Higher Education Consultant – Is It You?
Higher Education Consultant – Is It You? You have had a successful working career in a higher education administrative position; you have been a leader in your professional associations; you have
Higher Education Search Firm – Getting the Most out of a Search
Higher Education Search Firm – Getting the Most Out of a Search You have an opening for an administrator at your college and you’ve decided to hire a search firm to assist you in this search. There are many
Higher Education Consultant – Is It You?
Higher Education Consultant – Is It You? You have had a successful working career in a higher education administrative position; you have been a leader in your professional associations; you have received institutional recognition and awards for your excellent
Sallie Marchello Joins focusEDU as Consulting Director for Registrar Services
Sallie Marchello Joins focusEDU as a Consulting Director for Registrar Services Sallie Marchello joins focusEDU as a Consulting Director for Registrar Services. Sallie Marchello retired in 2023 following thirty-six years of service in public higher education in Virginia. Her
Step 1 – Define the Engagement
Every engagement starts with a confidential discussion to understand the specific facts and circumstances of your situation. Then, we send out a written agreement which outlines the terms of service, the expected time to complete the work and the
Step 3 – Proposal for the Engagement
focusEDU will prepare a Proposal for the engagement that will outline objectives, a time-line, scope of services and provide a pricing quote for institutional review. Once there is mutual agreement of the terms of the engagement, the document is
Step 2 – Meet the Consultant(s)
Based on the initial engagement, focusEDU will assess institutional needs as were discussed in Step 1 and arrange an audio/visual meeting (usually Zoom, but we do use all similar platforms) with institutional leadership and the selected focusEDU consultant(s)/advisors to
Step 4 – Work Starts
Work commences per mutually agreed to schedule.
Step 5 – Continuous Assessment and Evaluation
Scheduled periodic progress reports are provided to the institutional contact leader and discussions of progress are regularly held with the institutional contact leader. Assessments of progress are conducted, and assessments of protocols and practices are discussed.
Step 6 – Finalization of Work
A summary report of the scope of work and an assessment of achievements and goal attainment will be provided by the focusEDU consultant(s) to the institutional contact lead. An objective and fair assessment of work will be shared by
focusEDU Statement of Conduct and Ethics
Statement of Conduct and Ethics Statement of Conduct and Ethics guides the actions of our team members and our interactions with our client institutions. To that end, focusEDU will: Place our client institutions and the students’ best interests before