Hudson County Community College

attributed to the program’s four pillars: personalized academic counselors, financial stipends, an early alert system, and high-impact practices. The pandemic provided an opportunity to expand this model. Using federal stimulus funds, HCCC tested the efficacy of scaling the EOF model to a broader student population. Dr. Reber explains, “We hired ten full-time academic counselors, providing the same support to 2,500 students through the Hudson Scholars Program. The outcomes have been as great or greater than we’ve historically achieved through EOF.” Dr.Gretchen Schulthes,Associate Dean of Advisement, played a pivotal role in this rapid expansion. “As the idea surfaced during the pandemic, Gretchen quickly got this up and running, bringing 800 new students into the program in fall 2021 with very little advance notice,” Dr. Reber says. Dr. Schulthes and her colleague in institutional research and planning, John Urgola, have been instrumental in developing, growing, and measuring the program’s impact. Attract, Retain & Upskill: Constructing Solutions for a Thriving Allied Healthcare Team Construct Your Ideal Workforce Solution with NHA and Schedule Your Free Employer Consult Here nhanow.com Investing in your healthcare team is an investment in your organization’s future. NHA has the blueprint for eight top allied health professions. NHA is proud to the be the allied health learning partner with Hudson County Community College & hundreds of others across the nation. 12 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 06