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Peer reviewedMcNeil, Ogretta V. – National Academic Advising Association Journal, 1990
A three-day program at the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) was developed to address low retention rates for African-American students meeting the usual predictive criteria for academic success. It familiarized students with the college, allowed them to meet significant college community members, and assisted in adapting to academic…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Black Students, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
Jones, Elnetta Griffin; And Others – 1991
This guidebook describes the Martin Luther King Program at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, a program expressly created to provide services and resources to assist the minority student in coping with any adjustment problems that may be entailed in entering a predominantly white university in a rural community. The university's supplemental…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counseling Services, Educational Environment, Guidelines
Download full textPolson, Cheryl J., Ed. – 1985
Proceedings of the 1984 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented, including three main addresses, brief overviews of workshops, detailed outlines of topical sessions, and abstracts of 58 conference papers. The conference highlighted advisors' involvement in critical teaching functions. General session titles and authors are as…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Career Counseling, College Freshmen
Ramirez, Genevieve M. – 1987
The Student Affirmative Action Program at California State University, Long Beach was designed to serve the needs of Latino students, an underrepresented population in higher education, and to help eliminate identified institutional barriers to their participation. Barriers include inadequate orientation and information, poor planning and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, College Faculty
Gardner, John; And Others – 1990
This booklet presents questions that can be used by a college or university task force looking at the freshman year experience and/or the broader undergraduate experience. It can also be utilized to aid the process of campus self-study or assessment. The questions are arranged under three major headings: (1) Campus Policies, Processes, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Freshmen, Dormitories
Direct linkUpcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; Gardner, John N., Ed.; Barefoot, Betsy O., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
An authoritative, comprehensive guide to the first year of college, this book includes the most current information about the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to help first-year students make a successful transition to college and fulfill their educational and personal goals. Following the introduction, "The First Year of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Faculty Development, Urban Universities, Supplementary Education
