September 15, 2005

National On-Campus Report - September 15, 2005 - Full Issue
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Credit Cards: A New Form of Student Loan?
Recent research indicates that students are turning to private, higher-interest sources of financial aid as tuition costs increase. A new survey suggests that students are turning to their credit cards to help pay for school, too.

‘Clean Slate’ Helps Students Bounce Back from Probation
Much of the academically geared programming in residence life focuses on general study tips and time-management practices. But at Pennsylvania College of Technology, the residence life office is taking academic-success programs even further.

What Makes These Schools So Good? Project Examines Student Success Leaders
Why do some institutions—even those with relatively modest funding or student academic profiles—have better graduation rates than expected? A new book, Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter, suggests a few answers.

New Ideas About Student Engagement
The authors of Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter acknowledge that the successful schools they studied base many of their educational practices and policies on common, tried-and-true principles. But these schools are also “ahead of the curve” in applying the following emerging ideas.

On-Campus Reports
Miami U. Gets Second Clery Strike; Semester at Sea Dispute Settled; Staff and Faculty Background Checks; Interest in Russian Language Study Rebounds; When Students Study Matters Too