Engineering, Professional Development and Provost

Biotech boot camp at Villanova exposes students to career paths

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

The half-day event promoted business and career advice and networking opportunities for science, technology, engineering and math students interested in pharmaceuticals and biotech, boosting students’ interest and confidence in postgraduate opportunities.

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Engineering Students

University at Buffalo expands cutting-edge facilities to meet the needs of students, researchers and society

The PIE News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The University at Buffalo (UB) is experiencing remarkable growth in international enrollment, with students from 104 countries choosing UB for its focus on high-demand fields like computer science , artificial intelligence (AI), engineering, data science.

Facilities

Facilities Arts And Sciences University Computer Science

Report Highlights Shortages of Credentials Aligned with Middle-Skills Occupations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Dr. Jessica Perez, director of the Center for Career & Professional Development at LaGuardia Community College in New York City, found the report’s projections informative. Advocacy with elected officials and other policymakers to expand resources is part of addressing these shortages, Mabel added.

Degree

Degree Professional Development Community College Provost

Two Scholars are Building Diversity Initiative Database for All

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Byrd, former special advisor to the provost at Georgia State University (GSU), said that institutions are struggling to diversify their faculty. Dr. Amer Ahbed, vice provost for DEI at UVM, said his institution is excited to be among the initial participants in this database. We’ve not seen the growth that we want.

Provost

Provost Inclusivity Retention Faculty

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Provost Deans Retention

Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Women have been making crucial contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics since long before STEM was an educational buzzword. Dr. Roberta Rincon, associate director of research for the Society of Women Engineers, agrees. People learn that through who they know, who they interact with,” she says.

Equity

Equity Engineering Faculty Department

Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. Data informs decisions across key areas and workforce preparation for high-demand, high wage fields like IT, nursing and engineering.

Retention

Retention Equity Faculty Inclusivity

Training faculty to help students in mental distress

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“Honestly, this happens so frequently now that my first reaction was, ‘You don’t need to disclose anything to me that will make you feel uncomfortable,’” said Mozafari, who teaches engineering communication at Cornell’s College of Engineering.

Faculty

Faculty Students Professional Development Engineering

Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 16, 2023

Kevin serves as Villanova University’s Associate Vice Provost for Career & Professional Development and has held multiple roles within Villanova’s Career Center over the last 13 years. Our guest today is Kevin Grubb, associate vice provost for career and professional development at Villanova University.

Higher Education

Higher Education Professional Development Education Students

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 9, 2024

A senior engineering faculty member and some associate business and science deans said, ‘We want to have a conversation with you. But now we hear from provosts, presidents, and chancellors saying, ‘This is a really smart model that has a lot of leverage, especially for schools that don't have the kind of endowment of UChicago.’"

College

College Model Organization Deans

Starting at the Beginning – The inception phase of microcredential efforts

WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 18, 2022

Our centralized online learning division (Ecampus) spearheaded this initiative with our Associate Provost at the helm. The Digital Generalist Credential modules were developed within the edX learning management system by Instructional Technology staff at UMBC with faculty from the relevant disciplines acting as subject matter experts (SMEs).

Provost

Provost Leadership Degree Faculty

Universities on Fire

HESA

MAY 4, 2023

BA: Well, one that really stands out for me as an outlier in Pennsylvania, Dickinson College has had a President, Provost, and a faculty consensus that they need to take sustainability very seriously. I mentioned before the need for multidisciplinary centers and professional development. They’ve done some unusual things.

University

University Academia Higher Education Humanities

President moves: 3 hires as another leader changes her mind

University Business

JUNE 28, 2024

He also ushered in record levels of student and faculty diversity, research expenditures, first-year student enrollment and retention rates as the dean of the engineering department. billion research portfolio as the vice chancellor of STEM research and innovation. Marin begins on August 15, according to the university.

Community College

Community College Education Leadership Deans Higher Education Leadership

Student Lifecycle Strategies for Enrollment and Retention: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 150 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amrit Ahluwalia

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 11, 2023

The site publishes articles and interviews by some of the industry’s leading thinkers at every level—from presidents and provosts to deans and directors to educators and students to employers and government officials and everyone in between—from across the United States and around the world. Drumm McNaughton 26:48 Good point.

Retention

Retention Students Model Higher Education

University Leadership Central

Biotech boot camp at Villanova exposes students to career paths

University at Buffalo expands cutting-edge facilities to meet the needs of students, researchers and society

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