Xavier University – NameCoach Blog

Belonging, Student Success, and Persistence: the Simple Power of Names

In a previous post, we learned how the Xavier University Center for Teaching Excellence has deployed NameCoach to help address the most important element in student success: sense of belonging. “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 [...]

admin2018-03-09T02:50:34+00:00March 8th, 2018|CSU-Northridge, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, First Generation College Students, Stanford University, Student Admissions & Recruiting, Student Retention, Student Success, Xavier University|

Freezing Summer Melt

As colleges gear up to enroll a whole new class of excited students, we start thinking about how to combat the thorny phenomenon of “summer melt”: college-intending students who take a step towards enrollment - such as accepting admission or putting down a deposit - but don’t show up. According to research by Lindsay Page et al., published by Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research, between 10% and [...]

admin2018-03-09T02:48:21+00:00March 7th, 2018|Case Study, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging, First Generation College Students, Student Admissions & Recruiting, Student Retention, University of Dayton, Xavier University|

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|

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|