by Evan Brews Freelance Writer Jack Jackson, assistant director for departmental direction at the College of the West University, was awarded the award for the Best Overall Program Overall at this year’s recently concluded annual convention of the National Program for Recognizing Programs. Jack’s program, titled “All A-Board”, was a series of pre-made bulletin boards [...]

by Erica Price Freelance Writer Administrators at Green Valley College have found the ticket to recruiting top-notch student affairs staff. Announced in yesterday’s Higher Ed Insights newsletter, GVC unveiled a new program that stands to benefit student affairs professionals. Their innovative new “Cash-for-Cards” program has candidates flocking to their vacant positions. Under this new program, [...]

The Very Elite Educational Media Awards made history this week when the head writers of The Cronk of Higher Education made a reluctant return to the stage. “Obviously, we were nervous after what happened when we won our award last year,” said senior writer Irma Pelt, “but we couldn’t let that stop us.” Viewers of [...]

In a longstanding tradition, supervisors are making plans to recognize administrative staff in an annual ritual that absolves bosses’ responsibility for all marginalizing behavior. As an example, in honor of Administrative Professionals Day on April 27, it is predicted that secretary Bettie Quincy, assistant to the director of academic advising at Queen Isabella College, will [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer The Office of Student Engagement at Malple College submitted an emergency funding request to the state legislature for their annual awards banquet in May. “I had it all figured out,” said Dora Creamer, Coordinator of Student Engagement. “My grad and I crunched the numbers over and over again to [...]