{"product_id":"achieving-and-sustaining-institutional-excellence-for-the-first-year-of-college-isbn-9780787971519","title":"Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College","description":"In 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as \"Institutions of Excellence\" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities—representing a broad spectrum of campus types—were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. \u003ci\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College\u003c\/i\u003e includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges’ best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented. \u003cp\u003eForeword xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 On Being Named an Institution of Excellence in the First College Year: The Process and the Places 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Research Methods 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Case Studies of Two-Year Institutions 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Community College of Denver: A Second Family for the First-Year Student 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc Cutright, Randy L. Swing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 LaGuardia Community College: A Window on the World 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy O. Barefoot, Michael J. Siegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with Fewer Than 2,000 Students 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The First Year at Eckerd College: Responsible Innovation 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen W. Schwartz, Michael J. Siegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Kalamazoo College: No Stone Left Unturned 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen W. Schwartz, Randy L. Swing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 2,000 to 5,000 Students 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Drury University: Balancing Intellectual Rigor with Intrusive Personal Support in the First Year 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles C. Schroeder, Randy L. Swing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Elon University: Transforming Education Through a Community of Inquiry and Engagement 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibby V. Morris, Randy L. Swing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 West Point and the Plebe-Year Experience: The Long Gray Line 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael J. Siegel, John N. Gardner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 5,000 to 10,000 Students 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Lehman College of the City University of New York: Excellence in the Bronx 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The First Year at Texas A\u0026amp;M University– Corpus Christi: Starting with a Clean Slate 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael J. Siegel, Marc Cutright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 10,000 to 20,000 Students 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Appalachian State University: High Standards for the First Year in North Carolina’s High Country 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Story of Ball State University: “Everything Students Need” 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRandy L. Swing, Marc Cutright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Six: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with More Than 20,000 Students 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis: Success and the City 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc Cutright, Michael J. Siegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 University of South Carolina: Creator and Standard-Bearer for the First-Year Experience 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibby V. Morris, Marc Cutright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Seven: Conclusion 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Findings and Recommendations 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Foundations of Excellence in the First College Year 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: All Participants in the Institutions of Excellence Study (N = 130) 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Initial Letter of Invitation to Participate in the Institutions of Excellence Project 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Semifinalists 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Letter to Semifinalists 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: Announcement Letter to Thirteen Institutions of Excellence 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F: Research Subject Information and Consent Form 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 433\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBetsy Barefoot\u003c\/b\u003e is co-director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College, and directed the publications center for the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina for 11 years.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e is executive director of the Policy Center on the First Year of College and was the founder of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. He has co-authored three other books with Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Cutright\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of higher education at Ohio University and a research fellow of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibby Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of higher education and interim director, Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. She is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Innovative Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Schroeder\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior executive with Noel-Levitz and cofounder of Jossey-Bass' \u003ci\u003eAbout Campus\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is a visiting senior fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e is a research associate for the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy Swing\u003c\/b\u003e is codirector of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.\u003c\/p\u003e  It has been documented that a student who makes a successful transition in the first year of college is more likely to persist and graduate. In recent years, efforts to improve the experience of first-year college students have greatly improved.  \u003cp\u003eIn 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as \"Institutions of Excellence\" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities—representing a broad spectrum of campus types—were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. \u003ci\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College\u003c\/i\u003e includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges’ best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This book brings to life the theory and research on student success. The thirteen campuses profiled in this study of excellence offer example after example of structures and programs to support first-year students. From learning communities to first-year experience courses to common reading programs, orientation, and more, these authors have compiled rich descriptions of best practices into a must-read for presidents, provosts, academic administrators, student affairs professionals, faculty, and staff across institutional types.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Jodi Levine Laufgraben, associate vice provost, Temple University  \u003cp\u003e\"Betsy Barefoot and John Gardner have been telling us for years what works for first-year students. Now they and their colleagues provide the missing link–examples of schools that actually do it well!\"\u003cbr\u003e --George D. Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education and director, Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this wonderfully timely book, Barefoot, Gardner, and their colleagues do higher education a great service. They provide concrete, evidence-based examples of how a diverse array of colleges and universities are redesigning first-year experiences to meet the needs of students and promote their success. We learn again that leadership matters, that data can drive improvement, and that relentless focus and the courage to transform will win the day.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Kay McClenney, director, Community College Survey of Student Engagement, University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAchieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a classic, a vital handbook for every college and university which aspires to maximize the life-changing possibilities for America's first-year students.\"\u003cbr\u003e --David Warren, president, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"At last, a book that offers research-based frameworks for first-year student success that include all types of institutions, regardless of the differences in their missions and the diversity of their students.\"\u003cbr\u003e --M. 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