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Volume 2 / Issue 18
June 4 , 2014
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NEW RESOURCES
The Campus Pride Index
The Campus Pride Index, an LGBT-friendly campus climate index, is an important tool for assisting campuses in learning ways to improve their LGBT campus life and ultimately shape the educational experience to be more inclusive, welcoming, and respectful of LGBT students. There are currently more than 400 schools listed in the index and more campuses are joining each year. Campuses have until July 25, 2014 to update their profile.
Community Connect from Safe Communities America
Campuses and communities are natural partners for injury reduction structured around a community coalition model. Community Connect is a free e-newsletter from the Safe Communities America, a program of the National Safety Council, which offers strategies for campus and community injury reduction. Highlights from the May 2014 issue include:
- Kentucky Project Updates
- Guidelines: Addressing Campus Sexual Assault
- County Health Rankings 2014
- Understanding Violence: online course
- Funders as Community Partners webinar
Subscribe to the bi-monthly e-newsletter here.
A Wake-up Call: Enterprise Risk Management at Colleges and Universities Today
Findings from a recent survey, conducted by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) and United Educators (UE), indicate a modest increase in the use of risk assessment in high-level decision making regarding risk management over the past five years. They also show that boards and administrators are not yet substantially committed to this process, leaving the opportunity to implement an approach for assessing threats and seizing opportunities. Click here to read the executive summary, detailed overview of the findings, and best practices.
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IN THE NEWS
#NotAllMen, but #YesAllWomen: Campus Tragedy Spurs Debate on Sexual Violence
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 28, 2014
MSU Earns 2014 Michigan Engaged Campus of the Year Award
MSUToday, May 27, 2014
Colleges Rattled as Obama Seeks Rating System
The New York Times, May 25, 2014
Creating Consent While Partying at Colby
Morning Sentinel, May 24, 2014
As Sexual Assault Reports Continue to Climb, Off-Campus Safety Net Aiding More Victims
Centre Daily Times, May 24, 2014
San Diego College District Lauded for Success Rates
Mission Times Courier, May 22, 2014
Safety in Numbers: Moderate Drinking in a Group Reduces Attraction to Risk
Science Codex, May 22, 2014
Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm
The New York Times, May 17, 2014
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RECENT RESEARCH
Veteran Ally: Practical Strategies for Closing the Military-Civilian Gap on Campus Osborne, N. (May 2014) Innovative Higher Education
Social Networks, Substance Use, and Mental Health in College Students
Mason, M., Zaharakis, N. & Benotsch, E.G. (May 2014) Journal of American College Health
African American Students, Retention, and Team-Based Learning: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Retention at Predominately White Institutions Hunn, V. (April 2014) Journal of Black Studies
Stebleton, M.J., Soria, K.M & Huesman, R.L. (April 2014) Journal of College Counseling
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WEBINARS
Webinars
The Power of Peer Groups and Posses in College Success
Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 2-3 PM EDT
The transition from high school to college can be daunting, academically, socially, and emotionally-and often especially so for students from minority groups who aren't well represented on many college campuses. The Posse Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in New York that gives scholarships to diverse groups of students with strong leadership skills and sends them to selective colleges in "posses" of 10. The idea is that the scholars can bond before they ever go to campus and then can provide support to one another throughout their college years. The approach seems to work: While typical college graduation rates hover around 57 percent, about 90 percent of Posse scholars finish in four years. Learn more and register for this Education Week webinar here. The webinar will also be archived and available on-demand shortly following the event.
Conferences
Learning Summit 2014
June 8-11, 2014, Chandler, AZ
The Learning Summit is a working retreat for college teams to connect with colleagues and to share experiences, discuss issues, and explore strategies for overcoming obstacles and meeting challenges related to learning. Learn more about this conference.
Educational Policy Institute Education Week 2014
September 28-October 3, San Antonio, TX
The Educational Policy Institute's Education Week is designed for higher education leaders and practitioners interested in learning more about student retention and persistence issues, strategies, and solutions. This eighth annual International Conference focused on students, bringing together top researchers, policymakers, and professionals involved in student retention and success at secondary schools and postsecondary institutions. The symposium is sponsored in part by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the University of Texas San Antonio. Learn more about this conference.
EDUCAUSE 2014 Annual Conference
September 29-October 2, 2014, Orlando, FL and online
The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is designed for higher education IT professionals. It provides content and exploration of today's toughest technology issues facing campuses around the world, and convenes some of the brightest minds in the community. Learn more about the conference.
From Mission to Action to Evidence: Empowering and Inclusive General Education Programs
February 19-21, 2015, Kansas City, MO
The conference focuses on how campuses are bringing principles of excellence in line with essential learning outcomes and high-impact educational practices to prepare all students for the global, multifaceted, and scientifically challenging context in which they will live and work. Sessions might describe models of integrative, cumulative, and campus community collaboration, as well as address policies and practices that support faculty innovation and leadership to strengthen students' abilities to integrate, transfer, and apply their knowledge to enhance the quality of their own lives and advance the common good. Learn more about this conference.
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| About NCSSLE's Higher Education e-Digest |
The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments Higher Education e-Digest addresses campus and community engagement, health, safety, and security. Regular contents include news from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and other federal partner agencies and organizations, salient research summaries, examples of effective field practices, announcements submitted by IHEs and other subscribers, and relevant upcoming events. The Higher Education e-Digest also highlights NCSSLE resources and the availability of ongoing services, including technical assistance, products, and tools.
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Engagement | Safety | Environment
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The Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. It is operated by the American Institutes for Research in collaboration with Child Trends; Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning; EMT Associates; the Silver Gate Group; and Vision Training Associates.
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