Session Handouts
Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience
February 4-8, 2005
Phoenix, Arizona

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Session C-10
WHO AM I AND WHAT AM I DOING IN THIS PLACE?

Session C-12
USING ASSESSMENT IN ADMISSIONS TO INFORM FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PLANNING

Session I-16
INFORMATION LITERACY IN THE FIRST YEAR: COLLABORATING, PLANNING, AND ASSESSING AT AUSTIN PEAY

Session C-17
PEER MENTORING: INTEGRATING LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES INTO FIRST-YEAR PROGRAMS

Session I-19
STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND: CREATING MEANINGFUL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS IN THE FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION CLASS

Session I-21
USING ACTIVE LEARNING TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING

Session I-26
ENHANCING STUDENT PERSISTENCE THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL PERSISTENCE: INSTITUTIONALIZING THE FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Session I-42
MANAGING MILLENNIAL PARENTS

Session I-43
A LEARNING COMMUNITY MODEL AT NC STATE: THE FYC VILLAGE

Session I-51
SHARED LEADERSHIP: A COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR DEVELOPING AN FYE INITIATIVE

Session C-56
ENHANCING ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT USING THE FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR

Session C-59
[APPROXIMATELY] 10 STUPID THINGS COLLEGES DO TO MESS UP THEIR FIRST-YEAR STUDENT PROGRAMS

Session C-67
USING THE STUDENT DEVELOPMENTAL TASK AND LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT (SDTLA) FOR INDIVIDUAL AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENT IN FIRST-YEAR COURSES

Session C-68
BEYOND THE “HOW TO” APPROACH: INTEGRATING COLLEGE-LEVEL STUDY SKILLS INTO FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE COURSES

Session I-75
DECONSTRUCTING SIOLS TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS

Session P-84
USING THE STUDENT DEVELOPMENTAL TASK AND LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT (SDTLA) FOR INDIVIDUAL AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENT IN FIRST-YEAR COURSES

Session P-91
THE WASHBURN WRITERS PROGRAM: POETICIZING THE CAMPUS

Session P-94
BUILDING A CARING LEARNING COMMUNITY OF LEADERS AND PROBLEM-SOLVERS

Session P-95
SHARE THE JOURNEY: AN ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS/FAMILY OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Session P-96
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TRANSLATES INTO POSITIVE TRANSITION EXPERIENCE

Session P-100
MATH LEARNING COMMUNITIES

Session P-112
TEACHING TECHNOLOGY TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS: A PEER INSTRUCTOR APPROACH

Session P-116
FIRST-YEAR STUDENT HONOR SOCIETIES: RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS

Session P-120
MAKING SUCCESS OF THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENT’S STATE OF MIND: DEVELOPING AN EXPERIENTIAL COURSE THAT WORKS

Session P-121
THE RETENTION/ WELLNESS COMPONENT: LOOKING FOR THE MAGIC KEY

Session P-123
RESEARCHING AND TEACHING COMPUTER ETHICS IN A FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE COURSE

Session P-128
FROM HOME TO COLLEGE: THE EXPERIENCES OF HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS

Session P-137
A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO MAJOR/CAREER SELECTION AND CONFIRMATION

Session C-140
NEW MODELS FOR RESPONDING TO THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION IN THE FIRST-YEAR OF COLLEGE

Session C-154
THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE: A CHARACTER EDUCATION COURSE IN THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE

Session I-160
INFORMATIONWORLD: WHAT FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THEY SET SAIL

Session R-168
ARTICULATING A COHERENT FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE

Session R-170
PICTURE A PEER LEADER PROGRAM: HOW PEER LEADERS ARE ENGAGING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

Session C-181
TECHNOLOGY AND PEER ADVISORS: OUTREACH TO THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION

Session I-191
ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR: GROWING A PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES

Session I-193
COHORT MANAGEMENT—DEVELOPING OWNERSHIP IN ACADEMIC COLLEGES

Session I-195
THE “WRIGHT” EXPERIENCE FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

Session C-198
RESIDENTIAL LEARNING INITIATIVES IN THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE: PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE EXCELLENCE