Driving Student Engagement During This Very Unusual Summer: The Key to Melt Prevention
Universities are hard at work taking new student orientation online—broadcasting some live events, creating and offering compelling asynchronous modules, and having admissions counselors reaching out to students. Still there is something missing. It is the energetic buzz of the new students happily chatting with each other at a summer orientation—all with a shared sigh of […]
Ruffalo Noel Levitz and Nearpeer Partner to Make an Immediate Impact on College Student Success
Firms combine decades of experience in student success with an innovative peer-to-peer engagement platform that reduces summer melt and increases college student retention CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (FEBRUARY 19, 2019) – Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL), a pioneer in the realm of college student retention, today announced a partnership with Nearpeer, which offers a pioneering retention solution that […]
Portland Startup Helps Colleges Reduce Student ‘Melt’ Rates by Using Technology to Combat Isolation
Colleges and universities lose out on millions of dollars in tuition revenue each year as a certain percentage of incoming students never actually show up on campus in the fall—whether because of financial worries, fear, loneliness, or just plain apathy, they simply melt away. A Portland-based startup believes it can help schools reduce this “summer melt,” as it’s […]