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Schmidt, Lauren Chism, Ed.; Graziano, Janine, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2016
Over the years, a number of interventions aimed at increasing student engagement and performance have been implemented in higher education. Some of these, labeled high-impact practices (HIPs), when done well, have led to documented evidence of student success. Two approaches that have been identified as HIPs--first-year seminars and learning…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Communities of Practice, Universities, Two Year Colleges
Norwood, Michele A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Crimson Connections Learning Community was designed as a means of providing support to a select population of students as they became members of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) community. The program provided students who were exploring majors with a shared experience, strived to blend the academic and residential experience, and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Human Services, Fine Arts, Academic Achievement