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Peer reviewedSoldner, Laura; Lee, Yvonne; Duby, Paul – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
To assist integration of incoming freshman into the academic environment, improve social acclimation, and increase student retention, Northern Michigan University created a first-year experience program with community as its central focus. Its key to success is the use of block scheduling, combining a freshman seminar with other classes. Pilot…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Block Scheduling, College Freshmen, College Students
Young, Eric D. – 1986
This report describes a model for improving retention and graduation rates of culturally diverse students that involves a guided studies seminar in psychological education. The objective is to provide incoming freshmen with an experiential seminar structured around examining higher education, learning and study skills development, and personal and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Higher Education
Direct linkNutt, Diane, Ed.; Calderon, Denis, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2009
Students around the globe have unique first-year experiences but struggle with many of the same challenges. This monograph focuses on their journeys and provides insights for educators interested in learning about how institutions across the globe provide supports to students dealing with first-year transition issues. Based on the successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Studies, Program Attitudes, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedColton, George M.; Connor, Ulysses J., Jr.; Shultz, Eileen L.; Easter, Linda M. – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
After studying national literature and local needs, Kutztown University (Pennsylvania) created the Student Support Services Freshman Year Program to help at-risk freshmen acclimate to the campus environment and succeed in college. The program consists of five components: academic advising/counseling; a freshman colloquium; a student-mentor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen
Download full textUpcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This monograph contains 14 papers on all aspects of college and university student and family orientation programs. The papers are: (1) "Orienting Today's Students" by M. Lee Upcraft; (2) "Theoretical Perspectives on Orientation" by Michael Dannells; (3) "Trends and Issues in Orientation Programs" by Gerry Strumpf and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, College Programs, College Role
Magid, Annette; And Others – 1988
In fall 1987, a Freshman Strategy Seminar (FSS) was pilot tested and evaluated at Erie Community College's (ECC's) South Campus to assist students lacking basic English and mathematics skills. Developmental class sections in writing, reading and math were reserved for the FSS students, in the hope that a cluster course approach would reduce…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, First Year Seminars
Upcraft, M. Lee; Gardner, John N. – 1989
Guidelines to enhancing the freshman year experience are presented in the following chapters: (1) "A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Freshman Success" (M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner); (2) "Who Are Today's Freshmen?" (Arthur Levine); (3) "A Historical Look at the Freshman Year Experience" (John Orr Dwyer); (4) "Understanding Student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Athletes, Black Students
