Robert Pearl Starks

Robert Pearl Starks

Location: phoenix, arizona

About me

Robert Starks Jr. is a Performance Consultant for MaxKnowledge, Inc. Robert has 10 years of experience in higher education and has led teams responsible for career services and alumni relations programming, as well as community outreach and public relations initiatives. Robert was recognized for his leadership and exceptional results by Career Education Corporation (CEC) with the "Above and Beyond" award for developing his institution's first alumni relations program in its 32 year history. Under Robert's leadership, his former career services team was recognized with four consecutive Best Placement Practice Awards from the Arizona Private School Association (APSA) among its 56+ member schools in the state which contributed to his institution also being recognized as School of the Year by APSA in 2008 and 2012. Additionally, the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) recognized Robert in 2013 with the Associate Member of the Year award. 

Robert holds a Master of Science in Management, a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, and a minor in Sociology. Robert currently serves on the board for the Arizona Private School Association. Robert is the former Director of Media & Technology and former Membership Chair for the Arizona Career Development Association (ACDA). Additionally, Robert is the founder and publisher of Careertipster.com and serves on the Arizona Program Committee of the national non-profit, Boys Hope Girls Hope.

Interests

social media, career development, training, higher education, web 2.0/3.0, career services, leadership, marketing

Skills

social media, marketing, training, consulting, management, strategic planning

Activity

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary.  The institution has 1,000 member schools serving 1,000,000 students.  This video provides an important historical view of the growth of career education and its role in the higher education landscape.  This video is featured here to recognize ACICS as an institutional leader that has influenced the career college sector of higher education for 100 years.

 

Stacey Childress of the Gates Foundation Monday said that we should not expect government and philanthropy to get it right and that clear metrics to measure performance and outcomes, including graduation rates, are needed to distinguish between schools and private enterprise. For-profit practitioners joined AEI’s Frederick Hess in a discussion on the role of private enterprise in public education. In addition, panelists considered Obama Administration’s approach as they look to 2013. 

Additional speakers included Innosight Institute Co-founder Michael Horn; LearnZillion Co-Founder Eric Westendorf; Raquel Gilmer at Learn It Systems; and assistant deputy education secretary for innovation and improvement Jim Shelton.

 

For-Profit College Regulations Are Needed, Concede Some Industry Presidents

Discussion Comment

Nathan, This is precisely one of the reasons why building relationships prior to graduation is so important. Social networks are collaboratively developed databases of people that are user generated. The information is updated by the user and if Career Services has purposefully built relationships with graduates, it provides yet another tool to build rapport with students, stay connected, mine for data which provides insight on their employment, activities, and personal characteristics, from which to develop effective communication strategies. It's completely unlike any other strategy typically used by Career Services - it's long-term and it's continuous. Perhaps one of the reasons… >>>

Discussion on the gap between money coming in and financial aid going out at colleges.

Jeff Joerres, Chairman and CEO of ManpowerGroup, speaks about boosting postsecondary education performance as an imperative for America to remain competitive in the global economy.

 

Jeff Joerres, Chairman and CEO of ManpowerGroup, speaks about boosting postsecondary education performance as an imperative for America to remain competitive in the global economy.

 

This report from the Committee for Economic Development (CED) outlines the imperative to boost postsecondary education performance for the health of the economy.  

I just saw that more than 500 colleges have now agreed to use the Shopping Sheet

http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/11/more-than-500-colleges-agree-to-adopt-financial-aid-shopping-sheet/ 

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