Event Title
Concurrent Sessions - Foundation Year: Redesigning the First Year of College for First Generation and Non-Traditional Urban Students
Location
Campus Center Lower Level, Room 176 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Event Website
http://www.umass.edu/studentsuccessconference/resources2012.php
Start Date
21-9-2012 10:00 AM
End Date
21-9-2012 11:00 AM
Description
This presentation will include a discussion of the design, implementation, and preliminary outcomes of the Foundation Year program at Northeastern University. Foundation Year is a first-year college program that serves Boston students who may be underprepared academically or personally for the demands of college. The program is designed to tackle barriers to students’ college success. Session participants will learn about the strengths and challenges of the design and discuss whether the model could be replicated at other institutions.
Concurrent Sessions - Foundation Year: Redesigning the First Year of College for First Generation and Non-Traditional Urban Students
Campus Center Lower Level, Room 176 - University of Massachusetts, Amherst
This presentation will include a discussion of the design, implementation, and preliminary outcomes of the Foundation Year program at Northeastern University. Foundation Year is a first-year college program that serves Boston students who may be underprepared academically or personally for the demands of college. The program is designed to tackle barriers to students’ college success. Session participants will learn about the strengths and challenges of the design and discuss whether the model could be replicated at other institutions.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/studentsuccess/2012/Schedule/10