Advancing Excellence in Undergraduate Education
The John N. Gardner Institute is a prominent source for information and assistance to enhance college student learning, retention, and ultimate graduation rates. Through its suite of tools and services, the Institute works with postsecondary institutions of different sizes, types, and missions within the U. S. and in other countries as they evaluate and improve their own policies, practices, and procedures in pursuit of undergraduate excellence. The Institute maintains a special focus on enriching the beginning college experience for both first-time and transfer students.
Foundations of Excellence
Now more than ever in challenging economic times, your campus needs a strategic action plan for the critical beginning college experience. Foundations of Excellence® will yield a new vision for enhanced learning and retention of first-year and transfer students as well as priorities for resource allocation.
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A National Study: Enhancing Student Success and Retention
Selected preliminary findings are now available for a national survey, launched and completed in Fall 2010, to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of initiatives to enhance student success across the undergraduate experience in four-year institutions. A more complete data report will be available in the spring of 2012. Click here to learn more about the survey and to view the survey instrument. A parallel two-year survey will be launched early next year.
