Finally, program optimization, in collaboration with career services, can support the achievement of our goal by empowering students to maximize the earnings potential of their degree. Aligning programs to market demand and understanding the economic value of a UAGC degree in the job market will ensure we stay knowledgeable about current and future workforce needs. Partnering with UAGC Career Services provides students an opportunity to gain valuable job search support, connect with employers, and empower them to speak confidently about their potential to achieve career aspirations. In essence, the pursuit of enhancing students’ economic return encapsulates the UAGC mission to transform higher education by prioritizing student well-being, fostering economic empowerment, and preparing graduates for meaningful and prosperous careers in their chosen fields. Contributions to this achievement will come from all areas of the institution as we seek to make every dollar count for us and for our students. How will you contribute? Send your thoughts to SuccessTogether@uagc.edu. I would love to hear about the commitment you are making to contribute to the success of our students through the achievement of our critical student goals.
RESOURCEFULL : AN INITIATIVE TO REDUCE RESOURCE EXPENSES AND IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES Lindsay Devine, Senior Director, Learning Resources & Products
It's old news that textbook costs can be a deterrent for students engaging in higher education. The expense can create an additional financial burden, completely discourage a student from taking a course or completing a program, and be priced too high for the actual value they bring to a course. In our efforts to increase students’ economic return on their experience at UAGC and ensure their academic success, the Learning Resources and Products team, in partnership with the Library and Curriculum teams, has launched ResourceFULL, a resource affordability initiative with the goals of optimizing resource management and reducing student expenses for required third-party course
resources. While it’s easy to imagine the benefits of reducing resource expenses, the steps to achieve them, including researching, adopting resources, and revising courses, can be challenging. For this reason, we are employing the following strategies to chip away at these instructional supply costs. “Little by little, a little becomes a lot.” -Tanzanian Proverb Leveraging the Library The first and, to date, most successful strategy has been to remove student fees by better leveraging available library resources. Why ask students to purchase a copy of a digital text if it can be available in our library collection? In working with the library team to ensure availability and sufficient student access, we’re reviewing our full booklist for opportunities to move students to a zero-cost version of
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