Best of Region 2: Help! I Think That My Professor Is An Alien

Mayo, Carter, Rider University

Best of Region 7: Off Road Ventures: Teaching Strategies for Struggling Students

Clark, Key, Midwestern State University

Best of Region 7: A Road Less Traveled: Following Your Dreams Toward Success

Johnson , College of New Jersey

 

General Engineering: A Supplemental Instruction Model

Raley, University of Texas-Austin

 

Connections Matter: The Freshman Interest Group as a Retention Tool

Minichillo, Eynon, Rinn, Zarges, Wilcox, Kent State University

 

Sacred Gifts: Using the Enneagram as a Tool for Exploring Majors and Careers

Ferrett, Humboldt State University

 

It's Not Just the Underprepared Students Who Need Special Attention

Robbins, Cornell University

 

Come Here, Go FAR! A Comprehensive Advising/Retention Model for Freshmen with Declared Majors

Hopwood, University of Texas-San Antonio

 

21 st Century Advising: Creating a Virtual Workshop

Roberts, Julkes, Arizona State University

Polishing the Academic Prism: A Collaborative Advisement Approach for Student Success and Retention

Bloom, Roggow , Mirsky, Bronx Community College

Kreuzer, Lehman College

 

Learning Communities: Enhancing the First-Year Experience

Donahoe, Purdue University

 

Internal Transfers-A Realism Roundtable

Kolls, Northeastern University

 

Advisor Training Games-

Persistence and the First Year

Kolls, Northeastern University

 

Boosting Student Retention and Lifting Students' Morale

Fleming, Boyd, Sam Houston State University

 

Adult Learners: Under Construction

Klefeker, Plunkett, Murray, Miami University-Hamilton

 

Building a Bridge from Admission to Graduation for Minority Business Students

Humbles, Vavra, University of Iowa

Academic Passport: Helping Students Travel Across an Academic Suspension Bridge

Hamington, University of Southern Indiana

Dempsey, Oregon State University

 

Building a Better Freshman

Allen, University of Louisville

A New Way of Talking and Listening: Utilizing Reflecting Teams in Advising

Kem, Murray State University

 

Mixing Work and Pleasure: UM's Peer Advising Program Keeps Advisors and Advisees Happy and Persistent

Bates, Hickey, University of Montana

 

Academic Success is Not an Oxymoron: Strategies for Advising First Generation/Low-Income Students on Probation or Reinstatement Status

Maroldo, Dupree, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

 

RITA: An Intervention for First-year Students on Probation or Academic Warning

Rhine, Wittenberg University

 

Advising Students with Unrealistic Expectations

Pollauf, University of Toledo

 

Bridge Work: Practical Tips for Building a First-Year Experience Program

Goltra, Bleeker, Bleeker, Emporia State University

 

Strategic Futures: Increasing Retention and Student Success

DuVivier, Hocking College

McAfooes, Electronic Vision, Inc.

 

Strategies for Increasing Progression and Graduation Rates of Biology Students

Nelson, Burton, Southeastern Louisiana University

 

Admission to the Major: A Smooth Process

Carter, Rouse, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

 

Nursing Curriculum Success: Novice to Experienced Student Nurse

Mollenhauer, Harding, Illinois State University

 

LADDERS Spans the Probation Gap

Waters, Mathews, Mayes, Old Dominion University

 

Academic Probation: Bridging the Chasm for Student Success

Bruce, Lynchburg College

 

Partnership for Academic Success

Mansour , San Miguel, University of Texas-San Antonio

 

Advisors and Researchers Working Together to Help Students Succeed in College

Smith, University at Albany

 

Adults Need Orientation, Too! The Why's, How's, and What's of an Adult Student Orientation Program

Bonnetaud , Reisig , University of North Carolina-Charlotte

 

Freshman Year-Two Years Going On Three, Improved and Proven Retention Efforts

Jurvelin, Edmonds

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

 

A Proactive Approach for Advising Freshmen in Academic Jeopardy

Asleson, Dahn, Ohio University

 

Survivor: Making It Through the First Year

Shook, University of Arkansas

 

Building Connections to Families: A Well-Stocked Toolbox

Borrelli , Suazo , Isbell Tapley University of New Mexico

 

Bracing the Bridge: Research-Based Retention Strategies for Faculty Advisors

Pecor, Macon State College

 

From Access to Achievement: Enhancing the Retention and

Achievement of African-American Students in Higher Education

Stanley, Tesfai, Saint Mary's College

Brown, Tom Brown & Associates

 

Building Connections between Students and Academic Homes

Wietstock , Kennedy Hosek , Dowd-Higgins , Haywood-Smith

Indiana University

 

Students in Crisis and Academic Advising: Responding Effectively to Students in Mental/Emotional Distress

Bollman, University of Toledo

 

Building Bridges from Silence to Support: Reducing the Risk for LGBT Students

O'Sickey, University of Florida

 

Successful Transition to University Life: The Experiences of Historically Underrepresented Students of Color in Notre Dame's Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program

Lucero, Tardy, University of Notre Dame

 

Promoting Student Persistence by Revolutionizing Orientation On-line

Wood , Durham

Southeastern Louisiana University

 

Building First-Year Bridges for First-Generation College Students

Teagan , Niziol, Scheckel, Texas Tech University

 

Successful Retention Strategies: The Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors

Lotkowski , ACT, Inc.

Perez , East Stroudsburg University

 

Reinforcement: A Foundation for Student Retention

Bradley , Baylor University

 

The College Transition Program: Big Brother? Survivor? Fear Factor?: When Reality Hits the First-Year!

Calvert , Ohio Northern University

 

Guiding the Undecided Student Toward Graduation: Collaboration as a Key Component in Undecided Student Success

Meinhart, Bollman, University of Toledo

 

Career Exploration and Academic Planning: Building a Strong Foundation for the Future

Taylor, University of Louisville

Robertson, Jefferson Community College

 

Back on Track-Engineering a Support System for Students in Academic Difficulty

Grube Vestal, Ghering, Denison University

 

StrengthsQuest: Focusing on Strengths to Transform Student Success

Deming , Colvey , Hogrefe

Crafton Hills College

 

The ABC's of Academic Recovery: Attitude, Behavior, Consistency

Corkery , Folsom , McGreevey , Yoder

University of Iowa

 

That's So Punny-Creative Marketing and Outreach of Academic Services

Grube Vestal , Ghering

Denison University

 

Get Out of Your Box! Advising   Workshops Outside of the Advising Office

Frazier , Dominican University

Davidson , Bailey , DePaul University

 

Blueprints: Building a Center for Exploratory Studies

Stopfel , University of Cincinnati

 

Majors Fair: Giving Students a Design Tool for the Future

Schauer , Bragg , Whiting

Prairie View A&M University

 

Why Johnny/Susie Failed College-Students' Reported Obstacles to Academic Success

Roberts , Chapman

Brigham Young University

 

S.T.A.R.S.: A Bridge to Retention for Students of Color

Vander Kinter , Bilgi

DePaul University

 

Protect your Investment: Building Program Evaluation into your At-risk Student Program

Hutson , Kamphoff , Amundsen

University of North Carolina-Greensboro

 

Advising Rural Students: Overcoming Barriers to Achieve Success

Goan , Bryan , University of Kentucky

 

Counseling to the Beat: Advising the Hip Hop Generation

Tanner , Salt Lake Community College

 

ACCESS: An Educational Bridge to College

Schauer , Sippio

Prairie View A&M University

 

A Blueprint for Academic Success: The First-Year Probation Student Intervention at Ohio University

Kahrig , Welch , Tucker

Ohio University

 

Building a Bridge for Health Majors: Advising Students into Second-choice Majors

Sindlinger, Rente, Raymond, University of Central Florida

 

What Really Matters for Students' Success?

Vowell , Farren

Western New Mexico University

 

Helping Students Know Where to Begin: Assessment, Placement, and Advisement of Academically Underprepared Students

McGregor , Cain

Eastern Kentucky University

 

Bridging Troubled Waters: Probationary Student Interventions from Coast to Coast

Pionke , Kent State University

Coppernoll Farni

Iowa State University

Kamphoff , University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Pitocchi

Johnson and Wales University

Reynolds , Michigan State University

 

I Know What You Did Last Semester: The Sequel

Lockhart , Wilson

University of West Florida

 

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Markovcy, Fread, Lehigh Carbon Community College

Strategies for Academic Success Program

Amundsen, University of North Carolina-Greensboro