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A new report examining peer mental health supports on college campuses found that such programs are popular and useful, though they also raise some concerns. The report, Peer Programs in College Student Mental Health, commissioned by the Ruderman Family Foundation and produced by the Mary Christie Institute, was based on interviews with 22 peer counseling and mental health experts and survey responses from 57 college counseling center directors.
A growing number of students are engaging with alternative degrees, credentials and micro-credentials to improve and retain their employability. As a result, the need to measure the effectiveness of these new pathways calls for expanding the data sets required to measure outcomes. These include measurements incorporating socio-economic mobility, equity measures and re-engagement in higher ed and workforce outcomes.
Conducting an assessment involves collecting and analyzing relevant data to get a clear sense of the current state of a campus’s safe and supportive learning environment.
The three types of assessment are outcomes, process, and input.
Includes articles on evaluation for prevention programs, evaluation on a tight budget, and dealing with alcohol and other drug issues at small colleges.
Summarizes the efforts of the Obama Administration in enhancing access and affordability of postsecondary education through its investments in financial aid, particularly in the form of Pell Grants. Building on this progress, the Administration is calling for new investments in the federal Pell Grant Program.
Provides a wealth of handbooks, newsletters, briefs, tutorials, and tools to assist through the twists and turns of program evaluation. Includes information for planning, data collection and analysis, and strategies to share results.
Describes the role of evaluation in program planning and implementation for alcohol and other drug and violence prevention programs; skills, expertise, qualifications, and experience to look for when seeking an evaluator; incentives for the evaluator; questions to ask when considering an evaluator; and how to network to find the right evaluator.
This training will provide learning opportunities aimed to improve use of data to set priorities, develop plans, monitor trends, forge partnerships, and identify and close health equity gaps. The session is geared toward early career prevention and recovery professionals, and those new to collecting and using data to plan programs, although all are welcome. Free registration.
An evaluation plan is a written document that describes how you will monitor and evaluate your program, as well as how you intend to use evaluation results for program improvement and decision making.
Provides colleges with a framework for examining their own practices and for discerning gaps between what students need and what the college provides. This resource includes an overview of high-impact practices to increase student engagement as well as next steps for implementation.