Copyright (c) 2013 University of Massachusetts - Amherst All rights reserved. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23 Recent Events in Friday, September 23, 2011 en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 22:20:30 PDT 3600 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/34 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/34 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:00:00 PDT Expanding college access and increasing student success are national imperatives. Freeman Hrabowski will discuss best practices and strategies for creating supportive campus environments that emphasize faculty commitment, strong relationships among students, faculty and staff, and using technology to help students succeed.

]]> Freeman Hrabowski http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/33 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/33 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:00 PDT The presentation will focus on best practices for training student organization advisor. In addition, the research design will be shared as a resource to other campuses looking to design training programs targeted at their populations. Participants will be encouraged to participate in a discussion about best practices on their campuses that contribute to the growth and success of student leaders.

]]> Dawn Rendell http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/32 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/32 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:00 PDT STREAMS, an NSF-STEP grant held by Bridgewater State University, implements best-practice approaches to increasing the number of STEM graduates. STREAMS interventions include a summer bridge program, a mentoring program, curricular changes promoting inquiry-based teaching, Structured Learning Assistance in gateway courses, a Residential Learning Community, and better transfer student advising and articulation. This presentation will focus on the assessment strategies that encourage curricular change and evidence of increased student success in science and math at Bridgewater.

]]> Thomas P. Kling et al. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/31 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/31 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:00 PDT Take the drudgery out of exam review using fun and exciting methodology borrowed from Speed Dating. Designed to enhance peer-to-peer learning in a noncompetitive environment, this formalized interaction process encourages students to dialogue with their peers in quick, 3-minute segments.

]]> Lisa A. Sheldon http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/30 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/30 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:00 PDT Parents of dependent children make up nearly a quarter (3.9 million) of the undergraduate students in the United States and face many unique challenges to reaching graduation, including obtaining affordable, high-quality child care. Participants will learn about the array of child care tuition assistance programs offered at UMass Amherst, discuss creative initiatives, and identify strategies for implementation at their campuses.

]]> Maryanne Gallagher et al. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/29 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/29 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:00 PDT Berkshire Community College administers Accuplacer testing to all local high school juniors and is now entering its fourth year working on secondary-postsecondary mathematics curriculum alignment with local high school teachers. Discussion to include alignment processes, the results of a Community College Leadership Academy project examining statewide efforts, and a pilot utilizing MyMathTest in high school math classes

]]> Julie Hannum et al. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/28 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/28 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:00 PDT Service Learning is a pedagogy that integrates classroom instruction with community service, focusing on critical thinking and civic responsibility. Through a federal Department of Health and Human Services grant, nutrition students were taken on a supermarket tour and shown how to grocery shop according to dietary guidelines. Students then went out into the campus community and shared skills they had learned. As a result of this project, students reported improved nutrition knowledge and confidence.

]]> Alicia Sinclair et al. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/27 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/27 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:00 PDT Jacqueline Brousseau-Pereira http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/26 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/26 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:15:00 PDT Jacqueline Brousseau-Pereira http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/25 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2011/Sep23/25 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:30:00 PDT "In this session, you will learn how a small group of community college advising professionals came together over coffee & pastries to create a statewide collaborative effort that is striving to deliver effective advising on all our campuses. Participants will share best practices through active group dialogue following the presentation. Find out more how to become part of a movement that celebrates the uniqueness of community colleges and generates pivotal ideas on how you can support student success within and between colleagues. You will leave this session with a renewed sense of support and resources for your student success work. Although this session focuses on a community college initiative, it is open to everyone."

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