online for this month’s NCSL NOW! magazine.