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  • Micro-credentials: The Mark of a Lifelong Learner

    Micro-credentials: The Mark of a Lifelong Learner

    Whether you are starting your educational journey, engaged in a post-secondary program, or considering changing or advancing your professional career… micro-credentials are designed to...

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  • How Personal Leadership Skills Help College Students Thrive at Utah State

    How Personal Leadership Skills Help College Students Thrive at Utah State

    Hear from Executive Director of the Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center, Bret Crane and a panel of college students from Utah State University share how 7 Habits has helped them develop leadership...

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  • How Students Can Solve Hard Problems With Soft Skills

    How Students Can Solve Hard Problems With Soft Skills

    College is a time of growth and learning for students. One of the most important skills they need to develop is problem-solving. The ability to solve problems effectively is essential...

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  • Begin With The End in Mind: Goal Setting for College Students

    Begin With The End in Mind: Goal Setting for College Students

    Goal setting is a fundamental skill for success in higher education. It is the way that students achieve academic excellence, land great jobs, make time to mentor others, and pursue hobbies...

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  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Webcast with Sean Covey

    7 Habits of Highly Effective People Webcast with Sean Covey

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students is a high-impact student success course that benefits first-year college students with essential life skills that are so needed today.

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  • Bringing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education into Colleges and Universities

    Bringing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education into Colleges and Universities

    Are you truly teaching your students to value the diversity surrounding them? And are they taking that knowledge and culture to their future employers?

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  • What You Can Do About the Mental Health Crisis on Campus

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  • Teaching Career Readiness Skills

    Teaching Career Readiness Skills

    While most institutions offer a first-year student success course or co-curricular programs that may teach these skills, the instruction is often inadequate to help students confidently learn...

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  • Investing in First-Year Students is Time Well Spent

    Investing in First-Year Students is Time Well Spent

    Orientation programs and first-year experiences are becoming increasingly important to prospective students, so much so that they are now ranked by U.S. News and considered among other...

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  • Addressing the Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses

    Addressing the Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses

    Many college campuses are experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental health issues have a significant impact, regardless of size, location, or academic focus, and are only worsening.

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  • FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: December 2022

    FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: December 2022

    Many college campuses are experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental health issues have a significant impact, regardless of size, location, or academic focus, and are only worsening....

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  • FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: November 2022

    FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: November 2022

    Many leaders don’t know what to do differently in their daily leadership actions to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in their college or university...

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  • University of North Florida: Taylor Leadership Institute Case Study (Intro)

    University of North Florida: Taylor Leadership Institute Case Study (Intro)

    In partnership with FranklinCovey LeaderU, the Taylor Leadership Institute facilitates both curricular and co-curricular leadership education, emphasizing the promotion and reward of personal, civic a

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  • How Academic Stress Impacts the Mental Health of College Students

    How Academic Stress Impacts the Mental Health of College Students

    Higher education naturally presents students with plenty of stressful situations. How can colleges and universities provide every student with the life skill training they need to cope with stress?

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  • How Ivy Tech is Achieving Breakthrough Results in Student Retention

    How Ivy Tech is Achieving Breakthrough Results in Student Retention

    In 2022, Ivy Tech began the journey of launching 4DX (The 4 Disciplines of Execution) to help improve student retention and immediately saw a 5% increase compared to last year.

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  • The Importance of Career Services in Today’s Colleges and Universities

    The Importance of Career Services in Today’s Colleges and Universities

    Career services departments give students opportunities to explore career options, understand workplace expectations, hone soft skills like leadership and communication, and even understand the...

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  • Introducing FranklinCovey LeaderU

    Introducing FranklinCovey LeaderU

    It’s no secret that FranklinCovey has a proven track record of student success. For the past 30 years, our education-leadership programs have been valuable tools for those committed to maximizing...

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  • Top Soft Skills: A List of the Qualities Companies Want Most

    Top Soft Skills: A List of the Qualities Companies Want Most

    In reality, soft skills are the qualities and capabilities that make people innovative, strategic, emotionally intelligent, and generally great at what they do. These skills don’t...

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  • How Higher Ed Can Partner With Certificate Soft Skills Programs

    How Higher Ed Can Partner With Certificate Soft Skills Programs

    More and more employers are reporting that candidates are lacking skills like critical thinking, communication, listening, and leadership, despite having earned degrees from reputable...

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  • Stackable Credentials: Can They Equate to a Bachelor’s Degree?

    Stackable Credentials: Can They Equate to a Bachelor’s Degree?

    Stackable credentials are any courses or certifications that you can gather to help you move forward in your career. These learning opportunities fill the gap between jobs that need a lower level...

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  • What are Upskilling and Reskilling and Why Do They Matter in Higher Ed?

    What are Upskilling and Reskilling and Why Do They Matter in Higher Ed?

    Whether you’re currently employed or looking for a new job opportunity, everyone who wants to be competitive in their careers faces the same challenge: keeping their skills updated and marketable...

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