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2007 Annual Conference Program Topics/Tracks
First-year Students

Potential Interest Group: Advising First-Year Students

Mooney, Trocaire College

Best of Region 3 Helping Students Steer a True Course; Hosting a Discover Your Major Day

Brignole, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Krech, Robinson, Morgan, University of Memphis

 

Best of Region 4 Engaging Undeclared Students at Orientation: Using "Dating Techniques" to Find Your Perfect Major

Ceasar, Roberts, University of Central Florida

 

A Reliable Compass: Liberal Arts and General Education

Sullivan-Vance, Western Oregon University

Hones, Southern Oregon University

 

Advisement: The Common Thread through Orientation, the First-Year Seminar/Learning Community Clusters, and Graduation

Brinjak, Montero, Laughner-Ramirez, Slippery Rock University

 

Advising First-Year Science Majors According to Socrates

Sepeta, University of Notre Dame               

 

Advising for College Success: The Evolution and Content of a Comprehensive First Year Advising Program

Viveiros, Bridgewater State College

 

Advisors as Navigators in Learning Community Programs

Mamun, University of Southern California

Sorensen, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Damminger, Rowan University

 

All Aboard! Beginning the Voyage and Making the Transition: The Development of Freshman Learning Communities Past, Present, and Future

Michaelides, Pate, University of Louisiana - Monroe

 

All Hands on Deck: Using Peer Advisors to Help Navigate the First Year Experience

Ledford, Adams, Jones, Church, University of Louisville

 

Bringing Sexy Back to Advising: Using Popular Culture to Improve Student Contact

Hamilton, Johnson, University of Louisville

 

Chart a Course for Student Success

Morken, Kuczwara, University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sci. Cnt

 

Combining Game Theory, Technology, and the Teachable Moment to Engage Freshmen in Advising

Foster, Schrass, University of Mary Washington

 

Destination Success: Group Advising

Smith, Holmes, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

 

Early Warning System: A Work in Progress

Moore, Thorland-Oster, Iowa State University

 

Easing First-Year Transition through a Simplified Registration Process

Parker-Hancock, Searing, Nazareth College

Exploring the Possibilities in the Classroom: Designing and Teaching a Course for Exploratory Students

Gavin, University of Cincinnati

 

First Year Risk & Resilience: Outcomes in Early Adulthood

McGillin, Texas Woman's University

 

Fostering Intellectual Engagement Among First Year Students - The Collegium Initiative at the University of Notre Dame

Page, University of Notre Dame

 

Freshman Advising Guidebook: A GPS for Helping Students Navigate Their College Journey

Kirkland, Milner, Moudry, Pollard, University of North Texas

 

Freshman SOS: Helping First-Timers on Probation Navigate toward Academic Success

Haak Aarness, Leigh, Minnesota State University-Moorhead

 

Gators in the Rice Field: Advisors as Agents for Success for Underprepared Students

Fowler, Dronet, Louisiana State University-Eunice

 

Helping Students Recover from Academic Probation

Sykes, Steingass, Virginia Commonwealth University

 

I Can Advise, but Can I Teach?

Daley, Gonzalez, Long Island University

HOT TOPIC: Incorporating Appreciative Advising Techniques into your First-Year Seminar

Amundsen, Buhler, Eastern Kentucky University

Martin, Christman, University of North Carolina

 

Learning Pattern Awareness: A Critical Factor for Intentional Advising and Learning

Damminger, McCalla-Wriggins, Rowan University

 

Making a Difference in Student Engagement Through Academic Advising

Steingass, Sykes, Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Navigating the First Few Weeks: Using a Video Game to Help First-Year Students Transition to College

Goltra, Bleeker, Bleeker, Owens, Emporia State University

 

Navigating the First Year: A Program for Advising Exploratory Students

Leonard, Hussey, Sams, Penn State University

 

Navigating Uncharted Waters: What Freshmen Want from Learning Communities and How We Can Help

Murdock, Texas A&M University

Preparing to Sail: A Discussion of First Semester Course Loads

Shuster, Caldwell, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

 

Prescription Pads, a Navigational Tool for Student Success

Wolbach, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

 

Proactively Navigating Freshmen in the Advising Process

Kittrell-Mikell, Georgia Southern University

 

Protecting The GPA

Moore, Kent State University

 

Putting Your Best "Facebook" Forward: Opening Students' Eyes to the Craft of Image Management

Coffey, Harmon, Wiswell, University of Cincinnati

 

Seamless Transitions: Collaborative Programs to Unite Academic and Student Affairs

Williams, Ryder, Temple University

 

Setting a Course for Success: Helping New Students Navigate the Undergraduate Experience

Firkins, Ritten, University of Illinois

 

Sink or Swim: A Bridge Program to Help At-Risk Students Navigate the Murky Waters of University Life

Gottlieb, Cunningham, Seton Hall University

 

Sink or Swim: Designing an Orientation Course to Help Your Students Tread Water in College

Colantuono, Farris, Bregel, Firkins, Ritten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

Stars: Students Taking Academic Responsibility Seriously

Fowler, Lindsley, Florida State University

Testing Tinto: How do Retention Theories Work for First Generation, Working-Class Students?

Longwell-Grice, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 

The Advising Compass: Helping Students Find True North through a First-Year Experience Course

Parker, Bunch, University of Arkansas

 

The FRAG Project: A New Approach to Working with First Term Students on Academic Warning

Elias, Linfield College

Bottaro, Oregon State University

 

The Impact of Health and Psycho-social Factors on Student Performance through the Use of Behavior Inventories

Newton, Yeager, Kim, Kansas State University

 

The Student as Navigator: Orientation to Sophomore

Waters, Luedtke, Old Dominion University

 

Undeclared and Over-Technologized: A Multimedia Approach for Exploratory First-Year Students

Hartman, Lantaff, Brancato, Kutztown University

Using Strengths to Chart the Course to Success

Conlon, Rosemont College

 

Want More in Life? It Starts From Within.

Johnson

 

Weaving the Diversity Thread: Good Intentions Are Not Enough.

Brandt, Atkin, Outing, North Carolina State Univesity

 

What If Huckleberry Finn Was Your Advisee?

Landes, South Dakota State University

 



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