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Our Member Campuses are changing lives every day through innovative programming and increased opportunities for student engagement. At Campus Labs, we partner with student affairs offices from over 700 institutions across the globe. These collaborations have revealed certain trailblazing practices emerging across institutions that we collect and feature here. Stop by to learn more about how campuses are partnering with Campus Labs to change the future of higher education.
- Integrate Service Opportunities and Student Activities Involvement Tracking Connect volunteer experiences with your co-curricular programming to build civic engagement across campus. Learn more
- Record Co-Curricular Achievement and Leadership Involvement Tracking Launch an involvement record to help students recognize the value in their out-of-classroom experiences and ultimately communicate that value with employers. Learn more
- Collaborate More: Create Space for Campus Partners to Grow Organizations Management Build expansive campus adoption of your student engagement platform by giving campus partners the freedom to create. Learn more
- Get Better Results: Track Attendance Early Guided Pathways Integrate your First-year Experience initiatives with Engage to grow resourcefulness in your students and build a campus culture of attendance tracking. Learn more
- Guiding Students through Leadership Opportunities Guided Pathways Create pathways to organize student leadership opportunities under one common vision. Learn more
- Transitioning to Virtual Organization Management Organizations Management Student organizations are just as important in an online learning environment. Learn how Student Activities administrators can support organizations digitally. Learn more
- Coach At-Risk and Opportunity Students Using Guided Pathways Guided Pathways These creative programs support student success across both academic and co-curricular domains. Learn more
- Track Learning During Organization Registration Organizations Management Embed assessment into your organization registration process to improve training. Learn more
- Tailor Registration to Organization Type Organizations Management University of Houston and University of Wisconsin-Platteville give great examples of separating organization registration processes by organization needs. Learn more
- Demystify Your Organization Funding Organizations Management Ensure an efficient and transparent student organization funding process with these tips. Learn more
- Assessing a Co-Curriculum Learning Outcomes Design and assess a strategic co-curricular program using Campus Labs Engage. Learn more
- Creating Incentive Programs to Drive Event Attendance & Data Tracking Event Management You already know how important co-curricular activities are to your students’ development and success. Learn more
- What are the most popular types of co-curricular pathway programs? Guided Pathways A text analysis of path names revealed the following ranked among the most popular pathways to design for college students. Learn more
- How many campuses utilize intentionally designed and sequenced pathways to guide co-curricular exploration? Guided Pathways Over 250 colleges and universities have created more than 1,300 co-curricular pathways since 2012. Learn more
- What is the participation rate in campus elections? Elections Voter turnout of campus elections is lower than US national elections at just under 10% of eligible voters. The US national average is 48%. Learn more
- How popular are political and activist-oriented events? Elections Although not at an all-time high by percentage, the number of registered political and activist-oriented events continue on an upward trend. Learn more
- What is an appropriate number of student organizations for my campus? Organizations Management While appropriateness is in the eyes of the beholder, here's a breakdown of the average number of organizations at campuses based on the Carnegie Undergraduate Profile Classification for 2015: Learn more
- Should we impose a minimum number of members on our student organizations? If so, what is the right minimum? Organizations Management Around 53% of institutions define a minimum member requirement in our software, with the top three thresholds being: Learn more
- How many campuses create co-curricular records for their students? Involvement Tracking Over 300 colleges and universities make a co-curricular record available to their students through our online tools. Learn more
- What are the most widely franchised national organizations? Organizations Management Academic and honor societies tend to be the most widely franchised organizations across the United States. Some have loose national ties, while others have strong, centralized national leadership. Learn more
- What category of organizations generates the highest membership? Organizations Management 10 meta-categories dominate the student organization landscape, with academic organizations leading in organization count, overall membership count, and members-per-organization average. Learn more
- How far in advance do organizations typically submit their event proposals? Event Management To the chagrin of campus event support staff, the most popular day to submit an event proposal is the day of the event. Learn more
- What positions are required in an organization? Organizations Management Over 1,500 different titles are required across our Member Campuses. Of these, traditional titles tend to be the most popular required positions. Learn more
- When do student organizations typically conduct registration? Organizations Management Interestingly, the primary registration and re-registration period has shifted to the late spring (usually in April) in favor over the early fall (usually in August). Learn more
- How do you write measurable outcomes for student activities and student life programming? Learning Outcomes To write effective outcome statements, you can use a technique called the ABCDs of effective learning outcomes: Learn more