22nd International Conference on The First-Year Experience
July 20-23, 2009
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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4-R Faculty/Librarian Partnerships: A Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration

6-CT First-Year Experience Movement in Japan: How It Developed and the Issues It Focuses On

12-R Intersecting Identities, Intersecting Insights: What are the Unique Insights of Faculty and Staff Who Hold a Dual Role as Parents of College-Going Students?

14-CR Emotional Intelligence in a First-Semester Success Course

18-CT Academic Programming in Residence: A Comparison of Options

23-CI Program for Leadership and University Success – A Real “PLUS”

24-CT Accreditation and the First-Year Experience

25-R The International First-Year Experience: Universal Themes, National Variations

26-CR Ready, Set: FLY [First Learning Year]: A Causal Model for Risk at the University of Pretoria

27-CI The start of something great: Designing peer mentoring programs to build a sense of connection between students

29-CI The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: Increasing First-Year Student Retention, Motivation, and Success in Engineering

30-CT A Self-Evaluation and Enhancement Tool Derived From an International Literature Review

32-CI Basic Essentials for Academic and Real-World Success (BEARS): A First-Year Experience Course Redesigned

33-R Is it Possible to Sustain Individual Spirituality, Authenticity, Wholeness, and Self-Renewal in the Academy Today?

34-CR Assessing a Biology-Math-English First-Year Learning Community: Statistical Comparisons Between Learning Community and Regular First-Year Students

35-CI Support Me! Develop Me! Retain Me! How a Reflective Skills Activity Has Increased Student Engagement, Motivation, and Success

36-CI Transitional Adjustment Tools

38-CI No Time Like the Present: Engaging First-Year Students in Career Planning

30-E Transitions: Student Reality Check

40-CI Retention to Completion Project: Raising the Bar on Retention, Transfer, and Graduation Rates

41-CI Strategies in First-Year Programming to Improve Student Success

42-CE EI + C = The Best You Can Be! A First-Year Initiative That Encourages
Emotional Intelligence Skills Through Coaching

47-CI E-portfolio in First-Year Course

48-R Strategies for Capturing and Assessing First-Generation Student Data

49-C Student Success, College Quality, & the First-Year Experience: What Really Matters

50-CT Increasing Accessibility: Lessons Learned in Retaining Special Population Students

55-PA Professional Pathways: Helping Students Prepare Early for Life After Their Undergraduate Degree

56-PA Establishing an Academic Cornerstone Through Self Exploration: An Attempt at Academic and Career Advising

62-PA Assessing Adventure Programs as a Retention Tool

63-PR Reaching “At-Risk” First-Year Students Through the First-Year Seminar 68-R Flexible Learning Environment: A Pedagogical Model for Student Success

70-CR Multiple Student Voices: What Makes an Effective Tutorial?

72-CT Creating a Supportive Environment for First-Year Students by Developing a One-Stop Shop

75-CR A Comparison of Learning Skills Delivery Models: Individual Appointments, Non-Credit Workshop and Transitional Success Course

76-CT Student Development Theory in Film

82-CR First-Year Students’ Perceptions of the Quality of Their Learning

84-CI Giving Students an Opportunity to Succeed: Developing and Coordinating a Successful Summer Program for First-Year Students

90-CT Campus After Dark: First-Year Experiences of ‘Raunch Culture’

92-CT Growing Faculty and Students in First-Year Seminar Learning Communities 93-CI First-Year Retention Initiatives: The Kettering University Experience

98-CR Pathways to Student Success: Promoting a Successful Transition to Higher Education Through Mutual Support and Guidance

99-CT Seamless Transitions: A Guide to Latino Student Success

100-CT Student Leadership Academy + Week of Welcome = Dedicated Orientation Crew

101-CI Establishing and Sustaining a Connected Living and Learning Community