• Teaching strategies in the first college year
• Strategies for addressing the sophomore, senior, and transfer transitions
• Proven institutional initiatives
• Strategies for assessing student learning, experiences, programs, and courses
• Exploration of transition issues related to campus type
• Alternative funding sources for curricular initiatives, programs, and services
• Programs addressing the needs of special student populations
• Short reviews of new and relevant print and online resources
  

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March 2012 Vol 9 No 2

Attracting and Retaining First-Year Seminar Faculty
K. F. Palmunen
Saint Joseph College has developed four key strategies to attract and retain first-year seminar faculty.

UStart: A Peer-Designed and Led Orientation Initiative
S. O'Shea
Australia's University of Wollongong uses a student designed and facilitated orientation program to welcome the new, entering cohort.

Common Read Impact Reaches Campus and Community
T. Nichols, J. Sckerl, & J. Mort
A common reading program has far-reaching influences on enhanced learning and student engagement at South Dakota State University.

First-Year Initiatives in a Residential Program
T. Taylor
An innovative residential initiative at Angelo State University has a positive impact on student retention rates.

Resource Spotlight: The Successful First-Year Seminar: What's Learning Style Got to Do With It?
J. Nicoll-Senft
Central Connecticut University uses the 4MAT learning styles model to improve the acquisition of knowledge and reading, writing, and comprehension skills in an academic first-year seminar.

Colleague Spotlight: How Effective Are High-Impact Practices?
C. Kilgo
This article presents highlights from a recent ASHE symposium with several prominent colleagues in the field discussing high-impact practices.