Aligning institutional support for student success : case studies of sophomore-year initiatives / Tracy Skipper, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Skipper, Tracy L. (Tracy Lynn), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College sophomores--United States--Case studies.

College sophomores.

College dropouts--United States--Prevention--Case studies.

College dropouts.

Universities and colleges--United States--Planning--Case studies.

Universities and colleges.

Planning.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

81 pages ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia, S.C. : National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition [2019]

Summary:

"This research report explores strategies that institutions use to create greater coherence or alignment in the undergraduate experience, paying particular attention to the second college year, as some evidence suggests students are more likely to leave their institution during this time than they are in the first year"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Case 1: Colorado College: Sophomore Programs

Case 2: Indiana State University: The Summer Career Exploration Experience

Case 3: The Ohio State University: Second-Year Transformational Experience Program

Case 4: Purdue University: Statistics Living Learning Community

Case 5: Sonoma State University: The Sophomore Year Experience

Case 6: Stella and Charles Guttman Community College: Bridge to the Program of Study

Case 7: University of California San Diego: 2Excel and 2Connect Programs

Case 8: University of South Carolina: The SophoMORE Initiative

Case 9: University of South Florida

Tampa: Using Case Management to Support Sophomore Persistence

Case 10: University of Texas at Austin: The University Leadership Network

Conclusion

Reflections and Recommendations

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781942072416

1942072414

OCLC:

1110124915

Publisher Number:

99982568120