Volume XLI, No. 14 | April 18, 2019 Accessing Prior Knowledge by Understanding High School Again Secondary education is a common experience among college students. Less common, however, are the types of experiences students had in high school. In order to be inclusive, leaders on college campuses must seek to understand the [...]
Member Spotlight - Wallace State Community College Wallace State’s participation in NISOD adds value to our college by providing our faculty and staff with research and resources related to best practices, access to invaluable professional development opportunities, and a recognition for their outstanding work in NISOD publications and awards [...]
#NISODProfiles - Jillian Sole "Starting the Pierpont Pride Food Pantry has been a professional accomplishment for me. It is very hard to study and learn if you are worried about being hungry. Being able to eliminate this burden for our students truly makes me feel like I have [...]
PRESS RELEASE: NISOD and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Name 2019 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges For Immediate Release NISOD and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Name 2019 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges Austin, Texas – April 16, 2019 – The National Institute for Staff and [...]
PRESS RELEASE: NISOD and ACUE Announce Host Campuses and Dates for Seminars For Immediate Release NISOD and ACUE Announce Host Campuses and Dates for Seminars Austin, Texas – April 11, 2019 – The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) [...]
#NISODProfiles - Jessie Taylor-Yearwood “Teach in the community college out of love for the community and the desire to improve the lives of the community. If you love doing anything else, do that thing instead.” #NISODProfiles | April 11, 2019 [...]
Volume XLI, No. 13 | April 11, 2019 Mentoring Millennial Masterpieces: Creating a Class on Heroes Over the years, I have seen social media jade many of my students, so much so that I began to ask them questions about their online interactions and how they affected them. Almost without fail, my [...]
Change Is Coming to the NISOD Excellence Awards Dinner and Celebration Each year, NISOD Excellence Award recipients are recognized during the Excellence Awards Dinner and Celebration at our International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. The celebration is a night centered on honoring faculty, administrators, and staff for the [...]
#NISODProfiles - Tom Grady “Every day that I come to work, I am provided with an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others, to be an agent of change, and to help open the doors of opportunity for learners. This is what drives me each [...]
Volume XLI, No. 12 | April 4, 2019 Help Me! Connecting Students to College Resources In my eight-week courses, students are assigned a final reflection essay. In it, they are asked to respond to the following questions: Evaluate the choices (personal or academic) you made before this course. What were some of [...]