Proud to participate in Oregon State University's TRACE-COVID-19 public health project this week. The project involves random testing of students, faculty, and staff to track prevalence rates in campus community. OSU folks: learn more & enroll here: trace.oregonstate.edu/osu/consent #TRACEOSU

Excited for my first EDUCAUSE this week! If you are attending, check out my on-demand session with Joey Mavity on practical strategies for using process mapping to lead change on your campus. bit.ly/EDU20YP05 #EDU20 #EDUYoungProfs EDUCAUSE

My favorite thing about #EDU20 so far might be that most sessions are 20 minutes. I'm surprised at how much I'm learning in these short bursts! And much easier to keep my attention on the session compared to a 45-60 min one. Great design choice EDUCAUSE.👏#virtualconference

Given that so much of the student experience occurs through an #LMS these days with remote learning, I found this "flipped advising" approach interesting and timely. #AcAdv er.educause.edu/blogs/2021/1/l… via EDUCAUSEreview

Some good points about unexpected effects of free college policies on student success & completion. Started off skeptical but imagining 17.7% more students at public university with no increase to support services staff or budget hit home for me.😟chronicle.com/article/the-pr…

Interesting to see the different directions #edtech for remote learning is headed in this article by TechCrunch. techcrunch.com/2021/02/18/edt…

Sometimes it's the little things in a process ... like getting an error when submit a form ... that lead to the biggest frustrations. Great tips here for designing better forms and surveys. uxdesign.cc/8-ways-to-make…

"Now is the time to bring collaboration to the forefront of campus operations." 👏👏👏 I appreciated the concrete academic affairs - student affairs collaboration suggestions in this piece. chronicle.com/article/studen… #studentsuccess #highered

Pre-pandemic I had a mix of in-person and video meetings, which I color-coded orange and yellow respectively on my calendar. After 16 months I am beyond excited to change my next team meeting to orange. Looking forward to being back on the Oregon State University campus!

"Technology will not make existing problems go away without the people and processes around to support it." So true! Appreciated this thorough article on origins and uses of the People, Process, & Technology framework often mentioned in IT & project mgmt. smartsheet.com/content/people…

Complex degree and major requirements can be a barrier to #studentsuccess. I appreciated this article about how faculty & administrators tackling this tricky design problem. chronicle.com/article/is-you… via The Chronicle of Higher Education

How do we choose which ideas to move forward? I've often used dot voting and prioritization matrices in workshops, but they are not without issues. I love the suggestions to improve these methods in piece by Slava Shestopalov 🇺🇦 in UX Collective. uxdesign.cc/feature-priori… #designthinking

I appreciated this quick, back-to-basics piece about building and using a Kanban board. Perfect for demystifying the practice for newbies, and a great reminder for experienced folks. #kanban #productivity #collaboration linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Check out this great opportunity to work with our incredible network and learn from equity-minded professionals! $10,000 stipend. Please share.

So neat to open up the most recent University Innovation Alliance (UIA) newsletter to see the article by my former UIA Fellow colleague Sheila Hurt published in NACADA Journal. Super interesting findings about AP credit and college coursework. #FellowsFamily #AcAdv meridian.allenpress.com/nacada-journal…

We intend for processes to be simple, clear, & delightful. But people may not experience them that way. Learn the 7 signs of a broken process so you know where to target improvement. linkedin.com/pulse/7-signs-… via LinkedIn #CustomerExperience #userexperience #processmapping

If you enjoy delving into #data and collaborating with #highered colleagues nationally to move #studentsuccess projects forward, then check out this job opportunity w/ Oregon State University & University Innovation Alliance (UIA). jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/122597 PS: I held this role 2015-19. Highly recommend!

Inspired by the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) Fellows & their great ideas for redesigning university processes to better serve students. So fun to facilitate my Process Mapping for #Highered workshop with this talented group yesterday. #studentsuccess

Big change for me! This is my last week at Oregon State University. Feeling grateful to all the fantastic colleagues I've worked with and for many opportunities to learn and grow. Thank you! Up next: joining the corporate strategy team at SAIF Corporation. Looking fwd to this new direction!

I'm excited to share about the power of process mapping at the upcoming University Innovation Alliance (UIA) National Summit on Student Success Innovation. #UIASummit #processmapping #studentsuccess #processimprovement