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Eric Leftwich

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Don't Be The Unsung Hero On Your Campus

If you are reading this perhaps you too passionately believe that today's career center has evolved to be a critical part in ensuring all learners have a successful post-secondary education. While...

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Eric Leftwich Apr 24, 2023

4 Ways PathwayU Stands Out From Other Career Guidance Platforms

Given the statistics of student enrollment, retention, and feelings about the cost of education, universities now find themselves competing for students and striving to deliver a more relevant...

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Eric Leftwich Jan 10, 2023

Worried about enrollment numbers?  Keep the students you have.

Enrollment is on every college administrator’s mind these days. A demographic cliff is approaching–and no university is truly safe. This predicted drop in the number of college-bound students will be...

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Eric Leftwich Nov 10, 2022

How PathwayU Helps Schools Retain Students

It’s no secret that the biggest financial issues facing educational institutions are enrollment and retention. For colleges to thrive, they need to attract and enroll students that will be successful...

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Eric Leftwich Dec 09, 2021

6 Need-To-Know Steps for Advertising Your Career Services Technology

As students head back to school, they’re looking to hit the ground running on a new, valuable academic year. A great career services professional, like yourself, has spent the summer thinking of ways...

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Eric Leftwich Oct 26, 2021

Career Services Play A Role In Avoiding College Debt… Here’s How

This article on One Simple Step To Avoid College Debt was originally published in June 2021.  All relevant statistics and content have been updated as of October 2021.

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Eric Leftwich Oct 22, 2021

A Day-in-the-Life of a Career Services Professional

“Career Services” can mean a lot of things to different people, and people come to need them at different times. But how often do people consider what a day in the life of a career services...

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Eric Leftwich Sep 24, 2021

Why Millennials are Desperately Looking for Career Change

There’s a pervasive assumption that the younger employers (young millennials and Gen-Z) just can’t seem to stay put at a job for too long. Usually, they work a position for 2-3 years and then move...

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Eric Leftwich Aug 31, 2021

How Learning Communities Lead to Educational and Vocational Success

Learning Communities and Students

As college becomes more and more expensive, students and their parents are looking to lock down a solid Return on Investment (ROI) in postsecondary education. The...

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Eric Leftwich Jul 22, 2021

6 Essential Tips for Guiding Students to Their Purpose

Career Guidance Leads to Purpose

Students aren’t just in school to get good grades and make new friends. They’ve got bigger goals and aspirations than that. Most of them have a higher sense of...

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Eric Leftwich Jun 30, 2021

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