Schedule of Events

Friday, March 30– Pre-symposium Workshops (Optional)

11:30 a.m. – Noon    Check-in for Preconference

Noon - 1:00 p.m.        Welcome & Introductions - Joe Cuseo

 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.     Pre-symposium Opening Session

Assessing the First-Year Seminar and First-Year Student Success Programs: The Big Picture – Aaron Thompson

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.        Break

3:30 – 4:45 p.m.       Pre-Symposium Workshops

The How-To's of Program Assessment A Step-By-Step Approach to Demonstrating Program Effectiveness at 2- & 4-year Institiutions – Michele Campagna & Julie McLaughlin

NEW! Using Technology as a Tool to Improve First-Year Seminar Pedagogy & Assessment – Tim Vick

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.        Individual Consulting Sessions

Participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with any or all of the conference leaders: Joe Cuseo, Aaron Thompson, Michele Campagna, Julie McLaughlin and Tim Vick.

Saturday, March 31 – Symposium Day 1

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.      Registration

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.     Closing the Gap: Advancing the College Completion Agenda - Aaron Thompson
           
10:00 a.m. – Noon    Opening Session

A Comprehensive Approach to Student Retention & Achievement: Universal Principles of Student Success in the First Year of College & Beyond – Joe Cuseo

Noon – 1:30 p.m.       Lunch (provided with symposium)

1. Promoting Student Success in the Community College - Julie McLaughlin and Joe Cuseo

2. Promoting Student Success in 4-Year Colleges and Universities – Michele Campagna and Paul Carty

3. Promoting Student Success in Predominantly Online Degree Programs - Aaron Thompson and Tim Vick

1:30 – 3:30 p.m.        Workshops Session 1

1. NEW! The Power of the First-Year Seminar: Campus-Wide Benefits & Systemic Effects - Joe Cuseo

2. Facilitating The Transition of First-Generation Students & Students of Color Into and Through Higher Education - Aaron Thompson and Michele Campagna

3. Creating and Administration of the First-Year Experience Course at the Community College - Julie McLaughlin

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.        Break

4:00– 5:30 p.m.         Workshops Session 2

1. NEW! Gaining & Sustaining Support for the First-Year Seminar: Moving From Inception to Implementation & Assessment - Tim Vick

2. NEW! First-Year Experience Professionals as Campus Change Agents: The Art, Science & Politics of Persuasion – Joe Cuseo

3. NEW!Connecting the Liberal Arts to Major Choice, Career Exploration, & 21st-Century Skills – Michele Campagna

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.        Hors d 'oeuvres & Cocktail Reception

Sunday, April 1 – Symposium Day 2

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.        Breakfast (provided)

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.        Optional Session

Developing Learning-Effective & Cost-Effective Textbooks for Today's Students: Current Options and Future Directions –Paul Carty, Kendall Hunt Publishing

9:30 - 11:00 a.m.      Workshops Session 3

1. Peer Leadership & Peer Mentoring: Changing Campus Culture from the Ground Up - Michele Campagna

2. Critical Thinking: First-Year Foundation, Instruction & Assessment – Aaron Thompson

3. Creative Teaching Strategies in the First-Year Classroom - Julie McLaughlin

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.       Open Forum / Questions & Answers