its development and dissemination of aspirational standards for measurement and evaluation, the Institute encourages institutions to be accountable for student learning, success, and retention during critical undergraduate transitions.

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Gardner Institute staff attending the Annual FYE Conference Feb. 13-16, 2010

Gardner Institute staff attending the 92 Annual ACE Annual Meeting March 6-9, 2010

  

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. 

Campus WalkingThrough 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.

  

 

The Gardner Institute is pleased to announce an expansion of the Foundations of Excellence® self-study and action-planning process that addresses collegiate transfer- Foundations of Excellence Transfer Focus. The transfer component of Foundations of Excellence is designed to help institutions evaluate the ways they facilitate the experience of this important, but often neglected, student cohort.

Foundations of Excellence® is a comprehensive, externally guided self-study and improvement process.
 
Now more than ever in challenging economic times, your campus needs a strategic action plan for the critical beginning college experience.