University of Kentucky Mixes

Corporate Management With Educational Excellence

Angela Januzzi

August 1, 2007

Lee T. Todd, president of the University of Kentucky, has made major strategic management overhauls in the school since he took the position in 2001. Frustrated and motivated by the national conception of the state as uneducated, Todd has created an itinerary to boost the university’s profile into the nation’s top twenty public research institutions by 2020.

National Survey of Student Engagement To Release Scores

Angela Januzzi

July 31, 2007

In the National Survey of Student Engagement, first and fourth-year students are asked about their collegiate experience, including five major benchmark areas: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and supportive campus environments. However, the catch of the survey has always been its secrecy; NSSE allows each school to decide whether or not to make its results public. 

Schools Look Overseas For Increased Enrollment

Angela Januzzi

July 26, 2007 

Community Colleges seem inherently dedicated to recruiting from their own geographic vicinity for potential students. Yet, as the number of international students studying at community colleges has increased by 17.8 percent since 1999, community colleges and their affiliate associations are catching-on to the market pool of overseas students.