Gardner Institute

The Gardner Institute is proud to be a participating organization in the Higher Education as a Strategic Asset (HESA) initiative, and is pleased to share the HESA report America’s Talent Moonshot Alliance! Read more here ?? https://ow.ly/3nzO50VqoLj #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #Transformation #GardnerInstitute #HESA #MoonshotAlliance

Nuno Fernandes, President of the American Public University System, discusses how they support students, with 80% being in the military, veterans, and their families. He highlights the advantages of embracing tools like AI for both students and institutions, emphasizing that the future of online education will be increasingly personalized to cater to individual students' needs. Listen here: https://ow.ly/8tGV50V6l32 #HigherEducation #HigherEd #AI #OnlineEducation

Join us for the Symposium on Transforming the Postsecondary Experience! In the First-Year Track, we’ll dive into proven strategies to improve retention for first-year students, especially those who are more likely to leave before their second year. Examine the experiences you're offering first-year students and consider how these experiences are serving the post-traditional students of today. Three guest presenters will join us to provide unique and proven illustrations of how to support your first-year student populations. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to identify concrete methods for improving specific components of the first college year and have a tentative plan for how they will begin to take action at their own institutions. We invite all educators—faculty, administrators, student affairs, and student success practitioners—who play a role in the first-year student experience and across all levels of prior experience in this work. Register Here: https://ow.ly/LmI550VpfXT Submit a proposal: https://ow.ly/g6yg50VpfXU #HigherEducation #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #FirstYear #StudentRetention

Taylor Acee, Professor and Program Coordinator, and Russ Hodges, Associate Professor at Texas State University discuss the development of effective learning strategies and frameworks that support students as they transition to and through college. They explain how teaching students to learn effectively can equip them with skills applicable to many areas of life. https://ow.ly/5Kr950V6ZS6

The Gardner Institute team visited Lindsey Wilson College this week to begin Sensemaking, the initial step in the Transforming the Postsecondary Experience? process. The team worked to better understand where their institution stands in pursuing its goals. Learn more about the process here: https://ow.ly/v4po50VmcYL

Amber Fallucca, Director of the Carolina Experience, Ambra Hiott, Director of the Leadership and Service Center, and Silvia Patricia Rios Husain, Associate Vice President for Student Success are part of a team at University of South Carolina scaling their first-year experience to support all students through graduation. Learn the methods that helped improve their student outcomes: https://ow.ly/cFxx50UTmUf #Podcast #HigherEducation #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #FirstYearExperience #CollegeSuccess #StudentEngagement

The Symposium on Transforming the Postsecondary Experience is now accepting proposals! We invite proposals from innovative educators who are working to redesign postsecondary education through removing barriers so that all students can earn a postsecondary degree. Deadline for submissions is May 9, 2025. Share your work in one of the following session types: - Collaborative Conversation - Facilitated Panel Discussion - Focus on Fundamentals - Research Spotlight - Solutions Showcase/ Case Study - Presentation Submit your proposal here: https://ow.ly/AmpY50VbkAw

Brent Drake presented with Daniel Carpenter, and Mandie Greiwe from Purdue University on "Towards Disability Inclusion" at the NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education workshop in New Orleans. #NASPA25

Duane Wiliams, Associate Vice Provost of Student Success and Retention at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, discusses how the institution is co-creating traditions with students and the community. He explains the importance of building traditions in enhancing the student experience and fostering relationships within the community. Additionally, he highlights the significance of authenticity in working with faculty, communities, and first-generation students. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eMxridTk #HigherEducation #HigherEd #Community #FirstGen #StudentSuccess #CampusCulture

I am very thankful for the insightful wealth of knowledge I’ve gained from attending the “transformating gateway courses” workshop with the amazing group at the Gardner institute. This was an excellent learning experience and promoted some wonderful professional connections. Gardner Institute Raquel Montanez-Gonzalez, Ph.D. Looking forward to take all this knowledge back to University of Detroit Mercy special thanks to Dean Katherine (Katy) Snyder for promoting this incredible opportunity.