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MAP-Works Helps Students Adjust Behaviors, Results in 10% Increase in Persistence for Students Who Participated
by Lisa Hickey | Feb 09, 2012
Students at the University of Southern Indiana who participated in MAP-Works® in the 2010–2011 school-year experienced a 10% higher fall-to-spring retention rate than those who did not.
The MAP-Works survey helps promote student success by identifying
at-risk students early in the school-year, ... Read More »
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Making the Most of Assessment Results (via the Talking Stick)
by Lisa Hickey | Jan 31, 2012
Comparative, mission-driven assessment results lead to insights that are essential to the continuous improvement of campus programs.
John Lynch needed help. The area director for second-year students at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, was asked last year to expand his campus’s innovative ... Read More »
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Emory University Receives the 2011 Inaugural ACUHO-I/EBI Assessment Award
by EBI | Sep 27, 2011
The ACUHO-I/EBI Assessment Award has been presented to Emory University and John W. Lynch, Area Director of the Second Year at Emory, for his commendable commitment to analysis-driven improvement and innovative use of the ACUHO-I/EBI assessments.In our mission to foster continuous ... Read More »
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Dr. Joseph A. Pica Honored with 2011 Outstanding Corporate Friend Award
by Olivea Oldham | Jul 27, 2011
ACUHO-I presented the Outstanding Corporate Friend Award to Dr. Joseph A. Pica during the 2011 Annual Conference Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 9-12. Pica, CEO of Educational Benchmarking, Inc. (EBI), was presented with the Outstanding Corporate Friend Award based on his continued ... Read More »
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MAP-Works Helps University of Alaska Anchorage Achieve Retention Increases Across All First-Year Cohorts
by Lisa Hickey | Jun 13, 2011
MAP-Works® has contributed to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)’s impressive increase in retention across multiple first-year cohorts.
“UAA experienced a noticeable increase in fall-to-spring persistence after the implementation of MAP-Works,” said Dr. Bruce Schultz, Vice Chancellor for ... Read More »
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An Exploration of the Sexual Orientation and Educational Outcomes of Undergraduate Fraternity Members
by Larry Long | Jun 13, 2011
By analyzing data from EBI’s AFA/EBI Fraternity/Sorority Assessment, researcher Larry Long was able to explore how fraternity members of differing sexual orientations reported their experience.
The depth of questioning characteristic of EBI’s many student affairs and education assessments provides ... Read More »
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MAP-Works Launches Building Blocks Application for the Blackboard Learn Platform
by Lisa Hickey | Jun 08, 2011
MAP-Works® users will now be able to access both their MAP-Works data and Blackboard solutions simultaneously via a single login on Blackboard Learn.
This consolidation is a product of the new MAP-Works Building Blocks application for the Blackboard Learn platform, which will benefit the ... Read More »
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MAP-Works Program Helps University of Indianapolis Achieve a 3% Increase in Retention
by Lisa Hickey | Apr 06, 2011
MAP-Works® revealed facts about UI’s student population and allowed the school to adjust its retention efforts to better fit students’ needs.
“We saw a fall-to-fall retention increase of 3%, and a great deal of the credit goes to MAP-Works,” said Dan Stoker, Executive Director of Student ... Read More »
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Identifying trends to improve practices in the college union
by Justin Rudisille & Lisa Hickey | Apr 04, 2011
Based on analysis of the aggregate data from three ACUI/EBI assessments conducted with U.S. college students in 2010, this article identifies key factors that affect levels of program success.
In times when student demographics are always changing and budgets are always uncertain, the need to ... Read More »
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MAP-Works Program Helps University of San Diego Achieve a 3% Increase in Student Retention Rate
by Lisa Hickey | Mar 08, 2011
MAP-Works® inspired new conversations and collaborations related to coordinating events and on-going initiatives specifically for first-year students across divisions and departments.
“USD began implementing a comprehensive retention strategy a few years ago with new programs being introduced ... Read More »