Session Handouts

7th Ohio First-Year Summit
October 16, 2009
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

• START Your Engines:  Student Transition and Academic Readiness Training for At-Risk First Year Students
  Jessica Hall, Academic Support Specialist - Ohio Dominican University
  
  
• Self-Awareness & Social Justice:  UC’s Racial Awareness Program & First Year Students
  Rebecca Lehman, Program Coordinator, Racial Awareness Program – University of Cincinnati
  
  
• Bridge to Success Program for 2009
  Toledo, Washington Local and Findlay Public High School Graduates
  Lauren Ferguson, Coordinator, Special Projects – Owens Community College
  Tamara Williams, Associate Vice Provost – Owens Community College
  
  
• Making It Real: Illustrating Social Science Principles Outside the Traditional Classroom
  Wanda McCarthy - University of Cincinnati, Clermont
  Leslie Elrod - University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters
  Meera Rastogi - University of Cincinnati, Clermont
  
  
• Civic Engagement through Service Learning: Focusing our "I's" on the Future
  Marilyn Simon - University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters
  Leslie Elrod - University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters
  Brenda Refaei - University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters
  Angie Woods - University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters
  
  
• Parents as Partners in Higher Education
  Sandy Calvert - Ohio Northern University
  Melissa Verb - Ohio Northern University
  
  
• FYE and the Library: What I have learned so far
  Sherri B. Saines, Reference and Instruction Librarian - Ohio University
  
  
• Challenging Students’ Boundaries: Developing Cultural Competency as Part of an Integrated First-Year Experience
  Lee Armstrong , Associate Director, International Programs – University of Cincinnati
  Marianne W. Lewis, KBS Director; Interim Associate Dean - University of Cincinnati
  Jenn Wiswell, Director, CoB Undergraduate Programs - University of Cincinnati
  
  
• Hands-on Learning: Tapping Students' creativity and management skills to start a business
  Mary E. Gorman, Lead Professor, Project Fast Track - University of Cincinnati
  
  
• Exemplary Practices - In College Student Major Selection
  Tara Stopfel Warden, Assistant Dean - McMicken College
  
  
• “Your Place” for the Adult Learner Contextualized Learning for the Non-traditional Student
  Rhonda Fannin - Southern State Community College
  Sue Evans - Southern State Community College
  
  
• The Challenge of Advising First Year Pre-Engineering Students Placed in Remedial Math
  Don Canary - The University of Akron
  John C. Lanshe - The University of Akron
  
  
• Increasing Impact and Engagement: Using the Learning Partnerships Model in Orientation Programming
  Buffy Stoll, Director, Office of New Student Programs - Miami University
  Kathy Jicinsky, Assistant Director, Office of New Student Programs - Miami University
  
  
• Black Student Retention and Success - The University of Toledo
  Black Student Union Freshman Leadership Program
  Joel Todd , Guidance Coordinator, UT Upward Bound Program - The University of Toledo
  Martino Harmon, Dean of Student Dev. - Rhodes State College
  
  
• “New Times Call for New Methods” Paving the Road for Millennial Student Success
  Beverly Jenkins - University of Dayton
  Kathleen Henderson - University of Dayton
  Sharon Wright - University of Dayton
  
  
• Guiding Students as They Envision Their Academic Careers: Implementation of the Advising Syllabus
  Aaron M. Price, BSN Program Manager, College of Nursing - University of Cincinnati
  
  
• Professional Pathways Seminars: Preparing Students for Non-Discipline Based Careers
  Jessica Mercerhill, Director, Special Interdisciplinary Programs - The Ohio State University
  
  
• The Evolution of the UC General Education Core
  Gigi Escoe - University of Cincinnati
  Marianne Lewis - University of Cincinnati
  
  
• Guiding Students as They Envision Their Academic Careers: Implementation of an Advising Syllabus
  Jenn Wiswell - University of Cincinnati
  Shari Coffey - University of Cincinnati
  Mollie Labeda - Xavier University
  Aaron Price - University of Cincinnati
  
  
• Engaging Students in Their Learning
  Beverley A.P. Taylor, Professor of Physics - Miami University
  
  
• Reflective Communities: Self-Awareness in the Undergraduate and GTA First Year Experience
  Katherine Piper, Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Cincinnati
  Kathryn Trauth Taylor, Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Cincinnati
  Heather Trahan, Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Cincinnati
  
  
• What does MyFaceSpace Tell You? 
  Valerie Smith – Muskingum University
  Bob Bergmann – Muskingum University
  
  
• Effects of Peer-Tutoring on First Year (FY) Mathematics Course (Trend Analysis)
  Sandra Jovicic, Coordinator, Tutorial Services - The University of Akron
  
  
• Student Engagement and Program Assessment Through E-Portfolios
  George Suckarieh - University of Cincinnati
  JoAnn Thompson - University of Cincinnati
  Virginia Westheider - University of Cincinnati
  
  
• First Year Residential Colleges at Case Western Reserve University
  Karl Rishe, Coordinator of First Year Residence Education – Case Western Reserve University
  Rachel Tuttle, Coordinator of First Year Residence Education – Case Western Reserve University
  Vicky Wright, Coordinator of First Year Residence Education – Case Western Reserve University