its development and dissemination of aspirational standards for measurement and evaluation, the Institute encourages institutions to be accountable for student learning, success, and retention during critical undergraduate transitions.

Institute News

Oregon Community Colleges and John N. Gardner Institute Team Up to Advance College Success and State Education Goals

Change Magazine identifies Foundations of Excellence as a national initiative that improves undergraduate education despite tough economic times

2011-2012 Foundations of Excellence Cohort: Participating Institutions

New Independent Research Links Foundations of Excellence to Increases in Part-Time & Full-Time Retention Rates at Community Colleges

Independent Research Links Foundations of Excellence Process to Significant Gains in Retention as Tracked Through IPEDS

          

  

ADVANCING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

The John N. Gardner Institute is a prominent source for information and assistance to enhance college student learning, retention, and ultimate graduation rates. 

Campus WalkingThrough its suite of tools and services, the Institute works with postsecondary institutions of different sizes, types, and missions within the U. S. and in other countries as they evaluate and improve their own policies, practices, and procedures in pursuit of undergraduate excellence. The Institute maintains a special focus on enriching the beginning college experience for both first-time and transfer students.

National Survey 2011

  

Foundations of Excellence First Year and Transfer Focus

Selected preliminary findings are now available for a national survey, launched and completed in Fall 2010, to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of initiatives to enhance student success across the undergraduate experience. These findings were presented at the February 2011 National Conference on The First-Year Experience in Atlanta, GA. A more complete data report will be available later in the spring of 2011. Click here to learn more about the survey and to view the survey instrument.

Now more than ever in challenging economic times, your campus needs a strategic action plan for the critical beginning college experience. Foundations of Excellence® will yield a new vision for enhanced learning and retention of first-year and transfer students as well as priorities for resource allocation. Please visit www.fyfoundations.org for more information.