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25th International Conference on The First-Year Experience
July 16-19, 2012 <> Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Early Registration Deadline <> June 11, 2012

We invite you to join with educators from countries around the world in Vancouver as we celebrate 25 years of enhancing and expanding the first-year movement across the world.

Why Vancouver? Click here to see what makes Vancouver the ideal destination for our next international conference.

19th National Conference on Students in Transition
October 13-15, 2012 <> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Session Proposal Submission Deadline <> June 29, 2012

The National Resource Center welcomes online proposal submissions for concurrent session, roundtable discussion, poster session, and exhibitor presentation proposals on topics addressing student transitions through June 29, 2012. For more information on session types and submitting an online proposal, visit http://www.sc.edu/fye/sit/proposal.

Educators and students interested in the college student experience from the first year through graduation, the collegiate curriculum, and innovative pedagogies impacting the undergraduate student should attend the 19th National Conference on Students in Transition.

Why Philadelphia? Click here to see what makes Philadelphia the ideal destination for our next National Conference on Students in Transition.

Crafting and Conducting Research on Student Transitions
Jean M. Henscheid and Jennifer R. Keup

Designed for students and educational professionals researching students, movement into and through higher education, Crafting and Conducting Research on Student Transitions is a concise resource, describing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Click here for more information.

The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success
Volume II: Instructor Training and Development
James Groccia and Mary Stuart Hunter

Guided by an understanding of adult development, the authors suggest strategies for designing and presenting a comprehensive faculty development program in support of the first-year seminar. Click here for more information.

Online courses on The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

Online courses on current topics related to the first-year experience and students in transition take place over five weeks.

Our online courses are designed to come as close as possible to providing students with the same course content and opportunities for interaction with classmates and with the instructor as traditional or classroom-based courses.

May 14 - June 15, 2012
Transfer Student Success: Meeting the Needs of a Unique Population on College Campuses
Mark Allen Poisel

July 9 - August 10, 2012
Developing and Constructing Valid Survey Instruments
Ryan D. Padgett

Course enrollment is limited to the first 25 registrants. Participants will earn 1.5 continuing education units (CEUs). The cost of $425 does not include textbooks.

2011-2012 Fidler Grant Recipient

Kristin Moser, a doctoral candidate at Iowa State University, is the recipient of the 2011 – 2012 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant. Click here for more information.