Thomas Deschenes
Director of Partnerships at Nearpeer, Inc.
- Role
- Director of Partnerships at Nearpeer
- Location
- Portland, ME, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Deschenes
Higher-education professional with over a decade of experience in university leadership…
Experience
Director of Partnerships
Feb 2020 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Nearpeer is an industry-leading peer-to-peer networking platform that is guaranteed to improve college enrollment, retention, and institutional revenue. Servicing clients of all sizes - from large institutions like Louisiana State University to regional colleges like Eastern Maine Community College - Nearpeer is proven to strengthen students’ commitment to college via its innovative mobile app, matching algorithms, and machine learning. Students use Nearpeer to voluntarily find, connect, and engage with each other based on what they have in common: major, shared interests, pathway, hobbies, activities, life experience, hometown, and more. Nearpeer has proven that a more connected student is a more committed student, whether they are prospective, incoming, or matriculated. On average, Nearpeer delivers a 10-20% increase in incoming student persistence,$1M+ ROI, and a significantly enhanced student experience.Nearpeer is also an effective tool in combating the loneliness, isolation, and anxiety that so many college students experience today - over 44% of undergraduate students and 34% of graduate students report having felt “very lonely” in the past 30 days (Source: ACHA – NCHA, 2019). Nearpeer reduces loneliness and isolation by helping students find others “like them” at their school. In 2019, Nearpeer entered a partnership with Ruffalo Noel Levitz, the leading provider of higher education support services with over 1,900 college, university, and non-profit clients around the world. Also in 2019, Nearpeer was awarded the MTI Innovation Award, and in January of 2020, GSV Ventures (an early investor in revolutionary educational technologies like MasterClass, TurnItIn, and Coursera) named Nearpeer a finalist for the prestigious GSV Cup.
Education
Stonehill College
Bachelor's Degree
2000 — 2004
Harvard University
Master of Liberal Arts
2011 — 2016
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