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Trends: The College of 2020: Students
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THE TREND BLOG
News, Developments, and Trends in Higher Education
Robert L. Burns
This executive summary of a research report by The Chronicle of Higher Education (click here to download) provides insights into what is seen as the nature of American higher education by the year 2020. As stated, this section of the report deals with what we can expect of the nature of students at that point, outlining anticipated demographics and changes on college campuses that will attempt to deal with those elements.
Some of the interesting survey responses indicate that the nature of the typical student body will shift in many cases from traditional full-time 18 to 25 year-olds to a more part-time, older population, many of whom will take 60 percent of their courses online. The four-year residential model will fade. The profile of students in the most elite schools will not change as much as will those of regional state universities or smaller private liberal arts schools. The rapidly growing cost of college will have a major impact on the kinds of students enrolled and what those students will require of their schools.
The importance of this material is that it gives us a look ahead to the nature of our host institutions and their student bodies in 2020-just a decade ahead--their expectations and demands, and what our host institutions are likely to do in response to it all. Of course, these are the same students we will be working to bring into our fraternities. So it is important that we stay aware of expected shifts in the campus environment for students, their typical activities on campus at that time, and the nature of the host campuses our members will be living on.
We need this kind of information as we plan ahead for what is out there less than ten years from now. An older, more part-time, more online student body will have different expectations of their campuses in 2020, and also of us.
As noted in the executive summary, the full report can be purchased from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
New Blog Discussing Trends in Higher Education
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THE TREND BLOG
News, Developments, and Trends in Higher Education
Robert L. Burns
One important role of NIC as the fraternity world's trade association is to provide member organizations with news, developments, and trends in higher education so that fraternity boards, committees, and staff will have information they need to plan programs and services for their members. Today we are initiating a new effort in that direction using this blog as a way to distribute that helpful information.
The success of our fraternities relies in major ways on understanding and working well with our chapters' host institutions. Select news, research reports, survey results, and trends coming from and/or influencing universities and colleges will be reported here so that you can be aware of the latest developments and of how to follow up on them for your own fraternity's use.
Typically you will find the basic material or document (sometimes a summary) on this blog, along with both some brief comment on its importance and on where you can look for additional detail. As always you should feel free to contact NIC staff for further information and help. Please also let us know how useful you find this service and describe any topics you would like to see covered along the way.
New IFC Officer Manuals
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The NIC has overhauled and redeveloped its most popular resource, the IFC Officer Manuals. Click below for an excerpt from each book:
Public Relations Recruitment
Scholarship
Interested in ordering one book or the whole set? Click here for our Resources and Services Guide. Our INTERCHANGE campus partners can expect to receive a complimentary Judicial Officer Manual in the mail this month!
