Align Your Offerings, Organization, and Operations
How can you align the services and programs you offerings, how your team is organized, and how you operate to maximize student success? Elliot answers these questions in this 15 min except of his workshop at the Institute for Student Services Professionals annual conference, based on my books and my consulting work with more than a hundred colleges and universities.
The Role of Space in Student Success
What roles can space play in enabling college student success? In this 20 minute talk at the Urban Land Institute’s University Innovation and Development Council, Elliot answer this question in three parts: fostering community and belonging, providing support services, and enabling experiential learning like real-world class projects.
Ten Steps to Library Service Transformation
Elliot presented "Ten Steps to Library Service Transformation" at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 2024 Spring Meeting and participated in a panel discussion with Mary Ann Mavrinac and Megan Waters that was moderated by Diane Bruxvoort. In this ~15 minute talk, he covers needs assessment, benchmarking, goal setting, service design, partnership strategy, and organizational design for student success.
Elliot presented "Ten Steps to Library Service Transformation" at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 2024 Spring Meeting and participated in a panel discussion with Mary Ann Mavrinac and Megan Waters that was moderated by Diane Bruxvoort.
UVA Walentas Scholars: 11 Ways to Get the Most Out of College
Elliot facilitated a workshop for first year Walentas Scholars at UVA. The Walentas Scholars are first-generation students with exceptional potential in the areas of leadership, scholarship, and engaged citizenship. He covered 11 key tips from How to Get the Most Out of College and facilitated a “find your focus” activity to help students think about future majors and careers – and ways to explore and test these directions.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD): How to Get The Most out of College
Elliot spoke in the first year seminar at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). He shared insights from How to Get the Most Out of College on owning and designing your college experience. He covered 10 key tips from the book on understanding your strengths, setting goals, getting involved, asking for help, real-world class projects, internships, mentoring, and leadership. He also facilitated a discussion with students on the highlights and challenges in their first year.
Scaling Secrets Podcast
Elliot was interviewed on the scaling secrets podcast to share insights from How to Get the Most Out of College to benefit from all the great things their college or university has to offer for students to find their people, purpose, and path. They also talked about what today’s students are looking for. Growth is the best measure of their satisfaction with their education and their top priority in the workplace – the next gen workplace needs to make it easy not just to get coffee and collaborate but booking a coaching session should be as easy as booking a conference room.
Elliot was interviewed on the scaling secrets podcast to share insights from How to Get the Most Out of College to benefit from all the great things their college or university has to offer for students to find their people, purpose, and path. They also talked about what today’s students are looking for. Growth is the best measure of their satisfaction with their education and their top priority in the workplace – the next gen workplace needs to make it easy not just to get coffee and collaborate but booking a coaching session should be as easy as booking a conference room.
Next Gen Workforce & Workplace
Elliot led and facilitated a discussion about the next generation workforce and next generation workplace based on his work with more than 100 colleges and with top companies seeking to attract, engage, support, and develop talent. He talks about how what they experience in college affects what they expect in the workplace, what employers can do to prepare for and meet these expectations, and what college and universities can do to partner with employers and best prepare students for the future. #futureofwork #genz #nextgenworkforce #nextgenworkplace
Elliot led and facilitated a discussion about the next generation workforce and next generation workplace based on his work with more than 100 colleges and with top companies seeking to attract, engage, support, and develop talent. He talks about how what they experience in college affects what they expect in the workplace, what employers can do to prepare for and meet these expectations, and what college and universities can do to partner with employers and best prepare students for the future. #futureofwork #genz #nextgenworkforce #nextgenworkplace
Strategic Facilities Planning
As part of an introductory workshop on facilities programming and planning for universities, research organizations, and technology companies, Elliot provides a short overview of strategic facilities planning where strategic plans or business plans are translated into facilities, strategically by understanding external drivers and the competitive landscapes, forecasting headcounts, translating people into space needs, conducting a gap analysis, and defining and delivering projects to close these gaps. #strategy #planning #facilities #facilitiesplanning #facilitiesprogramming #highered
As part of an introductory workshop on facilities programming and planning for universities, research organizations, and technology companies, Elliot provides a short overview of strategic facilities planning where strategic plans or business plans are translated into facilities, strategically by understanding external drivers and the competitive landscapes, forecasting headcounts, translating people into space needs, conducting a gap analysis, and defining and delivering projects to close these gaps. #strategy #planning #facilities #facilitiesplanning #facilitiesprogramming #highered
Facilities Planning Tips & Tricks
As part of an introductory workshop on facilities programming and planning for universities, research organizations, and technology companies, Elliot first provides a short overview of key trends changing how people learn, live, and work. Then he outlines advice and lessons learned on anticipating and adapting to social, demographic, technological and economic changes so that facilities can be responsive and meet people's needs even as they change. #trends # change #strategy #planning #facilities #facilitiesplanning #facilitiesprogramming #highered
As part of an introductory workshop on facilities programming and planning for universities, research organizations, and technology companies, Elliot first provides a short overview of key trends changing how people learn, live, and work. Then he outlines advice and lessons learned on anticipating and adapting to social, demographic, technological and economic changes so that facilities can be responsive and meet people's needs even as they change. #trends # change #strategy #planning #facilities #facilitiesplanning #facilitiesprogramming #highered
Searching for, Preparing for, and Succeeding in College
Elliot spoke with students from St. Croix Preparatory Academy as part of their career day. He shared insights from How to Get the Most Out of College on both searching for, preparing for, and succeeding in college. This included tips on understanding yourself, balancing prestige and price, and finding the best fit as well as where to live, how to get involved and find support, and using classes to explore careers.
Elliot spoke with students from St. Croix Preparatory Academy as part of their career day. He shared insights from How to Get the Most Out of College on both searching for, preparing for, and succeeding in college. This included tips on understanding yourself, balancing prestige and price, and finding the best fit as well as where to live, how to get involved and find support, and using classes to explore careers.
Speaking with the College Parent Support Community
Elliot spoke with Dale Troy from Crush College Stress and The College Parent Support Community on Facebook. They talked about what to do in high school to position yourself for success in college, what to focus on to transition well, and what resources to take advantage of in college to get the best return on your investment of time and money.
Elliot spoke with Dale Troy from Crush College Stress and The College Parent Support Community on Facebook. They talked about what to do in high school to position yourself for success in college, what to focus on to transition well, and what resources to take advantage of in college to get the best return on your investment of time and money.
NASPA National Conference: Changing Student Expectations and the Evidence-Based Strategies to Meet them
Student expectations have changed as a result of the pandemic. The way they understand, learn, interact, communicate, and evaluate their college experience is fundamentally different than just a few years ago. Elliot and co-presenter Cedric Howard from University of Northern Colorado dig into what student affairs professionals can do to understand these changes and meet post-pandemic students where they are.
Student expectations have changed as a result of the pandemic. The way they understand, learn, interact, communicate, and evaluate their college experience is fundamentally different than just a few years ago. Elliot and co-presenter Cedric Howard from University of Northern Colorado dig into what student affairs professionals can do to understand these changes and meet post-pandemic students where they are.
Tradeline Conference: Next Generation Engineering Education and Research
Engineering is changing with the rise of computation and AI, new partnerships with industry and governments, and shifting professions and career paths.
How can you understand what you have today, envision what you need for tomorrow, conduct a quantitative and qualitative gap analysis between the two, and identify the key strategies to move forward?
Engineering is changing with the rise of computation and AI, new partnerships with industry and governments, and shifting professions and career paths.
How can you understand what you have today, envision what you need for tomorrow, conduct a quantitative and qualitative gap analysis between the two, and identify the key strategies to move forward?
Creating Supportive Hybrid Campus Environments
Elliot was a guest on Pathify’s Connected Campus podcast. He and host Dustin Ramsdell dig into where and how physical and digital campuses intersect. Then they discuss how colleges and universities can adapt to the hybrid future in order to better engage and support all of their students.