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If you are in #HigherEducation and aren't familiar with Ocelot, now is the time to learn! Check out Meghna Roy and team's newest acquisition below. They're building out the end to end, best in breed and process solution you need to support students. I met Meghna a little over a year ago to discuss a job opportunity, and though it wasn't a fit at that time, my conversation with her impacted me so significantly that I have followed her and Ocelot since. As a product and operations professional with a special soft spot for Higher Ed, specifically underserved and under recognized students, this product touches my heart and mind on so many levels. Follow Meghna and Ocelot, you'll be better educated and encouraged to reimagine what's possible because you did!! #HigherEdPlatforms #StudentEngagement #StudentSupportTechnology #StudentEngagementPlatforms #EdTech #UniversityTechnology #AnswerStudentQuestions #ServiceEfficiency #ProductManagement #ProductOperations #GoToMarket

Exciting stuff happening here at Ocelot 💥 We've taken things to the next level, and with this strategic acquisition, institutions can now communicate more proactively and foster deeper student engagement and support student success. Predicting outcomes is becoming crucial in the battle of student retention, and we've got the pieces in place for you to properly allocate your resources and implement a proactive and personal approach. Curious to know more?? 👀👇 #highered #ai #innovation #analytics #studentsuccess #studentretention

Rocket Nation Recovery Part 25 - as a forward looking UToledo trustee, how would you interpret yesterday's Leadership Letter To The Editor? Would you interpret this as the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Or a narrative to spin partial truths to distract attention? Would you ask for actual results to be publicly updated in the UT "Dashboard of Strategic Plan Outcomes and Responsibilities"? https://lnkd.in/grKTMY8y As you enter this Wednesday's board meeting, do you feel like you have the full details? How confident are you in the "transformation" underway? It's ok to feel uncomfortable in a crisis. Please pray for thoughtful, compassionate accountability and urgent actions to revitalize The Rocket Nation. #RocketNation #toledo #utoledo #ToledoTough  "Transformational change takes time. Particularly in an industry like higher education that is characterized by so many deep-rooted traditions, it takes an extra level of energy to do things differently. At the University of Toledo, we are committed to putting in the work to adapt, evolve, and innovate. It’s no secret that UToledo has had enrollment challenges for a number of years. I cannot stress enough how important it is to turn it around in the right way. We are focusing on the quality of our operations and not just the quantity of students coming in the door. Not only did we recruit this fall semester a larger number of new students for the third consecutive semester, but we also welcomed a strong incoming class with high average ACT scores and high school grade point averages. At the same time, UToledo’s six-year graduation rate is the highest on record with 57.7 percent of students who first enrolled at our University in 2017 graduating this past spring. We beat our previous records set the year before. I hope we keep breaking this record. UToledo is currently in the process of recruiting a new provost, and we took this opportunity to reevaluate this important role. Our next chief academic officer will have a larger portfolio to also oversee our enrollment and student affairs operations. Bringing together our student recruitment, student support, and student success efforts within academic affairs will ensure we welcome more Rockets to campus who leave as graduates. UToledo is unique in our role to be a school of opportunity for undergraduate students looking to improve their lives through education and at the same time having our breadth of graduate and professional programs with strong academic research performance. It should be better known that one third of our graduates earn a master’s or doctoral degree. Of the more than 100 colleges and universities in Ohio that offer four-year degrees, UToledo is one of...." Click the link to read the full letter to the editor https://lnkd.in/gPMUdc4G

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I love Colorado State University Global's story. Their implementation of AI-driven communication not only increased enrollment rates but also retained at-risk students, key objectives for any CIO focused on student and institutional success.  As we strive to evaluate solutions, it's crucial to look at proven outcomes like these that reflect direct benefits to student experience and institutional performance. #highered #cioinsights

In these last few hours of #ATEPI, we want to encourage you to take a read of Jared Ashcroft's article on Unleashing the Potential of Community Colleges: A Collaborative Path Forward. Would love to get your input and ideas on this mission critical work. #semiconductors #workforcedevelopment #nanotechnology https://lnkd.in/gpgKY_5E

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The start of summer has brought warm weather and college students to the Innovation Hub! Thanks to funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research secured through a partnership with VT-ARC, students from Yale who spent the academic year working with the SDA TAP Lab (https://ow.ly/M8CT50RRxyQ) got to fly out and see the Innovation Hub in-person. Their work has focused on launch detection, specifically using seismic data to determine the time and location of foreign launches. According to rising senior Victoria Demersseman, the students felt really excited for the opportunity to sit down and immerse themselves in the problem full time—something they lacked the capacity to do as full-time students. Although they learned a lot over the course of the school year, most of the Yale cohort agreed that they were surprised to discover how many commercial companies work on these issues. As incoming master's student Archit Karla pointed out, the technology we need to solve problems already exists. Now, it's about automating and standardizing it. Learning about the sheer size of the space industry has been both challenging and exciting. Rising sophomore Ava Schwartz pointed out that while it's difficult to integrate different companies and their technologies, it's also reassuring to know there's lots of ways to serve and be involved in innovation and defense outside of the military. Of course, they've also had some fun while visiting beautiful Colorado Springs. Between flying Blackhawk simulators, checking out local C-130s, and climbing all 2,744 steps of the infamous Manitou Incline—their trip to the Innovation Hub is certainly one to remember. The SDA TAP Lab isn't the only TAP Lab with student help this summer. The OPIR TAP Lab has a summer intern from BYU who stopped by the Innovation Hub for a demonstration from the SDA TAP Lab. Computer Science undergraduate Trevor Harmon said that although he's still learning the ropes, he's excited to learn from people who've spent a long time in the space industry. Later this summer, the Innovation Hub will welcome more than a dozen other students from various universities and programs. We're excited to see what these bright minds will accomplish! #STEM #ROTC #AFOSR #Innovaiton

December 15, 2023 Cahn Fellowship NYC Alumni Symposium MDRC P-TECH 9-14 Pathways to Success Implementation, Impact, and Cost Findings from the New York City P-TECH 9-14 Schools Evaluation Rachel Rosen, Emma Alterman, Louisa Treskon, Leigh Mesler Parise, Michelle Dixon, and Cassie Wuest https://lnkd.in/eZ5d8VF8. Three Years of Postsecondary Education: Enrollment and Degrees Impacts for the Full Sample However, at this point, 13 percent of students in the P-TECH 9-14 group had earned a college degree compared with 8 percent of students in the comparison group, and this difference is statistically significant. That said, most (78 percent) of the students who had earned a two-year degree at this point were also enrolled in four-year programs. #weareptech #skill2030 #skillsbuild #skillsfirst #skills2030 Pathways in Technology Early College High School PTECH Brooklyn HS Alumni Network NYC Department of Education The City University of New York City Tech, CUNY The State University of New York John King Stanley S. Litow David C. Banks Diallo Shabazz Danika Rux, Ed.D. Jade Grieve Andrea Soonachan Henry Rubio Ernest A. Logan www.ptech.org

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