ASCEND Podcast
Are you ready to ASCEND to new possibilities? In this podcast, Dr. Jared Tippets and Dr. Eric Kirby outline why a focus on retention and completion is so important, why previous retention efforts have not always worked, and discuss how we can successfully "ASCEND" to these great expectations. In each episode, we will share innovative ideas, creative initiatives, and best practices and strategies that campuses have used to achieve amazing results. This podcast has intentionally been produced in a quick-tip, bite-sized format where the listener can quickly find ideas, initiatives, and solutions that can be tried on campus today.
Podcasting since 2022 • 184 episodes
ASCEND Podcast
Latest Episodes
S3 - E18 - Dr. Joe Cuseo - Nudging Students to Use Support Services: Making Referrals Sensitively and Strategically (Nudges)
In this episode, we explore the art and science of helping students use the support services available to them. Drawing on the work of Joe Cuseo, the conversation focuses on how faculty and staff can make referrals more effective by listening c...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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24:05
S3 - E17 - Dr. Amber Williams - New Vol Experience (Engagement)
In this episode, we explore the New Vol Experience at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, an innovative approach to supporting first-year student transition and success. This program guides new students through a multi-phase onboarding jour...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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12:43
S3 - E16 - Dr. Karen McGregor - Best in Class Basic Needs Support Badging Program (Culture)
In this episode, we explore Purdue Global’s Best in Class Basic Needs Support Badging Program, an innovative approach to building a campus-wide culture of care for students facing non-academic challenges. Designed for a large populatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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16:05
S3 - E15 - Susan Merrill - Thor’s Hammer of Knowledge: A Case Study in Proactive Connection to Campus Resources (Support)
What do you do when you know a First-Year Experience course improves student success, but you don’t have the funding or institutional support to build one? In this episode, we explore an innovative workaround born from a simple idea: Thor’s...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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13:44
S3 - E14 - Dr. Alexei M. Marquez and Fred Huang - Practical? Possible? Sustainable?- Transforming Financial Literacy for Student Success at UArizona (Affordability)
What happens when financial literacy moves beyond theory and into honest, student-centered conversations? In this episode, we visit with Dr. Alexei M. Marquez and Fred Huang from the University of Arizona about how their “Practical? Possible? S...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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25:02