June 2012

John Picone's picture

APSCU 2012: Turning up the Heat!

The heat at this year’s APSCU Conference had little to do with Las Vegas, although temperatures in the 100’s certainly had Wednesday’s golfers sweating! Sessions were well-attended, the exhibit floor was busy throughout the conference, and Thursday evening’s reception and concert were met with enthusiasm.

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Top 5 Ways to Improve Student Completion

Many of your students might be facing external challenges that make it more difficult for them to complete their schooling. Learn how you can help them face those issues and finish school.  

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Dave Arnold's picture

Reasonable Accommodations for Employment Testing

Reasonable accommodation has long been recognized as an essential component of the hiring process, including the administration of assessments. Additionally, it is legally mandated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While the ADA does not define reasonable accommodation, it provides a list of examples of what might constitute a reasonable accommodation. Read more about Reasonable Accommodations for Employment Testing

Michael Callans's picture

Student Satisfaction as it Relates to Outcomes

Earlier this year, Wonderlic and the Imagine America Foundation (IAF) teamed up to jointly conduct a research project on factors that influence student engagement. Results from this study will be used to develop educational benchmarks of student attitudes, opinions, performance, and satisfaction. These benchmarks will provide schools with ideas and markers to help their students have the best overall educational experience possible.

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Bradley Olufs's picture

Aligning Skills with Career Pathways

In order to ensure our students go on to have long, happy and successful careers, we need to make sure we’re guiding them down the right path. This video discusses four different techniques for helping your students succeed in their career pathway.

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Notes from the 2012 SIOP Conference

The Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) offers a diverse exhibition of the cutting edge technologies, research findings, and real world corporate experiences that are driving advancements in the field of I/O Psychology. Each year the event draws thousands of academics, researchers and practitioners who come together for workshops, panel discussions, presentations, keynotes and networking in a collaborative atmosphere charged with the excitement of learning and discovery. Read more about Notes from the 2012 SIOP Conference

John Picone's picture

Top 20 Jobs that Don’t Require a Degree

Bradley Olufs's picture

Preparing for NRS Reporting Changes

It seems so long ago since state directors, adult education stakeholders, and the OVAE staff met to make changes regarding follow-up measures. But the time has come, and these changes will go into effect in just a few weeks.

What's changing? While in the past, the NRS relied on student self-reported goals like “earn my GED,” effective July 1, 2012, students will automatically be entered into the following cohorts: Read more about Preparing for NRS Reporting Changes

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The Top 8 Risk Factors that Impact Student Retention

Are dropouts a challenge for your school? In this short video, John Picone reviews the top 8 risk factors that influence student retention and offers some suggestions on how to minimize the impact they can have on your completion rate.

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House Appropriations Bill Blocks Implementation of EEOC Guidelines

On April 25, 2012, the EEOC released new guidelines regarding employers’ use of criminal conviction information in the employment process. In the wake of the release of these guidelines, the business community, as well as other interested parties, has indicated that the guidelines go way too far in their restriction of employers' use of criminal background information. Read more about House Appropriations Bill Blocks Implementation of EEOC Guidelines