Why Now? Recognizing the Right Time to Go Back to School
Tips for evaluating readiness and deciding when to take the leap back into education.
How to Ask for and Accept Help
Asking for help can be uncomfortable, but advocating for yourself is an essential part of achieving success. Here are some tips for reaching out and getting the guidance you need.
Coach Shannon
In this interview, Shannon McDonald talks about her experiences and motivations as a ReUp Success Coach and the importance of making students feel seen, heard, and supported. How do you apply your own experiences and challenges with college to support your students? I use a lot of my past and personal experience to support students. I’m a first-generation college graduate. I hold two degrees; I obtained my MA while also delivering a baby without taking time off, so having a traditional and nontraditional success story helps with perspective. Also, my father is a true educational inspiration that I draw
Time Management for Students Juggling Work, Life, and School
Time management is just one key to reducing stress, getting more done, and achieving balance as an adult learner.
Coach Miguel: Best-Laid Plans
ReUp Success Coach Miguel Olivera shares his experiences with academic struggle and explains the importance of authenticity. by Meilee D. Bridges Miguel Olivera is no stranger to the proverbial concept of best-laid plans going awry. As a new Success Coach at ReUp Education, Miguel has found his niche helping students explore strategies for achieving their goals. But his journey to his current destination has certainly included some twists and turns, hills and valleys. “I know the struggles I had with returning to school,” he says. “So when I talk to a student and they leave our communication feeling like, OK,
How Institutions with Limited Online Options Can Attract & Retain Adult Learners
As technology becomes more integrated into higher education, institutions with limited online programming are facing increasing pressure to go digital. This pressure has been multiplied by COVID, as remote learning became the norm over the past year, and some students started seeing more value in online course delivery than they had before. Consequently, colleges and universities lacking online courses are experiencing higher-than-average attrition and tuition revenue decline. However, ReUp has partnered with many institutions with limited online programs and supported enrollment success throughout the pandemic. Our experience validates that there are opportunities to improve your enrollment and retention rates, even
How a National Higher Ed Network Leads to Student Success
This month, we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the ReUp Network! Our network, catered to stopout students, is building an ecosystem of programs and institutions to support the 36 million Americans with some college and no degree. The ReUp Network provides each student access to the best-fit academic path for their return to school and, ultimately, academic, professional, and life success. ReUp has ensured that this network is a core part of our partnerships because we know the importance of the opportunity for stopout students to return to the best-fit institution according to their needs. This, in turn, ensures