Learning Management Systems

Inclusion by the Numbers in CSU-Northridge Classrooms

Institutions committed to improving diversity & inclusion have always faced an interesting challenge. As efforts to promote diversity grow increasingly and measurably successful, the need to create inclusive environments for those diverse populations becomes more acute. How do we even start to measure progress towards that goal? Below is a snapshot of NameCoach usage at California State University, Northridge, as students and teachers met each other during the first [...]

admin2018-03-11T02:03:12+00:00March 8th, 2018|Canvas, Case Study, CSU-Northridge, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, Learning Management Systems, Student Retention, Student Success|

Xavier Center for Teaching Excellence on Names, Belonging, and Success

A Campus Climate Survey at Xavier University highlighted the concept and importance of belonging to student success. A letter from the Xavier Center for Teaching Excellence summarized: “According to Terrell Strayhorn (2012), the number one key to student success in college pertains to the concept of belonging. A basic human need, students’ sense of belonging has been associated with positive outcomes in college, including academic achievement, satisfaction, and [...]

admin2018-03-09T03:04:05+00:00March 6th, 2018|Canvas, Case Study, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, Student Retention, Student Success, Xavier University|

Setting the Bar Higher for Inclusion on Campus

We’ve had the good fortune to be on the front lines of the fight to create inclusive learning environments in higher education. But we haven’t been in that fight alone. We’ve had the honor of working alongside a number of schools doing amazing, if sometimes unnoticed, work to improve life in the classroom and on campus for their students. Institutions like Stanford, Northwestern, and California State University-Northridge. And [...]

admin2019-08-02T21:31:38+00:00March 1st, 2018|Canvas, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, First Generation College Students, Foothill College, Learning Management Systems, Student Success|

Xavier University: People’s Names are a Central Part of Their Identity

As told to NameCoach by David Mengel, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Xavier University Xavier University works hard to create a community of individual learners. Our mission is to care for students as multifaceted individuals. Our challenge is making all of our students feel welcome, secure in their individual differences and effective in living and learning together as a community. Again and again we’re reminded that people’s [...]

admin2018-04-13T16:04:46+00:00February 28th, 2018|Canvas, Case Study, Commencement Ceremonies, Learning Management Systems, Student Admissions & Recruiting, Student Retention, University Systems, Xavier University|

University of Dayton: Using NameCoach to Create an Environment of Inclusivity and Respect for Every Student

As told to NameCoach by Jennifer Creech, Registrar, University of Dayton Like most institutions, University of Dayton has an increasing population of international students. At graduation, we read every single name in alphabetical order. In the past, we would ask each student how to pronounce their name when they came to pick up their cap and gown. Then we’d hand write it on a piece of paper for [...]

admin2018-03-09T02:49:10+00:00February 23rd, 2018|Case Study, Commencement Ceremonies, Learning Management Systems, Student Admissions & Recruiting, Student Retention, University of Dayton, University Systems|

Inclusion by the Numbers in Foothill College Classrooms

Institutions committed to improving Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion have always faced an interesting challenge. As efforts to promote diversity grow increasingly and measurably successful, the need to create inclusive environments for those diverse populations becomes more acute. How do we even start to measure progress towards that goal? Below is a snapshot of NameCoach usage at Foothill College as students and teachers met each other during the first [...]

admin2019-08-02T21:34:55+00:00February 22nd, 2018|Canvas, Case Study, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, Foothill College|

Q&A with Paul Schantz, California State University, Northridge

We recently had an opportunity to talk to Paul Schantz, Director, Web and Technology Services, Division of Student Affairs, California State University, Northridge, about how the university is using NameCoach to provide a more inclusive learning experience for its students. Can you tell me about CSUN? We’re a large institution with 40,000 students in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Close to half of our enrollment is Hispanic. [...]

admin2018-03-07T09:30:21+00:00February 21st, 2018|Case Study, CSU-Northridge, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, First Generation College Students, Learning Management Systems, Student Success, University Systems|

Wish We’d Had NameCoach

The last school I taught at had a high percentage of immigrant and refugee students. This meant that many graduation ceremonies were cringe-worthy. Despite practice and notecards with phonetic hints, the administrator butchered the names of the majority of students. One year was particularly heinous. Not only did the announcer butcher most names, he did so multiple times in an attempt to get them right. That year, I [...]

Sarah Frohmberg2018-02-13T03:36:56+00:00December 25th, 2017|Commencement Ceremonies, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, First Generation College Students, Graduation, Learning Management Systems|

NameCoach and Stanford at AACRAO 2017: Respect and Belonging (Part 2)

This post is a continuation of a previous post, What we learned at AACRAO 2017: Part 1. At this year’s American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) conference, we had the opportunity to partner with Thomas Black, Associate Vice Provost and Registrar at Stanford University. In part of 1 of this post, we learned about the role administrators like Black are playing in meeting students’ calls [...]

Ritika Dewan2018-03-07T09:33:58+00:00November 3rd, 2017|Canvas, Case Study, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, First Generation College Students, Gender-Diversity, Learning Management Systems, Personal Pronoun Choice, Stanford University, Student Success, University Systems|

NameCoach and Stanford at AACRAO 2017: Respect and Belonging (Part 1)

NameCoach had the honor to present at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) conference, a national higher education association. We joined thought partner and NameCoach customer Thomas Black, Associate Vice Provost and Registrar at Stanford University. At NameCoach, we believe in the importance of diversity in higher education, so partnering with experts in the field helps us understand how they approach diversity, equity, and [...]

Ritika Dewan2018-03-07T09:32:55+00:00October 14th, 2017|Canvas, Case Study, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, First Generation College Students, Gender-Diversity, Learning Management Systems, Personal Pronoun Choice, Stanford University, Student Success, University Systems|