By Mitch Talenfeld, CEO, MDT Marketing
This century, society has enjoyed technological advances of epic proportions, which have rocked the foundation of mankind.
By Linda Baer, Ph.D.; Copyright 2015; reprinted by permission of ACICS
Many who are looking for more public accountability point to performance as best evidence of quality. But how to effectively measure performance? One key measure is student learning outcomes. In addition, national and state efforts have identified several other measures including access, productivity and efficiency, degree completion, and economic returns from post-secondary education.
In 1987, when Scott was 24, he took over the operations of two 100-year-old business colleges in Nebraska that were struggling. Scott knew how to identify, hire and develop people that would make students and the college more successful. Scott had a level of maturity I had never seen in someone his age. His professionalism, management, and leadership skills transformed our colleges.
By David J. Pauldine, Pauldine Enterprises, LLC
Taken from excerpts of presentations given at the Innovation Summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (February 2015), the Arizona Private School Association Annual Conference (May 2015) and the APSCU Annual Conference in Denver, CO (June 2015).
By Nick Falvo, Legislative Counsel, Akerman LLP
On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 27, a mere 22 days after oral arguments, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York, denied the Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC) motion for summary judgment, while granting the Department of Education's cross-motion for summary judgment, which asked the Court to dismiss APC's claim challenging the gainful employment regulations.
By Jennifer Flood, President, IntegriShield
Between now and 2025 your institution will graduate hundreds, if not thousands, of students. But are you equipped to track each of them, from enrollment through employment verification? Expanding on the 2015 APSCU breakout session, we will explore new methods for tracking the student lifecycle and reveal what works and what does not.
By Linda Baer, Ph.D.; Copyright 2015; reprinted by permission of ACICS
The times are changing for higher education in dramatic ways, at warp speed. What will institutions need to do to move boldly in this changing environment? It could be argued that leaders will need to create the capacity and environment to move while preserving the values and core missions that make their institutions strong.
Written by Barbara A. Schmitz from an interview with Jeri Prochaska and Tom Netting, Co-Executive Directors, CSPEN
The Central States Private Education Network, a new, grass-roots federal and state advocacy network, was created to promote the interests of all private schools in five Midwest states.
Jeri Prochaska and Tom Netting, co-executive directors of CSPEN, said they started the network, based in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan, out of concerns that media were only reporting negative things about the sector.
Peter Leyton, ESQ. and Stephen T. Chema II of Ritzert & Leyton, review the gainful employment reporting requirements in advance of the up coming July 31, 2015 reporting deadline and provide examples. The following information will be discussed: Review GE data needed for reporting Reporting methods; batch reporting and/or online reporting Common NSLDS submission issues
Written by Barbara A. Schmitz from an interview with Cheryl D. Lovell, PH.D., President & CEO, Rocky Vista University ABOUT DR. CHERYL D. LOVELL
Dr. Cheryl D. Lovell, president and CEO of Rocky Vista University, says that after working decades in higher education, her current position was an “opportunity in the making for 35 years.”