Faculty Opportunities
As is shared in the HIPs literature below, research from AAC&U and others have identified 10 pedagogical practices that highly impact student success in a variety of ways. Included here is a list of HIPs at Radford Universitiy along with offices and programs that offer financial, professional development, and logistical support for these practices. HIPs also supports emerging high-impact pedagogical practices.
| AAC&U's HIPS | High Impact Practices at RU |
First Year Experiences |
New Student Programs (UNIV 100)
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| Common Intellectual Experiences | Office of High Impact Practices |
| Learning Communities |
Biology Connections, ARO, Community of Arists, Honors Academy , ECO Connections, RU Makers, Office of High Impact Practices, |
| Writing-Intensive Courses |
CORE Curriculum (Foundations), e-portfolio |
| Collaborative Assignments and Projects | Office of High Impact Practices |
| Undergraduate Research | Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (OURS) |
| Diversity/Global Learning | International Education Center (IEC) |
| Service-Learning, Community Based Learning | Scholar-Citizen Initiative (SCI), RUInvolved |
| Internships | Career Center |
Capstone Courses and Projects
E-portfolio |
Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, Honors Academy, Scholar-Citizen Initiative, International Education Center
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HIPS Literature
- High-Impact Educational Practices (PDF)
- High Impact Practices Brief Descriptions and Essential Elements (PDF)
- Assessing Underserved Students’ Engagement in High-Impact Practices (PDF)
- Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research (COEUR) (PDF)
- High-Impact Practices: Applying the Learning Outcomes Literature to the Development of Successful Campus Programs (PDF)
- LEAP Vision for Learning: Outcomes, Practices, Impact and Employers' Views (PDF)
Successful participation in HIPs increases graduation rates, with the greatest increases occurring for students who have two or more such experiences.
Source: Investing in Success: Cost Effective Strategies to Increase Student Success by Jane Wellman and Rima Brusi (Washington, DC: AAC&U, 2013).
All students benefit from HIPs, but the biggest gains in graduation rates occur for historically disadvantaged students.
Source: Investing in Success: Cost Effective Strategies to Increase Student Success by Jane Wellman and Rima Brusi (Washington, DC: AAC&U, 2013).
All undergraduates should experience at least two high impact practices while working toward their degree--one in the first two years and the other near the end of their undergraduate career. Ideally, all students should experience a high impact practice every year.
Source: High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter by George D. Kuh (Washington, DC: AAC&U, 2008).