First impressions are lasting impressions! As new students arrive on campus, the Buzz crew discusses just how critical these first few days and weeks are. Also, goats on campus, beer in the classroom, NCAA and T. Boone Pickens – it's another round of higher ed quick takes. And the crew unpacks the implications of proposed changes to NACAC's Code of Ethics and Professional Practices.

Quick Takes:

• Goat Scaping Article:  https://universitybusiness.com/goatscapers-clean-up-university-of-pittsburgh-campus/
• Video Link:  https://cbsloc.al/2NhMQP7
• Classroom beer: https://www.al.com/news/2019/09/university-of-alabama-instructor-suspended-after-video-of-someone-drinking-beer-in-class.html
• T. Boone Pickens: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/09/11/us/ap-us-obit-t-boone-pickens.html

           https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2019/09/11/behind-t-boone-pickens-hundreds-of-millions-in-donations-was-true-passion-for-oklahoma-state-s-success/

• NCAA Transfer Portal: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26529645/what-transfer-portal

Hot Topic - First Impressions:

• https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-Do-We-Have-So-Many/246839
• https://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Third-of-Your-Freshmen/243560
• https://www.publicagenda.org/media/with-their-whole-life-ahead-of-them
• https://www.ed.gov/college-completion/promising-strategies
• https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/29/peer-coaches-universities-increase-low-income-student-retention

 NACAC CEPP Changes:

• https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/09/03/admissions-association-says-it-must-pull-measures-ethics-code-avoid
• https://www.nacacnet.org/membership/critical-decisions-for-nacac-members/