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In our social intelligence report on how to rebuild public trust in higher ed, one of the recommendations for leaders is to lead boldly, think differently, and approach decisions with an audience-first framework. https://lnkd.in/gj9ZSZ8T Teresa Valerio Parrot, EdD, APR shares similar advice for presidents in her conversation with Jaime Hunt on Confessions of a Higher Ed CMO. Pair these strategies to move forward, reclaim higher ed's relevance, and meet the evolving needs of your audience. https://lnkd.in/gG-gmvC2

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One thing I haven’t done well (as principal) is influencing staff to focus on their individual impact. What I mean is - what effect size impact are they (teachers) having on their grades. How do we get staff to embrace this? What can I do to have staff excited about how much gain, their students are making? We’ve had a quantifiable measure since Hattie’s seminal work (2007) and a formula (an effect size) to measure this. What are the barriers to schools delivering on this? At yesterday’s Victorian Principal’s Conference, there was a lot of focus on what works (little has changed in what we have known for 20 years). I think the question should be - what are we doing to measure (and celebrate) what we already know works?

Great to see rpk's latest Issue Brief out in the world! This issue focuses on #strategicpartnerships. How to think beyond just mergers. And how to incorporate strategic partnership into the creation of a more sustainable business model.

And, as expected, it was excellent! Drs. Jamila A. Cupid, Rockell A. Brown, Kandace Harris, and Sakile K. Camara discussed research and practice on diversity, equality, inclusion, justice, access, and belonging from the course level to the institution level, connecting with workforce issues and more. They finished with a pathway to action. Institutions that want to sustainably serve students and improve the quality of education, their own management, and retain students will do well to assess what they are doing for ALL members of their community: students, faculty, and staff. I came away with resources to take back to my own institution to work with colleagues on figuring out whether what we are doing does in fact make the difference we think it is. (I draw on Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know?" as my own motivator....we think we are doing X, Y, and Z, but how do we know? We need to reflect on our actions.) What processes, procedures, policies, and practices do we have to support innovations and action that makes a difference? Looking forward to our spring Assessment Day with some ideas in mind now... #NCA2023 #NCA23 #DEIJ #DEIBA

Check out our latest Issue Brief on Strategic Partnerships in higher education.

Lol, I guess I've been a prolific poster today. I have a bit of a cold and am just laying back. Anyways, as I've continue to reflect and (agitate), I want to propose that a community organization be more concerned with the question, "how does an idea or proposal serve the community's needs" as the primary question, with the benefit to the organization being the secondary question. I feel like the ethics of a community organization would dictate that service to the community is the main concern. This is not a proposal that ignores the needs of the organization, but one that puts the community needs first, while paying attention to the important needs of the organization to continue delivering its services. In this respect community advisory boards that express the needs of the community to an organization become more important and develop more of a voice in shaping the work of the organization and the types of services it provides.

On November 15th, Professor Allyson Holbrook presented at IPCE’s Civic Engagement Lunch Talk series at the UIC Daley Library with "Public Opinion Surveys: Attitudes, Knowledge, Perceptions, and Beliefs". Dr. Holbrook and her team's research involved three studies to examine attitudes, knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs associated with public opinion surveys among adults. The studies included focus groups of Chicago residents to explore how they thought about public opinion surveys and their role in democracy. The second survey was a pilot test of measures to assess attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about public opinion surveys. Finally, the third study involved measurement of attitudes, knowledge, and perceptions about public opinion surveys and included vignette experiments to assess how the characteristics of a survey affect perceptions of it. Click this link to read more and to view the full presentation on our blog! https://lnkd.in/gK3XthVK