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As part of a larger design thinking project, the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program co-created two models of instructor engagement with instructors across its HPOG 1.0 grantees: The World Café and Designing with Stakeholders.  A number of HPOG programs volunteered to pilot these methods in their program to (1) improve collaboration between instructors and HPOG staff, and (2) engage instructors in devising innovative strategies to improve student persistence.  The publication “Using the World Café to Improve Instructor Engagement: A Guide for Health Profession Opportunity Grants Programs (PDF)” describes the World Café pilot projects and the experiences of the grantees who participated.


Not familiar with design thinking?  At its heart, design thinking is a human-centered approach to problem solving.  It consists of a set of tools that focus on empathy for the end-user in the creation and consideration of any solution.

This report focuses on TANF recipients’ engagement and experiences in the HPOG Program, with the goal of helping understand how HPOG programs serve TANF recipients and developing hypotheses for further study.

Specifically, this report uses preliminary data to describe observed differences — and possible reasons for the differences — in the participation, outcomes, and experiences of two types of HPOG participants:

• Those receiving TANF benefits when they begin an HPOG program, and
• Those not receiving TANF when they begin an HPOG program

The report then addresses why TANF recipient participation levels vary across HPOG programs and identifies strategies programs used to engage the TANF population and work cooperatively with local TANF agencies.

The HPOG team hosted a Grant Closeout and No-Cost Extensions Webinar for HPOG program directors on June 9, 2015. During this webinar, Stan Koutstaal, OFA Program Manager for HPOG, and Tim Chappelle, Office of Grants Management, discussed financial requirements and reviewed documents and timelines required for no-cost extensions, financial closeout, and final reports with current HPOG grantees.

College students who enter college with weak basic skills struggle to keep up with courses and complete their degree or program. What can HPOG administrators, college instructors, and support service personnel do to help these students succeed?

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on October 15, 2014.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on October 9, 2014.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on June 20, 2014.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on May 30, 2014.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on October 30, 2014.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on November 24, 2014.