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The freshman year experience : helping students survive and succeed in college / M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner, and associates.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Jossey-Bass higher education seriesPublication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxix, 443 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1555421474
  • 9781555421472
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Freshman year experience.; Online version:: Freshman year experience.DDC classification:
  • 378/.194 19
LOC classification:
  • LB2343 .F74 1989
Other classification:
  • 5,3
  • D 7563
Online resources:
Contents:
A comprehensive approach to enhancing freshman success -- Part one: today's freshmen and the college experience. Who are today's freshmena? -- A historical look at the freshman year experience -- Understanding student development: insights from theory -- Impact of college environments on freshman students -- Part two: essential programs and services for first-year students. Connecting students to institutions: keys to retention and success -- Orientation programs -- Academic advising -- Academic support programs -- Mentoring programs -- Counseling -- Residence halls and campus activities -- Health and wellness programs -- Character development.
Part three: the freshman seminar. Origins and purposes of the freshman seminar -- Elements of an effective seminar: the university 101 program -- How seminars enhance student success -- Starting a freshman seminar program -- A President's perspective on the value on freshman seminars -- Part four: helping diverse freshman populations -- Hispanic students -- Black students -- Women students -- Adult learners -- Commter students -- Student athletes -- Disabled students -- Honors students -- Part five: building campus support for a strong freshman year program. Providing administrative, faculty, and staff leadership -- Academic and student affairs in partnership for freshman success.
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A comprehensive approach to enhancing freshman success -- Part one: today's freshmen and the college experience. Who are today's freshmena? -- A historical look at the freshman year experience -- Understanding student development: insights from theory -- Impact of college environments on freshman students -- Part two: essential programs and services for first-year students. Connecting students to institutions: keys to retention and success -- Orientation programs -- Academic advising -- Academic support programs -- Mentoring programs -- Counseling -- Residence halls and campus activities -- Health and wellness programs -- Character development.

Part three: the freshman seminar. Origins and purposes of the freshman seminar -- Elements of an effective seminar: the university 101 program -- How seminars enhance student success -- Starting a freshman seminar program -- A President's perspective on the value on freshman seminars -- Part four: helping diverse freshman populations -- Hispanic students -- Black students -- Women students -- Adult learners -- Commter students -- Student athletes -- Disabled students -- Honors students -- Part five: building campus support for a strong freshman year program. Providing administrative, faculty, and staff leadership -- Academic and student affairs in partnership for freshman success.

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