In a discussion of high school graduation, the transition to college, and obstacles that must be overcome, CHERE Director David Johnston was interviewed on WNPR, along with local college students higher education leaders and local higher education reporters.
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Fall Conferences
Sept. 29 • New Haven
Nov. 9 • Hartford
Join CHERE for “Embedded Support to Seamless Counseling to Graduation” at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven on Sept. 29 and “A Convening on Hartford as a College Town” on Nov. 9 at the new UConn Hartford campus downtown.
A Convening on Hartford as a College Town
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November 9, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
New UConn Hartford Branch
With eleven colleges in the Capital City region, how do we engage college students and faculty in all the city has to offer? How do we leverage UConn’s added presence to spur new programming and development? How best can Hartford’s commercial, cultural and educational leaders reach out to college communities? How can area colleges make it easier for students and faculty to take advantage of these growing opportunities?
“ To improve graduation rates, we must identify and advance the best solutions. CHERE brings people together to do just that. ”
“ CHERE works diligently to advance collaborative efforts aimed at improving student retention in higher education. ”
“ CHERE convenes programs and workshops designed to improve policies and practices that will lead to higher college retention. ”
“ We cannot afford up to half of community college students and a third of state university students not surviving freshman year, not graduating, and not entering the workforce at their potential. ”
“ CHERE is committed to working collaboratively and recognizes the significant and ongoing contributions by organizations and individuals in Connecticut and nationwide. ”
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Center for Higher Education Retention Excellence
The degree to which college students are capable of successfully moving from matriculation to graduation, described as “retention” or “persistence,” should be a concern for all of us. Employers regularly complain that the skills needed for the workplace are lacking. Policy wonks lament the declining ratio of productive workers to retirees, now about three to one, down drastically from decades ago – an ominous threat to the solvency of the Social Security system, as well as the viability of the economy and the health care system.